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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1935
Page
1
An item notes entry in the post office at Elgin Fayetta County Iowa as second class mail matter, indicating designation for mailing status and postal classification.
Circulation data and minimum charges outlined for notices including Cards of Thanks In Memoriam and Resolutions of Respect. Obituary poetry, church society and school notices with admission charged follow regular advertising rates.
In Normangee Star reflections from February 21, 1935, a prominent local man with property and influence declines to subscribe to the home paper. His wife hosts a swell reception and his daughter marries while the paper covers these events. The piece laments the paradox of public interest without subscribing and notes the funeral write up and later requests for copies, highlighting expectation versus payment.
Bremer county supervisors started building cottages at the poor farm three years ago to house families lacking resources. Results are seen as very successful though a supervisor notes no more cottages until the rural school beside the farm can handle more children. Existing plans show willingness to help families who will also work to help themselves. But when
Sumner Gazette notes that when the head of a family is idle or varying in effort, arrangements are made to provide food and shelter at the poor farm. There, all necessities are supplied at minimal cost and the family’s labor is used under supervision for maximum benefit.
A compact notice argues that sellers win by showing buyers the goods they need rather than highlighting money. It urges Elgin residents to boost local prosperity by buying supplies at home and using advertising to attract customers, comparing neglect to singleness.
Obituaries published this week include Paul Paulda Mrs Mork mother of K E Mork Mrs L M Blakesley and Chris Ber Ber The Tom Carlton building at Clermont housing a grocery jewelry store and bakery burned Monday night about 11 o clock The loss was heavy On Wednesday Feb 22 Elizabeth Richards and I F Shaffer married at Hiyria church both of Dlyria township A West Union civic mass meeting planned to decide on Fourth of July celebration or race meeting or both Assessor Geo Schori surveying property ownership David Forbes to lead Epworth League Sunday night Lots of frozen fruit arrived in Elgin with some on road a week Elgin Farmers Dairy Co received a complimentary letter regarding butter sent to New York John Capper visiting son A H Capper Little Charles Capper and Ernestine Schori recovering from scarlet fever Ed Hansen hosted brother A Erickson Of Clermont last week Moving time coming for several farmers Chas Hunsberger to move near West Union 1 PF Shaffer to take Phillips place Alyria Carl Hackman to Nicklaus farm Willard Wells moving near Fayette Sylvia Boots out sick Flossie Capper is scarlet fever victim
A rural roads plan urges Congress to invest 4.8 billion dollars in road priming funded partly by farmers. The piece argues rock crushing and local labor will upgrade roads, paying future bills, while noting lean years and rising dependency on government.
Grand Meadow neighbors share Sunday gatherings and family visits at multiple homes. Baptism of Jeanette Elaine for Ewald Lyngaas family and various local hosts and sponsors noted.
An unusual Emphoria Gazette advertisement urges a boy over 17 to seek a life of crime, detailing a path from petty theft to banditry and nationwide roaming. It calls for a stern, abusive family background, deceit, and a willingness to gamble, drink, and lie, promising fame and wealth but inevitable death.
A bride sends a note to her husband usher during a church service, asking him to return home to turn off the gas. A pastor interrupts the sermon to read the note, startling the congregation.
Gladbrook Northern calls for publication of all pension receipts and disbursements to prevent graft. Taxpayers deserve to see where money goes, criticizing state secrecy as a poor standard for public finance. The piece rails against political secrecy and moral posturing.
A Lincoln dispatch notes Nebraska is free of bonded debt with a treasury surplus, crediting a long standing constitutional provision limiting state credit pledges to 100000 dollars. The report suggests Iowa legislators study Nebraska’s frugal fiscal framework for guidance. In a separate exchange, a shopper asks for a book titled Man the Master of Women and is directed to the fiction section.
The supreme court rules that drivers and owners bear liability for passenger injuries. Passengers and guests may be asked to sign relieving the car owner of liability, while airlines face similar expectations. The notice urges courteous care alongside caution in all transport.
A call for all public officials handling taxpayer money to publish a complete and clear report of receipts and expenditures to ensure transparency and accountability for the benefit of taxpayers.
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