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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1931
Page
3
The text offers moisture and texture tricks for baking, recommends oblong layouts for kitchen remodeling, and advises on browning buttered bread crumbs. It also discusses wetting canned foods with salted water or syrup, preserving minerals and sugars, and argues against discarding canning liquor as waste.
Thanksgiving stories from Clermont and nearby towns recap visits by many families including the Brandt Hoffmans Larson and Anderson households. Local events include church and school activities, a Christmas basket drive, dinner gatherings, a gun club shoot announcement, and a death notice for Mrs Adeline Thompson of Clermont with burial at Mt Pleasant.
A Washington Journal editorial urges lakes and marshes to hold and restore water to improve surface water levels. It argues for reviving springs and streams and keeping water from rushing to rivers, framing it as vital for Iowa’s future.
The golden eagle measured six to eight feet from tip to tip and was recently caught near Whittemore. Rosa Moses, deputy game warden of Emmetsburg, took charge of the bird and placed it in custody at the state game farm near Clive.
Tom Johnson of the deputy game wardens in Iowa reports strong results from farmer and local tips on fish and game violations. A notable case involved a man with a fictitious name who hunted pheasants during the closed season, leading to a guilty plea and a $10 fine plus costs after wardens presented the evidence. Johnson asks readers to sign letters to ensure acknowledgement of tips.
Jack Richardson of Red Oak in Montgomery County raises skunks as a business. He started with two, now about 27 or more. A two foot underground wire prevents burrowing. The odor is minimized as scent bags are removed. Fur from the animals is valued for certain garments.
Ernest Schuenke, recently assigned from Des Moines, will patrol the river country as a state deputy warden in the district. The appointment comes as the North Iowa Times reports the new patrol duties for the area.
The large cables on the Marquette side of the Prairie-Marquette bridge were completed last Thursday after noon in a ceremony with citizens and workmen. E Ferris assisted in placing the last cable wire. Each cable contains 1050 wires, moved two at a time by five workers per trip. Clamps and hangers were added Friday morning, and the catwalk will be removed to Houston Prairie du Chien side for the span. Weather has hindered but progress continues on approach excavators and bridge work remains ahead of schedule. F K E Ketler of Chicago, president of the bridge company, visited and praised progress. Your 1982 automobile license was due Tuesday with maroon and white plates this year.
The river season closes with the steamer Hlinor making its last trip downriver for 1981 and buoy removal for winter storage. More boats have passed the bridge this season than in years, Superintendent J. Doyle reports as the pontoon bridge opened 1,011 times. Towboats and barges of the Inland Waterways Corp. carried freight between the Twin Cities and St. Louis, marking a busy finish.
Printing notice invites a turkey shoot at the West Union Gun Club grounds on Sunday December 20. Prizes include turkeys ducks geese and chickens with shells and a bunch as stakes.
A historical warning notes that exhaust from a running engine produces a colorless odorless gas. It contaminates blood by forming carboxyhemoglobin, preventing oxygen use. Death can follow within a short time, and an aware person may be unable to escape due to loss of movement. A typical garage becomes hazardous three minutes after engine start.
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