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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1928
Page
4
Walter Rot isberger and family enjoy a camping visit at Clear Lake. Numerous neighbors and relatives share visits and gatherings, including the Doty, Yearous, Shaffer, Rothlisberger, Hanson, Frieden, and Klingman families. Community Day and Homecoming are highlighted as upcoming events.
Long community notes from Wadena record visitors travel through Wisconsin Minnesota and Detroit residents stopping here. Obituary for Otto Louie 1899 1928 and Francis Merle Walters born 190-8 mourned by family with poems and local reunion plans.
Francina De La Mothe Fenelon argues there is no true gentleness without humility. When self-centered, we are easily offended. if we accept nothing is due to us, disturbances fade. Reflect on our own faults to become indulgent toward others.
Cheery Valley reports the birth of an eight pound boy to Mr. and Mrs. George Christen on Sunday. Numerous local families and visitors from Chicago and surrounding areas joined in celebrations, with many visiting homes and sharing meals across West Union Elkader Nashua and nearby towns. The community keeps up with visits to the Dennler, Friederich, and Christen households as summer gatherings continue.
Edwin Hanson spent Monday evening at the Adolph Baumgartner home while Mr and Mrs Guernsey Smith and Mr and Mrs Wm Larson visited Jake Dennler home Mrs Fred Schlupp spent Tuesday at Martin Hanson s home Mrs George Howard and children were in West Union Monday The Albert and Herbert Dummer muth families had a picnic at the fair grounds Sunday in honor of Mrs Gus Normark Harold Bennett and family and Mrs Ira Bennett spent Sunday at the D W Mays home Edith Bennett visited Friday afternoon at the Ira Bennett home
Ray Shaffer and family called at Reuben Howard home Thursday night. Various residents hosted and visited relatives across Oak Grove, including the Reed, Dummermuth, Chapman and Kohls families. Attendees traveled to West Union for J J Fennell's funeral and Opal Howard broke her arm after a hayload accident.
City plan officials hear proposal by Harry T. Frost to build a five mile long artificial island in Lake Michigan from Grant Park to Jackson Park for the 1938 world’s fair. The plan calls for 1200 acres of park after the event with 1600 acres to be filled, to be named Burnham park.
Wm. Christ and H. D. Yack are painting at the school house this week. The third and fourth grade room and the hall are being fixed up this year. The board plans yearly work to spread expense over several years.
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