Elgin High Alumni Honor Class of 1923 at Banquet
The High High School Alumni Association held a large reception and banquet for the Class of 1923 at the M B church with many out of town graduates attending. The evening featured toasts, responses, music by Carpenter’s Orchestra, and a later dance at the opera house, concluding with drift to a celebratory neighborhood sentiment. The commencement exercises followed at the opera house with Prof. Fred D. Cram of Iowa State Teachers College delivering the address and Max Thoma presenting diplomas to the class members attained by honors Lord Frieden Patterson and Chapman among top scholars.
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High High School Alumni Association
M. B
Carpenter
Digin High
Ida Oleson
Bigin
L. P. Palda
Minot
North Dakota
David Forbes
Olympia
Washington
Association
Biven
Cornet
Gordon Mosby
Fleasle Kiple
Heith Grether Frieda
Freiburghaus
Marie Maehlenthaler
Arthur Chapman
Bach
Roy DeSart
Elgin Alumni Association
Opera House
Fred D. Cram
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cram
Max Thoma
Board of Education
Dich Frieden
Mary Patterson
Bessie Chapman
Mary Hanson
Ph. Lauer
Aerate
Dorothy Grether
Sweet Genevieve
Deo V. Butler
Elgin High
Echo
Children's Day Program At Baptist Church
A Children's Day program at the Baptist church on Sunday at 11 a.m. features songs, readings, prayers, duets, and a special offering. Participants include Helen Muehlethaler Eva Mae Friden Marie Bacheler Tsabel Wenger Louise Baumgartner Erma Grether and Lillian Kreuger, with participation by the Sunbeams and the Sunday school choir.
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the Baptist Church
Eceere Apne
Hsther Durecher
Rosy Hadd
Elizabeth Jacobs
Helén Muehlethaler
Eva Mae Friden
Marie Bacheler
Tsabel Wenger
Louise M. Baumgartner
Erma Grether
Florence Ruchdaschel
Louise Hackmaan
Berber
Helen Luchsinger
Anna Mae Haas
Robin
Margaret Orccardt
Leo Grether
Luella Miller
Tees
High School Report Highlights 1923 Alumni Banquet
The year’s report notes 97 percent attendance and 9 percent punctuality. Five pupils were never absent or tardy: Dorothy Grethar Anna Grimm Laurs Holzer La Fonda Shaffer and Genevieve Wilson. The Class of 1923 graduation drew a large crowd with Prof. Fred D. Cram delivering the address. Mrs. F R Berg hosted faculty at dinner. The Evans family and Miss Berg will depart for St Ansgar next year.
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Vusueots Seeeched Ee Eensereens
Dorothy Grethar
Anna Grimm
Laurs Holzer
la Fonda Shaffer
Genevieve Wilson
Graduates Adopt Motto Promote Good Fellowship
The Waukan high school graduates adopt Promote Good Fellowship as their motto. If the 47 graduates in our sister city observe it, their lives will bless others and improve the old path for those who follow. The M. & Bible class will meet with Mrs. J. D. Shaffer Friday.
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Waukan High School
Elkader Register
Married in West Union Sutter Grimm wed after license
Elizabeth Grimm and Eli Sutter secured a marriage license in West Union and were married by Rev Dr Cannon. A reception for about five hundred relatives and friends followed at the bride’s parents home. The couple plan a wedding trip to Illinois and other points before settling on the Grimm farm after July 4 1923.
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Elizabeth Grimm
Eli Sutter
West Union
Cannon
Edward Grimm
Lfe
Thier
Butter
School House Contract Let to Local Builder
The board of education awarded the school addition contract to M. V. Kiple as the lowest bidder. Large maples were removed, excavation began, and Kiple prepared materials for the new structure to be ready for the upcoming school year. He will oversee steel arrangements with bids from Cedar Rapids to Morrow as he presses ahead.
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Edcation
M. V. Kiple
Kiple
Kipte
Elgin Savings Bank
M. B. Church
Elgin
Cedar Rapids
Morrow
Mrs Robert Peters Dead
The obituary notes the death of Mrs. Robert Peters on Tuesday after years of poor health. She had recently sought treatment at El kader hospital without improvement and died at home. The funeral was held Thursday at Ilyria church with many relatives and friends in attendance and interment in the local cemetery. a fuller obituary will appear in the next issue.
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Robert Peters
Elkader Hospital
Ilyria
Gleaners to Hold Picnic in Brackin Grove
The Gleaners will hold a picnic on Thursday, June 28 in Brackin grove. A program of speeches and aparts has been arranged and everyone is invited to attend. Come early and ring Tate.
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Gleaner Pienie
Gleaners
Brackin Grove
Tate
Waterloo Couple Visits Daughter Over Sunday
Mr and Mrs Thos Kerr of Waterloo visited over Sunday at the home of their daughter Mrs Stephen Roth HsBeger in Wadena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Thos, Kerr
Water-loo
Stephen Roth
Hsbeger
Wadena News
Obituary of Eming Martie at 73 near town
Eming Martie died May 28 1933 at her brother Louis Martie home east of town after a long illness. Born Sept 9 1859 in Clayton county she was 63 years 8 months 19 days old. Survived by sister Elizabeth Stram Labetha Kansas and brothers Louis and Joe Elgin. Funeral held June 1 at Apostolic church with Laymen Gehring Imhoff and Grimm officiating. Interment in church cemetery beside earlier relatives. Sympathy to survivors.
