Annual Report of Ladies Cemetery Assn Elgin Iowa
Financial report of the Ladies Cemetery Association of Elgin Iowa for the period from January 4, 1928, to January 3, 1927. The document outlines receipts, disbursements, and balances, detailing contributions, expenditures for grave maintenance, repairs, and improvements, and summarizes the association's financial health.
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Annual Report OF Ladies' Cemetery Assn
Ladies’ Cemetery Association
Elgin
Iowa
M E Church Notes and Local Society Actions
The Ladies Aid Society meets with Mrs. C. 8 Kniel and the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society gathers at the parsonage with Mrs. Start. The pastor to present the sermon topic Right and Wrong of the Dance with a possible discussion. Sunday school at 11, Epworth League at 7:80, evening service at 8 with Girl Scouts as guests and a Bees lullaby by the Girls Glee Club followed by a talk and investiture. St. Paul’s welcomes all. FRIEDEN BUTS MISSOURI FARM profile notes a March 1, 1927 tract transfer of 800 acres from the Bogarth estate to new owners via historic local family.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Reel Epworth
Girls’ Glee Club
St. Paul's
Elgin Loses to West Union in Low-Scoring Game
West Union High defeated Elgin High 10 to 6 in a rough packetball night as Elgin struggled with 17 missed free throws and a hundred misses at the basket. Girls fell 45 to 29 with Berndt and Meyer hitting tough shots but weak guard play allowing West Union rallies. Next home doubleheader with Maynard High, boys at 7 16 and girls at 4 25, with January 28 date change noted for Postville game.
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West Union High
Elgin High
West Union
L. Berndt
G. Meyer
Aice
Maynard
Postville
Association No 5 Begins in Fayette County Dairy Testing
Association No 5 in Fayette County begins with Donald Dubrkopf of Banks township appointed tester. He has years of dairy farm work in Wisconsin and is trusted to establish proper testing standards. Elgin Association remains the sole non numbered group. county hopes to assign it a Fayette number for advertising value.
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Fayette County
Donald Dubrkopf
Banks Township
Donald
Wisconsin
Elgin Association
Fayette
Husabergs Entertain Bess Stoeler at Dinner
Mr and Mrs Trygve Husaberg entertained Bess Stoeler at dinner Tuesday as part of a social note in the society column.
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Trygve Husaberg
Bess Stoeler
River Bridge at McGregor Recommended by Commission
The Iowa interstate bridge commission urged construction of a Mississippi River bridge at McGregor by Iowa and Wisconsin. Engineers estimate cost at about 1.5 million dollars. The site would link near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, with Lansing, Iowa as the alternative considered.
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Iowa Interstate Bridge Commission
Iowa
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
McGregor
Elgin Iowa Council Proceedings January 8 1927
Elgin Iowa council met in regular session with Mayor F C Muehlethaler presiding. Roll call listed Kohler Yenney Stoehr Falb Schori. minutes approved. finance committee audited and allowed bills including printing, street lights, power pumping, extinguishers, pump salary, meters, hauling, and supplies. adjournment motion carried.
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Elgin
Iowa
F.C. Muehlethaler
Kohler
Yenney
Stoehr
Falb
Schori
R. P. Strauch
N. E. I. Pr Co
N. E. E Pr Co
City Drug Store
T. W. Doan
Worthington Pump & Mch'y Co
L. G. Lehman
John Kiple
C. J. Harrington
Beamer Tire Shop Promises Full Vehicle Repair Services
Local ad for Beamer Tire Shop in West Union offers balloon and tire repair, high pressure fire repair, vulcanizing lime, auto topping and repairing, glass cutting and setting, radiator work, and plate glass cutting. Includes details on closed care and delivery services.
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Beamer Tire Shop
West Union
Lewp
Elgin Furniture Store Announces Massive Weekend Sale
Elgin Furniture Store unveils a mammoth sale starting Saturday January 15 and running through January 22. Proprietor Muehlethaler cites 15 years of patronage as motive to offer unprecedented spring buying savings. Every item discounted. sales overseen by Geo L Bi. Ends with a teaser about other seven cent items elsewhere in the paper.
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Elgin Furniture
Voneniz
Cloges
Muehlethaler
Geo, L
Ae . Hi
Local girl receives uniform and cap at Sherman Hospital
Constance Hutchinson, on probation at Sherman Hospital in Elgin Illinois, was among eight honored for completing a four month probation and joining the training school as registered nurses. Ceremonies featured the Big Sister and Little Sister cap presentation with Ms C Irene Oberg, superintendent, presiding. the Women’s Club nurses committee participated.
