Want Ads and Notices from Elgin Echo Auctioneers and Goods
Classified items include sale of tow truck and Ford roadster by John E. Kiple Elgin Iowa. wants for spring pigs. fresh home grown strawberries. registered Hereford bull and Chin chilla stock. hardware and fishing gear from Feller's West Elgin. advertising rates 1c per word weekly prepaid. local news covers a family picnic at Henry Miller home and clock carvings visit by Bily brothers town by Postville IA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Kiple
Elgin
Iowa
Henry Miller
William Reich
Tyler
Texas
John Falk
George Vaughn
Bily Bros
Bily Brothera
Obituary for John Jacob Durscher of Elgin Illinois
John Jacob Durscher born May 14 1861 in Obstalden Switzerland died June 12 1930 at 4 a.m. aged 69 in Elgin Illinois after emigrating in 1883. He married Rose M. Miller in 1888 and left seven children plus adopted daughter Lillie. A longtime Baptist member, he faced suffering yet kept faith and hospitality. Funeral services were held June 15 at his home and Baptists church with interment in Elgin cemetery. He is survived by four children Lillie Helms and siblings in Switzerland and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacob Durscher
Obstalden
Canton Glarus
Switzerland
Jacob
Saloma
Nee Ackermann) Durscher
Elgin
Rose M. Miller
John
Leonard
Helena
Walter
George
Esther
Lillie
Durscher
Wm. Schunkle
Kingdom of God
Lillie Helms
Oklahoma
Eustachius
Anna
Baptist Church
Ph. Lauer
John F. Miller
The
Card of Thanks for J J Durscher family
The children of J J Durscher express sincere gratitude to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness and comforting words during their bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Durscher
Two Delays in Paving No 18 West into West Union
Paving on No 18 from the west into West Union finished about noon Sunday after rain delays. Work, expected to end Thursday, halted by Wednesday rain and wet roads, with resumed progress Saturday afternoon. Booth & Olson crew moving from West Union to Hawkeye to pave from near G. J. Martin's west to the No 18 and No 102 intersection, a mile and three quarters north of Hawkeye. Water sourced from nearby creek. paving also began from Postville after rain delays. Materials reported at the Williams corner four miles out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 18
West Union
Booth & Olson
Hawkeye
G. J. Martin
Postville
Williams Corner
Argo-Garette
Hunsberger Guests and Rural Social Roundup
Ellen and Mervin Hunsberger visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Yearous. A farm bureau meeting was held at the church. Multiple families including the Shaf fers and Rothlisbergers attended gatherings and a wedding anniversary. The Cotton Blossom Singers from Piney Woods Miss. will perform at the church Thursday with free will offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
Mervin Hunsberger
Jerome
Farm Bureau
Chas, Rothlisberger
J. F. Shaffer
Jack Shaffer
Ed Boyle
Oak, Grove
Harlow Chapman
Lamont
Was
Martha Chapman
la Fonda Shaffer
Ruth Rothlisberger
Elmer Frieden
Gerald
Ivan Medberry
Lima
John Rothlisberger
Leo
Walter Rothlisberger
Herve Robbins
Marie Gehring
Hawkeye
Marie Frieden
Nettie Fischer
Alton Medberry
Adolph Hanson
Christen Bros
Cheery Valley
Marie Fischer
Oakville
Nettie
Cotton Blossom Singers of
Piney Woods
Will Berger
Arthur Hermen
Chas. Rothlisberger
Helen
Hazel
John Pulfer
Jerome Yearoua
Will Frieden
Ruth Schneider
Jake Butikofer
Sunday visits and a will notice in Fayette County
Social notices record Sunday callers at the Walter Rothlisberger home and visits among local families including the Ghering and Doty circles. A District Court notice set for July 14 1930 discusses admitting the will of J J Durscher late of the county to probate in West Union Iowa. Mortemoth upholstery protection advertised by Elgin Furniture and Boleyn's store notes a fresh paint update enhancing shop appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Medberry
Ruth Schneider
George Butikofer
C. W. Johnson
Oelwein
Chas. Doty
John Hempel
Kathleen
Gus Graf
Mary Elizabeth
Elkader
John Blunt
West Union
Walter Rothlisberger
Jacob Gehring
Cheery Valley
Fred Schneider
Bert Robbins
Eleanore
Will Robbins
Waterville
Mich
Fayette County
J. J. Durscher
District Court
Iowa
Birthday Clues Stir Ago Store Founder’s Age Guess
Helen Baechler woke at West Union and stayed with her parents over the weekend. F. R. Berg marked a June 12 birthday, began a clothing store in Elgin at age thirty, and has spent forty five years in the trade. Guess his current age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Baechler
West Union
Mrs
Ern Baechler
F. R. Berg
Elgin
Clermont visitors visit Loftsgard family
Mrs. John Nelson and her son Elmer from Clermont spent Sunday visiting in the home of Mrs. T. L. Loftsgard and her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nelson
Elmer
Clermont
T. L. Loftsgard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hutchinson
Hadsel
Frank Mack
Elgin, Iowa
R. A. Crider
Wm FE Baumgartner
Schori Brothers
Eigin
Nervana
Dr. Roy F. DeSart
Chiropractic
Neasham
Palmer
Bauman
Main &I
Optometrist
C. W. Heiserman
Mabel Holzer
Joan Shorthorn
Chas. Chapman
Feller's Hardware
West Elgin
Wm. Lantz
H. F. Fritz
City Drug Store
Louisa Butikofer
Wm. Sttter
Feller’s Hardware
Elgin Echo
Oscar Nyborg
Towa
U. S
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Echo
Telegraph-Herald
Lorence Bigler
Illyria
Will
Edgar A. Traeger
Elgin Furniture Store
Boleyn's
Fountain Service
J. D. Shaffer Elgin, fYowa
State Dept. of Agriculture
Bentley Rendering Works
Sumner
Hunsberger & Schori
Fisk
Torkelson Bros
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