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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1930
Page
1
Be on hand at 2 oclock Saturday Bergs auction starts promptly Mr and Mrs Harry Spinner of Calmar spent Sunday in the Delbert Lyons home Bergs auction starts promptly at 2 oclock and closes at 4 Make it a point to be there.
Two traveling salesmen in Wells and St Peter sold merchants and a church service card to local buyers, profiting $141.60 after discounts and printer fees. The tale, retold by the Red Wing Eagle, mocks the sway of puffed ads and small town gullibility.
The Elkader Register reports Garnaville bank bandits took roughly $500 a week ago Monday, a figure closer to the truth than the $2,000 claimed by daily papers. No suspects identified, but papers link a Rockford Illinois gang to robberies across northern Wisconsin and northeast Iowa.
Elizabeth R Schupbach born August 5 1910 died January 22 1920 at nineteen years five months seventeen days. She graduated Elgin high school 1927 attended Upper Iowa University then taught at Cheery Valley school where she fell ill with double pneumonia and died after five days of suffering. She leaves mother Anna Schupbach brothers Reuben Herman Marguerite Marie Frederick Junior Albert Lee Glen Anna Mae Gordon and many relatives and friends. Funeral at home and Apostolic Church conducted by Rev Edward Grimm La Grange Mo with attendees from Hudson Ames Charles City Elkader West Bend and West Bend area. Life is very very short so get ready while you may entering Heaven Jesus is the only way.
Mrs Anna Schupbach and her children express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kind deeds and words during their time of sorrow. The note thanks the community for comfort and support that will not be forgotten.
Daniel Webster Mayes of Butler County Kansas born May 21 1874 died January 23 1930 at his home west of Elgin aged 55 years eight months two days survived by widow Eva L Danks and two children Gladyne and Raymond two brothers and four sisters and many nieces and nephews noted for faithful church membership and daily labor.
A respected farmer and devoted husband and father passed away, leaving a wide circle of friends and neighbors in sorrow. Funeral services were held at the family home on Saturday at two o'clock led by Rev. J. J. Snyder, with hymns by L. F. Howard, J. M. Shaffer and Alden Peters. Interment followed in West Union cemetery.
The family expresses gratitude to friends faithful doctor neighbors and relatives who helped in their bereavement for the support from those who provided music autos and floral offerings.
The government will query 24 census questions this year focusing on war, work, radio, rent and marriage. Key items include home value or rent, radio ownership, current employment, age at first marriage, and veteran status with war served. The plan also classifies women as home-makers or working women to reflect professional activity.
Towns progress when people show leadership and share time for business and community improvement. Enterprise among merchants and a forward mindset drive new undertakings, while a cooperative public spirit sustains momentum. strong leadership arises when cooperation is widespread.
Chicago publicity man Lester B Colby jokes about his 1930s plans while Clayton County Iowa resumes a $690000 road bond election on February 11 after an earlier invalid vote. The Mississippi river ferry system will gain a third barge to speed cross river traffic between McGregor and Prairie du Chien Wisconsin in coming season.
Sixteen new smallpox cases were reported in Fayette county last week as concern grows that the disease is spreading. In Osterdock tax district, 100 percent of 1928 taxes due in 1929 have been paid, a record claimed by local taxpayers. Warren Hartington returned from Waterloo after attending a John Deere tractor school with 38 dealers from Iowa and nearby states.
A brief note highlights adding a modern artistic touch to printing for advertising. It mentions popular style favored now and suggests a fresh look to attract attention. The fragment implies emphasis on visual appeal and market trends without specifying products or dates.
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