Elgin Loses Twice In Rough Week Of Baseball
Elgin dropped two games after wins over Arlington and Volga City. A one sided loss to Hawkeye followed a strong showing in the Arlington game, while an error filled defeat to Volga City left Elgin hoping regulars return for a season windup. Herrling was out, forcing a batting list change and hampering infield play.
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Elgin
Arlington
Hawkeye
Volga City
Badass
Pep
Herrling
Volga
Postville
Elgin - Abrhe Herrling
ELGIN - ABRHE Herrling, 3b _ gad Kiple, F., 38 229 Falb
Kiple
Kriegel
Grover
Klingman
Luce
Old Riple
June Wedding Announced in Genesee Illinois
On June 19, 1928, at Genesee Illinois by Rev Connor of the Methodist church, Miss Anne Baldwin formerly of Elgin Town and Mr W G Kurz of Gladwin Michigan wed. Miss Baldwin taught in Fayette County and at the Iowa School for the Blind. Mr Kurz is an electrical engineer.
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Genesee
Illinois
Connor
Methodist Church
Anne Baldwin
Elgin
Town
W. G. Kurz
Gladwin
Michigan
Baldwin
Fayette County
Iowa School For the Blind
Kurz
J. M. Yates
Lea Baldwin
Fayette
Wm. Pritchard
J. W. Jackson
Mediapolia
Iowa
Mich
Echo
Grether Swartley wedding in Elgin signals music teachers' future
Edith Grether and Lloyd Swartley of Fayette wed at the Grether home in Elgin with Rev. Lauer officiating. The couple, both teachers and music instructors, plan to teach in LeMars next year after a Minneapolis trip. Guests included family and the ceremony featured pink and white decor with Lohengrin music.
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Edith Grether
Lloyd Swartley
Fayette
Grether
Elgin
Ph. Lauer
Gertrude Grether
Harold F. Swartley
Lohengrin
Leo Grether
Miss Grether
Aferward
Cornell College
Upper Iowa University
Baxter
Swartley
Upper Town University
Sigourney
Minneapolis
Lake Region
Pleasant Valley Township School Report Shows Balanced Budget
The annual report filed July 2 by President W. C. Fall et al and Secretary G. J. Mosby shows the Pleasant Valley Township schools require about 10,000 to operate per year. Beginning balance 8,107.18 plus receipts 8,321.54 equals 11,428.72 general fund. expenditures 10,176.72 leave a 1,253.00 balance for 1928-1929, $1,854.18 below last year, with receipts from general tax fund levy 7,710.53, standardization aid 68.28, and semi-annual apportionments 542.78.
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Pleasant Valley Township
W. C. Fallett
G. J. Mosby
Delegation Asks Highway Commission To Pave No 18
Representatives from West Union Hawkeye and Clermont appeared before the state highway commission in Ames on Monday seeking priority paving of Fayette county No 18. The group listed reasons for early work but no action occurred due to missing commission members. Presenting were Frank Colman E M Phillips John Miller Elmer Houg Will Kneeland and Louis Hauth.
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West Union
Hawkeye
Clermont
Ames
State Highway Commission
Highway No. 18
Fayette County
Frank Colman
E. M. Phillips
John Miller
Elmer Houg
Will Kneeland
Louis Hauth
Union
D C Forbes dies in Seattle at age eighty seven
Mrs W B Clements of Vesper Wisconsin reports the death of her father D Q Forbes on July 30 in Seattle after an auto accident two months earlier. He was 87 on April 3 and survived by four daughters and two sons. Funeral was in Seattle with burial at Olympia. He was an early Iowa pioneer and former Elgin resident. Lightning struck their Vesper home the same evening causing minor damage already insured.
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W. B. Clements
Vesper
Wis
D. Q. Forbes
Seattle
Olympia
Wash
Clements
J. R. Walthers
Iowa
Elgin
Fayette Co. Union
Forbes
Walthew
Oats Yield Record Set Near Clermont by Melvin Olson
Melvin Olson on the Even Gunderson farm east of Clermont threshed a 14 acre field on Saturday, producing 1,220 bushels for an average of just over 87 bushels per acre. The harvest is among the largest reported in the area and helps relieve feed shortages. typical yields this year are 60 to 70 bushels per acre.