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Eming. Martie
Louis Martie
Clayton County
Eght
Elizabeth Stram
Labetha
Kansas
Louis
Joe
Elgin
New Ulm
Minnesota
Apostolic
Jacob Gehring
Alfred Imhoff
Edward Grimm
Ghurch
Sunday Church Activities Invite All for June Plans
Sunday services at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. mark Children’s Day with a fine program. Afternoon meeting at Burner, 7:30 p.m. Young People’s session led by Hether Kiple, 8 p.m. English service. Thursday 8 p.m. prayer meeting. June 10 and 11 youth conference trip to MABRInc. June 17 reports and election results for 1923-24 Young People’s Society led by Carl Miller and others.
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Eyverybody
Bumner
Hether Kiple
Mabrinc
Carl Miller
Benji, Brunigartner
Eaith Grether
Anna Rennison
Edna Miller
Esther Kiple
Frieda Freiburghaus
Dorothy Peeper
Fayette county 1923 spelling champion Helen Ruthlisberger
Helen Ruthlisberger of Illyria township won the Fayette county advanced division spelling title at West Union contests directed by County Superintendent N J Breckner. She earns a trip to Des Moines for the state contest at the State Fair.
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Helen Nocnsperger
Illyria
Fayette County
West Union
N. J. Breckner
Helen
Des Moines
Helen Ruthlisberger
Mary Foxwell
Claude Wagner
Vera M. Reichel
Auburn
Frank Hyde Stella Handley
Jefferson
Richard Jones
Mary Mosseriot
Illyrly
Argo- Gazette
M K E Church Schedule And Children Day Plans
The M. K. E. Church announces service at 10 o'clock with Sunday school at 11. A children's day program is set for June 27. The pastor will baptize children during the service and asks parents to inform him. Epworth League meets at 7 15 and the evening service is at 8. All are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Finley Hospital Day Supports New Child Ward Plan
Finley Hospital in Dubuque observed Hospital Day with a Baby Clinic as Sanshine Circle, a large group of young women, backs a children's ward. A permanent infant and prenatal care center may be established in connection with this effort.
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Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Sanshine Circle
Testing Cattle in Fayette County T B Tuberculin Survey
Federal veterinarian Dr. N C Bevihs leads TB testing in Fayette and four northeastern Iowa counties with Fayette County Farm Bureau support. In two months over 150 herds and 3477 head were tested. about 650 reacted, roughly 16 percent. Tests show no breed difference in reaction rates. Payette County advances. Farmers seeking tests should contact the Fayette County Agent or Dr Bevitta in Hawkeye and file a state vet agreement before testing.
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Fayette County
N. C. Bevihs
Iowa
Will
Farm Bureau
Payette
Fayette
N. C. Bevitta
Hawkeye
State Veterinarians
Des Moines payroll frauder Mary Frase faces sentence
Falluroe to Publish Helped Mary Mraxe Well, Mary PFrase has gone to Rockwell City to serve one to seven years. She was secretary of the Des Moines Park department and padded payrolls with dead men's names, defrauding Des Moines of about $26,000. The Knoxville Express argues publicity in published bills can curb such theft.
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Mary Pfrase
Rockwell City
Des Moines
Mary Frase
Hare & Ease
Mary Prase
Knoxville Express
Sealed bids invited for school plumbing and heating project
The Independent School District of Elgin Iowa invites sealed bids for installing a plumbing and heating plant in the district's school building. Bids due 7:30 p.m. June 29 1923 and opened by the Board of Directors. Plans and specs available at the Secretary's office Elgin Iowa. The board may reject any or all bids. May 30 1923. By order of the Board Samuel Mosby Secretary.
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Independent School District
Elgin
Iowa
Main
Towa
Board of Directors
Sameul Mosby
Large Gauthering Delegates at Waterloo Meeting
About 871 delegates attended the biennial Town Federation of Women’s Clubs gathering in Waterloo the largest in federation history. They endorsed outlawing war, backed the eighteenth amendment and child labor laws, proposed a bureau of education with a secretary, and pledged aid to wartime drives.
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Town Federation of Women's Clubs
Waterloo
Elu
Bureau of Education
True
Camtava
Witerney Jy Tawa
Henry ‘Pinder
Loon Field
Airs
Taylor
Little Eight League Opener Ends 2-1 In Clermont
Clermont edges Elgin 2 1 in a pitching duel as Kiple injures, Christ and Larson excel. Two Clermont runs come in the fifth and sixth innings, with key plays by Heins and Kiple. West gate visit Sunday at 2:30 for a local clash. crowd size noted as small for quality play.
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Clermont
L. T. Kiple
Christ
Elxin
Larson
Ehigin
Westgate
Berndt
Elgin AR Christ
Sitter
Bigler
Carr
Peck
Larpon
Shipton
Cowels
Kiple
Basle
Beg Your Pardon From Our Just Issue
An unintentional omission in coverage of the baccalaureate service led to confusion over the procession’s leaders. The article confirms Rev. Butler and Rev. Lauer led the teachers in the processional down the church aisle while singing a hymn.
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Lima
Butler
Lauer
Lauce
Real Estate Listing Push by Klein Lind Company
Real estate firm Klein Lind Company urges immediate listings for sales across town properties with a 6 commission and strong sales service. The notice promises a revised property list ready by about July 1st and invites sellers to act within the next few days.
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Daly
Weaney
Klein Lind Company
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Baptist Church
M. KE
Falluroe
Mary Mraxe
Arlington
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Eigh
Postville
Volga
Towta
Elgin Bee
Westgate Wee
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Diane Beesee
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