Feller's Hardware Elgin Offers Christmas Gift Suggestions
The Elgin store promotes electric appliances, sleds, Pyrex, aluminum ware and other items as durable Christmas presents. Nearby services advertise top repairs at Lofatuen's Tire Shop. A Mesa Arizona letter from Mrs. F W Hughes notes her move to a new home near the city and sunny weather. George Rounds of Clermont visited Elgin for brief business on Tuesday.
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Feller's Hardware
Elgin
Lofatuen
F. W. Hughes
Mesa
Arizona
George Rounds
Clermont
Cheery Valley Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Martin Hanson hosted about thirty neighbors for a Saturday party honoring Theodore Hanson and his wife. Numerous small gatherings occurred including visits by Fred Yost Pat Minihan Jake Christen and Walter Christen with Frank Christen, and Johnnie and Freddie Friederich at the Ho Butikofer home. Strong local ties appear as families from Elkader West Union Mystic Volga Fayette and surrounding areas share meals visits and bazaars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Hanson
Theodore Hanson
Fred Yost
Pat Minihan
Jake Christen
Walter Christen
Frank Christen
Johnnie
Freddie Friederich
Ho Butikofer
Oscar Frieden
Near Elkader
Rudy Possebl
Ed Butikofer
Eliza Friederich
Guernsey Smith
West Union
Presbyterian Church
John
Albert
Ern Friederich
Elkader
Robert Smith
Ellen Hanson
Theodore’ Hanson
Floyd Smith
Near
Fayette
Social visits and family gatherings in the area
A string of Sunday and weekday visits highlight community life with Joe Lerch and Isaac Gehring, Frank Christen and family, and the Dan Sutter household among others. Local residents Bertha Hofer and Lydia Dennler accompanied by Baumgartner families were also noted at various hosts.
Favor Cooperation With Farm Board
The Iowa Cooperative Livestock Shippers Association, meeting in Des Moines, officially favors cooperation with the Federal Farm Board to build a strong marketing system and boost farmer profits. The group endorsed larger selling units under a district manager, local association strengthening, and selling stock through cooperative commission firms for terminal market consignments.
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Iowa Cooperative Livestock Shippers’ Association
Des Moines
Federal Farm Board
Iowa State College
Cooperative Commission
Mrs J J Potter Visits Elgin For Holidays
Mrs J J Potter and her child arrived Friday night to stay with her parents Mr and Mrs T J Capper through the holidays. Her husband with the CRI&P steel construction crew in Forrest City Ark may not be able to join for Christmas. Elgin schools close Friday for a two week vacation and teachers’ plans are unsettled with likely returns to various homes around Minneapolis Clermont Cedar Rapids Britt Miss Grove and Soldier.
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J. J.potter
Myre
T. J. Capper
Forrest City
Ark
Jorgenson
Goss
Minneapolis
Miss’ Olean
Soldier
Mr. Whitney
Britt
Miss Grove
Clermont
Cedar Rapids
Elgin
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WM. E. Baumgartner
Elgin, Iowa
Hinda
Citizens State Bank
Atwater Kent Golden
Atwater Kent
City Drug Store
R. W. Muehlenthaler, Prop
THE
Elgin Echo
National Editorial Rem
R. P. Strauch
Fayette County
Iowa
Cheery Valley
Thos
Hanson
Joe Lerch
Isaac Gehring
Christ Dennier
Frank
Lucy
Walter
Elizabeth
Christen
Rosa. Baumgartner
Les
Em Friederich
Anna Friederich
Dan Sutter
John Schmid
Marie
Tim Thoman
Bill Lerch
John Pulfer
Fred Butikofer
Jake Butikofer
Alice Hannon
Ern Baechler
John .Schneider
Elmer Reitz
Walter Lehman
Sam Schneider
G. Friederich
Bertha Hofer
Lydia Dennler
Elmer Baumgartner
Earl
Adolph Baumgartner
Farm Board
Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Company
Pola
Ap Sayan
Postville
Migealians
Fred Reichert
Robert Wilron
M. Luchsinger
M. Bensog
Chas, Rothlisberger
J. A. Boleyn
West Elgin
Merry Christmas
F. R. Berg
Stoehr’s
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