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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1928
Page
4
Local notes show Hermen Kohls family and others visiting Walter Kohls, with numerous cousins and neighbors from West Union Elgin Oelwein and surrounding towns. Several illness reports, airplane wreck remains viewed at Wadena, and multiple Sunday dinners and guests at Brabham Gilson Boyle and Luchsinger homes.
Car washing and repair services advertise fast cleaning with air and water washer. Top building and repairing glass cutting ground setting tire vulcanizing radiator work offered by Beamer's Tire Shop West Union Iowa and Berg's new Fall Tailoring Line in here with lower prices. Mrs George Shirk from Oelwein and Miss Madge Benton of Fayette visited Monday at Mrs Celia Rennison. Mr and Mrs Walter Winkleman of Buffalo Center visited over Sunday at Karl Miller home.
A busy period of social visits and arrivals fills Illyria area life. Families from Oak Grove Elgin Fayette Brainard and West Union greet relatives and friends, while Edna Hanson joins Elizabeth Christen and others at a Saturday gathering. A newborn, Gerald David weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces, announced in the Gehring home between Elgin and West Union.
Arlington resident George Walters visited Wadena to learn details of the Saturday air crash in which his nephew Merle Walters died. Residents gathered to view the wreck, with photos taken by Dawson Clark and inquiries at the George Davis home. An inspector from Chicago investigated the tragedy. News also covers a missionary talk at Presbyterian church and various social visits, obituaries, and local remarks from Wadena and surrounding towns.
Theo L and Mellien Loftagard attended a business call in Farmersburg Monday evening. Alfred Gook and family visited the Nyborg home Sunday and joined the Mission Society gathering at church. Several residents traveled to Wadena Sunday to view Saturday night’s airplane accident. Melvin Loftsgard stayed with the Lofts in Elgin Saturday night. A party at the Reuben Mark home last Saturday evening was enjoyed by the young people. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Cornelius Reterson was christened Joseph Bernard with sponsors Mrs Lou Reterson, Agnes Houg and Elmer Olson. Mr and Mrs N Johnson and daughter visited Elgin Saturday evening. The Rypestor family welcomed a baby girl born at West Union hospital Saturday. Lily and Julia Wettleson visited the hospital Sunday to meet their niece. C K Hoag and family of St Olaf were guests of Mrs B Nelson Sunday for supper. Lewis Amundson of Clermont visits his aunt Mrs Henry Wellersven this week. T N Loftsgard and family were guests at Clermont at the Arthur Nelson home Sunday. Mrs Even Gleane and daughter Elvira of Wagner township visited Mrs B Nelson Saturday afternoon. Mrs C J Anderson, who burned her foot last week, is improving. Mr and Mrs Albert Gulavig hosted dinner guests Sunday.
Francis Munger travels to Hazelton to visit his cousin. Several residents visit relatives and assist with home duties, including Mrs. D. H. Craft and daughter, Ed McDonnah, and E. B. Grimes.Visits span Elmmer Boyer, the Peters and Bartlett families, and relatives from Decorah, Waterloo, and Rochester with various family gatherings and hospitality noted.
A garbled advertising snippet notes a complete line of fly spray dip and sprayers at Feller's Hardware in West Elgin. The rest appears as fragmented notices about bank reports, named individuals, a home visit, and plans for a state hatchery talk, with stray references to shipping and a hoover program in November.
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