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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
8
Lamont resident Harlow Chapman vacationing with his mother Mrs Martha Chapman. Robbins reunion drew many from this area at McGregor. Numerous visits and gatherings spread through Cheery Valley Fort Atkinson Lansing and surrounding towns with family dinners picnics showers and church events noted.
D. H. Craft and Harlan Bartlett traveled to Marshfield Wisconsin to assist with care for a father and to do painting. The Theodore Blanchard family of Waucoma visited the Herman Boyer home. Lyle Granger of Kenosha visited his parents Frank and Mrs Lyons. Mrs. Boyle and two daughters stay with the Lyons while Mr Boyle works near Hazelton paving. Families including Craft Boyer Cherry and Hovey line up visits and picnics at Postville Codey Rapids and a state park near Manchester during a week of social calls.
Mr and Mrs H W Helms spent last Saturday in Osage. Adolph Lehman takes vacation from Thoma s store planning a clinic visit at Mayo Hospital in Minnesota for a health check. His mother stays at the Wm Cooley home in Decorah and Frank Kiple will manage the store in his absence.
Mrs. E Hadd visited her daughter near Clermont last week. The Elgin Home Bakery announces fresh whole wheat raisin bread daily due to high demand. Dr. and Mrs. L L Carr and daughter leave for Spirit Lake Iowa for a two week vacation. Elgin and Clermont have one doctor this week as Dr. Mock is on vacation at the Black Hills. Glen Schori spent the weekend in Des Moines. Mrs. John Grimm Sr of La Grange Missouri reports Elgin folks adapting to new surroundings and notes her son Edward had a strong hatchery year selling chicks and raising over a thousand on his poultry farm. others there fared well and were not harmed by the prior high water.
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