This Countrys Dry But You Cant Prove It
Deputy Sheriff N J Nehring returned from Bismark North Dakota Sunday night and brought with him Harold C Fisher the young man who purchased a car from the Chevrolet dealer in West Union and failed to appear to make settlement disappearing with the car. The article outlines the failed trade, Fisher’s supposed meeting at Postville, and eventual surrender to Bismark authorities citing his orphaned background as influence. It also covers liquor violators pleading guilty in West Union and other local court actions including driving while intoxicated fines and licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Nehring
Bismark
North Dakta
Harold C. Fisher
Chevrolet
West Union
Slifka
Young Fisher
Fisher
Stitka i5
Paving
Monona
Towa
Stitka
Postville
Jong
Sheriff’s ‘Office
Montana
N. C
H. E. Taylor
Edgar Smith
J. Butler
Eucevia Becerra
Oelwein
Fayette County
Taylor
John Murray
Oclwein
Gus Kanaz
W. Henry Byerly
Westgate
W. Lucille Mayer
Maynard
Vern EB. Peaper
Dorothy C. Scalea
Arlington
William E. Corkery
Wadena
Nica E. Fay
Everett J. Smith
Waterloo
Catherine Brown
Malta Fever Case in Elgin Vicinity
Ern Lerch of east of Elgin is the fourth local resident stricken by malta fever. He has suffered for two months but only recently had his illness correctly diagnosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ern Lerch
East of Elgin
Malta
Dennler Pollock Wedding at Elgin Parsonage
Miss Mary Dennlar daughter of Mr and Mrs Christ Dennler of Elgin wed Mr Thomas Pollock son of Mr and Mrs William Pollock at St Pauls Methodist Episcop al parsonage August 21 at 7 am The couple will reside on a farm eight miles southeast of Elgin after a southern Iowa trip The Echo extends best wishes to the newlyweds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
Mary Dennlar
Christ Dennler
Elgin
Thomas Pollock
Volga City
William Pollock
J. J. Snyder
Arjthur Chapman
Southern
Yowa
Tao
Miss Frieden Recalls Summer Vacation Highlights
Miss Edith Frieden describes a six week summer echo session in New Hampton with cousin Lydia Frie West Bend. After a hot dry Southern summer they toured northern Arkansas Ozark scenery with springs and caves. The message invites Missourians to visit the Ozarks for cool, pleasant scenery and fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Frieden
New Hampton
Lydia Friei West
Bend
Aoath
Ozark Hills
Arkansas
Ozarks
Forty five years of marriage celebrated at Loftagard home
Nels Loftegard and wife of east of Elgin were honored at two neighborhood gatherings marking their forty fifth wedding anniversary. After morning church services, about 200 neighbors gathered at their home, while that evening Gunder youth held a party there. Both events were well attended and enjoyed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Loftegard
East of Elgin
Gunder
Loftagard
Elgin Teams Sweep at Elkader Fair Pulling Contest
Elgin teams dominated the Elkader fair pulling contest last Friday with Ray Herwig taking first, H. W. Falk second, and Andrew Dummermuth third. The final load registered 2700 pounds in a draw but no team reached the full distance. The Falb team, lightest among them, impressed the pulling machine crew with their performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Herwig
H. W. Falk
Andrew Dummermuth
Falb
Fully Matured Corn Found in August Report
Karl Miller brought two ears of corn to the Echo shop on Tuesday describing them as fully matured and needing only drying before crib. The note adds unusual August corn in the bottom lands along the Turkey river. Mr and Mrs Carl Hackman and daughter Louise with Edna Miller left Wednesday for a Baptist church conference in Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Miller
Echo Shop
Landa
Carl Hackman
Louise
Edna Miller
Baptist Church
Burlington
Bean canning season ends at Elgin factory
The Elgin bean canning season is finished for the year with about ten carloads stored in the warehouse due to drought. Sweet corn crop also faces dry weather, delaying packing to early September. Two new air operated dumps were added to improve loading efficiency for all wagon sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Doan
Elgin Dominates Elkader in Fair Day Ball Game
Elgin delivered a strong 13 to 8 win over Elkader in Friday's Elgin Day at the Elkader Fair. Elgin finished with 14 hits, including two home runs by F. Kiple and Johnson and two triples by L. Kiple and Kregel. Elkader managed six hits. Pinch pitched steadily for Elgin, backed by solid team play to secure the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Elkader
F. Kiple
Johnson
L. Kiple
Kregel
Pinch
Paving Worker Injured on Monona Job
Willis Evans of Monona was badly hurt when a heavy steel shovel dropped from a mixer and crushed him. The accident occurred around four pm Thursday. he suffered chest and leg fractures and a knee injury. He was taken to Postville Hospital in an unconscious state and is slowly improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Evans
Monona
Evans
Tapper
Poat- Yilly Hospital
Alays
Ree
Pastvilla Herald
Dr Chalice to Preach at Elgin and Illyria Sunday
Dr Gilbert J Chalice, superintendent of the Dubuque District, will preach next Sunday morning at St Pauls Methodist Episcopal church Elgin at 10 oclock and at Alyria at 11 150 percent clock. Members and others are asked to bring basket dinners after the Illyria service and meet in the dining room. Immediately after dinner the Fourth Quarterly Conference will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert J. Chalice
Dubuque
St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Alyria
Illyria
St. Paul's Church
Chalice
Elgin Daughter Returns To Childhood Scenes