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Constance Hutchinson
Sherman Hospital
Elgin
Minois
Elgin Courier
Farm Bureau School Begins Home Furnishing Project
The Farm Bureau School for the women's work opened with the first lesson on color and designing Tuesday January 11 at the West Union courthouse. Miss Nora Workman led the session as four project leaders and eighteen local leaders from Pleasant Valley, Mlyria, Center and Westfield townships participated. The next class on Home Dying is set for February 15. The event, held in the Presbyterian church basement, showed strong interest and suggests a profitable year.
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Farm Bureau School
West Union Court House
Nora Workman
Presbyterian Church
Pleasant Valley
Mlyria
Center
Westfield Townships
Coal for Sale by Elgin Farmers Dairy Co
The Elgin Farmers Dairy Co will sell a carload of coal in the latter part of this month. Patrons must inform Mr. Fred Reichert of the desired tonnage. Price 11 to 13 cents per ton. Signed M. Luchsinger secretary. Reed all the ads this week and save aippey.
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Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Co
Fred Reichert
M. Luchsinger
Sec
STARS AND MASONS INSTALL OFFICERS
The Eastern Star lodge installed its ladies officers for the year, led by W M Charlotte Weibel and W P George Falb with Louise Dean assistant matron and Myrtle Kohler conductor. The Masons followed Tuesday with new officers headed by Hans Winkler as W M and C B Schori as secretary and treasurer Mosby.
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W. M
Chariotte
Weibel
W. P
George Falb
Asso
Louise Dean
Myrtle Kohler
Aso
Flossie Capper
Sec
Till Hanson Treus
Jennie Mosby
Mra
John Shaffer
Marshal
Ethel Hovey
Ads
Bess Stoehr
Ruth
Margaret Green
Esther
Gladys Schori
Martha Sirestine Schori
Eda
Grace
Evans
Den
Ed Conner
Idhans
Masons
Eld
Hans Winkler
W. M. C. B. Schori
S&s. W
Ernest Bauder
J. W. Sammel Mosby
C. J. Harrington
Walter Falk
D. George Vaughn
J. D. Gordon Mosby
Walter Kohler
J. S. August Benson
Tyler
Grimm and Butikofer Launch Hatchery January 12
Grimm and Butikofer will start a new hatchery January 12 in La Grange Missouri. They doubled capacity to 40 000 per hatch and convert part of their barn into a 4 000 chick housing area with hot water heating. The owners note a shift toward selling chicks several weeks old rather than day old to meet demand.
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la Grange
Grimm & Butikofer
Elgin
Messrs
Grimm
Butikofer
Mgr
Frieden sale tops seven thousand dollars in farm auction
Fred Frieden, a long time farmer, held a closing out sale counting 7350.90 in total. Prices included old oats 69 cents, new oats 54 cents, corn 12 cents, hay 165 dollars, two year old steers 70 dollars, yearlings 38 dollars, and the top beef cow at 80 dollars. Machinery sold well while F R Berg acted as auctioneer and Gordon Mosby as clerk. Master of ceremonies H W Falb oversaw the lunch.
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Fred Frieden
F. R. Berg
Gordon Mosby
H. W. Falb
Farm Bureau Demonstration on Meat Processing Held
Rex Beresford of Ames led the Wallace Peters demonstration in Illyria township last Thursday January 6 covering selecting cutting curing and canning meat. A large attendance gathered and participants expect substantial benefit from the session.
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Farm Bureau
Rex Beresford
Ames
Wallace Peters
Illyria Township
Baptist Church Notes Busy January Meeting Schedule
The Baptist Church announces Sunday programs January 16 with German service at 10 a.m. Sunday school at 11 a.m. B Y P U events follow with music and readings led by Mrs. Baumgartner and others. Choir rehearsals and midweek meetings are set for January 18 19 20 plus a note of thanks from Brother C Matthys on his 80th birthday.
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Clarence Kohls
B. Baumgartner
Long
Mabel Rennison
Alf Wenger
Clarence
Lawrence Muehlethaler
Lena Baumgartner
Dorothy Etter
Ervin Shiller
Marie Muehlethaler
G. Hackman
H., Keiser
Miller
Brainard
C. Matthys
Dairy Feed and Management School at Elgin
At Elgin on Wednesday January 19 Burt Odekirk and F G Churchill will conduct a Dairy Feed and Management and Legume School. The meeting starts at 10 a m and will be an all day event likely closing about 3 30 p m The event measures the progress in the local dairy industry.
