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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
4
Cheery Valley residents share visits and caregiving details as families attend meetings, hospital recoveries, and home gatherings across West Union Elgin Roanoke and Myria. Neighborhood events include aid meetings guests at multiple homes and a weekend car wash and repair feature at Beamer's Tire Shop.
Attendance at a play in Lyria Church Friday evening and multiple Sunday visits marked the week. Rev. Wm. Hill of Akron Ohio preached at the Baptist church, recalling his former pastorate in 1912. Mrs Clara Bartlett returned home from Cedar Rapids after two weeks with her daughter.
In Elgin Sehori and Kuster promote the Den nison Ever Lasting Silo as a sturdy option. The ad invites customers to visit for a demonstration and purchase details.
Jim Grey and wife and Frank Poor Sr. and wife are in Chicago working cement crew. Perry and Roy Hommell visited Oelwein Sumner and Fayette last week to see relatives. Ruth Corbin of North Mink Creek stayed with the Davises last weekend. Leona Voshell returned from Illyria where she was at the Jake Yearons home. Floyd Hall slowly recovers from a car wreck and stays with Ora Hall. Naoma Walters visited Elkport with her niece at Clarence Allen’s home. Clarence Allen at Elkport met Floyd Hall and attended to veterinary work. Two loads of Wadena residents toured the state park for a day trip. Relatives of Mrs Anna Hilsworth said to be informed.
Fayette county residents plan return and potential citizenship near Wadena. Local crews near finish interior painting at Geo Jennings home and remodeling of the frame schoolhouse for fall manual training. Farm work includes haying and small grain harvest, cattle shipments, and a rose bush meeting at the Wadena church. Legion speaker Fred Biermann of Decorah, Senator A Benson of Elkader spoke on the road bond issue.
Elgin Farmers' Dairy Co offers old wood jacketed 20 gallon cream cans at 1.50 each. Also available Fairbanks platform scale 1000 pound capacity with six beams, some haulers scales, and two new cream cooling tanks for inspection and sale. A cooling tank is essential for dairymen lacking proper milk and cream cooling.
A series of social calls and visits across the region. Mrs Alice Becker and Mrs Jake Dennler visited friends in Kilgin and Fayette area. Families including Craft Dennler Medberry and Ernst circulated among George Davis and Adolph Hanson homes. Jack Shaffer returned from Prairie du Chien hospital. Bernice Ernst and Guy Ernst visiting Rock Rapids. Elgin residents Eliza Pulfer and Mrs Fish connected with local hosts.
Community notices record numerous visits and gatherings around Volga City and West Union with Rothlisberger and Yearous families prominent. Names include Lucille Mattocks, Arthur Chapman, Albert Dennler, George Schupbach, Emma Martin, Mrs C Wenger, Min J Foxwell, Herve Robbins, and Ernst family. A Baptism of social events, church play and missionary fund contributions are noted and services for Sunday July 31 announced.
The notice lists Sunday school at 10 16 and morning worship at 11 16 led by Ernest J Starr pastor. It welcomes attendees to The Friendly Church with a brief pastor mention.
Mrs C T Halstenson and son and daughter visited at T J Olson home in Inwood. Loftsgard family and Berg from Blooming Prairie joined a picnic at Old People’s Home near Decorah. Several residents visited relatives in Clermont Oelwein and St Olaf areas. Charles Christianson ill in Waseca. Julia Krammen from North Dakota stayed with E S Hoag. McGregor Heights picnic drew many, including K E Mark and C J Anderson families.
Clayton county's junior dairy cattle judging team finished second at the International Livestock Show in London, trailing Great Britain by twelve points. Members were Lloyd Kenneth Walter, Tawsev, and cony girl competing, coached by Roy Combs and Professor Fordyce Ely. The trio had previously won at Waterloo Dairy Show and the Detroit national championship last fall.
Frank Greenley attended a meet of the Standard Oilmen in Dubuque on Friday. Lawrence and Clarence Muehlethaler, Orville Bunting and Clifton Kiple returned home Friday afternoon from their camping trip to Backbone Park where they spent two weeks.
Andy Ryan of Country Store lane was brought from Marquette before the insane commissioners on Wednesday. The commission ordered him sent to Independence to be treated in the inebriate department. Clayton Co. Register. Phil Moser and Mel Kohler drive new Buick sedans delivered last week. Mrs Mae Douglass and daughter Ruthy and Mrs Harvey Douglass and baby visited Elgin friends Saturday.
Miss Ruby Kassel, clothing specialist, will meet county 4H demonstration teams on Wednesday August 8 to assist with demonstrations at the county fair. She will offer practical clothing advice and guidance. The winning team at the county fair earns a trip to the state fair to compete with other towns' clothing clubs.
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