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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1924
Page
7
The Elgin Echo reports on community visits in McGregor West Union and local neighbors, including wedding and birth notes, visits to relatives, and a new Water Main project. It also mentions threshing delays, a family picnic at Decorah, and home renovations around Center Street and Main Street near the depot.
The Detroit News highlights a Maryland valley near Washington where about 85 farmers supply the nation with goldfish. Favorable water, vegetation, and climate bolster growth, with Frederick County leading a growing network of farms. The region’s ponds are cultivated through fall fertilizing and grass sowing, with some farmers using alternate-year flooding to restore vegetation.
Mexico becomes a major source of staple foods for the United States with coffee, cotton, rice, sugar, tobacco, wheat and garbanzos grown on the west coast. The tomato output, introduced by American colonists fifteen years ago, is mainly exported to the U.S. Estimated tomato shipments reach 2,000 carloads this year. Major production centers are the Fuerte River Valley and southern valleys in Sinaloa. In 1921-22 sixty five carloads of cantaloupes crossed the border. In Sonora, in the Hermosillo and Yaqui valleys, grape frost aids crops. dates and figs grow along the Gulf side of Lower California. Grapes, bananas and alligator pears are plentiful, the latter a key dietary item for locals.
In a Welsh town a speeding case reached court with a policeman as key witness. The magistrate asked the constable his speed estimate, but the officer admitted he did not know the exact speed, noting he did not see the motorist until he was out of sight.
A quoted passage critiques lower middle class French women for not airing grievances about poverty. It contrasts their behavior with English sisters, noting they hide poverty and avoid drawing attention to distress. Edith Bellera discusses attitudes toward convent closures and remedies.
A London cellar hides the life work of John Martin, a British artist once seen as Turner’s equal. His Biblical canvases were praised by Lord Lytton as original genius and by Ruskin as among the four painters shaping Protestant mind. Martin’s works toured Europe and America and were widely engraved for gifts and devout homes.
A man holds a woman's hand and gazes at an engagement ring placed days earlier. She replies that friends admired it beyond acknowledgment, hinting at tension as two friends react with more than praise.
A flurry of visits and travel fills the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Bart Allen visiting Hazelton. Morris trips to Daimar to catch up with friends, while Will Kohls and son Clarence visit relatives near Sumner and Melody Yeanney heads to Decorah and the Winneshiek county fair. Dorothy Gileon and John Schneidler stay with Guy Whitford at Lime Springs over Sunday. West Union hosts visitors Velma Grover Amelia Miller and Mrs. Melvin Boyer. The Little Eight League plans to provide baseball for the Fayette County Fair and Perfection Stoves promote economical cooking as hot days arrive. Gordon Morley and Clarence Schari enjoy a treasure trip to Lake Okoboji and Minnesota towns, driving 1040 miles. Reverend and Mrs. D. V. Butler and son take a two week vacation, mostly with Nashua relatives. no preaching at Elgin or Myria next Sunday, Sunday school as usual.
Grain bags are mentioned along with local happenings in Iowa. Miss Lea Baldwin of Payette was a visitor with close friends last Friday. Albert Kimball and Miss Gladys Carpenter visited relatives and friends on Thursday and over the weekend respectively. The Arthur Ghge Jr. family attended a funeral in Elgin Sunday. The hay crop this year is the largest in years, with plenty of rough feed expected next winter. Local residents toured Farmersburg to see the Colored Giants game, defeating Farmersburg 6 to 1. Mrs. R. W. Muehlenthaler planned to stay with her sister Mrs. Chas Feller. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Harmon, visiting relatives, arrived from Chicago and stayed with Mrs. Ben Bchori, Mrs. GC. L. Young, and Miss Flossie Capper, delayed by an accident affecting the younger daughter.
They looked at a portrait of an Elizabethan age woman and exchanged witty remarks about her clothing. The group then moved on to admire the royal china, exchanging further light banter.
A short notice lists a Blanket sale this week by Max Thoma and notes several visits: Mr and Mrs R W Crandall and daughter at Arlington relatives Sunday, John Berndt family at Farmersburg Monday, and J P McDermott from Btokader visiting Clem Schmid's home. Also Alfred Gage from Wisconsin attended Arthur Gage's funeral. Henrietta Hanks of near Postsville died from injuries after a cow kick. Trina Young of Cedar Rapids injured by an auto but recovering. Laws this year will yield the largest oat crop since 1917 1918, with average near 40 bushels per acre.
A 240 acre stock farm north of Wadena with timber soil and two building sets is offered to settle the R. H. May estate. Sale is prompted by estate closure and priced to move quickly. inquiry urged promptly.
Describes a well improved 44 acre farm located between Fayette and Rahdalia. Highlights desirability and imminent sale at a very low price with easy terms for a responsible buyer.
240 acre farm near Elgin east city limits offered for sale or trade. Owners may divide into two parts. Good town property suitable for a small farm or exchange for another property.
Located on Highland south of Elgin is the old Boyle and Humphry farms totaling 350 acres. The property can be divided into two farms with well placed buildings. A low price awaits quick buyers. a showing will not obligate purchase. Early action seems likely.
A 50 acre Carl Hackmann farm lies just south of Elgin city limits with electric power and light, three living springs, timber rich soil, a dairy and poultry setup, a nice orchard and vineyard. It may suit residence or income use and offers up to half value in trade, with action desired within 30 to 60 days.
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