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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1924
Page
4
A long list of Sunday visits, family gatherings, and small events round the Elgin community. Mentions include Mrs. Et Boyle visiting Sumner, the Arthur Craft family moving from Oclwelh to George Craft house, various calls on neighbors, wedding bells, and a Mountaineers program at Elgin High School. Death of John Butikofer noted with funeral at Apostolic church.
T J Olson was a business caller at St Olaf. Melvin Nyborg visited at the Guy Walter home. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Olson hosted visitors from Clermont. Several local residents hosted relatives and friends. A Marion church service was set for Sunday at 2 30 led by Rev Hittrem of Decorah. The community saw many young folks at a Home Talent Play. A baby born to the Loftshare family died at the West Union hospital. Funeral services were held at Marion church.
ILLYRIA Misa Lyons from Elgin was a caller at the Fred Rothlisberger home Saturday Rev Butler and his wife of Elgin were callers in the vicinity Saturday afternoon J D Shaffer of Elgin was a supper guest at the Israel Shaffer home Sunday evening The Farm Bureau meeting at the church Thursday evening was well attended with an interesting talk and movies The sick list includes La Fonda Shaffer Guy Ernst and LaVerne Burrow Cathryn Ogle visited with Ruth Rothlisberger Saturday night Herschel and Virgil Shaffer were callers at the Israel Shaffer home Sunday Ralph and Howard Shaffer were callers at the Fred Rothlisberger home Monday evening Mr and Mrs John Probert were guests Sunday at the Walter Rothlisberger home Mrs Chas Doty and Mrs G L Klingman and Mrs Peter Larson were callers at the L W McKellar home Wednesday afternoon Fred Rothlisberger and Harry Reichert were West Union business callers Monday afternoon Mr and Mrs Chas Rothlisberger were callers Tuesday evening at the S H Rothlisberger home in Wadena Harold Kiple was a weekend visitor at the Mrs C Wenger home Cathryn Ogle Ruth and Otis Rothlisberger were dinner guests Sunday at the Israel Shaffer home Mr and Mrs Ben Schneider and Lew Schneider of West Bend were guests Sunday evening at Fred Schneider's home The Wenger young people visited Sunday at their aunt Esther McMillan's home Mr and Mrs John Rothlisberger were dinner guests at the Alfred Wenser home recently Ida and Marie Frieden were guests Sunday at the Fred Schneider home Lawrence and Jake Gehring were callers Sunday evening at the Fred Schneider home Ruth Rothlisberger spent a few days in West Union visiting relatives There will be a basket social and program at the school house in district
Noten We reports near-record attendance last Sunday and urges church members to prepare for Easter services. A Sunday school program is planned during the hour, followed by Easter church services. The note emphasizes remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice and calls for effort and prayer for a memorable day.
The article outlines many practical uses for discarded inner tubes. Suggestions include weaving strips for floor mats, making rubber bands, reinforcing clothing, extending shoe life with half soles, crafting durable stair treads, and forming cushion supports. It also mentions sound reduction, tool handles, and air cushions with minimal inflation.
The article lists elected mayors in several towns including Ossian Ossian-A.C. Hook Castalia-HLFP Calmar-R. J. Becker Fayette-Henry Hettler Monona-Col. Geo H. Otis Marquette-R. H. Edgar Clermont-iL. F. Shipton West Union-Frank Morrison Elkader-W. W. Davidson and New Allen-A. Rudnick. It also includes odd items and poems, funeral notes, and agricultural notes.
A department of agriculture graphic shows 81,632,600 hogs killed for consumption last year. If stretched end to end with four feet per hog the line would run about 61,700 miles around the world and form a path from New York to San Francisco.
An editorial condemns gossip as a pernicious social ill that cannot be cured by remedies for fire famine poverty sickness or death. It argues gossip grows from malicious intent and unhealthy imagination, thrives at home and harms the young, and contrasts its impact with the limited effect of other societal problems. A district court notice follows regarding the estate of T J Groth with final report and discharge proceedings set for April 1994.
A young woman tired of her lover gives him a puzzle. She asks him to arrange eleven ciphers in a row, add a vertical line to select positions, then depart without explanation after he completes the task. The man studies the arrangement and leaves abruptly. Work it out.
A garbled notice recalls Rexall store references and a spring seed theme. The readable bits mention flowers, fragrance, and new season imagery without a clear event or person names.
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