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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1936
Page
2
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wood’s daughter Dorothy completes a four year college course and attends graduation exercises in Fairfield. Many local residents travel for visits, guests, and social gatherings across Monona Cedar Rapids and Oelwein, with numerous family hosting events and community activities noted.
Elgin and West Union played off the tie for the championship of the first half of the Little Hight League at West Union on Wednesday. West Union won 13 to something. Details were unavailable due to press-time constraints.
Mr and Mrs G V Zimmerlin and children of Woolstock visited Elgin relatives on Wednesday night. Bob Kruse left for Farmersburg en route to Detroit. Legion and Auxiliary members and families shared a picnic at Echo Park near West Union. A M Weibel and son Harold visited in Waterloo and attended Ringtingetrens. Mr and Mrs P Hodel and Sarah Blunter visited Rose Garber. Lizzie Wuetrich joined from Milford. Owen Weibel and sons visited A M Weibel and Frank Greenley homes. G H Kiple and M W Kiple attended the funeral of Nettie West in Castalia followed by burial in West Union cemetery. West formerly resided in Elgin Malta. After 1480 Malta was independent until Napoleon seized it in 1788, then blockaded and occupied, ending with annexation to Britain in 1814.
The Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson marks the completion of the Bunker Hill Monument. It includes the famous line here once the enchat Ned farmers stood and fired the shot heard round the world, reflecting on the fight and its enduring memory.
The grave marker for Johnny Appleseed also known as John Chapman bears the inscription He Lived for Others. An apple carving sits above the stone with a Mary Bible and the dates 1774 1845.
The Versailles site chosen for the palace was a low swampy area purchased by Louis STM. Early improvements focused on drainage. Under Louis XII the famous palace was erected.
A brief note traces the term Usquebaugh from Drogheda Ireland translating as and water to the nickname Unque and its gradual shift into whisky. The account highlights linguistic changes from the drink’s name to a modern spelling and usage.
A historical ledger tracing subscriptions raised for Luther College's first building fund. Names from Clermont Clermont Norway and Marion congregations appear in dense, period handwriting, dating back to 1850s through 1930s, with Halvor Loftsgaard and many others listed as donors and signatories across communities. The document captures a community effort to support the college's early infrastructure.
Night driving dangers highlighted as daylight fatal accidents fall far short of dusk and darkness totals. The report notes 14 000 daylight fatalities versus over 19 000 at night, with overall daylight accidents exceeding night by more than 180 000. It argues high night death rates stem from speeds beyond headlight range and urges better street lighting and slower speeds after sunset.
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