Court House Supervisors Reject All Bids on Bridge Work
Fayette county supervisors rejected all bids for the Oran township bridge near Fairbank since the lowest bid of 4600 was 500 above the engineer's estimate, prompting the county to proceed with construction itself. Tax receipts show normal collection progress, with 571 887.84 collected from January 1 to April 20, 1228, against 576 244.08 last year, despite about 60 000 more to collect. Cupid stirs marriages in Fayette county as several couples file plans, while a Brackin Bros chicken house fire on Elgin West Union road causes $100 in damage, aided by neighbors and a quick response.
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Fayette County
Board of Supervisors
Oran Township
Fairbank
J.B. Eliott Construction Co
Independence
A. D. Finch
F. G. Les
Treasuers
Brackin Bros
Elgin-West Union Road
Court Second Week Sees Twelve Naturalization Petitions
The April Term court, with Judge H. E. Taylor, adjourned to April 28 after three busy days. Twelve petitioners, examined by District Examiner R. A. Griffin, sought U S citizenship. New citizens include Mike Petrou, Giuseppe Aiello, Fannie Cade, Nick Ross, Ben Antonio Giannizzeri, and Paul Pellner with Augusta Pellner and two minor children.
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H. E. Taylor
U. S
R. A. Griffin
Omaha
Neb
Mike Petrou
Greece
Paradise Confectionery
Oelwein
Giuseppe Pasquale Aiello
Italy
Great Western
Celwein
Fannie Mabel Cade
Beniemino Antonio Giannizzeri
Paul Pellner
Augusta Pellner
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Meeting Next Tuesday
Next Tuesday evening April 30 the Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Elgin school gymnasium. The committee in charge did not announce the program details, but urged attendance.
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Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau
Elgin School
The
Echo
Amazon Isle
Elgin Study Club
Leo Schori
Evans Cafe
Town Hall
Postville H. S
Hawkeye H. 5
Baptist Church
Elgin Ladies' Study Club Picnic Date Change
The annual picnic for the Elgin Ladies' Study Club is set for Monday evening April 29 at the Albert Schori home. Members' husbands and friends attend a big feed and entertainment after study sessions. Ruth Skarshaug of Sumner visited Elgin Tuesday and spent time with her sister Elizabeth, a Cheery Valley teacher.
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Elgin
Albert Schori
Ruth Skarshaug
Sumner
Elizabeth
Cheery Valley
Immigrant Status Questions Highlight Oelwein Hearing
The report notes several foreigners in Oelwein with origins in Germany Italy and Mexico and mentions visa and naturalization scrutiny. An Omaha examiner observes many German applicants due to favorable quotas while Judge Taylor considers delaying the Reneda murder retrial as Pedro Ramos seeks a continuance because his wife Mrs Ramos lies ill after a confinement that killed their child.
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Oelwein
Germany
Vittorio Fier
Italy
Karl Frederick Behrens
U. S
Omaha
United States
Taylor
Reneda
Pedro Ramos
Five Towns Form Little 8 League at County Court House
Five towns Hawkeye Clermont Artington Elgin and West Union attended the Little 8 meeting at the county courthouse. Absent were Calmar Postville and Volga City due to bad roads. Officers elected were R. P. Strauch Elgin president H. R. Palmer Hawkeye vice president and W. F. Kohler Elgin secretary-treasurer. Booster Day set for May 26 with two games in different towns. The season runs June 2 to September 1 with a 26 cent admission cap.
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Little 8 League
County Court House
Hawkeye
Clermont
Artington
Elgin
West Union
Calmar
Postville
Volga City
Little 8
R. P. Strauch
H. R. Palmer
W. F. Kohler
Treas
Arlington
Volga Os Clermont
Clermont Tops Elgin 9 to 0 In Seven Inning Game
Clermont defeated Elgin High School 9 to 0 in seven innings last Friday. Elgin pitcher Bill Nutting struck out 17, but the Elgin defense miscues allowed 9 Clermont runs on 2 or 3 hits. Elgin managed three hits with no runs.
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Elgin High School
Clermont
Bill” Nutting
Elgin
Community Club Luncheon Set for Next Wednesday at Evans Cafe
The Community Club will hold its second luncheon of the year next Wednesday evening at Evans Cafe, followed by a business meeting at the town hall. No further broadcast on this matter will occur and readers are asked to keep the date in mind.
