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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1933
Page
8
West Union and nearby towns see a series of social visits with families such as Hanson, Frieden, Rothlisberger, and Wenger hosting guests from Oelwein Fayette Brainard and Elgin. Recurrent gatherings include Sunday and Saturday visits, friend meets, and dinners at multiple homes.
Cheery Valley News items list numerous visits and gatherings across families in the area. Ed Metzger, Lena Schupbach, and others spent days in neighbors homes. several dinners and quilting parties are noted among Schupbach, Frieden, Dennler, Friedenrich, and Hanson families. The long roster of visits reflects close community ties and ongoing domestic social rounds.
Mrs. Clifton Powell and Mrs. Roy Leuchtenmacher joined dinner guests of Mrs. 4. T. Knudtson. West Union visitors Wm. Frederick and the Gilsons attended supper with Harry Gilson. Numerous callers and hosts are listed including Rob. Wilson, J. S. Phillips, Bert Allen, Harold Leuenberger, John Nydegger, Ben Brabham, and Arthur Chapman.
In Elgin and nearby areas residents recount weekend visits among Christen, Friederich, Lehman, Ba tihofer and other families. Reuben Christen reports twelve baby chicks from a January hatch. Cheary Valley School pupils write to Opalagin and Harold Friederich, with class activities and attendance records highlighted.
The fragment lists numerous social visits and guests including Mrs Lyle Granger of Racine Wis Helen Luchsinger ill visits Mrs Anna Brabham Mrs Wm Kohls and Mr Clarence Kohls attended a shower in Randalia last Saturday evening Joe Peters Roland Bartlett Louis Becker and families visited George Howard last Wednesday Fern Northrup Clermont weekend guest of Mrs Lyle Wilson Reuben Howard visit for newborn baby Clifton Powell Thomas Roy Leuchtenmacher guests Elmer Pinney Erma Redwinkle West Union trip for Math DeSart golden wedding Arthur Chapman and Mrs Thos Pollock visited Harold Strong Sunday for the new baby.
Gunder News reports several social visits in Clermont and nearby towns. Otto Gisleson callers at Mrs. H Amundsen’s home in Clermont. Albert Olson from Forest City staying with T T Loftagard. Vikesland and Wx from Decorah guests in Ki Bilden homes. Gilbert Peterson and sons near Decorah dined with John Hellum. Loftsgard and family and Tom Holm hosting and assisting with butchering. Various families remark on ill health and recoveries, school attendance, and a Dorcas Society meeting planned for February 4 at the home of Clarence Kirkeberg. scattered weekend visits across Elgin Highland and Wadena areas.
Announcement notes pianist Coe Pettit married Arline Hill of New Hampton at Galena New Jersey last August and the couple reside in Mason City. The Fay ette Leader adds a notice to read the Echo Ads. It pays.
Edward A. Selzer of Guttenberg was appointed dairy and food inspector for Fayette, Winneshiek, Allamakee and Clayton counties by Secretary of Agriculture Ray Murray last Thursday. Winneshiek supervisors consider issuing $5000 scrip as a public works experiment. Decorah faces an epidemic of burglaries with seven straight break-ins prompting debate over extra police. August Werger, McGregor farmer, shipped five calves to Chicago but received a $1.98 bill instead of pay. freight and commissions surpassed veal value. Arnold reports Coal Company prices from Chicago for Illinois and eastern Kentucky, Kentucky coal at $1.92 per unit, freight $5.11 from mine to Waukon. IR rates set by Interstate Commerce Commission.
A concise meditation on how anger accelerates toward forgiveness while concealed ire hardens into revenge, echoing Bulwer-Lytton’s line about temper and tempering justice with mercy. The remark reinforces the pivot from rash retaliation to measured clemency in human conduct.
Secondary metals jewelry and dental waste supply the world with the largest amount of secondary gold and silverware while photographic waste yields the largest share of secondary silver. Secondary metals differ from metals obtained directly from ores.
Rabiali Rabbelis trained in a monastery and took vows as a monk and priest. He later pursued medicine and science, rising to become the cure of Meudon at his death.
A Washington Star line quotes Hi Bo speaking of today’s optimism amid concern for future storms. The brief urges valuing the present sunny moment while acknowledging unsettled times ahead in Chinatown.
A note warns that the moon's rays affect certain people, urging parents not to let their child sleep with the moon shining on its face. The passage reflects superstition about lunar influence and child safety.
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