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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
1
Published every Thursday by R P Strauch entered in the post office at Elgin Payette Courts laws 25 second class mail matter.
Grace Kijesa served as caller in the O EK Hong bone at St Olaf Thursday evening. Leva Clark returned from North Dakota. Elsie Lindgren visited Mrs N Nelson and returned to Ox Sian for work. Mr and Mrs Melvin Peterson attended a family reunion in St Olaf. Carrie Ruel, visiting Ray Jacobian's family, returned to Glenwood Iowa for employment. T Kjosa and family dined with Mrs Berths West near Clermont Sunday. Threshing noise fills area. Jarrell Jane Jacobin visiting Elkader with parents Mr and Mrs Mumger. T L Loftsgard, Ole Gisketan and families attended Amundsrons family teas at Clermont Park. Arthur Landsgerd and families spent Sunday with Arthur Christiansen near Waukon. Mrs Pasl Hanson of Decorah visited Mrs B Nekon. she left for Calendar Iowa for extended visit. A wedding shower honored Mr and Mrs Mexvin Andersen at Lou Resero’s home. Nyborg and Joe O K Howg families spent Sunday with Mrs Nelson’s home. John Hellam and family dined with L P Larson. T Beserson’s family visited Wagner township. Mrs BR Nelson and daughter Tina spent Tuesday at O K Hong’s home in St Olaf. Mrs N Nekkor accompanied Mr.
Mrs Martin Nelson plans a weekend visit to Calendar Town staying with relatives. Timing and other details are not specified in the readable text.
Frank Lyons and son Willis traveled to North Dakota visiting AS Peters George Overbeck and Lew Martin homes near Glenfield then Minot to see Mrs Lyons mother and sister. A surprise party honored Mrs Boyer's birthday at Vern Boyer home. Mix Craft and Dorothy with Mrs Martin Hovey and Beverly went to Delwe. Mrs E B Grimes and daughters Evelyn and Wilms visited Sarah Helms. Tina Brown of Chicago visited sister Mrs Sidney Patterson and family. John Barnhowse and William Nutting left for Fountain Head Tennessee where William enters business college. Yes Batchelor spoke at Baptist church about his east trip while young folks honored William departing for school. Elmer Boyer Vern Boyer Melvin Boyer Glen Boyer and Will Barker families shared picnic at fair grounds in West Union. Boyer Bros operate a threshing crew Monday. Francis Munger repaired the schoolhouse. Volga City News office in opera house basement troubled by high water. Kerzen rented G J Saith building to move early August. Somiay motor tour of northern Iowa and southern Minnesota left vague.
Mr and Mrs Henry Yack of Bartalia and Mr and Mrs Chas Brazee of El Dorado Kansas visited Elgin on Friday. Mrs Brazee, known as Rose Portman, was a longtime resident. They stopped at Edward Grimm's home and were joined by Mrs John Grimm Sr. Rev and Mrs Thos Stocr and daughter Carrie continued home to St Louis after visits in Mrs Ross Muehlethaler’s home, with stops in Chicago and St Joseph Michigan to fetch two sons. then on to St Louis. Frank Capper saw his brother Boise Capper at Postville last Wednesday. Read all the ads and save money.
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