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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1921
Page
4
Local items record visits from John Peters of Marshalltown and Hulda Klingman to Martha Chapman, Miss Mildred Yearous resuming Cedar Falls studies, and various family hospitality in Illyria. A church basket social raised $30 despite bad roads, with several families hosting dinners and weekend guests.
Bill Baumgartner attended Clermont on Tuesday while the Rob Lehman family hosted visitors Sunday. Ernie Christen visited the Adolph Hanson home. Mrs. Gottlieb Dennier is improving after illness. Fritz Hanni called on the Guchsingers. Harry Hanson visited the L Christen home. Eddie Hodmer stayed with the Hansen family Saturday night. Martin Hanson and his daughter Alice visited John Lantz. George Leuchtenmacher returned from Wisconsin. Mrs. Martin Hanson and her children spent a day with her mother, Mrs. Fred Schlupp. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Larson visited Andrew and Mrs Larson of Elkader. Several local men hauled wood for Celia Meyer from her farm to her Hin home. Mrs. Thos Hanson recently visited her daughter, Mrs. Ern Meyer, near West Union. Mr and Mrs Jake Dennler went to Strawberry Point to visit John Leonard. they returned home Friday. Jake Christen and children, John Nydegger and Fleet and Floyd Frieden joined visitors at the Fred Nydegger home.
Mrs. Wheeler appears on the step list and Mrs. J Croft is noted with woe in West Union Whitesday. L W Heed of Elgin visited Monday. Mrs. Mo C Bovey rode to Cedar Rapids Tuesday. A dance occurred at the Herman Goyer home Saturday. Melvin Boyer and Lew Martin traveled to Cedar Rapids. Lew Martin of Max North Dakota visits local friends and relatives. Sidney Patterson hosted Sunday dinner at Lucy Hitch, Carl Cox of West Union visited Sheldon Boyle, Jim Bartlett sought a doctor in Postville Thursday. Louisa Burk of West Union called Thursday. E G Boyer and wife visited Monticalo Thursday. Pred Veasy and family noted in plans. Advertising note promotes Red Wing work shoes at a sale price.
Community notes from Clermont and surrounding area recount visits and gatherings. Residents like Kawin and Cornelius Clason enjoy a Monday outing, while others host and visit relatives, neighbors, and friends across farms and towns. A cattle delivery to Monona buyers is noted, and a surprise party for Bert Hricks brings a crowded, festive weekend. The excerpt also records a humorous preacher joke at a church event and closes with a dairy company bid notice for buttermilk sales starting February 1 1981.
An apparent calendar note explains Easter will fall on Sunday March 27 this year, the earliest possible date given the lunar cycle after March 21. It contrasts with last year’s April 3 and hints at an early spring mood.
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