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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1926
Page
2
A garbled town column lists TOP AND TIRE REPAIRING services plus auto top building radiator repair and glass work. It notes second hand ranges for sale, hardware ads, farm sprays with Dr Hess Fly Chaser, and several local visits. Several residents and visitors are mentioned with brief movements and health notes.
In Sauk Centre Minnesota farmers show alfalfa outproducing timothy and clover hay, delivering higher protein per acre and better soil fertility. Acreage grew from 300 countywide to 2,500 last year as campaign builds toward a 10,000acre Alfalfa club, with many growers reporting several hundred dollars more income per farm.
Farmers learn alfalfa growth rules including well drained soil clean fields time inoculation and proper seed. Grimm northern seed and a firm seed bed help avoid winter kill with fall growth protecting roots, as Grover Kull of Walworth County Wisconsin testifies after seven years of failures followed by success with Grimm seed.
Ottertall county Minnesota county agent BR Shaw reports a ten acre alfalfa patch produced over 12 tons of high quality hay from first and second cuttings. A. G Benjamin’s field stood a foot high last spring and yielded substantial forage, with another promising third crop in progress.
Mrs J W Allen certifies making fruit and jelly from one No 10 can of May Flower Red Pitted Cherries at Falk's Market. She used Certo and sugar to create six pints of cherries and sixteen glasses of jelly. Alten, of Hivans' Cafe, endorses May Flower canned fruits as economical for pies.
W. B. Anderson of Arlington won the Republican nomination for county supervisor for the 1927 term at the West Union convention. On the second ballot Anderson captured 93 1 2 votes while Lauer had 69 1 2 and Hifel 24. Anderson exceeded the required 87 votes to secure the nomination.
The Independence Day festival faced a drizzling rain that dampened crowds over Friday and Saturday. Free acts and a ball game ran Friday with fireworks cancelled, while Saturday events and fireworks proceeded but with insufficient attendance to cover costs.
H W Falb took the day off with Sheriff Wright to Fort Madison to serve a fifteen year sentence for forgery on Peter Larson. The journey covered about 420 miles in one day and Falb called it good traveling. Falb also spoke with Elmer Gage who said he was glad to see a visitor from Elgin, his first in four years.
Mr and Mrs Harry Miller and children thank neighbors and friends for help during illness death and burial of their daughter and sister. They express gratitude to those who sang at the funeral and sent flowers.
Several residents are mentioned visiting relatives and traveling over the weekend. Reuben Lehman helped at Thoma's store during the rush. Mrs H W Falk and two sons visited her mother in St Paul. Mr and Mrs J W Allen and Mrs L Ulving traveled to Waterloo to visit Allen's parents. The Loftsgard and Weibel families hosted a picnic at the Arthur Loftsgard home near Clermont with baskets and dinner.
A collection of brief items recalls visits by Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Nyborg to the Henry Nyborg home in Gunder, travel to Ames and Independence, and plans for a summer in Europe for Innes Larrabee and Julia Robbing with their grandmother’s gift. It mentions carload livestock shipments, hospital updates for Mrs. Elmer Frieden, and local bids and ads including 42 volt bulbs for sale and a light commercial note.
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