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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
6
Elgin residents share Thanksgiving visits with relatives in Postville and Elkader, with many staying at home or traveling to nearby towns. The community notes include moves to Elgin, new hires, and a high school band debut, along with a newborn and extended family gatherings at multiple homes.
Baptist church notes list services in German and English with Sunday school, dinner, meetings, choir rehearsal and Bible study. Pastor Ph Lauer directs events. Ladies Aid Society meets December 12. all ladies invited.
The Cheery Valley area lists Thanksgiving visits and dinners with many families visiting relatives and hosting guests. Names include Butikofer, Lerch, Schupbach, Dennler, Christen, Meyer, Moore, Leuchtenmacher, Baumgartner, Pulfer, and Hanson among others. Activities range from dinners and weekend stays to card nights and birthday gatherings.
For sale: 480 acres in Moore County North Dakota with good buildings and under cultivation near two towns and a school. Offered with a small down payment and annual cash payments over eighteen years plus deeds and abstracts via a trust company. Inquiries Box 51 ageo North Dakota.
The Charles Greenley family of Decorah and the Frank Greenley home hosted Sunday visits. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Keiser welcomed guests including Rudy Yunker Ph Lauer Freddie and Mary Benson. The Edward Schmid family of Deelwein joined Clem Schmid. The L B Carter family returned from Osage after Thanksgiving. Dairymen may see a good year per Iowa State College dairy experts. Florence Berg of Iowa Falls visited Thanksgiving with her parents F R Berg and returned to school Sunday.
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