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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1959
Page
4
Vintage farm gear offered for sale in Elgin Illinois including John Deere and Allis Chalmers models. Items listed: disks plows planters manure loaders cultivator manure equipment and a corn planter with fertilizer attachment. Also a request for return of a borrowed four tine spading fork.
The Houg family thanks Elgin firemen the E C Co op Dairy and all neighbors and friends for prompt help at a house fire last Thursday morning and for donations of food clothing and kindness Also Mrs Henry Wolf thanks friends and neighbors for cards gifts and kindness during hospitalization and after returning home
The Illyria Community Church expresses gratitude to all who helped with the building project and dedication day including donors, helpers, flower and food providers and Rev Caspers for organizing the program. The Harold Pfister family also thanks the Elgin Fire Dept and neighbors for their response to the recent fire.
EILEEN OLSON named executrix of Milo Olson deceased Fayette County Iowa by district court on April 21 1959 all interested persons must present claims for allowance and all debts must be paid to the executrix through attorney C W Antes at First National Bank Building West Union Iowa
Mrs Lyle Leath of York Penn fell down attic stairs on April 23 breaking her right leg. She is listed at York Hospital Room 601. Mrs Bertha Lehman visits at home. Ed Boleyn and H H Wolf visits involve hospital stays and home return after surgery. Bert Thoman moved from Postville to Veterans Hospital in Iowa City. Ce na Kohls remains at Postville Hospital for observation. Social musings conclude with comments on costs of big fronts and quarrels.
Mr and Mrs Don Buckman announce the birth of their son Douglas Arthur Carl on April 13. Grandparents are Supt and Mrs Carl Robison of Hopkinton. Mrs Buckman is the former Donna Robinson. This is the first grandchild for the Robisons.
Elgin residents Mr and Mrs Gus Krueger spent the weekend in Clinton with Janette and Jeanette Krueger. On Sunday they attended the wedding and reception of Sharon Andergoh and Marvin Ketelsen at Chancey Lutheran Church with Janette and Jeanette Krueger as bridesmaids.
Extension Service Calendar lists 4-H club meetings at Illyria and Fairfield and Westfield with times and locations. Board meetings by DHIA Inc and extension office in Fayette. Also reports the death of two year old James Mulligan of Bancroft from measles complications after a week-long illness.
Ed Medberry and Martin Wenger announce a dairy cattle sale next Wednesday May 6 as they quit dairying to move to a beef herd. The Elgin State Bank clerks the sale with Thiele Bros selling. The catalog lists 27 high grade Holstein cows and heifers in active production and Surge milking equipment.
Real estate transfers show Town Oil Co transferring Lot 18 14 15 bik AY Cler mont to Leo Wolff and a contract between Arthur F Smale and Hugo O Hackmann. The record notes a polio vaccination stat indicating many in a prior outbreak remained unvaccinated or had partial inoculations. A twelve-ton portable feed grinder on a Woodbine hill killed Don Corwin. two riders escaped.
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