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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1928
Page
7
A long list of social visits and travels across Iowa and neighboring states fills a Saturday section. Lofstuen’s service shop, a party at Elkader, and multiple cards of kin and friends visiting relatives in Postville, West Union, and Os sian areas. Families, neighbors, and former service members share news of travel, illness, and gatherings with references to Os sian churches, ball games, and local hospitals.
West Union Luther League will render the Luther League program Sunday evening at 8 oclock. G Gunston is pastor. Harry Shipton is improving though very weak. Miss Louise Amundson cared for him last week but was relieved Sunday due to parochial school starting Monday. Mrs Lillian Walters of Postville is taking her place in caring for Mr Shipton.
Frederick Pfister of near Clermont faced a mishap when his team pulled a runaway binder. The vehicle sped toward a seven foot embankment, tipping over and smashing the binder. No other damage occurred, and Pfister joked it was enough bad luck for one day.
Announcement reports Mrs Fay Rafferty and John Tremmell of Breckenridge Texas wed on May 27 and begin a westward honeymoon with John Patrick and Mary Josephine Rafferty. They will return to Texas then plan to reside later in Oklahoma.
Willis Gress received the grand prize from Central States Power and Light during its stock sale campaign. He won a treasure chest containing twenty five dollars in gold and ten dollars in silver. Gress has served Northeastern Iowa Power Co. for over twenty years and stayed with the merged company after the sale.
Mrs Ellen Billmeyer Mrs Lea and Ed Bopp of Auburn called at the F K White home last Sunday. Lyle Gress arrived Saturday eve ning from Cedar Rapids for a week s visit among relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs H P Kruger and son Robert of Montana arrived Wednesday to visit with Mrs Kruger's brother Dr BR V Brandt. Mrs Torkel Hanson of Madison SD Mrs Gus Gunderson of Elgin and Mr and Mrs Frank Trisbie were dinner guests Tuesday evening with Mrs Emma Gunderson Mr and Mrs Gilbert Buraas of Postville Myrtle Erickson of Cedar Rapids and Florence and Gladys Erickson spent Monday evening with Mr and Mrs Herman Buraas
John Learn is suffering with rheumatism but is somewhat better at this time. Mrs H K Johnson and children visited Mrs Clarence Nesvick on Thursday. Several local residents and visitors from Minnesota and West Union joined family gatherings, meals, and social visits at multiple homes including the Learn, Rowland, and Wickham households. Jake Anfinson traveled here from Elgin to visit relatives, and B Titus and family from McGrath Minnesota spent part of the week with S E Wickham. Albert Kelly of Mason City visited his parents last Sunday.
Henry Capps paints the post office building. West Union defeats Hawkeye 5 to 2. Numerous local residents travel, visit relatives, or open shops. A heavy rainfall event drops 6.37 inches with torential downpour between 6:30 and 7:30.
In Oelwein the Hagenback Circus side show features the Leigh Wade family in the Ozark Bell Ringer act led by Leigh Wade his son Sid and daughter Prudence. Wade, once Fayatte county deputy recorder, lives in West Union and owns a newspaper at Anderson Missouri. Mrs Wade is niece of Clermonts Mrs Wm Larrabee, widow of Iowa’s former governor. Sixteen acts perform in the big tent, noted as a clean show with local interest.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis observed twenty five years Sunday, July 21, with a noon ceremony at Bar Bear station. K G C A at Devorah performed a vocal solo “Silver Threads Among the Gold” for the anniversary. Arthur Mickedsey hosted a chicken dinner at home with friends and relatives.
The piece notes the legislature changed driving rules and urges readers to learn the new signals. It lists various arm maneuvers with humorous interpretations, ending with a note that DeFrances and Phyllis Dibble visited relatives and friends in Fenton Town last week.
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