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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1928
Page
2
A Christian love story set near mosques as the Garden of Allah plays at the Elgin Opera House Sunday and Monday February 12 and 12. Also notices a sale on scratch pads offered by the Echo Office priced per pound.
Phelix Oldar parked his coupe in front of Meier Phillips store, attended a leap year dance, and returned to find the car missing. A Postville police report notes no trace yet, with ongoing searches and public concern. The story is tied to Guttenberg Press coverage.
A collage of humorous quips and stray ads prompts readers to focus on home upgrades this month. It mentions Washington and Lincoln as starting points for planning, jokes about ovens and hats, weather notes, and hints of home products like oak flooring and poultry year readiness.
Elmer H. Larson of Elgin advertises about one hundred pure bred Buff Leghorn pullets and yearling hens to mate, plus four pure bred Duroc sows weighing around 300 lbs to farrow about April 1. Also offers harnesses, pallets, grain, incubators, and brooders from Feller's Hardware and Copper Hatchery with contact names E. Honsberger and Geo. N. Schori.
Registration at the University of Town for the second semester was under Registrar H C Dorcas with fifteen assistants aiding the scheduling rush. Classes began Tuesday for most colleges with professional schools starting Monday. Enrollment is not expected to exceed about 6,000, up from 5,443 in the first term. Coe College receives 24 acres near the campus from Mrs Fannie Van Vechten and others for athletic facilities expansion.
Ed Voshell Roy Leonhart Frank Everett and Frank and Jess Poor worked in timber on Jim Probert farm Highland last week. School children study hard and still play. Several girls were sick last week and return to school this week. Photographer Dawson Clark plans more outdoor portraits. Klingman saw mill sees steady work as logs are ready. North Mink residents attend Unian church revival. nine at the altar last Sunday. Mrs Norton of Taylorsville cares for Mrs Hugh Lockard who is ill. Mrs Robert Lockard battling mumps. Ed Grummet celebrated birthday with friends and oyster supper. Mrs Ed Jennings under doctor care part of last week. Mr and Mrs Richard Erickson visiting relatives this week. Miss Monson attended Iowa City graduation last Monday. Will Russell of Oelwein and J H Caine of Arlington visited the Frank Poor home Sunday. Thad Walters birthday surprise party with refreshments. Mrs Louise Schraidt returned from visits to Monona Castalia and Minneapolis. Thelma Davis at home over Sunday then stayed with Mrs Ella Jennings. Saree Teepe represented Adolph Weber Thad Walters Ed Grummel and Frank Poor at Woodman initiation in Maynard last Thursday.
John Hurd imported a goat from California marking the third goat he has purchased this winter as part of ongoing livestock acquisitions by local owners.
County Superintendent Meyer has been busy sending out orders for library books across county districts. Books are paid from district allocations with a ratio of 16 somethings per school age person. Meyer recently spent $1,000. The law went into effect last July. Read all the ads.
State of Iowa Fayette County district court notices that a purported last will and testament of M. V. Dibble, deceased, will be heard for probate on February 27, 1928 in West Union. Clerk Edgar A. Traeger signed January 1928. Also a separate line notes corn and oats supply offered by Hunaberger and Schori at market prices.
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