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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
4
Bernice Ernat and Ruth Rothlisberger spent Tuesday night together. Britt’s Miss Matsen visits the I W MacKellar home. Dozens of neighbors including the Hopa family welcome a newborn girl July 20. Various gatherings feature Shaffer, Frieden, Ogle, Wenger, Frieden, and Chapman households with relatives from Elkader, West Union, Elgin, and nearby towns.
Otto Hagelhart of Hikader and Harriet Amundson from Clermont visit friends. various locals host callers and share dinners across Monona Wagner and Clermont. Miss Olson’s group and Loftsgard families attend picnics. church notes report good attendance and a community day set for August 17 at Illyria Church with free delivery and local mill services.
Berth Hofer spent Saturday night at the Jake Dennler home. Arthur Frederick called at the Pulfer home Tuesday afternoon. Erna Lerch and family visited Sunday evening at the Gotfred Pulfer home. Martin Hanson and family attended services Sunday at the Jake Fyriden Horus. Tear West Onion, Jake Christen and family visited, and Mrs Thets and Robert had dinner at the Adolph Hanson home. John Theas returned to Rock Island after a week's visit. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rice of Marshfield were guests at Geo Leuchtenmacher's. Lembkan orchestra provided music at the barn dance at Geo Leuchtenmacher's Saturday night. Families from here joined Ern Meyer at his birthday party near West Union. Several couples shared Monday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Fred Schlupp. Mrs Edward Metzger hospitalized after appendicitis. Home Chautauqua next week.
A string of calls and visits is recorded with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hovey taking a Sunday trip to Clermont. The Tripp, Craft, Helms, Barnhouse, and Brown families are among those noted visiting friends in West Union and nearby areas. Obituary records Frederick William Petratz, born 1853 in Schwedt, died July 28 at 6:45 pm after a long illness. He emigrated to America in 1881, married twice, leaves six sons and a daughter, and was a devout church member with strong community ties. Funeral in Sumner area conducted by multiple pastors, with burial near Sumner.
Two former Fayette men placed high at the Iowa Buttermakers convention in Oelwein. R. C. Wilson of Hawkeye won the gold with a 15 score, and A. H. Bentz of Maynard took second with 943 4. Forty nine competed in the event.
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