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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1923
Page
4
A long list of Sunday visits and visits to friends across Cheery Valley Elgin and West Union. Mr and Mrs Harry Reichert welcomed a newborn boy on Saturday August 11. Many families including Peters Wenger Frieden and McGee visited relatives and attended church events. ILly Church notes report a large crowd and an invited Baptist preacher for a special service tomorrow.
Out Gund er way I M C Hovey left for Chicago Saturday to spend the week, John Burk is driving a new Buick Sport Model touring car. Velma Gruver of Elgin visited the Melvin Bayer home last week, Helen Gruver of Elgin spends the week there, Hazel Smith of Elgin spent a few days at the Chas Peters home. Lew Randall of West Union is staying at Frank Lyons home this week. Zlke Tripp and Alma Dean called at the George Tripp home Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Tripp were guests Sunday at Levi Learn homes near Elgin. D H Craft helps with carpenter work at John Craft farm south of here. Mrs D H Craft and Mrs Mervin Brown spent Tuesday at Clarence Tripp home. Mr and Mrs Mervin Brown visited Palmer Bartholomew home in West Union Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harvey Howard of Illyria called at George Stansberry home Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Enoch Holm are living in George Stansberry home after their house burned. Mr and Mrs Clarence Tripp and daughter Cecil and Mr and Mrs D H Craft and daughter Dorothy visited John Craft Sr home in West Union Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Lyons and family, Mr and Mrs Walter Pritchard, Mr and Mrs George Howard and family, Estella Peters and George Stansberry were guests Sunday at Frank Boyle home. Mrs Mary Lyons, visiting son Frank’s home, received a telegram saying daughter Mrs Leo Paulda of Minot North Dakota was seriously ill and she and her son Frank left for Minot.
Miss Georgia Mae Schori guided the young girls who attended the Home Chautauqua program on Tuesday evening at the Albert Gehring springs. The group enjoyed one of the best times in memory.
Ni de Grimes rode to Otis Rapids to witness President Harding’s funeral train. The huge crowd, estimated at 30,000 to 40,000, lined the streets as the three-coach pilot train entered the city. The line included a coach filled with flowers and guards of soldiers sailors and marines protected the observation cars.
Local notes recount visits and gatherings across the Clermont and St Olaf area. Mrs. Melvin Olson and others attended picnics and band concerts. Kirkeberg sisters hosted near Elgin. Tina Nelson stayed with Mrs Thorson. Halstenson and Landsgard families visited. Mork family welcomed Ruth Mork for a week. Edwin and Ethel Olson hosted friends for Sven Blockhaus visit. Christ Halverson visited Kensett sisters J Olson and Christianson. Docal Society to meet August 18 at Kirkeberg home after vacation break.
A banker and ally to reform circulates copies of The Bache Review with a concise expression of concern about labor and labor leaders in the coal country. The author notes that outside day laborers earn 80 cents an hour while farmers receive 15 to 20 cents, yet mine laborers remain dissatisfied. One critic argues no economy can endure when a single hour by a common laborer buys four hours of another.
Chas. Grover took on news gathering writing and setting as editor and wife traveled to Minneapolis. Executors commend his work noting it was not satisfactory that Brother would soon take on some duties.
Rex Stuart recalls a daring moment on a New York to Albany run when a young girl faced an oncoming freight between tracks. She stood rigid with hands at sides as trains passed, a cool headed act that saved her life. another girl jumped clear.
Old timers in Denigon predict a frost in the last week of August based on katydid song timing. The rule links six weeks after first katydid calls to frost, a pattern locals with decades of memory say has never failed.
Iowa motor vehicle license receipts for the first half of 1983 reached 8,361,817.73 dollars, rising 438,529.67 over the full 1922 total. Superintendent W. M. Calladay notes licenses issued include 488,011 passenger cars and 33,336 trucks.
A short local note itemizes everyday happenings in Columbus and nearby areas. A street sweeper is teased over the town’s offerings as a woman jokes about a one horse town. Several residents, including Will Sutter, suffer minor misfortunes and social visits are listed, mentioning trips and gatherings.
Community notices detail visits and gatherings around West Union including Mrs John Butikofer Lillian Frieden and relatives visiting Mrs Martin Hanson family calls at the Retchart and Hatson homes. Also reported are funeral attendance for Fred Hann, Lydia Dennier visiting relatives, and threshing work with Celia Meyer helping at Baumgartner home.
The Manchester Press argues three years ago warned gravel roads would fail under increasing automobile and truck use. Hawkeye highway from Manchester to Dyersville shows severe wear and top surfacing blown into fields. Dyersville to Dubuque gravel road wears rapidly and must be resurfaced soon. Gravel cannot withstand continuous heavy motor traffic. annual costs up to 813 per mile in parts of Iowa may force taxpayers to demand permanent road improvements.
Miss Marie Falk hosted a private afternoon party for Milas Laura Bucher. The young women visited Decorah Park and nearby sights enjoying the outing together.
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