Bed sow sale yields strong prices at Had Good sale
Ad Bauder held his annual bed sow sale Tuesday afternoon with thirty nine animals sold. Total receipts were 6502.50 dollars. Top price reached 500 dollars and low at 90 dollars, averaging 166.73 dollars, a record high for the locality. Purchasers include RB French Independence 600, Lew Hunsberger & Son 180, D. P. Boleyn Hikader 166, Geo. Hochhaus Eikader 225, and several others from Clermont LeRoy Volga and Decorah. The sale concludes with notes of the Masons meeting and Eastern Stars not meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ad Bauder
Batder
Lew Hunsberger & Son
Fiala
D. P. Boleyn
Hikader
J. Hochhaus
Eikader
Hunsberger & Son
Elgings
Higin
L. Hunsberger & Son
Bigin
Sam Waters
Postville
A. Gilbertson
Clermont
Himer Anderson
J. 1
Cowboy
Volga
Pee Eeeerce
Sp'nef
Eigin
A. Nelson
George Tieden
Erie
Lowe Nelson
Johanningmeier Bros
Luana
Heh
Fottett
Migin
M. E. Church Notes Highlight Busy Week Schedule
M. E. Church notes describe strong attendance and a packed week. Prof Brooke leads a large chorus as high school night approaches and a basketball game with Decorah affects schedule. Junior Choirs set for Saturday and Sunday services run daily with varied times across church venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooke
Decorah
Moore
Brooks
Kiara Mark weds Melvin Olson at parents’ home
Kiara Mark and Melvin Olson wed on February 4 1920 at the bride’s parents home Mr and Mrs K B Mark with Rev N Alverson officiating. The couple plan to farm a newly purchased property nearby and begin married life amid family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.B. Mark
Kiara
Melvin. Olson
N. Alverson
C. K. Olson
Minnesota
Mra. Olson
Bebo
Ed Boyle and Son Sell 39 Hogs at Average $72.00
Ed Boyle and Son conducted their first and only sale of Big Type Poland China hogs, selling 39 head for an average of $72. Prices paid to buyers include J. N. Conner 135.00, H. A. Montgomery 100.00, H. Reichert 52.60, C. J. Anderson multiple lots at 75.00 to 68.00, and other bidders from Elgin, Elkader, Postville, Clermont, West Union, Mikader, Hawkeye, and Hedrick with totals ranging roughly from 46.00 to 135.00 per hog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Boyle & Son
J. N. Conner
Wigin
H.A. Montgomery
West Union
Wii Howard
Elgin
H.R. Larson
Elkader
Larson
Wkader
Vree
Ero ‘Holzer
C. J. Anderson
Harold Bennett
William. Nelson
Postville
Benson & Sons
Mikader
Hedrick
Alfred Nesterby
Clermont
G. J. Anderson
Jerome Yearous
H. A. Montgomery
Bert Allen
J. Anderson
Fred Brauge
Weat Union
L. T. Larson
Bdikuder
el Bauder
I, N. Conner
Geo, Metzger
Herbert Dummermuth
Real estate transfers boost local business and store sizes
Berg and Leiter sell their building to N. W. Eyang and Evans sells his store to John Falb. The moves enlarge Evans and Falb’s operations while Berg and Kohler gain space. Possession set for March 1 as three firms benefit from the deals. Meanwhile Evangelistic meetings at the M. B. church draw larger crowds with choirm music and sermons for Masons Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. Services continue nightly this week and next except Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berg & Leiter
Bling Benson
N. W
Berg & Kohler
M. B
Brook
Hillman
Masons
Odd Fellows
Rich Man Urges Thrift and Wise Investment
A wealthy speaker criticizes American extravagance and urges the public to save for hard times. He warns against dependence on others, stresses sacrifice, and calls for investing savings wisely to secure the future.
High School Notes Update and Local Obituaries
The second half of the school year starts February 3 with four new students, three from rural districts. A Friday 2:30 pm literary program in the high school assembly is open to all. Basketball results faltered at Delwelh. next game vs Decomh at Elgin opera house at 9 pm. Scholarship marks for many grades are listed. Flu precautions include marking homes with influenza cards. Snowfall continues. Mrs. Frank Weigand’s remains arrive for burial in Elgin after illness. funeral details note her husband, son, and family mourners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delwelh
Elgin Opera House
Rewben Leitman
E.eeeesses Mls
Frelda Miller
Tuetlle Barndt
Ruth Mosby
H. Grace Patterson
Josephine DeSart
Lillie Grover
Oe Blt
Carl Johnson
Lowell Smith
Ceesee Eeeee
Harry Baldwin
Edward Klingman
Edna Hunaberger
Lester Wenger
John Jr. Falb
Elizabeth Schneider
Cilfton Megiey
Dorthy Mtters
Bessie Baldwin
Gertrude Grether
Anna Bennison
Charles Howard
Baill Schneider
Frank Pinney
Hilder Gilbertson
Winifred Sehmid
Wilbur Wedel
Richard Gehring
Ning DeSart
Toby Robbing
Vere
Mary Dean
Mary Hangon
Death of Elgin native in Stanwood at age twenty two
Dewey Jaquette Dend, also spelled Dewny Jaquatte, born and raised in Elgin, died at his Stanwood home. Pneumonia after flu led to death at about twenty two, leaving a wife, two brothers, and a sister. He trained as a harbor worker in Elgin and continued in the trade after leaving the area. Funeral was held Tuesday with burial in Stanwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Jaquette Dend
Dewny Jaquatte
Elgin
Stanwood
Pheumonia
Teaver
Migin
Harber
Dissolution Sale at Reed Farm Seeks Liquidation of Livestock
Reed and Reed announce a dissolution sale at Lem Reed farm on Friday February 13 starting 10 30 a m. Auction features 21 cattle including 4 milch cows 32 year old steers 1 heifer 3 yearling heifers and 10 calves 20 hogs 1 brood sow 19 shoats hay corn oats and assorted machinery. Mrs Caroline Bauder remains at the house indoors but able to move about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed and
Reed
Lem Reed
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Fuanca
Bigin -Savings Bank
Elgin Savings Bank
Iowa
M. E. Church Notes
Baptist Church
H. T. Kaudtson
J. D. Shaffer Wit
John Yenney
Capper Brothers & Brackin Farm
Fennell Place
Fayette County
Hans BE. Grether
Waukon
Hans E. Grether
Carl M. Raftis
Wadena
Hans HE. Grether
West Uni
C. H. Williamson
Fred W. Schneider
Halstenson & Schori
John H. Smith
White Willow Farm
George Kiple
L. J. Raftis
Etkader
Ben J. Ericson
C. Dummermuth
Schori
Weibel & Thoma
Brainard
J. Griesinger
Frank Crooks
Elgin Land Company
A. M. Weibel, Mgr., Elgin
Hork—Olson
ED Boyle & Sons Sale
Cetizens
Theae CertiMostes
Citizens’ State Bank
Frank Weigand
PF. C. Hillman
Minnie Adela Stahl
W. B. Stahl
Our Town
Frank Wailgand
Nora Springs
Weigand
Clarence
Harold
Steven
E. A. Prenty
Chicago
Caroline Bauder
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