Elgin Iowa Council Proceedings January 5 1931
Elgin Iowa town council met in regular session at the town hall with Mayor Welber and Councilmen Yenney Torkelson Schori Falk and Stoehr present. Bills audited and approved include Fayette County culverts and labor 23.77 Erin Holzer gravel 34.50 Elgin Echo printing 8.27 Dean pumping salary 12.50 Grimm Hellum labor light bulbs 0 Leota Welsh telephone 1.25 E G Stoehr clock repair 2.50 Wm Miller paper hanging 21.00 Fred Gehring janitor 20.00 cleaning eroga 3.50 Fred Gehring gravel 0 Central States Power Light street lights pumping 36.61 lights hall 1.00 poll tax for 1931 fixed at 3.50. Motion to adjourn carried.
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Elgin
Iowa
Welber
Yenney
Torkelson
Schori
Falk
Stoehr
Fayette Co
Erin Holzer
Gravel
Elgin Echo
Dean
Grimm & Hellum
Leota Welsh
E. G. Stoehr
Wm. F. Miller
Fred Gehring
Eroga
Fred Ge
Cheery Valley Socials Chronicle New Year Visits
John Friederich Dan Sutter and families dined with Eliza Friederich and others. Local households hosted guests including the Butikofer, Muth, Lehman and Moor families. John Christen linked with Ames ISU course. several outings and visits noted as residents hosted relatives and ill friends.
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John Friederich
Dan Sutter
Eliza Friederich
Leo Meyer
Near West Union
Thos
Hanson
George Butikofer
Jacob Butikofer
Albert Muth
Ida Meyer
Oscar Baumgartner
Rob Lehman
Martin Larson
Adelia
Emil Moor
Elizabeth Christen
Clara Muehlenthaler
Otis Rothlisberger
John Christen
Ames
Iowa State College
Fred Butikofer
Ramona
T. J. Olson
Eva Mae
Gerald Frieden
Jimmie Davis
Geraldine Butikofer
Ethel Ma ‘Thoman
Jake Butikofer
John Dennler
Walter Butikofer
Adolph Baumgartner
Jake Dennler
Ben Hofer
George Christen
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Local families host New Year visits and social events
Area residents gathered for New Year’s Eve parties and weekend visits at several homes including the Martin Larson, Albert Schupbach, and Dennler households. People shared meals, card games, and a farewell for John Christen heading to Iowa State College. A Philadelphia clock that speaks the time also drew interest.
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Ralph Coon
Elkader
Martin Larson
Martin Hanson
Robert
Rosa Schlupp
Albert Schupbach
Clara Muehlenthaler
Elizabeth Christen
Edwin Nelson
G. Kurth
Marie Sutter
L. Christen
Martin Rice
John
Will Lantz
Albert Muth
Rock Valley
Ida Meyer
Guernsey Smith
Ellen Hangen
Ern Meyer
West Union
Frank Christen
Emil Dennler
Jake Dennler
Lydia
Harry
Elmer Dennler
Tim Thoman
Clara Muellenthaler
Lucy Christen
Jacob Christen
John Christen
Ames
Iowa ‘State College
Forest fire losses urged to prevent by man made causes
Information from the U S Department of Agriculture notes last year saw over 184000 forest fires harming about 46000000 acres. Ninety percent were man made and preventable. Farmers are advised to prune brush in winter and to use wood and felt weather stripping to cut drafts. Due to 1930 drought the U S Bureau of Biological Survey urges feeding upland game birds with standing corn, grain in sheaves, straw stacks and scattered grain in fields.
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United States
Bureau of Biological Survey
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Notice to Settle and Ad Tactics of Express Wagons
Notice to settle outstanding accounts and to remit owed balances. The item notes Chas Feller Hardware asking accounts be sent in. It also mentions the American Express company using circular carnival tactics by selling sign space on wagons and gums and cigarettes as media, with newspapers considering parcel post to replace express advertising revenue.
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Hays
Clear Lake Mirror
Philadelphia
American Express Company
Express Company
Who Belongs to de Army of de Land Baptists Debate
A colored preacher asks who belongs to the army, a man replies he belongs to the Baptist. Other speakers joke about naval allegiance, then reflect on human burdens and the difficulty of judging another’s troubles. The piece critiques ostentatious calm vs real worry and urges generosity in expressing opinion.
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Army
Navy
County Board Cuts Aid Over Auto Purchase
Lincoln county officials, deemed hard hearted by the Sibley Gazette, cut a $20 monthly appropriation to a poor woman who bought an auto. The Ackley World notes local supervisors’ proceedings show others seeking and receiving similar aid, while taxpayers foot the bill. The critic derides the system as one that relies on “ruts.”
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Lincoln
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Odd Fellow
Roy F. DeSart
Fountain Service
J. D. Shaffer Hagin, Lows
ABK
Wadena Lind’s
Gunder Arlington Meat Market
Lorence Bigler Auctioneer
Postville
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Council Proceedings
Cheery Valley News
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West Elgin
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Elgin State Bank
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