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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1924
Page
4
Illryia area residents and visitors are listed with travel to Elkader Fay ette near Volga City and Wea t Union. Community events include Ladies Aid dinner January 12 and church meeting January 17. festive notes mention Mary Foxwell's dinner for District No. 2 pupils and a Sunday church service with planned communion at 2 20 PM.
Mrs. Fred Schrapp remains under doctor care. Lawrence Gehring is seriously ill with pneumonia. The community notes gatherings at several homes with many neighbors visiting and assisting families. Trene Corkery resumed teaching after a two week vacation near Volga City. Hog care warning advises proper bedding to prevent pneumonia. Call No. 20 to share news.
Mrs Jeff Bishop rests on sick list. Dorothy Craft and Edith Lyons ill. Kathryn Bishop stayed in Westgate. Roy Burnside and Ted Fox visited. Lew Martin of Glen Feld visited the George Tripp home. Families traveled to West Union and Des Moines for church and social gatherings. Christmas events included a breakfast and old fashioned social at the Colonel Mounce home in Marshfield with many locals visiting from here. Alfalfa hay value noted for livestock and pig health. Germany survey cites 2,900,000 children needing food. A corn show is planned for Jan 24.
Community mentions include T. J. Owen as a guest at the Henry Olson home Monday night Gena Nyborg attending a sewing event with Wald Mrs H Qusand hosting a houseful Sunday Mrs Edwin Olson visiting Mrs H Lands gard Monday afternoon B Nelcom staying with her daughter Mrs H Lands gard Tuesday night Gilbert Ostlie of Clermont dinner guest at Henry Olson Friday Leonard Loftstuens work with Oscar Nyborg after Christmas vacation Pete Anderson and son Clarence Bilgin dinner with Mrs J Anderson Christ Anderson learning of brother A Anderson’s death from North Dakota Friday Marion church held no services due to cold weather services scheduled for next Sunday at usual time
Higland Scotland and northern countries ban dog contact to curb hoof and mouth disease. Nearly 59,000 domestic animals have been slaughtered in a broad effort to halt spread amid intense investigations. Corn Show at Bigin, Jan. 24-28.
Harold Taylor, 18, was arrested on bootlegging charges and appeared before Judge Cook. He pleaded guilty and was bound over to the grand jury. in default of bond he was sent to West Union jail awaiting grand jury action. Earlier he faced a cigarette handling charge as a juvenile offender.
A wholesale style sale lists silks up to 2.98, plain and fancy silks under 2.98, crepe backed linens, and silk remnants suitable for trimmings. Also includes shirting flannels at 39c yard, dress ginghams at 22c, corsets at half price, 10 percent off regular corsets, and discounts on ladies coats wool and silk dresses bath robes kimonas towels and bath sets.
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