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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1929
Page
6
Local notices from Berg’s sale include last day reminders and buyers urged to visit the Falb Market for bargains. Community updates report visitors to Waterloo, family travels, illnesses, and funeral notices from nearby towns, with social happenings at the DeSart and Schori homes and a dramatic medical incident involving a student.
Baptist Church notes list English prayer and Sunday school times, with committee names Alfred Baechler and Margaret Erhardt. A choir rehearsal and evening meeting are scheduled, followed by a 2:30 English service and a post service business meeting at Marion Church.
John Luchsinger visited with his father Melchr Luchsinger on Monday. Edith Bennett spent last week with Mrs. Helms in Elgin and attended school. Forest Shaffer visited over the week with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Enos Howard. Ed Boyle has nine hens setting to hatch January twentieth. Mr. and Mrs Reuben Howard and George Howard were in West Union Wednesday. Mrs John Learn Mrs Wm Brabham and Mrs Ben Brabham called at the John Baldwin home last Thursday. Herold Bennett has been sick the past week. Herschel and Irvin Shaffer spent a few days last week with relatives at the Bennett home Sunday. Mrs Bert Allen was a guest Sunday in the Sig Hope home. The Ladies Home Circle met last Thursday with Mrs Enos Howard. Mr and Mrs Wm Frederick and George Gilson were visitors Sunday in the H B Gilson home. Edith and Clara Holzer were overnight visitors Sunday with Mr and Mrs Bert Allen. A Baldwin came from Arnolds Park. Mr and Mrs Marion Baldwin came from Hazelton to attend Nancy Baldwin s funeral held Sunday. Mrs Henry Holzer has been in the past few days. Johnnie Howard and Wm Rainey spent Sunday in the George Howard home. Mrs Robert Wilson Sr returned to her home in Elgin Wednesday after spending the past few weeks with her daughter Mrs Tommy Howard. Eddie Butikofer and Ira Bennett were callers Sunday in the Harold Bennett home. Virgil Shaffer visited over Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Ray Shaffer. Fay Brabham spent a few days the first of the week with Helen Luch singer. Helen accompanied Fay home and visited until Saturday.
A Freeman-Journal article cites industry leaders urging families to own two automobiles one for daily use and another for parades tea parties and pleasure driving. The piece reflects on social aims and contrasts coercive governance with persuasive influence attributed to Elbert Hubbard.
The article notes attic storage for dried seed corn and highlights corn stalk paper and building material as a borers’ winter refuge. It stresses choosing early developing varieties, feeding vitamin A to confined poultry, and promotes growing legume hays for higher protein, palatability, and lime content to cut feed costs and boost milk production.
Mrs. Roy French visited her Baldwin and Ritchie kin during the weekend. Nancy M. Baldwin was mourned with the John Baldwin family present. Mrs. Mel Ritchie of Oelwein spent time with sister Mrs. Hans Winkler. A fire fighter column notes prevention over uniforms. Berg will sell a warm lined jacket Saturday for 2.18 dollars. Rev J J Snyder posted no church notes and says services will be held next Sunday. Kathryn Strauch hosted a three course dinner at six with friends Betty Kohler Eileen Evans and Elizabeth McMillatt.
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