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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1959
Page
4
Classified note from Calmar Mfg Co seeking walnut lumber sizes 1 and 2 inches. Contact Calmar Manufacturing Company at Calmar Locust with phone 12-3261 for inquiries. Package includes sizes 46 48 50.
Wayne Hoerr '16 of Taylor Missouri drowned in a gravel pit Sunday afternoon. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John Hoerr, with three brothers and four sisters. Funeral held Tuesday at the Apostolic church near Faylor with Elgin residents among attendees including Wm Butikofer Bert Butikofer Werner Moore Ed Frieden Larry Floyd and Mrs Fannie Frieden.
Wadena Livestock Exchange reports a very good sale with 410 head from 97 consignors sold to 76 buyers. Top prices included Angus steer calves at 41.25, WF calves 39.05, and heifer calves 95.00. medium weight steers 29.00, heifers 26.90. Lamb sale led by Roy Leuchtenmacher at 21.00. fat cattle 25.70 to 26.70. Feeder cattle saw steers 41.25, heifers 35.00 to 90.05, calves 35.75, cows 16.00 to 20.50, bulls to 18.00.
Market notes show steers at 26.70 to 28.50 with good demand and upper end around 25.00. Heifers valued at 25.70 for choice, with good category from 23.00 to 24.00.
The notice names Richard M. Clark of Washington DC and lists new addresses including 3801 Nebraska Ave. N. W. in DC. Also mentioned are Lawrence Gehring Jr. of Rhodes, Iowa. John Kiple II of 416 Almond St. in Dubuque, Iowa.
The Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters 4-H club met at the Miller home on Monday July 17 with 10 members present. Fair plans were discussed and Jimmy Frieden gave a report on his State trip. Ames Linda Krueger spoke on packing a suitcase and Kurtis Krueger Caera led a demonstration on lubricating with greases.
Real estate transfers show Schori Albert and wife to Ble gin Co operative in a 1997 tract transfer. License to wed listed for Darold M Blaess and Arlene B Reinertson with Harmony Minnesota and Clermont. New cars registered include Alfred H Becker of Florence Arlington a Chevrolet sedan, Albert C Aylsworth of Wadena a Chevrolet station wagon, Clarke T Wegner of Arlington a Chevrolet, Augusta C Jensen of Clermont a Pontiac sedan, and Richard A Wheeler of Wadena a Ford sedan.
Genevieve Dunkle of Waterloo underwent major surgery and remains hospitalized. The report notes her illness and hospitalization status with no further medical details disclosed.
A report from Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo details a patient, Carol Mosby, recovering satisfactorily at home. The note mentions plans to return to Rochester for further treatment on Wednesday and expresses thanks and appreciation for support related to the situation.
Thank you notes from Corol Mosby Martha Chapman and Mrs Merle Clark express gratitude for flowers hospital cards visits calls and a picnic dinner at Elkader fair grounds observing 84th birthday and Rochester stay with thanks from friends and relatives
The Henry Ducommun family from Dieghorn visited Elgin on Monday. Granddaughter of John M Lang and wife farmed southeast of Elgin on the Jacob Gehring place. Wethermoor returned from Fairfax Minnesota after a week with Herman Hinderman. Elmer Witzig and Curtis from Gridley IA stayed overnight in Jacob Gehring’s home. John Friederichs family of Garber visited Francis Weat. Otto Blackhue family went to Catsville Wisconsin to visit Charley Bergan.
The readable fragments mention Mrs Sheridan and Mr Kenneth Mark with Mrs Lehman returning Thursday from a weeks vacation at White Bear Lake Minnesota. G.H. Senkle and Norman Erbe are named among attendees. The 1060 convention of the? meeting is referenced with uncertain details.
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