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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1924
Page
4
The column lists numerous gatherings across Cheery Valley West Union Randalia and nearby towns. Families like Hanson Reichert Rothlisberger Meyer and others visit, dine, or travel to Clear Lake Fayette Decorah and Elgin. The Dorcas Society hosts an ice cream social and a farewell for Mrs Arveson after twenty years of church work. she plans to move to Decorah.
Remember the Sunday service with a 10 45 period and the church service at 11 26 oclock. Also note the community day scheduled for September 2.
Oct under way as Mr and Mrs Earl Seveson and son of Rushford Minnesota arrived Sunday to visit parental Mrs 4G No home Mrs Martin Groth and daughters spent the past week at parental T J Olson bore Mr and Mrs O K Gilgen of Clermont were guests Sunday at home Edwin Oieon and Mrs Harcy thet Olavus Tollefson with Mr and Mrs B Nelson attended St Olaf Saturday and were guests O Mer and Myre O K Hour Agnes Kirkeberg business caller Hikader Saturday afternoon Joseph Houg with Emily and Hildah and Myrtle Gitson autoed to Cedar Rapids Sunday to visit Agnes Houg who works there Hiram Jakobson to speak at Marion church Sunday August 24 at 16 30 oclock Kenneth Kjosa transacted business in Plkader Wednesday afternoon Peter Erickson whose accident earlier is improving"}
Cheery Valley notes list numerous visits and calls among local families. Mrs Dan Butikofer, Mr and Mrs Abraham Habeger, Miss Pauline Wilson, and many others are mentioned visiting relatives and friends at homes in Elgin Hikader Wa dena Illyria and surrounding towns. Blood poisoning sidelines Eli Suttett while Elmer Reitz nears home from hospital. several entries record weekend stays and birthday celebrations.
Families named Dennler Hanson Wilson Meyer Christen and others visited near Bert Thoman’s home for a picnic dinner. They met Mia and Martin Theng from Rock Island and Minn. Lillian Christen visited Anna Lerch, Roneta Buroden stayed with Hien Hanson, and the Martin Hanson family with Ellen Hanson spent last Wednesday at McGregor.
Mr and Mrs George Tripp visited at the Lewise Burk home in West Union. Hulth Lyons stopped by for a short vacation. The Melvin Bayer family of Elgin visited Herman Bayer. A community homecoming program drew locals to West Union on Sunday. C Greenside of Rock Island Illinois visited D W Mays. Mrs Jim Bartlett and son Lewis called on Thursday. Mrs BK Grimes and two daughters visited Clarence Tripp. Jennie Arnett and Stanley Wintershine toured Arthur Craft home and returned home with him. Mrs Ed Boyle visited her daughter near Sumner. Mrs Ella Barnhouse and son Frank returned from Montana for a visit. Willis Lyons had quinsy and was ill last week. Gladys Nutting rode to West Union Friday.
Clermont Enterprise reports residents visiting Clear Lake including the Houg and Hastman families and guests from Minneapolis and Charles City.Norwegian arrivals Bakken family settle Mill Street while Eldorado defeats Clermont Bootleggers 7 to 6 in a Sunday ball game. Editor George H. Wasson takes over Clermont Enterprise operations as local building progresses with schoolhouse excavation and gym slated for February. Fire crews quickly doused a haystack blaze behind the Weck barn Monday morning.
Responders arrived to a scene where wind drove flames toward the Weck barn risking a large fire. An adequate firefighting capability likely prevented the spread to nearby residences and other structures.
G F Curtiss dean of agriculture at Iowa State College oversees a record 40 acre clover harvest at Rookwood farm in Ames. Yield reaches four tons per acre from a standard meadow mix of medium red clover timothy alsike and alfalfa seeded last year. Soils enhanced five years ago with limestone and phosphate rock boosted yield by about 60 percent. a second cut is due in three weeks.
A humorous exchange follows a long courtship as a wife and husband discuss finally tying the knot after decades of romance. The husband quips that the old man could not hold out any longer, while the wife notes the milestone in a lighthearted, newspaper‑style item.
For car load customers Welbel Mill Company offers 100 lb bags and sacks at $1.00 each. They promise quick delivery, competitive pricing, short term credit, and strong service to beat rivals from Behort's Store.
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