Elgin Echo Notes Local Life and Cold Weather
Elgin residents change jobs visit relatives and endure blizzard conditions. Abe Habeger resigns to take a salesman post at Otto Krueger farm. Friedolf Peterson and wife return from Norway to Decorah. Grace Peters leaves West Union hospital after an operation. Church activities pause due to snow. Republican caucus set for Elgin town hall with six delegates to county convention. George Vaughn plans Chicago move to work in steel foundry. Mrs. H S Steele marks twenty fifth wedding anniversary with a Ladies Aid gathering.
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Elgin Town Hall
Church Service and Sunday School Schedule
J. J. Snyder is the minister and Mrs. Louis Klingman is the pianist. Worship starts at 10 a m with Sunday School at 11 a m.
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J. J. Snyder
Louis Klingman
Syria Church Service Schedule Highlights
J J Snyder minister leads at Syria Church with Grace Foxwell as pianist. Sunday School begins at 10 15 a m and church worship at 11 15 a m.
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J.J. Snyder
Grace Foxwell
Elgin Baptist Church Service Schedule and Choir Rehearsal
Elgin Baptist Church announces Sunday worship at 10 o clock with Sunday school at 11 o clock and evening service at 7 45. On Wednesday February 19 the Tabitha Society meets at 2 p m and a prayer meeting at 8 p m with choir rehearsal at 9 p m. Paul F. Zoschke is pastor and Lillian Jacobs is organist.
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Paul F. Zoschke
Lillian Jacobs
Tabitha Society
Lutheran Church Notes Confirmations and Services Schedule
February 15 lists St. Olaf at 10 and Marion at 2 for confirmands. February 16 shows St. Olaf Chapel at 9 and Marion at 11 with English services. February 28 places Norway at 11 and First Lutheran at 2 with English services. You are welcome at each service. Strandford, Pastor.
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Confirmands
St. Olaf
Marion
St. Olaf Chapel
Norway
First Lutheran
Strandford
Mrs. Anna Gilson Dies in California Hospital
News of Mrs. Anna Gilson widow of George Gilson a well known West Union couple arrives as she died after a fall and hip fracture while hospitalized in Glendale California. Cremation set and ashes to be laid to rest in West Union cemetery with three survivors Ella Frank and Harry Gilson.
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Anna Gilson
George Gilson
West Union
Gilson
Ella Wells
Glendale
Calif
Ella
Frank Gilson
Emporia
Kansas
Harry Gilson
Elgin
Methodist Church
0. E.S
West Union Art Club
Union
Wild Creatures Battle Yet Respect Each Other in Nature Tales
A Scientific American piece notes that predators such as the puma bear fox mink and weasel avoid deadly fights, preferring the course of least resistance. While bloodthirsty, many clashes end in stalemate, reflecting a natural law that captor or first possessor is generally respected.
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F. Anton
Scientific American
Mayflower Pilgrims May Have Built Barn at Jordans
Historians report conflicting legends about the Mayflower’s final fate and possible timber reuse. Traditions claim the ship engaged in slave trade, was sunk, or its timbers used for a Belgian buyer’s property and a Jordans barn. A cracked beam in a Musflower barn is cited by Governor Broadford as fortified, linking to the Pilgrims’ ship.
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America
Massachusetts
Belgium
Jordans
Buckinghamshire
England
London
Wilam Broadford
Indianapalis
Washington Inspected Rumsey Steam Boat Model
Washington inspected James Rumsey's steam boat model on September 7 1784 and expressed in a certificate that the discovery could be of vast usefulness in inland waters. Rumsey's propulsion idea never proved practical, while Fulton and others later pursued the vision Washington voiced.
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Washington
George Washington
James Rumsey
Dolivet
Rumsey
Es Stern
Fulton
New American Republic
Juries Costly and Often Unreliable Says Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly notes that juries can be costly and misleading as examples show 789 men screened for 12 jurors who acquitted amid clear murder evidence and 4821 men questioned for fitness with jurors fees totaling $13000.
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Collier’s Weekly
Disease Ideas It Commended Among Lower Races
A reported belief in northern India suggests disease can be transferred to others as a cure for the sick. The practice involves placing scales from a smallpox sufferer with flowers on a toad in hopes passersby will touch them and contract the disease to remove it from the afflicted person.
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Northern
India
Lord Howe Island described as earthly paradise in Collier's Weekly
J van Gorder of Santa Cruz California writes about Lord Howe Island, a nine square mile slot 860 miles east of Australia. The island is owned in common by about 150 inhabitants and sustained by collecting old palm seeds, a task requiring less than one hour of each man's week.
