Iowa News Briefs From 1920s Clippings Arrive
Classified clippings report court dates for Clayton and Fayette counties with judges Eichendorf, Reed and Taylor. Also noted are 1926 hunting licenses issued, highway fund expenditures, a Detroit murder suicide case, and local prices, telephony costs, corn pest alerts, delayed mail, gasoline tax receipts, iodine tablets for goitre prevention, and related notes.
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Taylor
Eichendorf
Reed
Clayton
Fayette Counties
Clayton County
Elkader
Fayette County
Des Moines
Carl F. Lee
Monona
Elizabeth C. Kinhl See
Detroit
See
Rose See
Duluth
Chas, Fay
Grand Meadow Township
Chas. M. Brooks
McGregor
Evitorceia
Clerk of Courts
New York
London
Iowa
Ramsay
Europe
Illinois
W. J. Hamrid
Mason City
West Bend
Wis
Ray E. Johnson
Prairie du Chien
Barber shops to close evenings after Feb 1927
After February 1 1927 Elgin barber shops will close at 6 30 pm on Tuesdays and Fridays the same as stores This notice from 4H Becker J F Berndt Wm Baumgartner informs residents to bear the change in mind.
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Elgin
F. Becker
J. F. Berndt
Wm, Baumgartner
Baptist Church Notes Sunday Schedule and Upcoming Programs
Baptist church notes outline English services at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Sundays, Sunday school at 11 a.m. B Y P A prayer meetings and choir rehearsals scheduled for January 25 to 27 with Brainard service on January 26. Junior choir and B Y P U program details plus pastor Ph Lauer invite parishioners to join and pray for the sick.
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Brainard
Frieden Family Moves to Missouri Farm Next Week
The Fred Frieden family plans to relocate to La Grange Missouri to resume farming. They will load stocks and household goods on Wednesday and ship that night. The next morning they will depart in two wagons and a truck with essential items, aiming to complete the 400 mile drive in a single day. The move ends 30 years on the current place, 26 there.
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Fred Frieden
la Grange
Missouri
Frieden
Elgin Boys Defeat Maynard In Fast Local Game
Elgin high school boys beat Maynard 22 to 14 on the local floor led by Klingman Kiple and Olson. Maynard guard Evans and star Lewis kept it close in spots, while Elgin’s defense stifled most Maynard scoring. Next Tuesday Oelwein High meets Elgin in the season’s biggest home game.
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Maynard High
Elgin
Klingman
Kiple
Olson
Maynard
Lewis
Evans
West Union
Elgin Boys
Oelwein High
Oebwein
Qvalwein High
N. E. Iowa
Maley
Thomas
Oelwein
Postville
Fayette
Wadena News Items From Pleasant Ridge To Fayette Nearby
Local notes report Sid Walters children Vera and Elizabeth sick this week while Mrs McCann of Fayette visits at the Walter Royce home. Various visits and travel are noted including Alden Gell’s ice fall injury, ice storage at Oelwein, and Tom Fennell’s visits. School Board president S M Jennings attends Fayette county director meeting. Mrs Gladys Larson lies ill in Waterloo hospital. Mr Cousins of Oelwein seeks housing in Wadena.
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Sid Walters
Vera
Elizabeth
Pleasant Ridge
Royce
McCann
Fayette
Walter Royce
Etter
Evergreen Ridge
Lawrence Fennel
Tom Fennell
Lima
A. R. Carter
Roy Cline
Brainard
West Union
Frank Everett
Tedeat
Oelwein
Cline
California
S. F. G. Miller
Maple Grove
F. J. Schroeder
Alden Gell
Maggie Whittenbaugh
M. Jennings
Wadena
L. G. Meyer
Fayette County
B. A. Jennings
Mary
Waterloo
Gladys Larson
Houg Brothers Dine After County Reunion
The five Houg brothers, all stockholders in Elgin Savings Bank, gathered Monday for a family reunion at K. G. and Knudt Houg's home on Pleasant Street. After the morning meeting they shared a bachelor dinner noted as rivaling the best lady cooks. The brothers reside in Oscar Clermont Olaf near West Union Elling near Gunder and Knudt and Kittle in Elgin.
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Houg Brothers
K. 8
Knudt Houg
Elgin Savings Bank
Pleasant Street
Hong Brothers
Oscar
Clermont
Olaf
West Union
Elling
Gunder
Kittle and Knudt
Elgin
New Millinery Store to Open in Elgin
Miss Inez Cook rents the Straud Building and will open a new millinery shop in Elgin on or about February 1. She currently teaches school and will run the store with a clerk until the school year ends before moving to Elgin to manage it herself. Watch next issues for announcements.
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Inez Cook
Straud
Elgin
Miss Cook
Much Poultry and Eggs Marketed in Elgin
The Echo reports on poultry and egg marketing in Elgin over the past year. Total payments by hatcheries and handlers sum to about $130,000, though exact figures are hard to determine due to multiple parties involved.
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Elgin
the Echo
M E Church Notes and January Activities at St Pauls
The Ladies Aid Society meets in church parlors this Thursday with a 6 15 pm January Family Church Night featuring a covered dish and auto social. Sunday services include 10 am morning worship, 12 pm Sunday school, 7 30 pm Fipworth League. District conference will be at First Church Waterloo February 16 17. Ernest J Starr Pastor.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Fipworth League
Des Moines
Neff
Texas
Pierce
Oregon
Steiner
Ralph. Conner
Shannon
Chicago
Hughes
Keeney and
Jones
First Church
Waterloo
St. Paul's
Ernest J. Starr
Flea Market Sale At Elgin Opera House Feb First
Fred Berg announces auction at the Clothing Store with a knitting machine and a ladies black fur coat offered to the highest bidder. Items include clothing furnishings and shoes. sale starts at 1 p m Saturday. audience urged to attend and bid at their own price. Cheer Up Chad home talent comedy noted.
