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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1928
Page
8
Crowded notes from Clermont area list social visits, church events, and club meetings. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lubke, Mrs. Mary Gruver family, and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jacobson with broadcasts of local fare and school events. Local banking news reports dividends at People's National Bank of Waukon and a bustling week of church and social activities.
Dover Mills notes attendances at Mrs Emme Estey's funeral in Fayette and other family visits. Updates on Millard and Millard Nelson illnesses, cold illnesses affecting teachers, and Farm Bureau meeting plans. Local visits, travel to West Union, and a closing line inviting readers to send favorite recipes.
Mary Appelman traveled from near Hawkeye to assist her ill grandmother at the home of Mrs. Barnhouse, while Mrs. Harry Stillman hosted care. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bartlett visited West Union, and Joe Peters with daughter visited the George Howard home last week. The young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Boyer shows improvement from pneumonia. D. H. Craft spent Wednesday with his father, Henry Craft, at the Arthur Craft family home in Illyria. Oak Grove residents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Boyle noted in West Union on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Peters spent several days with the Geo Howard family. Mrs. George Tripp and Cecil Tripp visited West Union to Louisa Burk’s home Saturday. George Howard, Mrs. Chas Peters, Mrs. Arthur Patterson and Maggie Monnahan called at the Joe Peters home Thursday afternoon.
Frank Powers of Clermont, UW Madison student and cornetist, was elected leader of a band to accompany over 100 Wisconsin leaders on a goodwill tour across the United States. The group leaves Madison February 7 and returns February 22, visiting Iowa Illinois Kansas Indiana Oklahoma Texas Alabama Louisiana Mississippi and more.
Edna Bartholomew of West Union married Lloyd Peterson last Tuesday. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Palmer Bartholomew and formerly office girl for Dr T A King. They will reside in West Union above the Slifka garage.
Pure homemade country sorghum offered by Dr and Mrs R V Brandt at 1 75 a gallon at the Double Store Monday afternoon in Postville.
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