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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
7
Alemite Service Shop and Lillian Olson visit relatives in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Several residents travel for visits, hospital stays, and vacations. a dental office schedule and moves noted. Obituary for John Houlihan of New Hampton recalls farming roots, family ties, and services in Clermont and New Hampton.
Mr and Mrs Chas Anderson celebrated their fifty e ighth wedding anniversary with a family picnic at the home of their daughter near West Union. Relatives from Clermont township West Union Volga City and nearby towns joined in the celebration wishing many more happy years.
Lutheran and West churches announce divine services in English or Norwegian with times shown. East church Luther League Sunday evening offers a Springfield choir concert at 8 o'clock replacing the League program, no admission but a silver collection, all invited.
Mr and Mrs Henry Johnson and families from Dover township. I Larson and Lenore Larson. Donald and Mrs Otto Vasby and Reinhart and Andine Vasby enjoyed a picnic dinner in the city park last Sunday. The Eastern Stars held a farewell party for Prof and Mrs L D Hungerford Tue at Masonic hall with a lawn chautauqua directed by Andine Vasby. Mrs Clarence Gruver the worthy matron delivered a farewell speech and presented a gift from the chapter.
Paul Bilden died July 2 1929 after years of declining health in Northwood He founded a local drug store and practiced as a veterinarian He is survived by his wife Karen Melans and eight children with several siblings Also noted for civic and church work Funeral services were held at United Lutheran Church with testimonies from friends and family The obituary praises his faith and community contributions in Northwood Gleaner
Mrs F W Bigler and her daughter Anna departed last week for a visit to Minneapolis Minnesota and Montevedeo Minnesota. top repairing was completed at Lofstuen's Tire Shop.
Des Moines announces the Diamond Jubilee Town State Fair and Exposition from August 21 to 30 celebrating Iowa’s 75th anniversary. The largest fair yet, it features the National Livestock Show with 6,000 head, a junior state fair, hundreds of grain and fruit exhibits, 40 acres of equipment, two building-wide expos, and a vast entertainment lineup. Attendance is expected to reach record highs.
A revived wood chopping contest will be staged during the Diamond Jubilee at the Iowa State Fair August 22 to 30. Open to state contestants, the event features chopping three pieces from a ten inch log in front of the grandstand. Farm Bureau Day on August 26 will honor the champion Iowa farm woman chosen from county nominations, with eleven district champions as guests and farm leaders selecting the final winner.
More than 2,000 farm boys and girls from every Iowa county will gather this month for competitions across many departments of the junior state fair, a highlight of the Diamond Jubilee Iowa State Fair and Exposition opening August 21. Exhibits will cover all farm activities now practiced by Iowa youth, with demonstrations and contests planned for the summer.
More than 100 acres of beautiful wooded ground will be opened to the public free of charge during the Diamond Jubilee State Fair from August 21 to 30. An estimated 400,000 visitors are expected. The camp ground is described as one of the most beautiful in the United States, equipped with electric lights, city water, modern roads, stores, and every possible convenience.
Dover Mills families and relatives from West Union and Cedar Falls join picnics at Alpha and Clermont. Wedding anniversary honors, farm bureau meetings, and weekend visits span Learn, Guyer, Johnson, Scott, Rowland, and Vasby households with multiple gatherings at homes in West Union Clermont and Castalia.
A Sunday gathering brought together the Amundson families for a day of visiting and meals. Attendees included Hans and Louise Amundson, Ole and family, Martin and family, Henry and family, T L Loftsgard and family, Ole Gislesen and family, Harriet and Oliver Amundson, Adolph Amundson, Lloyd and Gladys Amundsons, Julins Johnson and family, and Frank Calahan family. A baby boy was born July 22 to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Calahan. Mrs. Donald Coates and son Donald Dr. spent the week visiting in the Andine Valley.
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