Library book shower Saturday January twenty ninth
The Library Association hosts a book shower on Saturday January 29. Donors may drop books at Elgin Savings Bank or give them to Ladies' Study Club members before that date.
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The
Library Association
Elgin Savings Bank
Ladies’ Study Club
Webster's dictionaries arrive at Echo office for subscribers
The first consignment of Webster's dictionaries has arrived at the Echo office and all those who have ordered to copy may obtain them there. They are described as dandies and are offered with an additional payment of 75c for Echo subscribers paid ahead. Order soon if you want one.
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Webster
Echo
Fayette County Leads Per Cow in Iowa Dairy Output
Fayette county averaged 174 lbs butterfat per cow in 1925, top among Iowa counties. Clayton followed with 171 lbs, state average was 140 lbs. Fayette led in total creamery butter produced with 5,482,853 lbs, aided by strong breeding and cooperative associations.
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Iowa
Fayette County
Clayton County
State Department of Agriculture
Clayton
Fayette
Young Folks Wed At Decorah With Local Farmer Groom
Lee Klingman and Thelma Knutson were married in Decorah at the M E parsonage Wednesday January 12 by Rev F O Hillman. Klingman, farming near Garnaville, has longtime ties to the area, a Elgin High graduate of 1920, while Knutson hails from near Elkader and is well known locally. Echo joins friends in extending congratulations and best wishes.
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Lee Kingman
Thelma Koutson
M. E
Decorah
F. O. Hillman
Klingman
Garnaville
Elgin High
Miss Knutson
Elkader
Cheer Up Chad at Elgin Opera House Feb 1
Elgin hosts a home talent play titled Cheer Up Chad at the Elgin Opera House on February 1. Read all the ads. it pays. Featuring a local cast in a community production running February 1 and lst.
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Chad
Elgin Opera House
Elgin Furniture Store Sale Draws Huge Opening Crowd
The Elgin Furniture Store opened a money saving sale Saturday drawing one of the largest crowds for an opening day in Elgin. Despite cold weather, shoppers from Elkader Wadena Tayette Postville Tawkeye West Union Randalia Clermont and nearby towns attended. The sale runs through Friday night January 22 with flour coverings offered in a separate section of the paper.
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Elgin Furniture Store
Elgin
Muehlethaler
Elkader
Wadena
Tayette
Postville
Tawkeye
West Union
Randalia
Clermont
Annual meeting elects Elgin Savings Bank board
Elgin Savings Bank stockholders elected the same board of directors for the coming year and reorganized with all old officers retained. Officers named were J. D. Shaffer president Fred Richert vice president Samuel Musby cashier G. J. Musby assistant cashier Clara Winkler leader. Directors listed as A. S. Hoag Has Winkler August Benson J. B. Shaffer and Fred Reichert. Bank shows flourishing condition and a substantial dividend was declared on stock.
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Elgin Savings Bank
J. D. Shaffer
Fred Richert
Samuel Musby
G. J. Musby
Clara Winkler
A. S. Hoag
Has Winkler
August Benson
J. B. Shaffer
Fred Reichert
Liu Stock
Party for Fifteen Year Old Floyd Dummiermuth
Floyd Dummiermuth celebrated his fifteenth birthday with a party for twenty high school friends. The event featured games and a lunch, providing the evening’s entertainment.
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Floyd Dummiermuth
Thrift Week Plans Highlight Junior Class News
The junior class marks National Thrift Week with a schedule from Jan 17 to Jan 22 covering thrift, Budget on Home Economy, Life Insurance, Own Your Own Home, Safe Investment, Pay Bills Promptly, and Share with Others. A thrift fund begins with one cent per member. Girl Scout events include Tenderfoot tests at the Methodist church and a vesper service.
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Nat'l
Methodist Church
EB. J. Starr
Lois Lehman
Mary Frances Starr
Loraine Carpenter
Lucille Berndt
Ruth Mosby
Chip
Margaret
Pearl Adney
Birthday Dinner Honors Forest City Visitor in Elvin
Mr. and Mrs. Thas Howard hosted relatives for a dinner in Elvin honoring Mrs. Abe Fox of Forest City. It marked Mrs. Fox's 58th birthday. Guests included the Brabhams, Boyles, Conners, Enos Howard family, Tommy Howard family, Reuben Howard, and the James Fox family. Mrs. Fox and the Foxes arrived Sunday for a two week visit with relatives.
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Thas
Howard
Elvin
Abe Fox
Forest City
Enos Howard
Tommy Howard
Reuben. Howard
Jamey, Fox
Fox
James Fox
Bell Creek Community Club January Meeting Notes
The Bell Creek Community Club met at Esther Kiple’s home with eight members present and one new member Mrs. Charles Wandy. Ruth Olsen presented The Moonlight School Lady and Kate Holts offered a sketch on Robert E. Lee. A four two course luncheon followed hosted by the hostess. A guest attended by mouth free Mix. dohn Mricksou.
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Bell Creek Community Club
Esther Kiple
Charles Wandey
Ruth Olsen
Robert BE. Lee
Kate Holts
Mix
Dohn Mricksou
To the Highest Bidder on Bred J Schor Residence
Bids must be in by February 15 addressed to Fred E B Schori 13 16th St NW Fairbault Minn. He reserves the right to reject any or all bids. 15 cents.
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Bred J. Schor
Main Street
Clermont Road
Hue
Fred EB. Schori
16Th St
N. W
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Wadena News
LaVerle
Wanda
A. B. Carter
Fred BR. Berg
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Edwin Krusco
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