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Burt Odekirk
F. G. Churchill
Elgin
C F And Rebekah Joint Installation
The local Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs will hold a joint installation this Thursday evening January 13. District deputies for both groups will assist, followed by a picnic dinner. Members are asked to bring a covered dish and sandwiches.
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Odd Fellows
The
Rebekahs
T Here
Illyria 4H Meetings Highlight Nutritious Lessons
Mrs J H Wilson and Mrs Tom Greathead led two nutrition lessons in districts 4 and 5 with good attendance. Instructors prepared meals, Myra Wilson served ice cream and cake, and participants praised the sessions while looking forward to 1927. District 7 farm bureau ladies met at Will Young’s home for a well attended gathering with a tasty meal.
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J. H. Wilson
Tom Greathead
Tom Baldwin
Johnnie Wilson
Myra Wilson
Farm Bureau
District No. 7
Will Young
Man crosses thin river ice for town trip
Leo Grether hurried from Holzer farm toward Sunday School and crossed the Turkey River on ice. The ice broke around him leaving him in eight feet of water. He escaped without aid, warning others to check ice thickness before crossing.
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Leo Grether
Turkey River
Holzer Farm
Leo
Notice to Contributors for The Echo
The Echo cannot publish several late contributions due to space constraints but appreciates them and will use them as soon as possible. Readers are asked to be patient with the newspaper staff.
School News Highlights In Classrooms And Clubs
Mrs Kruger visited the first primary room last week. Billie Powers and Kenneth Schori were absent sick all week. Friday will be Doll Day with new Christmas dollies as guests of honor. Paul Zurbriggen enrolled in sixth grade. Girl Scouts January program finalized and initiation set for January 16 at M E church conducted by Rev Starr. Entertainment includes a box social and sliding evenings. Last Saturday about 20 scouts hiked to Mabel Friden’s home for spot luck supper, with Mr Whitney and Miss Nemo. High school enjoyed educational movies at the opera house, described foundry work exceptionally well. Alumni return: Fred Grimm Irvin Miller Helen Gruver Heibie Baldwin visited. School band and orchestra improve, performing smaller selections from Prof Mirick's book. West Union high school band members assisted band practice. Mr Green treated the basketball squad to roast possum and sweet potatoes. The band is self supporting. Second semester starts Monday January 24 with new pupils expected. Yearly Nelson Encyclopedias service keeps library up to date. Iowa Traveling Library continues with two shipments in November. This is a yearly state service.
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Rev. Starr
Mabel Frieden
Mr Whitney
Miss Nemo
Torkelson Bros
Fred Grimm
Irvin Miller
Helen Gruver
Heibie Baldwin
Mirick
West Union High School
Iowa
Passes Nintieth Milestone at Ole Matthys Ninety
On Thursday January 6 Ole Matthys celebrated his ninety years with family and friends. A birthday dinner was shared with Mrs Peter Luchsinger and Mr and Mrs Hans Keiser. Visitors Carl Miller Clermont Gotlieb Freiburghaus August Kruger Madison SD also sent gifts and greetings.
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Ole Matthys
Melchi Luchsinger
Peter Luchsinger
Hans Keiser
Matthys
Christian Miller
John Miller
Clermont
Gottlieb Freiburghaus
August Kruger
Madison
South Dakota
Two Farm Sales Near Closure Highlighted by Weibel
Two real estate deals closed recently. The 100 acre W. C. Smith farm sold to Lovie Dennler through A. M. Weibel and Thos. Knudtson, and the 70 acre Fred Frieden pasture sold to Andréw Yearous via A. M. Weibel. Weibel notes promising prospects for further sales.
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W. C. Smith
Lovie Dennler
A. M. Weibel
Thos. Knudtson
Fred Frieden
Andréw Yearous
A.M. Weibel
Minnie Schneider Quits Hotel Post Over Arm Trouble
Minnie Schneider, a hotel staffer, resigns due to recurring arm trouble. She is staying at the Gottfred Pfister home. Leona Olson succeeds her at the hotel. Elgin announces that next week will be Sate week.
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Minnie Schneider
Gottfred Pfister
Leona Olson
Elgin
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M. E. Church Notes
Eyneat Ji ‘Starr
Strang
Abner Bogarth
Transnillés
Town
Bozarth
Kentucky
Association No. 5
Council Proceedings
Wereon
ARTE
Elgin Furniture Store
Stars and Masons
Qrimm
Baptist Church
Dairy Feed and Management School
C. F
Rebekah
Illyria
Nintieth
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