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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1938
Page
1
R P Strauch is listed as entered in the Elgin Iowa post office in Fayette County as second class mail matter under the postal filing.
Fayette County is credited for economical county government based on 1936 figures from the Iowa Taxpayers Association. The report shows Fayette's total administrative cost at 1.82 per person, $53,008 overall, below the state average of 1.95 and well under neighboring counties. The West Union and Oelwein Register comment that despite no large city, Fayette ranks 20th in population and still runs a frugal administration.
The narrative follows crossings from Germany into Switzerland, with Basel Basel to Lucerne sights including the Lion of Lucerne, covered bridges, and Alpine vistas. It notes Italian leg visits to Milan Genoa Nice and Monte Carlo, describing poverty, markets, architecture, and wartime travel tensions as the writer tours Lombardy and the Riviera aboard trains and ships.
A selection of 1908 Echo items notes weddings and visits in Elkader area. Knudtson marries Tryphena Lewis at Hotel Bayless with plans for a Christmas trip. Ern Bauder travels from Ames for the holidays. local tradesmen and residents, including Chris Holm and Boies Capper, prepare for Christmas and business changes.
Frank Hunsberger recovers from rheumatism after a sanitarium stay in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin praising baths. Rudy Lehman receives a new ten dollar bill from son Ernest in Florence Colorado for Christmas. John Falk’s ten dollar bill is recovered after a post office sighting, tied to a lost bill. Nice December weather helps the cars run on the 22nd.
A Wall Street Journal excerpt contrasts a lazy nursery rhyme with harsh winter hardship. It recalls a grandfather cutting firewood and walking beside a wagon in zero weather while his grandson complains about driving a heaterless sedan.
Junior King Hawkeye earns second team back honors on the high school six man All-American roll of honor. He will receive a silver medal. King is son of Earl King Hawkeye depot agent and grandson of Mrs. S Eliff West Union, per Des Moines Register.
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