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Melvin Olson
Gunderson
Clermont
Mrs Ole Matthys Dies In Elgin Age
News arrives that Mrs Ole Matthys died at about 4 00 p m Wednesday. Funeral set for Saturday with services at the home at 1 30 and at the Baptist church in Elgin at 2 00. An obituary will follow.
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Echo
Ole Matthys
Baptist Church
Elgin
Tightening a Selasora With Red Hot Rivets
A simple method describes heating a poker to red hot and pressing the rivet on each side to cause expansion. The seal forms a new fit as the rivet expands the material and tightens the closure.
Hungerford Keiser Wedding at University of Chicago
Miss Anna May Hungerford and Dr. Harry R. Keiser wed in a noon ceremony at Joseph Bond chapel on the University of Chicago campus. Rev. Theodore Dons officiated. The chancel wore greenery and rose, gladiola, and orchid decorations. A large bridal party and musicians accompanied the service. Afterward a breakfast at the Windemere preceded a short honeymoon and their plans to reside in Chicago.
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Anna May Hungerford
Harry R. Keiser
Joseph Bond
University of Chicago
Theodore Dons
Forest Park
Ada Snyder
Bertha Snyder
Waters of Minnetonka
Lohengrin
Mendelssohn
Virginia Cooper
Harold Fristedt
Miss Cooper
Frank E. Wertz
Didies-Pis
Frank Crist
George. Klock
Chicago
Windemere East
Keiser
H. J. Hungerford
Burlington
H. Keiser
Elgin
Iowa
Upper Iowa University
University of Iowa
Rush Medical College
Acacia
Phi Chi
Windmill Outfit for Sale and Inquiry in Elgin Iowa
Selling windmill gear including 800 ft 3 4 in wire cable 100 ft 1 1 2 Lin Manila rope 300 ft 3 4 in rope for guys 100 ft 3 4 in rope 2 large tackle blocks 1 windmill hoisting jack 220 ft 4x4 gin poles For particulars see I L Harrington or inquire at Echo Office Elgin Iowa 42 43 cents
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Manilla
I. L. Harrington
Echo Office
Elgin
Towa
Elgin Community Club to Meet at Town Hall
The Elgin Community Club invites residents to a meeting Friday evening August 17 at 8 15 at Town Hall. The town council has bought many new chairs to ensure seating for all attendees.
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Elgin Community Club
Mayor Warns Elgin Drivers To Curb Speed
Elgin residents are urged to slow down on local streets amid complaints of fast driving. The mayor warns that reckless speed can lead to jail time or license revocation, emphasizing careful driving at all times. A. M. Weibel, mayor.
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Elgin
A. M. Weibel
Elgin Community Club meets with Fayette supervisors on road plans
The Elgin Community Club committee met with Fayette County supervisors last Thursday to approve graveling the Elgin-Wadena road from Kern Hill to Wadena this fall and completing the rest of the grade and a new bridge early next spring. Kennedy has nearly finished the Hunsberger corner stretch and praise comes from drivers. The crew will move to southern county work this year and resume on the Wadena road next spring, then tackle Elgin-West Union road to settle years of contention.
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Elgin Community Club Committee
Fayette County
Elgin-Wadena
Kern Hill
Wadena
Creamery Hill
Kennedy
Hunsberger Corner
Clermont
Elgin
Arlington
F.C. Muchicthaler
A. M. Weibel
FP. R. Berg
C. O. Torkelson
Gus
Dan Brause
Ed Bauder
Max Saltsgiver
Miss, Brause
School band orchestra and glee clubs organized by Elgin
Mr Rudolph Jorgenson from Luther College will lead all musical instruction and organize a school band an orchestra and glee clubs. After a year without band or orchestra the program will be revived to become a core activity of school life benefiting community talent and culture through steady, sustained work and development. He comes highly recommended by Director Sperati and aims to cultivate musical studies and performance in Elgin with community support.
