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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1961
Page
1
The Elgin Echo of Elgin Iowa publishes every Wednesday under Hermen and Bartunee. It is entered as second class mail matter September 1 1891 at the Elgin Fayette County Iowa post office under the act of March 3 182.
Advertising rates listed per line ten cents with a 30 cent minimum per week when paid with order. if not, the minimum is one cent per line. Blind ads or with inquiries are 50 cents per week minimum. Card of Thanks 1.00 In Memoriam Cards 1.00. Limited to 10 lines. extra lines 5 cents each. Resolutions of Respect and obituaries with admission charged follow regular rates.
Elgin Iowa council meets in special session at town hall with full council present except mayor. Budget final consideration proceeds. no objectors. Wilson moves to adopt budget as published. Mulford seconds. roll call vote passes. Meeting adjourns. Attest: Lorence C Muehlethaler mayor pro tem Leo E Friederich town clerk.
Thompson and wives acquire 3.5 acres in SW NW 14-93-7. Messerer trustee accepts 17 acres NE SE and 25 acres N NW SE and 3 acres E 6 acres N 34 acres NW SE in Sections 32 33-93-4. Gehring couple sell Lot 20 and 5 ft of Lot 19 Block 8 Connora Add Elgin. Zuercher couple sell NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Sec 6 92-7 and other fractions Sec 7 and 6-92-7 to Loomis couple. Loomis and wife buy N halves of NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Sec 7 and SE 1/4 SE 1/4 Sec 6-92-7.
The Light-Wander reunion was Sunday at the Holksader fair grounds. Guests from Mason City included Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wander, the farthest travelers. John G. Wander, 91, stood as the oldest attendee. Allen Wonder, 10 months, was the youngest. A picnic dinner preceded a short business meeting as Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wander were named hosts and Mrs. Jack Dibble secretary-treasurer for 1961. Attendees named include Emmett Light and family of Wadena, Carl and Donald Appleman, Oliver Rowland and family, and the Wander families.
A long list of relatives from Clermont Ossian Waterloo Castalia Postville Guttenberg Elgin Waverly Mason City West Union are noted together. The aggregation includes Mr. and Mrs. Wander and numerous spouses and children with connections to those towns.
Observed birthday for Mrs Anna Schupbach. Relatives gathered Sunday for dinner. Present were Mr and Mrs George Butikofer, Leslie Kleppe family, Jacob Friederich Jr family, Mr and Mrs Reuben Schupbach, Mesdames Otto Blockhus, Francis West, Florence Blockhus, Hulda Sutter, Martha Frieden, Bertha Lehman, Inez Shaffer and Fanny Frieden.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Olson Debbie and Dale Hikacher and Mr and Mrs Doyle Baker Connie George Howard Sr and Mr and Mrs John Metzger and families gathered with relatives from Nora Springs and Neilsville Wisconsin for a picnic dinner at a LaCrosse Wisconsin park on Sunday.
Lists month by month hostesses for the Community Club with reserves roster included. September through May names are given, plus a reserves list featuring Henry McMillan Oscar Holden Melvin Boyer Ludwig Anderson Ed Boleyn Jerry Anderson Myron Hoag Elmer LarsonHelen Blockhus Wm Baumgartner Clara Muncie Betty Boyer and Aldora Anderson with Florence Muncie noted.
Mr and Mrs Harry Everett and Janet hosted a picnic dinner and supper Sunday at their Cedar Rapids home. Attending were Harry Everett Sr Patsy Dundee Louis Sands Larry Connie Bonnie Ronnie Dean Sands Paula Darlene Alve Everett Mark Lisa James Everett Rebecca Roxanne Tina and Brian all of Cedar Rapids and Plainfield.
A Sunday dinner at the Albert Baldwin residence in Delwein honored Mrs. Dollie Howard of Portland Oregon. Attending were the Kenneth French family and Mr and Mrs Roy French of Elkader the Ralph and Dean French and Joe Kin nan families and Mrs J R Kin nan and Judy Cedar Rapids the Les Crowell family Jesup Raymond Ohl family and Mrs Ron ny Banz Oelwein Dale French.
In Guttenberg and Postville areas, Mrs G J Heck and Mrs Florence Baldwin are listed among the participating families in a regional notice. The brief item identifies neighboring households connected to the event.
The 1961 62 Legion Auxiliary hostesses are listed by month with pairs of hostess names for each period from September through August. Names include Mrs Orlando Loftsgard Mrs Ole Loftsgard Mrs M J Blockhus Mrs Helen Blockhaus and others such as Mrs Elmer Larson Mrs Ruth Boyle Dee Mrs Reuben Schupbach Ida Frieden Mrs C B Schorij Mrs Walter Kohls Harold Helverson and Mrs Ed Wenger Mrs Marjorie Reed Mrs Charles Wenger Mrs Celia Thoman and Mrs Melvin Boyer Mrs Clifford Gisleson and Mrs Jacob Schneider Mrs F D Welch and Mrs Clara Baumgartner Mrs R A Crider and Mrs Leota Welch Mrs Elmer Meyer and Mrs Myron Houg.
The fourth Klingman reunion drew 97 registrants plus one guest at the Elkader fair grounds shelter house. Prizes went to Mrs Rob Ernst Danny Donlon and to Klingman couples for longest distance and anniversaries. Attendees listed from numerous Iowa towns and beyond. Next reunion set for first Sunday in August 1963 at the same site. Officers elected: Edward Klingman pres Rob Klingman vice pres Ray and Mabel Klingman sec treas.
Elgin residents Mr and Mrs Almer Amundson and family spent a weekend with Harold Larson in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Claudia Larson joined them for a week visiting Amundson and Olson households. Mr and Mrs Hanson and Sonja arrived later for dinner on July 29 at Elmer Larson’s home.
Readers note a flurry of social visits from Maynard to Decorah. Amanda Rurden and Mrs. Leightner share time with relatives in Waterloo and Eigini. Guests include the Leightner party, the Petersens, the Halvorsons, and numerous friends at Mount Hosmer picnics and Sunday suppers.
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