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Evans Cafe
Echo List Corrected Update for Subscribers
The Echo subscription list was corrected Saturday April 20 and all payments up to that time should now show correctly. Please check if you paid recently and confirm your status. The little yellow tag tells the story.
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Echo
Cemetery Association Meeting In Elgin May Day Note
The Elgin Ladies Cemetery Association will meet next Wednesday evening May 1 at Mrs Efford Hunsberger’s home with officers hoping for a good turnout. Mr and Mrs Oscar Frieden and daughter Rose of near Elkader visited Monday at the Sam Lehman home. See the newer Kitchen book describes a gas made from common gasoline burning blue. Feller's Hardware touts staves.
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Elgin Ladies’ Cemetery Association
Efford Hunsberger
Oscar Frieden
Rose
Elkader
Sam Lehman
Feller's Hardware
Cream Checks Keep Right on Coming
This week lists twenty-one dairymen who received over one hundred dollars for their cream during March at the Elgin creamery. The article notes the shift from sparse monthly production to year round profit and hopes to extend the list next month.
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Elgin Creamery
Harold Opland
Groth
John C. Larson & Sons
Brackin Bros
Selmar Groth
Kimpson & Proctor
FP. K. Paterson
Gottlieb Pulfer
Earl W. Kiple
A. W. Schee
Olaf Berg
L. QO. Reierson
Henry Frieden
Albert Dennler
Louis FP
Becker
Hong
Pulfer Bros
Wm, Regaser
Sees Re Age Patrons Report Total of 3285 88
A report shows the total for 21 Sees re Age patrons at 3 285 88 dollars. The document lists a single aggregate figure tied to the program and its patron count. No further context is provided in the readable text.
The Shopworn Angel at Elgin Opera House
A drama about Daisy Heath and Private William Tyler set against a nation at war. Daisy’s romance with a soldier tests loyalty against her protector Bailey as war separation looms and a broken engagement follows. Daisy endures hardship while clinging to love, fate, and a glimmer of hope. Daisy dreams of Tyler as she watches him in France, while the local notices advertise spring hats and a Baptist association gathering in nearby Elgin.
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America
New York
Daisy Heath
Broadway
William Tyler
Daisy
Tyler
Bailey
France
Danny
Elgin Opera House
District Ball Team Slump Amidvaried Events Echoes
Ellgin high and surrounding events occupy this week column with district meet eligibility lists for Elgin High pupils from seniors to freshmen and notes on baseball prep plus community gatherings. The piece blends school sports, exams, clubs, and a quip about foresight and tuition.
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Elgin High
Monona
Whitney
Elizabeth McMillan
Iowa Poultry Industry Aids Farmer Income In 1028
Iowa poultry and egg production contributed about 72 million dollars to farm income for 1928. Estimated output included 82 million heads of poultry valued at 32 million and 160 million dozen eggs valued at 40 million. The industry benefits merchants across 900 Iowa towns and could grow by improving quality and marketing. May 1 marks National Egg Week to highlight eggs as a food.
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Iowa
Jowa
Wouldn't this old world be better if the good in us
John Anderson finishes a new garage at his home in the town west. Mrs. Emil Weber of Iowa City visits this week with her sister, Mrs. Walter German.
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John Anderson
Emil Weber
Iowa City
Walter German
Odd Fellows mark 110th Cedar Rapids anniversary
Between 1000 and 5000 people are expected April 26 as the eastern Iowa district association of the Odd Fellows celebrates the 110th anniversary of the order in Cedar Rapids. Registration at Roosevelt Hotel, then an afternoon school of instruction, question box, and business meeting with Guy L. Pond and Mae E. Welch among speakers. district includes seventeen counties. An Echo want ad will sell it.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Rebekah Assembly
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Fayette County Court News
Cupid
Dan Cupid
Traeger
Heenan
Charles: Livezey
Arlin
Farm Bureau
Elgin Millinery
W. R. Blake
Bevera
Iowa Baptist Asociation
Aplington
Lillian Kruger
Margaret Marie Grimm
Ernestine Holzer
Dean DeSart
Helena Boleyn
Jane Fahey
Mario Grimm
Helen Muchlethaler
Auckers
Clara Baldwin
Jimmie Davis
Betty Elkema
Bill
Jack
Cedar Rapids
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