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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1924
Page
2
One cent per word ads list items for sale including a perfection milking machine for twenty four cows, a 10x10 corrugated steel shed, a Ford Roaster, a Lennox hot air furnace, and found keys. Lost watch offered reward. Job ads for hosiery sales agents and a general want ad section appear with brief contact notes.
Advertiser Dave Shuman of West Union Iowa offers to pay the highest cash market price for wool and urges interested sellers to communicate at once with contact details provided.
A detailed list of Friday to Sunday visits and gatherings across Ulerry Valley, Elgin, and nearby homes. Many families including Dennlers, Christen, Baumgartners, Habegers, and Leuchtenmachers hosted relatives and friends, with multiple calls at the Dennler, Frieden, and Dennler households.
Mrs P T Peterson of Wagner township visited with sister Mrs T Kjosa and guests at Ole Johnson home near Wadena. Several families from St Olaf and Clermont attended gatherings. autos to St Ansgar and Minneapolis planned. May Slyter and children left for Sapokane Washington after visiting here. Mrs H Heins and brother Willian accompanied her home.
Marshfield visitors Mr. and Mrs. Perry Craft and two children join Mrs. Carl Smith at the D. H. Cruft home. Arthur Craft visits Delavan, Mrs. Craft and children return home with him. Local gatherings include family reunions, a big Gehring and Peters reunion with fifty four attendees, and a Chori funeral attendance. Harvest delays due to rain, town social events, and county fair previews fill the week.
Ronald Pentie reports for August on the Elgin Low Testing Association with 26 total herds 21 purebred sires 4 cows producing 40 lbs and 60 plus fat levels. He notes August weather rainy with extreme heat, pastures generally good though river bottom mud after storms, fly spray keeps pests down, and night pasturing mitigates heat. Prices for fat cows declined prompting discussion on accepting the current market.
Phyil Kohler has been sick the best few days. The Ladies' Cemetery Association will meet with Mrs. Ben Schorl next Wednesday evening, September 3, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Greenley and on Robert, of Decorah, arrived here yesterday for a visit with relatives. Charles is taking his vacation at this time. Les our sweater at Seheer's Store. Falk and Bon sold a 1025 model four passenger Buick coupe to Fred. Miller of Pontville recently. Mr. and Mrs. RW. Muehlenthaler left yesterday for a few days visit at Dubuque. Prof. Green is helping out at the drug store during the presence.
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