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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1931
Page
1
A Sibley Tribune note urges readers to maintain a cheerful demeanor and positive outlook to project success. It argues that facial expression and tone advertise a person’s business health, contrasting the pessimistic attitude with a sunny disposition that benefits workers and tradespeople.
Oak Grove and nearby households report weekend visits and gatherings. Bernice Bartholomew spent Saturday night with Mrs. John Nydegger while many joined Abe Fox funeral services in Forest City. Families including Dunmer muth Bartholomew Shaffer Kohls and Boyle hosted and visited across Oak Grove, Lima, Elgin, Cresco, West Union, Clifton Powell and George Boyle homes.
Funeral services for Fred E. Schori who died after an accident while sawing a tree were conducted at McCarthy Funeral Home with Rev. H. C. Bierke presiding. Interment was in Maple Lawn cemetery. Deaf and hearing relatives attended as the service featured sign singing and readings. Schori, born August 1 1870 in Fayette county near Elgin Iowa, became deaf at 12, lived in Council Bluffs Minneapolis and Faribault, and left a widow Bertolina Peterson-Dahm and two daughters Evelyn Miller and Ella Bauman. He died January 16 after infection and leg amputation following the tree accident.
The Schori family expresses gratitude for sympathy during their bereavement. They acknowledge acts of kindness and floral tributes as a source of comfort. Signed by Mrs. Lena Schori and daughters Louise Schori and Celia Rennison, and son George N. Schori.
West Union Friday saw J. J. Baldwin, postmaster at Oelwein, optimistic about upcoming construction. An $85,000 post office building planned for Oelwein is to be erected this year, with appropriation secured by Congressman Havgen Argo Gazette.
William Abraham Fox a Forest City resident and founder of Fox Construction Co died Monday after a long illness. Born May 27 1867 in Elgin Iowa he moved to Forest City as a child and married Maria Conner in 1886. Survived by wife five children seventeen grandchildren one sister and an aunt. funeral Thursday at the home with Rev E Carnell Wilson officiating. interment in Oakland Cemetery.
Iowa dairy officials vow to block yellow oleomargarine despite federal ruling that it avoids the 10 cent color tax. Secretary M G Thornburg denounces the federal decision, saying state laws prohibit colored imitation butter and may push for tougher federal rules to protect creameries producing over 200 million pounds of butter annually.
A fragmented note reflects on radio replacement in homes and neighborly effects. It cites a quote from Odeasa Democrat about observed results and contrasts sunny versus cloudy days in a year with a claim that fine weather occurs more often. Additional terse lines reference Ovid.
Farmers learn to flavor molasses for cattle feed and limit usage to avoid laxative effects. Guidance covers propagating narcissus bulbs in water, water changes, and charcoal usage. It also advises selecting female poultry breeders by breed standards, notes irrigation impact on seed potatoes, and outlines goose feeding, silage use, ice house drainage, and sorghum soil effects.
We thank you for the flowers cards and letters sent during our hospital stay Your kindness is deeply appreciated from friends in Elgin and elsewhere.
The undersigned thanks all the people in the Elgin vicinity who kindly remembered him with cards and letters during his hospital stay in Cresco. Harold Bennett 194e.
The name tabby is linked to Bagdad street Atabi where taffeta was sold and the wavy markings echo tabby coats. The idea of a precise origin varies, with some noting a broader open-space reference in Boston Transcript style.
H. W. Helms and son Marshall purchased nine Herefords from Mr. Dietrick of Osage. The cattle were trucked here last Friday as the Helms family continues to add top stock to a well built herd. Gordon Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Miller, is recovering after a lengthy bout with bronchial pneumonia.
Arnold Bauman, after about two weeks of sickness, was reported yesterday to have taken a turn for the worse.
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