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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
4
The undersigned will sell surplus goods at a public auction on Saturday afternoon June 12 at two o clock on the steps of the Elgin Opera House. Goods are clean and usable. Buy chairs tables or similar items for home office or porch at your own price.
A detailed listing of furniture and household items including an iron bed with steel springs a oak dresser with mirror a library table small bedside table white enameled desk chairs stools sewing items a wooden tabourette jardiniere dishes wash bowls and china pitchers a wall plate rack umbrella stand kitchen sinks rocking chairs and various lamps jars and sewing machines. The list notes good condition varieties such as tempered Mason jars and nickel plated pots and ends with payment terms cash or bankable paper.
A string of small town visits and family ties links Illyria residents with Fayette Elgin Maynard Volga City Oelwein and Elkader. Local trips include L W MacKellar couple visiting Fayette and recovery updates for rheumatism. Memorial services and school breaks feature alongside grave decorating and family reunions with Yearous Guyer Behring and Hunsberger families among those named.
A Decorah Journal summary notes incidents from the region. A young man in WaCrossa followed his father’s advice and was hit by a car near a hospital. Lime Springs riders returning from a Decorah game tipped over near Ridgeway. one boy received facial wounds, another was treated at Crespo Hospital with stitches. No fatalities reported.
Roland Bartlett visits Idaho with brother Harry. Mrs. Hofer of Elgin visits daughter Mrs. George Gruver. John Crafts Jr of West Union hosts at the D H Craft home. D H Craft helps paper Vern Boyer home. Miss Anna Olson of St Louis visits Thelma Lyona. Dur and Roy Bartholomew and Edith Brause visit Mervin Brown. Ladies Aid meet at Chas Peters hosted by Mrs Arthur Patterson. Reno House of Waterloo returns from visit with Harry Stillman. Mary Boyer of Waterloo visits H and Mrs Boyer. Mrs Myron Burnside and two daughters from Strawberry Point visit nearby. Mr and Mrs Clarence Tripp and daughter Cecil join Cecil, Sarah Helms, and Chas Craft at B Grimes home near West Union. Ezalla Nutting and Paul Patterson receive diplomas in West Union for 8th grade. plan to begin high school there next fall.
A wartime note urges keeping English dominant in American schools and public life while avoiding fanaticism. It laments the return of foreign language use, cites Cedar Rapids as an example where locals struggle to get American services, and calls for renewed emphasis on learning English for newcomers and residents alike.
An old advertisement style piece laments price quirks such as 26 pounds of sugar for a dollar and compares rival offers. It notes a wheat shortage amid abundant grain in granaries, blaming freight car shortages. The text also touches on tire composition, zinc oxide use, and dairy products with a farmer audience in Iowa.
Local items recount visits and gatherings across Marion township including St Olaf and neighboring towns. Notable events include church weddings for Agnes Erickson and Henry Wettleson, a primary election at Canter school house, and various family visits and social occasions among Landsgaard, Olson, Nelson, and Helgerson families. The note lists multiple residents traveling to Blooming Prairie for a relative’s wedding and general summer activities.
Neat notes from Chuuey Valley recount visits and gatherings around Martin Hanson Dikader and nearby homes. Local families including Mecklenbarg Dennler and Christen families share Sunday and Friday visits, barn dances, and a term ending at District No 9.
The Navy Department allows recruiting officers to enlist those over 17 who meet weight and height standards with parental consent. Applicants 17 to 18 must have signed consent forms, and such recruits enter for minority until 21 or a straight three year term.
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