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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1913
Page
5
The Elgin Canning Co will contract up to 600 acres for the coming season, two more than before. Those who wish to deliver sweet corn to the factory should call early to arrange contracts. Usual contracting locations remain.
Mrs. Torkel Koudtson, a longtime resident known for charity, died at her home seven miles east of Marion Iowa on Friday April 18 1913 at age 81 6 18. Born in Norway she came to the United States in 1857 and married Torkel Kundisan in 1858. The family lived on the farm where she died and she leaves a husband eight children forty seven grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Funeral was held at the home Wednesday at 1 00 pm with Rev Averson officiating and burial in Marion church cemetery. Pallbearers were six grandsons. The community deeply mourns the passing of a kindly neighbor.
Rock Rapids native Captain W. W. Gardner has died at his home. A Civil War veteran, he arrived in Iowa in 1855 from Pennsylvania, enlisted in 1861 in Company C of the 18th Infantry, and rose to first sergeant. He saw action in the Vicksburg campaign and the Chattanooga area, with heavy losses at Vicksburg where their colors were struck and many were killed or wounded. Gardner served over four years and was remembered by longtime residents.
Baptist church notes list Sunday schedule with Sunday school at 9 45 a m sermon at 11 a m and prayer meeting at 7 30 p m with a second sermon prayer meeting each Thursday evening all warmly invited. Bert Kohler owns a new Ford and drives it like a veteran having made several long trips and plans to tackle the local hills confidently.
Northeast Iowa Odd Fellows plan the annual anniversary in West Union on Wednesday, April 30 under the Northeast Iowa L O O F Anniversary association led by president Frank Morrison. Notables include Rev W S Kight of Mitchellville and E W Cutting of Decorah with Effie L Butcher of Des Moines presiding Rebekah assembly. The parade at 1 pm will be led by the Hawkeye band and C C Wright will marshal the march.
The new road law delays county road projects by weeks with required filings, maps, hearings, and auditor placements. A limited county percent for road work, an engineer, and delayed action through objections govern the process, while supervisors mainly map the roads and face lengthy procedures.
The school board met Saturday evening and elected the teachers for the grades. One vacancy remains for assistant principal with no applicant. The current corps will teach next year: J. H. Williams principal, Miss Lyons Grammar, Miss Etter Intermediate, Miss Weibel second primary, and Miss Bowen first primary.
Preaching service at 10 in the morning and Sunday school at 11. Choir practice Friday evening at the church. Quardial welcome at the M HE church for irregular attendees. Leslie Cody wife and son visit this week from Turkey River Junction to see relatives and friends.
The Big Five Teachers Association, including teachers from Allamakee Clayton Fayette Howard and Winneshiek counties, will meet in Waukon beginning Friday after a Thursday arrival. Ex-Supt of Chicago Schools 5 G Cooley will speak along with state education specialists. Weather in early May is usually favorable and the event offers a social outing with Waukon hosts opening homes to visitors. Superintendent A W Moore of West Union is treasurer.
Friday evening April 25 Mr Ogden presents a feature film of the recent Omaha and Sioux City storm plus 4000 feet of additional moving pictures. Admission costs adults 25 cents and children Li.
78 acre property for sale with 65 acres under plow. Includes a six room house a wind mill a well a fair barn all well fenced and priced at 5000. Contact Callon Onson and Beruary for details.
A citizen urges readers to stop burying money or hiding it in obscure places and to open an account at Citizen's State Bank. He emphasizes that keeping money idle wastes potential earnings and urges people to make their money work for them through savings.
The notice invites residents of Elgin and nearby areas to try Hotel Dewey for Sunday dinners and suppers. It highlights a specialty in Sunday meals and extends a cordial invitation to the public.
Ed Rogers, proprietor, notes the Unity Chapter R A M conferred the degree of that order on candidates Tuesday evening. Several out of town attendees included Mesara P A and M A Grimes, Gurnecy, McAlfree, Dykius, Schneider, Wright, Phillips and Brown of West Union, and Burdick, Kram, Thoms and Webster of Postville. T C Capper transacted business in West Union Monday.
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