Local social notes and ailments in Elgin and nearby towns
Mrs. Mary Graham visits Ira Bennett in Elgin with Clarence Conner family now in Des Moines after leaving St. Charles Illinois. Yunkers entertain Mosby and drive to Fayette. Handkerchief social at Migria school No 3 May 3 with free coffee. Colds epidemic or spring flu illness spreading in Elgin. Bert Matthews visits Oelwein. Ira Bennett moves in with son Earl. Lloyd Swartley and wife re elected to teach and Swartley promoted to principal with higher pay. Bess Stoehr ill. Kohler’s store short staffed. Mrs. Kohler ill. Mrs. Heston helps. J M Cunningham undergoes toe surgery in Oelwein hospital. Hoyer named labor commissioner. succeeds Uriek. 43 years in Oelwein newspaper work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Graham
Ira Bennett
Clarence Conner
Des Moines
St. Charles
Illinois
Elgin Millinery
Rudy Yunker
Gordon Mosby
Fayette
Migria School No. 3
Gladys Felier
Elgin
U. S
Bert Matthews
Oelwein
Earl
Lloyd Swartley
Pat LeMars
Swartley
Bess Stoehr
Kohler
J. M. Cunningham
A. L. Uriek
Wadena Briefs Show Local Visits and a Clermont Death
Wadena notes list numerous Sunday visits among area families including Culver Harkins Gell Johnson Nuss and Reed households plus bereavement as Mrs Chas McAlavey sister of A H Mitchell dies in Clermont and is buried locally. Other items mention visitors from Elgin Osborn Fayette and West Union and a miscellaneous shower for Mrs Levon Rubens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Culver
Lettie Harkins
Arlington
Alden Gell
John Johnson
Elgin
John Orlain
Claude Nuss
Sumner
Klingman
Jim Kennedy
Qelwein
Raymond Poor
Will Fox
Qoelwein
Clarence Nuss
David
Fred Gernand
Bertha Gernand
Mesdames Greathead
Fennell
Leonhart
Knutson
George Ribens
Ralph Reed
Birs
A. H. Mitchell
Chas. McAlavey
Clermont
Carr
Alfred Johnpee Fallers
F. J. Schroeder
Osborne
Nina Davis
Oelwein Benday
Lawrence Welch
Erin Hill
West Union
Rubens
Fayette
Alfred Knudson
Myrtie Greathead
Ruth Corbin
Will Corbin
Bessie Peters
M. A. Klingman
Lucian Hicks
Jess Poor
Lyle Whittenbaugh
Strawberry Point
Robert Whittenbaugh
Clear Lake
Waukon
Chas, McAlavey
Primary road work begins in Clayton County
Actual work on the primary road system in Clayton County has started with culvert construction on primary road No 56 west of Elkader. Caterpillar tractors arrived for grading, Shirley Caldwell Co. expects to begin thin work when weather allows, and paving materials arrive for US Highway 18 between McGregor and Postville and for US Highway 65 south of Cluttenberg. More equipment and operations will start soon, signaling extensive county road work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Shirley-Caldwell Co
Boongs
McGregor
Postville
Cluttenberg
Clayton Co. Register
Asparagus preparation and home recipes from a torn page
A fragmented recipe passage advises cooking asparagus for 10 to 15 minutes to preserve flavor and outlines flavor additions such as tarragon, spiced vinegar, or olives. It also covers substitutions in baking using sour milk and soda, with examples for biscuits and cakes, plus a local note about visits of Mrs. Don Stringer and Anna Grimm and other family mentions.
Davenport firm bids high on county road bonds
White-Philips of Davenport acted as top bidders for 200000 Primary Road Bonds at five percent, paying a 1165 premium. Funds go to grade U S Highway 58 and pave US Highway 18. It marks the county's third bond sale since the election nearly two years ago. Anna Grimm and Elizabeth Frieden visited Mrs Anna Schupbach. Mary Goetz was ill earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White-Philips
Davenport
Sftat
U. S. Highway No. 58
U. 3
Grayton Co. Register
Anna Grimm
Elizabeth Frieden
Anna Schupbach
Mary Goetz
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Falb’s
Falb’s Meat Market
Elgin, Iowa
Schori & Kuster Lbr. CO
Wadena News
Don Stringer
White Bear, Minn
Chris Schweizer
Mite
Arthur Redwinkle
Elmer Pinney
Hans Keiser
John, Fred
Anna Falbes
Evelyn Armstrong
Wichita, Kan
Champ
R. A. Johnson
Arrowsmith
Harshoe
Biloxi
Miss
Henry Steel Fabersham
Monroe, Conn
Elgin Savings Bank
T. Ri
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