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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1928
Page
7
The county supervisors sold 200000 dollars in road bonds to Wheelock company of Des Moines for a premium of 825 dollars. The bonds carry 4 1/2 percent interest and the sale is deemed excellent according to the Oelwein Register June 6.
The Dorcas Society hold a sale and lunch on Saturday evening June 23 at the Marion church basement to support good causes. Luther League meets Sunday at 7 30 with a discussion by Mr Johnson on The Church. Several local residents visit relatives and dine with friends across nearby towns during the week ending Friday.
Iowa State College animal husbandry specialists report about 40,000 brood sows and their pigs living in movable hog houses under the clean grounds system this spring. Lumbermen sold 14,400 movable houses in the past year, while commercial firms sold 8,460. Clean grounds aid in worm control and barnyard issues, and hogs on pasture reach market weight in roughly six months.
Independence Produce Co expands from cream poultry and eye business to a grocery store in Clermont. Managed by B. W. Conner, the store leverages an established farmers’ customer base and plans Frigidaire refrigeration and broader groceries and fruits.
West Clermont Luther League will hold its next meeting Sunday evening June 24. The program includes songs scripture reading prayers solos by Elwina Belschner Myrtle Amundson Myrtle Bilden Magdalene Olson and Harriet Amundson with readings by Myrtle Amundson Lillian Meyer and remarks by Rev Gunsten. Collection and closing follow.
An invitation is extended to everyone for a program and social evening under East Y. P. L. L. auspices at Bert Lyngans home next Saturday evening June 28. Mr. and Mrs C. L. Considine and family left last Thursday for Water Joo. Rev. and Mrs Per Skarveldt of Port Blakley Washington returned last Friday after visiting Clermont and vicinity with relatives. Mrs C. C. Miller and daughters Grace and Chrysto and Mr. and Mrs J. Miller of Seattle drove to McGregor for a picnic Tuesday. Mrs Joe Bisbing of Cedar Falls spent Friday visiting Mrs L. A. Kneeland. Ben Gruyer and W. A. Kneeland went to Cedar Rapids Monday for bankers' meeting.
Volga City and Arlington councils bought calcium chloride to dust suppress streets. Ten tons were delivered to Arlington and spread in the main street of Volga City this week. The chemical attracts moisture, dissolves in air, and helps prevent dust. It is experimental, with more towns experimenting this spring if successful.
Twenty years ago Mrs Tanjum and two children returned home from Lawler last Thursday. Miss Elizabeth Crowe is home from Mason City for summer vacation. Rev Hummel of Grandview Iowa stayed with H B Foster family last week. Mrs E W Markham and son Melvin returned from Kansas. Mr and Mrs Frank Larrabee of McGregor and Mrs Avery of New London Conn visit local friends and relatives. Stella Viet of Mitchell SD and G Stoehr of Iowa City visit S S Tatro and relatives. T H Hendershott buys adjoining lot from C F Weck and plans dwelling and barber shop. Nellie Sullivan goes to Dubuque for Mt St Joseph College graduation. our sister Mav graduates. Dr Becker travels to Iowa City to visit son Dr Fred Becker and attend State University commencement. Margaret Rafferty returns from Sinsinawa Mound Wisconsin for summer. Winifred Wickham returns from Estherville Decorah. Rev and Mrs T H Gallagher are Class of ’08 Upper Iowa University members. Julius Paulson comes home from Iowa City for vacation.
Mrs Nina Stinerson left Sunday for Rochester Minnesota to stay with her youngest daughter Mrs M Hanson who had a goitre operation on Friday. Mrs Edna Hendershott and daughter Irene Mrs Rodger Henderson and Benton Gruyer returned Monday after a few days visit at the Payne home in Chicago.
The Jefferson Highway Transportation Co revived daily service starting June 11 between Cedar Rapids and the Twin Cities, expanding from Minneapolis and St Paul through Rochester to Decorah. The route passes Waukon Postville Clermont West Union Fayette Oelwein Independence Walker Center Point Cedar Rapids with northbound due Clermont around 10 am and southbound around 6 pm. The demand exceeded capacity last Monday, necessitating an extra car to handle surplus passengers.
West Church offers morning English services at 9 20 and Luther League at 8 p m East Church holds Norwegian services at 11 o clock A Saturday ice cream social hosted by the Young People Society at Bert Lyngaas residence A cordial invitation from Pastor G Gunsten to attend the events.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Moehler of Des Moines visited over the weekend with her mother Mrs Koland. They planned a two weeks fishing trip at Forest Lake Minnesota staying in a rented cottage. Alma joined them for part of the trip and they will travel via Chicago to visit relatives in the Twin Cities.
Last Sunday marked the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lyngaas living about two miles east of Clermont. Relatives neighbors and friends gathered at their home for an eleven o clock surprise party featuring a picnic dinner. The afternoon included cards music and visiting followed by a lunch and a substantial purse of silver presented to the couple.
The Gospel Trio of Minneapolis will present a high class program at Marion Lutheran Church next Sunday evening in connection with the Luther League. Duets musical numbers and readings comprise the program. Admission is by free will offering, instead of the usual 50 cent fee. Elsie Wedo visited her uncle John Wedo last week.
Mrs Johanna Borland visited her sister Mrs G E Brautse in West Union and returned to Oelwein. Burdening travel included Mr and Mrs J C Matthews to McGregor, and Mrs J S Bisbing and Mildred Rowland visiting. Local illness and visitors filled the week with gatherings at the township farm bureau and a Harvest Home picnic at Hawkeye.
Last Saturday Clarion West traveled from Dubuque to transport family belongings and move to a new home. The party left early Sunday morning with Mrs. Annetta West and June assisting to settle and accompany them. Mr. West had worked there for some time, while Mrs. West stayed with the children to finish the school year.
Mr and Mrs Harold Hangartner drove to Nordness Friday to attend a buttermakers convention held there that day. Ada Miller visited friends at Waterloo over Sunday.
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