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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1924

Page

4

Cheery Valley News Social Roundup and Visits

A string of visits and gatherings marks a Cheery Valley period. Families from Rock Island Illinois and nearby towns holidayed at Lake Cedar and with the Frieden, Dennier, and Christen households. Hospital news reports Elmer Roltz underwent appendicitis surgery and is recovering well.

Martin Thaus Robert Rock Island Ilinois Lake Christen John Leonard Hear Strawberry Point Levi Frieden Gotfred Pfarrer Bauder Martin Hanson Fred Schlupp Bill Rayne Jake Dennier Ben Dennier Rose Marie Stater Iowa

Clermont Items and Local Notices From Town

Clermont notes report residents traveling to Wisconsin visits by Larrabea and Blanchardville guests. Power line work between Clermont and Digin continues. Local health updates include Mrs. Cain receiving hospital treatments and Richard Horanda recovering from typhoid. A child, Truman Paulson, survived a ladder fall, and Frank Jones revisits Clermont roots after 35 years. Tax notes remark on income exempt bonds and property taxes.

H. L. Gordon E. M. Hoag American Legion Auxiliary Osage Andrew Nordhus Anna Avon Nordhus Independence Weelhauliyer Postville L. $. Eastman Ida Oleson Clear Lake George Cain Town City State Hospital Richard Horanda Frank Jones Frank William T. Jones Clermont Truman Paulson George Paulson

ILLYRIA WEDDING BELLA AND VISITORS NOTES

A crowded sequence of social visits and guests across Illyria. LeRoy Burrow attends a friend’s gathering with La Verne Schneider while Leo Meyer visits his sister in West Union and many local families host relatives and friends from nearby towns and states.

Illyria Church Notes No services next Sunday

The notice states no services will be held next Sunday and invites parishioners to attend on August 24. It urges a strong turnout to be present on that day.

Hog marketing and trade figures for Iowa and Chicago

The record notes in 1921 there were 0,000,000 hogs marketed from Iowa, in 1622 there were 6,693,000, and in 1923 13,049,000. It states that one half of all hogs sold in Chicago in 1023 came from Iowa and suggests saving money by trading in Elgin.

Iowa Chicago Elgin

Local social notices recount visits and gatherings in West Union

Mrs Mary Clemens and Flora Thompson were dinner guests at George Tripp’s home Wednesday. Several callers visited Arthur and Sidney Patterson families at the fair grounds in West Union. Ladies Aid Society and Cedar Rapids visitor Mrs Simon O Niel feature in this week’s gatherings. Mary Clemens and Flora Thompson planned a trip to West Union for a few days. Families from D H Craft and Will Barker hosted dinners, with visits to Louise Burk and George Waldron homes near West Union.

Mary Clemens Flora Thompson Will Barker Elmer Boyer George Tripp Clara Bartlett D. H. Craft Dorothy Clarence Tripp Cecil Arthur Patterson Sidney Nutting Ladies’ Aid Society Roy Burnside Jim Bartlett George Boyle Frank Lyons West Union Sidney Patterson Pattersons Fair Grounds Louise ‘Burk Martin Hovey George Waldron

Community Notes from Clermont and Nearby Towns

Village social life highlighted by visits and dinners as families gather in Clermont and Wagner township. Mission Society meets August 16. local fairs, harvests, and farm work noted. Newspaper reports a large Dubuque catch and a dynamite accident. social trends include Paris hatless fashion and a ten-disc phonograph. Elgin and West Union prep for Fayette County Fair and local games August 19.

Herman Pleg Forest Paris United States Elgin West Union Fayette County Fair Evans Chicago Tribune Mississippi

Worth The Price Of A Doctor’s Help In A Runaway

A former Manson physician repaired a badly mussed runaway victim with stitches and bandages. When asked for payment the doctor quoted ten dollars. The irate patient cursed him until the doctor explained he would leave him as found and not charge. The dispute ended with the payment.

Manson Journal and Democrat

Central Phones Frustration and Patents Highlight Day

A quirky scan notes noisy central service causing delays and curses, plus jokes about Holstein milk production and a flood of patents. It mentions the 1,600,000th US patent for a submerged under ice submarine design, harvest woes from lodged grain, and a universal truth that kindness is a language the dumb and deaf can understand.

United United States Patent Office

Fragmented Prompt Request Echo

A terse, garbled user input offers no clear news item or entities. The text resembles rough language with misspellings and lacks any identifiable person, organization, place, date, or event to summarize into a valid two line record.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cheery Valley Paul Bossard John Bossard Jak. Eckerman Dlkader Ern Lerch L. Christen Elmer Roltz West Union Hospital Will Meyer Near Maynard Will Chase Volga City Jake Frieden Near West Union Fred Wm. Larson Louise Dennier John Frieden Jake Dennler Jake Christen Martin Theus Thos Hanson Lydia Eimer Louise Denner Ben Hofer Clarence Jake Dennter Harry Fred Dennier Dan Sutter Eli Sutter John Davis John Probert Vola City Ly Christen Illyria Bella LeRoy Burrow la Verne Schneider Leo Meyer Harry Reichert C. L. Chapman Della Higin C. D. Chapman Fred Rothlisberger Otis T. Payne G. B Medberry Harlow Chapman Han Jim Hummell Arthur Herman Chas. Rothlisberger Ed Gehring Dig Chas Doty L. Kiing- Man Oslwelh Wilbert Foxwell Amy Richards I. B. Shaffer Arthur Palmerle Oklahoma Willis Pardde Smith Pardde Willis Rothlisberger Fred Schneider Jacob Gehring Fred Reichert Martha Chapman and Sons Peter Larson DaVona Near Elkader C. L. Klingman L. V. Humphry Pred Rothlisberger Lansing F.C. Mason Ron Cedar. Rapids Walter Grover Rockford L. Klingman Ruth Schneider Lawrence Gehring Alex Baumgartner Adolph Baumgartner Cheers Valley G. Pfarrer John Bauder Rock Valley Martha Chapman Lyle Georgie Meyer A. R. Crain Oelwelp Bobby Arthur Will Butikofer West of Elgin Gotfred Frieden J. F. Shaffer Mia Nancy Ernst Albert Dennler Jake Yearous Chug. Medberry Mamie Humphry Bert Hall Gotfred Prarrep Daugghter Dorla Fred Ensign Mea Melvin Gregerson Wl Probert Bva Walter Royce Elmer Davis la Harpe Kanaon A. ©. Forbes and Payette Walter Rothitsberger Brainard Landsgard Lena Clark Quentin Nora Springs Nels Anderton Clayus Knoudtson HT. Loftsgard Myrtle Olson Alma Nyborg Adolph Olson Wagner Township The Missionary Society T. L. Loftsgard H. Amundson Oscar Nyborg McGregor E. Landsgard M. Carmody P. Wellerson N. T. Loftagard West Union Fair Grounds Arthur Loftsgard Loftsgard Mellien Times-Journal Dubuque Fred Clow Flaherman Lan Square Betere Freiburghaus & CO Gosh Henry Jones Bilzgards John Brown Fotstergill M.D purgvuRaye Calis Haders Galle Citizens’ State Bank BR. A. Crider White Milady Milady’s Shoppe Globe Hotel Dray Line Bernice Hi. Kiple Rowa Cerne Sui N. Schori Elgin, Lewa Fayette County West Union, Iowa Northastern Little Eight Theable - Duffield
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