An Elgin native Celia Wohlheter Parker visits with her Ontario, California husband Mr. and Mrs. WN Vestal Parker during a reunion at West Union. Parker was born in Elgin and left 41 years ago. Family descendants gathered at the fair grounds, recalling ancestral homes and local buildings built by Parker's father-in-law Wohlheter. The note contrasts old property prices with current values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Echo
Vestal Parker
Ontario
Calif
Rosa Light Spahr
Hulda Stoehr
Charles Whitney to Missed School Gap Also Hospital Note
Charles Whitney of Rochester Hospital receives a letter noting he may come to Elgin by school opening. A substitute will be needed for several weeks. Appendicitis today is less serious. recovery often 3 to 4 weeks. Local hopes Chuck recovers well and returns soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Chuck
New Books Added to Elgin Library
Eleven new books were added to the Elgin library Saturday August 16 bringing total volumes to over 688. shelves were expanded and more shelving will follow to receive future titles. the library remains popular with many patrons borrowing regularly. on Saturdays 27 items were checked out and from now on the library will be open only on Saturdays for book lending. new titles include Red Rust by Cornelis James Can om The Bunny Family by Ruth Suckey Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Canary Murder Case by S S Van Dyna Dark Hester by Anne Douglas Sedgwick Forlorn River by Zane Grey The Bow of the Gods by Rex Beach White Wolves by B M Bower Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Porter The Brownies Their Book by Cox Millions of Cats by Gag
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Uoon
Cornelis James Canom
Ruth Suckey
Mark Twain
S. S. van Dyna
Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Zane Grey
Rex Beach
B. M. Bower
Porter
Cox
Gag
No Band Concert This Week in Elgin
No band concert in Elgin scheduled for Thursday due to Fayette county fair. Attendance at home is expected light as fair draws residents out. If warm weather continues, several concerts may resume after this week given their summer popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Fayette County
Postville Hospital Clinic Eye Ear Nose Throat Event
The eye ear nose and throat clinic at Postville Hospital will hold a session on Tuesday forenoon August 27. The event aims to examine patients and provide service. Educational and health outreach may be included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville Hospital
Elgin Wins Pennant in 1929 Little 8 League Battle
Elgin defeats Fort Atkinson 11 to 1 to clinch the 1929 Little 8 pennant after Elkader knocked Calmar from contention. L. L. Kiple pitched 15 strikeouts, allowing one hit. Bulgren also fanned Elgin batters, as both teams played on rough Fort Atkinson field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Fort Atkinson
Cardinals
Fort
L. L. Kiple
Bulgren
L. Kiple
Elkeder
Calmar
Clermont
Elgin AB Rhe
Einwalter
Lemberger
Liebold
Leuenberger
Hlubek
Robbins Family Holds Sixth Annual Reunion at McGregor
Friends gathered on McGregor Heights Sunday August 4 for the sixth annual Robbins reunion. A picnic dinner was served and elders socialized while many youngsters rode boats and viewed Picture Rocks. Guests included Edward Robbins Lombard IL Yazel Robbins Warsaw IN John Robbins Fayette IA and others from Elgin McGregor and Birmingham. The Shaffers and Shaffer family plan to host next year at Myria near the Robbins old home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SRR Roton
Robbins
McGregor Heights
Edward Robbins
Lombard, IL
Yazel Robbins
Warsaw
Ind
John “Robbins
Fayette
F. L. Robbins
Oelwein
Mra
Amy Layton
Catherine
Thomas Ogle
A. &. Peters
Wadena
Ida Crain
W. W. Davidson
Elkader
Zenita Robbins
Birmingham
Ala
James Robbins
Ruth Wickersheim
M. J. Robbing
McGregor
I. F. Shaffer
Elgin
Mlyria
Robbins Old Home
Exceptional Grades At Upper Iowa University
Miss Hazel Rothlisberger, Elgin High School class of 1929, spent summer at Upper Iowa University Fayette scoring top marks in July exams. In every subject she earned grades fit for a first grade certificate, a record praised as outstanding given her age under 18. She will qualify for a first grade teacher's certificate when she turns 18. Rev. W. J. Appel and five Minneapolis friends paused in Elgin en route to Burlington for a Baptist church conference, lodging with Carl Hackman and Otto Kroger before continuing. Eldon Boyle now works as a factory bookkeeper at the canning plant after previously substituting at the post office for Hazel Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Rothlisberger
Elgin High School
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
W. J. Appel
Minneapolis
Minn
Elgin
Burlington
Carl Hackman
Otto Kroger
Theldon Boyle
Offici
Hazel Davis
Purchases Town Property and Sells Home in town
Mrs Eliza Habeger bought the Ira Bennett home opposite the school house and sold her nearby home by the Apostolic church to Gottfried Fried erich. She gains possession now but will not move until late fall or winter. Glen Schori returned to Chicago after visiting his parents for three weeks. Rev C Saudbach of Conrad Iowa was a dinner guest in Rev J J Snyder home Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Habeger
Ira Bennett
Sctuul
Apostolic Church
Gottfried Friederich
Glen Schori
Chicago
Rev. C. Saudbach
Conrad
Iowa
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Dennler—Pollock
Elkader Fair
DR. Chalice
Ras An Echo
Charles Whitney
Rochester Hospital
Postville Hospital Clinic
Helms—Stoehr
Gladys Helms
Otto P.stoehr
Little Brown Church
Nashua
Wm. Kent
F. D. Welch
Stoehr Drug Company
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Stoehr
H. W. Helma
Hawkeye
L _ Pet
Elgin Lt
Elkader Calmar
Fort Atkinson Hawkeye
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