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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1935
Page
2
The seventh annual Dayis Walters reunion gathered about 125 people in Wadena on Sunday August 25. Officers were reelected after a cafeteria dinner and a program committee was named. A large list of attendees from multiple states and towns attended, with many visits and social events noted. A barn fire near Wadena destroyed 30 loads of hay and farm equipment, with neighbors fighting the blaze. insurance covered part of the loss.
The following teachers have been named to teach at Wadena the coming year superintendent Reed Doty Fay ette principal Blanche Aeschliman home economics Mrs Zelia Duncan Fayette 7th and 8th grades Cecil Flanagan Wadena Bth and 6th grades Erma Corkery Wadena 8rd and 4th grades Virginia Madson Har ian 1st and 2nd grades Miss Schafer Ryan
Grand Meadow area residents visit relatives and attend local events over the weekend. Marjorie Larson begins Halverson school term. Minnie and Myra Olson stay with Eunice Landsgard. sewing circle meets at church with picnic lunch. Families including Reinharts Buraas Olson Jansen and Lyngaas feature in gatherings and visits to Osmundson Lindsgard and Erickson homes.
Seventy five youths attended the Fayette County Junior Farm Bureau meeting on Thursday evening Aug. 15 at the Henry Henniges home in Harlan township. Laurel Gorman of Fayette won the county milkmaid contest at the Fayette county fair on Aug. 21 with 7.7 pounds milk in the allotted time. Seven entered the contest. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Berg departed Tuesday for a two week trip to Bayfield Wisconsin, aiming to Eau Claire Wisconsin that night to see Mr. and Mrs. Trygve Husberg.
A collage of observations and quotes from early fall life including job chatter, factory whistles, magazine trends, eating advice, a sign about burning cans, music recalls from Red Nichols, and a parable from Epictetus about a lamp theft illustrating vigilance and cunning.
Hattie McKellar returns to work after two weeks due to her brother Dr Milo McKellar's illness and death. Visitors include Chas Smith family from St Paul and Ed Andersons from Waterloo. Cattle sale at Cedar Rapids topped by Schori Bros six steers at 8.20. School begins next Monday as Elgin and most of Iowa prep for the new term.
Dr b b Hutchinson attended the Fayette County Dental Club meeting in West Union Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Le Roy Thomas and son Wilbert of Muscatine visited Edward Krueger home Saturday and Sunday. Rev Paul F Zoschke returned Monday from Pound Wisconsin after a Baptist conference and visited Racine, his former home, the prior week. Supt and Mrs D R Roberts and two children returned Sunday night from a trip to Wisconsin and Illinois to visit relatives and friends. Leland Capper, son of Norris Capper, was taken to Iowa City hospital for observation last Wednesday, then returned the same day. Dr H H Wolf made a quick trip to Chicago to retrieve his son Burton Terry. Dr and Mrs R A Crider and daughters arrived Monday from Tanesville Wisconsin after visiting relatives. Margaret Crider also came home with them.
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