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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1924
Page
4
Weekend visits and Sunday gatherings fill Curery Valley area with neighbors meeting at multiple homes. Families including Christensen, Friederich, Dennler, Thoman, and others shared meals, help with work, and social calls across West Union, Gunder, Elkader, and nearby towns. Several health notes and travel updates appear among the roster of visits and hospitality.
West Union residents visited Sarah Helms home and the Dummermuth and Craft families hosted guests. Calmar and Chicago ties appear in visits to Sidney Pattern and Dummermuth home. 1924 half-year auto deaths reach 8,100, highlighting the grave danger of careless joy rides.
Local notes report numerous visits among Rothlisberger, Gehring, Schneider, and related families in West Union and nearby towns. Entries mention gatherings in Cedar Rapids and Wadena, a July 30 birth, corner stone ceremony at a Presbyterian church in Wadena, and a Talcott reunion. Church notes invite attendance at Sunday school and service with midweek Epworth League activities.
A reader from Elgin shares details of a summer trip begun July 28 from Elgin with John Rothisberger and family. The party travels via Britt Spirit Lake Bometeburg and West Bend visiting relatives and enjoying the Grotto. They encounter rain and rough roads, with mixed experiences onboard and at stops, including a night extension and a nervous moment on a slippery stretch.
The author recounts a multi state journey starting near Larchwood and Garretson South Dakota, visiting relatives and attending dances, picnics, and lake outings with extended family including Miss Ruth Rothlisberger and Mr. Chas Miller. They note pleasant meals, music, and sightseeing with meals, visits, and reflections on roads and crops along the way.
Oelwein residents hosted and visited over the weekend with relatives and neighbors. Mr and Mrs K B Mark and son Rein joined business callers. J H Bharvhoug and family from Decorah were weekend guests of Cornelius Refereen. T L Loftisgard and family attended gatherings at Highland church. Mrs N Arvezon and Alma hosted Ernest from St Cat for supper. Adolph Buroden and family in Highland township joined Jim Capper at H H Gladeson home. remodeling noted by B E Landsgard.
A San Francisco Examiner note from June 30 cites authoritative sources estimating nearly four billion dollars paid to public officials each year in the United States and about 3.5 million people on the public payroll across federal, state, and local levels. It argues job-holders are the backbone of political parties and that jobs act as currency in party financing.
A Chicago engineer proposes a residential district enclosed by a glass roof with a central heating plant to create a Hawaiian climate year round. He claims lower construction costs inside the enclosure and reduced wash-day rain impacts, promising roses in winter. Cost offsets rely on these efficiencies amid a broader radio industry context with 563 licensed stations and 3,000,000 radio receivers. 1928 radio material expenditure reached about $175,000,000.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Abte and Abi discussing a Black Hand letter. Abi claims he handed it to his insurance company, which currently holds about $20,000, suggesting they will handle the matter. The text reflects sensational 19th or early 20th century crime rhetoric.
The report notes 91,020 returns and 2,924 reentries showing an increase in the right direction. Despite transcription errors, the figures indicate growth and a positive trend for the period analyzed.
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