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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1960
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial announces publication each Thursday by Hermen and Bartunek at Elgin Iowa with second class mail status since 1891 and post office listing in Fayette County.
Doris Springer announces candidacy for Fay ette County Recorder and Odney Oolberg for Fay ette County Auditor subject to the Republican primary on Monday June 6 1960. Doris Springer seeks voter support at the primary and Odney Oolberg also seeks the nomination.
At the primary election Hazel Gehring is County Sheriff subject to Republican will. Fred A House seeks Clerk of the District Court, Herbert D Klammer is Republican County Supervisor starting Jan 2 1961, J B Niles starts Jan 2 1962. June 6 1900 appears garbled. Reuben Schupbach and John Tillotson named sanitary sewer inspectors for Elgin Town. $2500 Transfer from Water Works to General Fund approved. Engineering firm bill approved. Meeting adjourned. Mayor Leo L Schori. Town Clerk Leo E Friederich.
Elgin Iowa April 11 1980 Town Council met in special session with the Mayor and all Councilmen to hear plumbers on pipe types for sanitary sewer hook ups from main lines to homes and businesses. Their views will aid in preparing an ordinance regulating connections.
The Fayette County Soil Conservation District met February 11 and approved new cooperators E. C. Dove of Oelwein Louis Hutter of Sumner Everett McKee of Castalia Loraine Albrecht of Maynard and Russell Larson of Elgin. Alfred Stewart was elected chairman and Hilder Gilbertson treasurer. A speech contest date was set for April 26 at 8:00 p.m. in West Union High School with junior and senior high participants. the public is invited.
The American Legion Auxiliary met Friday April 8 in Auxiliary rooms with Mrs. Clifford Gisleson and Mrs. Robert Reeder as hostesses. Fifteen members answered roll call. Reports of the county luncheon at Maynard on April 7 and plans to banquet Valley High Girls basketball team were discussed. Volunteers were named for post banquet cleanup. Nominating and May committees were announced and hostesses for May set. Poor prizes went to Mrs. Harold Halvorson and Mrs. Jacob Schneider.
The Marion Mission Society met at the church parlors on April 14 with hostesses Mrs. George Landsgard and Mrs. Ole Loftsgard. The program opened with a hymn, a scripture reading and prayer by Mrs. Harold Opland who led the Bible study, and the secretary's report was read and approved. Mrs. Olvin Olson and Mrs. Robert Wettleson were elected as ...
The article notes delegates to a spring convention to be held at City Hall in Lansing on May 10. It urges attendance and mentions a life membership offer with age limit 63, marking the last year for life memberships and in memoriam gifts. A Bible study, fund offering, and prayers conclude the event details.
Robert Leninger killed 73 foxes in Delaware county during the previous winter. He spotted his game with binoculars and used a 2M caliber rifle to make the kills.
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