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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
8
A dense column of classified ads offers services and petty sales. Listings include pony for sale, barred book plates, Holstein eifers, oriental poppies, iris, lilies, farm equipment, a track and a Ford roadster for sale, humane fly spray, subscriptions offers, milking machines, sales books, and an auctioneer notice by Loren ce Blicler of Postville Iowa.
Monday proved troublesome for Herb Falk and his crew at the Andy Dummermuth farm. Chris Schweitzer his team’s mower caused an injury to a crew member while being quieted. Floyd Dummermuth’s hay incident also delayed work as a large hay rope broke and had to be replaced.
Sunday afternoon visits and weekend gatherings populate the Illyria area as neighbors and relatives meet in homes across Arlington, Wisconsin, Elgin, Janesville, and Cheery Valley. Families such as Yearous, Rothlisberger, Foxwell, Medberry, and Chapman are mentioned among numerous guests, dinners, reunions, and picnics with local farms and towns providing the backdrop.
Herbert Dummermuth and family were callers Sunday at the Albert Dummermuth home. Several neighbors, including Mrs. Abe Fox, Mrs. Mary Conner and Marie Snipp, stayed overnight in the Ed Boyle home. Lyle Wilson and family visited the Ed Schmid home in El kader on Sunday. Mrs. Walter Kohls and her sons spent Saturday in the Wm Boyle home. Henry Matthys, John Luchsing er, and their families plus David May and Mary Ann Graham gathered Sunday at Earl Bennett’s. Mr and Mrs Ed Conner called Sunday evening at Bert Allen. Mr and Mrs Wm Frederick visited Friday evening with Harry Gilson. Edith Holzer had supper at the John Nydegger home on Thursday. Lloyd Peterson and Mrs Donald Dwyer were dinner guests Thursday.
The Echo reports a post office notice from Grand Junction Colorado that the Wesley Miller family moved to Elgin. It is unclear whether they have settled in this locality again. Ward Brabham hosted a call er at Rob Wilsons home and Anna Mae Haas visited Esther Kruger for supper Sunday.
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