19 Apr 1934
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1934
Page
1
Illyria items recap a string of Sunday and weekend visits among West Union Cedar Falls Elgin and Waterloo residents with many families hosting relatives including the Frieden Rothlisberger Yearous and Klingman households. A field note adds typewriter paper advertising at 60 cents per 500 sheets from the Echo office.
Local residents and guests visited in numerous homes Sunday and Saturday afternoons including Hanson, Christen, Butikofer, Friederich, and Dennler households. Several pain-points include extended family dinners, birthday observances, and notice of George Stansberry Jr.’s burial in Sioux City after his death in January 1934.
Gunder News reports residents settling into the Bessie Olson home after the Nelsons moved out. Florence Olson of Decorah was a weekend guest in the Even Lion home. Gilbert Loftsgard and Ole Gisleson visited Oelwein last Friday. Waldo Embertson L O Reierson and daughter Marjorie and Mrs. Lou Embertson visited in Oelwein last Saturday. Oscar Olson visited the T T Loftsgard home Sunday. Clarence Nelson and H E Landsgard of Clermont were visitors in McGregor Saturday. Lou Embertson spent weekend with L O Reierson. Agnes Oleon visits Nina Simerson at Ossian this week. Reuben Mark family visited in the K A Kirkeberg home Sunday afternoon. Clarence Nelson plans to open a grocery and produce station in Gander. Men remodel the old creamery into a cheese factory due to open soon. Rev S J Strandford and family of St Olaf plus H E Landsgard and family of Clermont were Sunday dinner guests at B Nelson. Otto Gisleson family spent Sunday with Berthy West near Decorah. Arthur Loftsgard and family of West Union were dinner guests at Gilbert Loftsgard home Sunday.
Oak Grove News lists numerous visits across West Union and nearby towns. Families including Murphys Boyle Peters Howard and Conner visited Frank Boyle and Chas Peters homes. others joined suppers, church events, and hospital stays.
A list of limited price items from Weibel Mill Company includes Ful-0-Pep Chick Starter 98.60 and Egg Mash 2.85, plus Fine Chick Feed 2.10 and American no corn Chick Feed 82.50, with oats at 2.50 for 90 lbs. Local residents H. S. Steele hosts guests in Decorah and Melbert Meyer, a Elgin class of 83 graduate now in Chicago studying watchmaking at the Chicago School. George Snyder departs for Cornell College after spring break. hitchhiking trip noted as three hours from home to Mt. Vernon and back.
An improved 200 acre farm south of Elgin in Highland township Clayton county Iowa offers a quick sale at an exceptionally low price. Investigate A M Weibel Realtors Mortons Sack Galt Saturday only social notes report Mr and Mrs G N Sehori visiting Howard C Olsen home for supper with their daughter and family alongside dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Ed Gehring Lester and Marie and Mr and Mrs Carl Gehring and family.
A fragmented public notice requests donations for cemetery care unpaid since 1983 and 1984. It directs recipients to send one dollar before May 1 to Mrs. Mary, listing the Myrig cemetery.
Merlin Anderson of Elgin advertises services for families noting last Sunday’s events with Mr and Mrs C W Krueger and their daughter Ruth and referencing Harry and Jo since Tuesday.
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