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Rudolph Jorgenson
Elgin
Luther College
Jorgenson
Sperati
Chevrolet Dealers Have Big Picnic at Lake Delwe
The second annual Chevrolet picnic at Lake Delwe Sunday drew drivers from across the county. Elgin sent a large delegation to enjoy hospitality of local dealers. Free ice cream and coffee were provided, picnickers supplied lunch, and the day featured a ball game water sports and other entertainment.
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Lake Delwe
Elgin
Notice to Dog Owners for 1928 Dog Tax Payment
Town Marshall demands payment of the 1928 dog tax by September 3 before the next regular council meeting. Nonpayment will lead to enforcement of the dog ordinance by arrests and fines. A. M. Weibel, Mayor.
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A. M. Weibel
Where Intellect Fails Nothing in fife that is of consequence
A compact aphorism from the American Magazine notes that nothing of consequence is governed by intellect alone, suggesting limits to purely rational control over life. The line implies a critique of overreliance on reason in guiding human affairs.
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Fife
Fourth Annual Lehman Reunion Held at Alta Vista
The Lehman family held its fourth annual reunion at Alta Vista on Sunday August 12 with 140 attendees, near last year’s record. A business session planned marking the first members resting in Apostolic cemetery, followed by re-election of officers. A long list of attendees by city and state attended, with many families from Elgin and surrounding Iowa towns. Next reunion scheduled for Elgin on the second Sunday in August.
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Lehman
Alta Vista
Elgin
Alta Vieje
Apostolic
F. G. Smith
Max Lehman
Geo. N. £Ehori
John Lehman
la Porte City
Edna Hunsberger
Ida M. Lehman
George Klock
F. E. Lehman
Frederick
Bima
Iowa
Earl L. Reinhart
Lois
Raymond. Lawler
Henry Reinhart
Floyd Heimerdinger
Kenneth
Mra
Fred Heimerdinger
Emma
Lydia
Celia
Ridgeway
Ilowa
John. Reinhart
Myrtle
Gladys
Margaret
Arthur Vatthaner
West Union
E. C. Olsen
Norton
Houston
Texas
Harry Converse
Manchester
Fred Moser
Elizabeth
Mason City
A. M. Lang
Harlan
Chicago
Hugh Casper
Austin
Minn
Leonard Russell
Ruth
Eva
Notice to Ice Users Past Due Bills Demand Payment
All past due the bills must be paid by Saturday August 18 or there will be no more ice deliveries to these homes. If your ice box is not filled next week you will know the reason why. Remember if you want ice pay no later than Saturday. H W Falb
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Falb
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Pace
Voor
Kayou
Kayoud
Pinch
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Ge Kiple
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P Oo Kreige
Rf Grover
Ol Klingman
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Ss Mines
Kelly
Sachs
Lf Et Don
Parker
Tiny
George
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Schnore
Don
Balla
Shas
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Grether—Swartley
Wornsee Mann
Anfioch College
Whitford
Lenhart
Kreig
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Elgin Kiple
Kreigel
Gruver
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Smith
Gifford
Caimar
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Highway Commission
D. C. Forbes
Hungerford—Keiser
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Chevrolet
Gresco
Will Reinhart
Merle
I. V. Reinhart
L, Jr
Chas. Beucher
Geneva
August Ohmacht
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Fairbank
J. H. Williams
Mary
Robert
Corwith
CG. CG
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Dundee
Oscar Lehman
Alta Viste
C. F. Smith
Edna
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Constance Ann
Fred Reinhart
Leona
Oletha
Frank Dreekman
Lucille
Walter
Sam Reinhart
B. L. Caudill
Bonnie Lou
Louis Reinhart
Teressa
LeRoy
Geo. Hockspeier
Lloyd and
Eunice
Alfred Reinhart
Albert Reinhart
Chris Lehman
Sam Lehman
Louise Lehman
Louis
Gee
N. Seehorn
Glen
B. J. Baumgartner
Louise Marie
Winifred Schmid
Marian
Fred
Elmer
Mabel
Rose Reitz
Jake
Adeline Lehman
F. R. Berg
Florence
Rex Medberry
Earl
Gene
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Nicklaus
Anna
el Hwunsberger
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