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Lord Howe Island
Australia
J. van Gorder
Santa Cruz
Collier's Weekly
Many Ways to Spell Words in Early English Print
A fragment cites Joseph Gratin of Chester noting that centuries ago English orthography was not standardized with about sixty different spellings and printers often varied spellings on a single page, reflecting fluid language norms.
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Orior
Joseph Gratin
Chester
Gollier
Mrs. Sarah Helms Dies Pioneer of Brainard
Mrs. Sarah Helms longtime Brainard resident died at her home Friday night February 7 after a prolonged illness of about two years. She was widow of R. W. Helms and survived by three children Mrs. Clarence Tripp Mrs. E. B. Grimes and A. K. Craft. Funeral held Tuesday at Brainard’s home church with Rev G A Thomas officiating. Burial followed in the local cemetery. Echo to publish life sketch in next issue.
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Sarah Helms
Brainard
R. W. Helms
Clarence Tripp
E. B. Grimes
A. K. Craft
G. A. Thomas
Echo
Entertain for Mrs L L Kiple at Batoffe Club
The Batoffe Club hosted a farewell for Mrs. L. L. Kiple at Mrs. Leo Schori’s home Monday evening. She leaves today for Guttenberg to reside for several months, joined by Mesdames Hoag Klingman Mosby Schori Falk Falk Christ Wolf Kohler Strauch Schall Muehlethaler and Miss Denniston of Clermont.
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Louis Klingman
Batoffe Club
H. H. Wolf
L. L. Kiple
Elmer Hoag
Leo Schori
Mel Kohler
R. P. Strauch
Albert Schall
Clarence Muehlethaler
F. C. Muehlethaler
Jane Denniston
Clermont
Death of Mrs. Guri Groth Near Elgin
Mrs. Guri Groth aged 97 died at her home northeast of Elgin Tuesday night after a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements set for Saturday afternoon at the home and at a Clermont Lutheran church. Burial will take place in Houg cemetery east of Elgin.
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Guri Groth
Elgin
Houg
Declamatory Contest Postponed to Thursday Evening
The high school declamatory contest, set for Tuesday night, was postponed and will now start at 7 45 p m tonight in the high school auditorium.
Randalia at Elgin High Friday Nite 7:30
Elgin high school hosts Randalia Friday evening at 7 30 two games on the program invited crowd. Chas Wenger remains ill and confined to bed his condition worsened Monday morning but is better now. Weather thaw noted on Monday noon the first in weeks. Echo subscribers urged to notify address changes for better delivery service. Birds feed request to C S Whitney at the school house and the boys will gather and distribute it in Elgin.
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Chas
Wenger
C. S. Whitney
Elgin
Top Sale Price Set for Two Year Old Sow Lady Evidence
S Hunsberger Son of Elgin area sold a coming two year old sow named Lady Evidence for 500 to Campbell Lineville Shelbyville Ind. This marked the top price for a two year old sow in years. Poland China breeders in Iowa and Illinois already have boars from this sow in their herds. Indiana firm had pursued the sow for some time with payment arriving this week.
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S. Hunsberger & Son
South of
Elgin
Lady Evidence
Campbell & Lineville
Shelbyville
Ind
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Army Recruiting Drive Seeks 90 New Recruits for Fort Des Moines
The U S Army recruiting office in Cedar Rapids Iowa announces 90 enlistments for Medical Corps Cavalry and Motorized Field Artillery stationed at Fort Des Moines Iowa. Recruits aged 16 to 35 single will be stationed after one year in Iowa with potential postings to Hawaii Panama Canal Zone Philippines China or Alaska. A post card to the recruiting office will provide full information. It notes the irony of share the wealth rhetoric contrasted with personal stakes.
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U.S. Army
Brig
Edar Rapids
Medical Corps
Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Hawaii
Panama Canal Zone
Philippines
China
Alaska
U. S. Army
Cedar Rapids
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Edward Shelton
Corlwell
Edwin Krueger
The
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Cleve Erhardt
Eddie Cat Berg
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Postville
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Herman Schupbach
Mildred and
Eunice Butikofer
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Burton T. Wolf
Louis Lehman
Anna Lauer
Chicago
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H. S. Steele
Ladies’ Aid
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Max Thoma
Chas. Feller
Franc DeSart
Thos. Knudtson
D. R. Roberts
St. Paul’s M. E. Church
Yria
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Lutheran Church Notes
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Frank Kiple
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Roy Ellis
Manchester
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Eleanor Guyer
Mae Anderson
Star Carrier
Mayflower
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Gasaph Houg
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Kenneth Medberry
Emil Moor Myron Anderson
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Edga. Kimball
Pete Engen
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Fred Nvdegger
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Emil Schneider
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Lou Reierson
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