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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1929
Page
6
Local notes record visits among Elgin residents and friends from Cedar Falls Huron and Fayette. Mentions teachers dentists and shoppers, plus travel plans and social calls at homes, farms, and stores around Elgin.
Baptist church notes outline Friday July 12 prayer meeting at 8 p m and 9 p m choir rehearsal. Sunday July 14 Haglieh service at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11 a m with meeting at Sumner at 8 p m. B Y P U program committee meets 7 30 p m and will present at 8 p m Friday July 19 with 9 p m choir. July August prayer meetings move to Friday evenings. Annual meeting reports bills paid and deacons re elected. Hans Keiser re elected Sunday school superintendent Gus Hackman first vice superintendent Ben Baumgartner second vice superintendent for the year. Ph Lauer pastor invites all to attend.
The B Y P U program is set for Sunday evening at 8 o clock with Captain Alfred Baechler leading. The program includes duets by Mrs Earl Kiple and Mrs Tofield Heck, violin by Gus Kruger, Bible questions by Raymond Kruger, a duet by Mr and Mrs Karl Miller, a paper by Ben Baumgartner and M Zurbriggen, Anna Rennison, Louise Schori, musical by Marie and Margaret Erhardt, a piano solo by Gertrude Grether, reading by Edna Miller, and a quartet featuring Esther and Edwin Kruger, Alfred Baechler, and Eda.
Morning worship at ten o'clock and church school at elevenگر The W M S will meet at the parsonage on Friday afternoon July 10 J J Snyder pastor
Sunday school starts at 10 15 morning worship at 11 15. The Epworth League will meet at the home of Charles Rothlisberger this Wednesday night. J J Snyder pastor.
Elgin town held a regular session with all members present. The finance committee audited a list of bills including lamp posts, lighting systems, street work, power, and telephone service. the council adopted payment by unanimous vote and adjourned. Clerk C. J. Hartington noted Berg is advertising many real bargains.
Guidance on handling young heifers and foals, conditioning cattle for milking, and preparing breeding stock. Details include halter training, prebreeding grain for rams, oat and brandy mix, mare’s milk stimulation, colt grain by 3–4 weeks, hay and legume intake, weaning at 5–6 months, sweet clover silage methods, butterfat fattening ration for broilers, and layered grain mixes with milk for mash. Emphasizes scoping by season, feed ratios, and storage.
State of Iowa Fayette County notices list named heirs and heirs in probate of Geo E Schori and set a July 18 1929 appraisal at 1 PM at Citizens State Bank Elgin with report due by August 1 1929 objections due by noon August 2. also announces July 12 1929 10 AM foreclosure sale at Falk Hotel Elgin on mortgaged personal property valued at 675 dollars under Mrs F J Josten note and chattel mortgage. includes Berg's sale line about H M salts at half price.
John Jr Falk drove to McGregor to get two cars on Sunday. Albert Baldwin called at the Wm Pritchard home Sunday afternoon. Leonard Kocher and a friend from Wishek North Dakota passed through about a week earlier to visit Mr and Mrs John Sutter. Echo subscription dates questioned as summer slows payments.
The Independent School District of Elgin in Fayette County Iowa will hold a board meeting August 6 1929 at 830 PM at Elgin Savings Bank Taxpayers may speak for or against the expenditure estimate Samuel Mosby district secretary Estimated taxes per thousand dollars of assessed value 22.00 For school incorporations including territory in two or more adjoining taxable valuation 1928 money and credits 216950 Number of persons of school age in the district 172 The Elgin town council Fayette County Iowa will meet August 5 1929 at 6 PM at Town Hall Taxpayers may speak for or against the expenditure estimate CG J Harrington town clerk
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