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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
4
Illyria community records guest visits reunions and outings across Volga City Randalia West Union and Elgin with families Rothlisberger Doty Wenger Yearous and other local households. The notes also cover church events Ladies Aid Cemetery Association county meetings and a poultry school hosted by E J Rood near Fayette with a June 30 session at Cleve Erhardt farm.
The E B Co Op unloaded a carload of oats last Friday selling at 60 cents per bushel. This price is near the wartime level for this grain.
Local households in Cheery Valley and nearby towns are listed with visits and dinners. Residents including Floyd, Lester and Elmer Chase of Volga City. the Ernest Lerch and G. Friederich families. and many others shared meals and called on friends at homes such as the Martin Hangon, Henry Bigier, Dan Butikofer, and John Schmidt residences. Several progressions through Sunday to Tuesday are noted with guests and host families. Names include Lerch, Friederich, Frieden, Christen, Dennler, Hanson, Lehman, and others in Elgin, Fairfax, Maynard, Strawberry Point, and nearby farms.
Henry Craft of Mlyria and Arthur Craft of Ilyria spend week at George Craft home. Various relatives from Elgin Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Monticello visit Jim Bartlett and Elmer Boyer homes. Wichita Kansas aunt Vida Harper with Dale Harper visits, Jim Bartlett kin and Paul Patterson host guests.
State agents led by W R Blake conducted a major raid in Independence over two weeks uncovering 1000 gallons of high grade alcohol, 15 bootleggers, 9 cars, and 3 women along with 12 men. The operation disrupts liquor traffic between Chicago and Sioux City, seen as a pivotal hit since Prohibition began.
Southeast of Elgin farmers cull flocks with loafers and undesirables sent to packing houses. The practice, done twice yearly, sees hens at 16 cents per pound and heavy springs at 18 cents.
The Elgin Farmers Dairy Co directors held their monthly meeting Saturday June 18 at the creamery office room.
Henry Johnson and family and Mrs. fim Jetlinck of California visited Mrs. Jellinck's niece Mrs. Robert Bord last week. Several visits to the Bond and Smith households occurred with trips to a state park and dinner. Conrad J. Cline died in California and remains were brought to Wadena. Community events include church sermons, Bible school, summer school plans, and a radium treatment in Elkader. Road work improved impassable streets and a large Inter State Telephone gathering led to a resolution about central line charges.
Fayette county women planned a state fair exhibit at a county farm bureau meeting with Miss Avis Talcott of Ames helping. Officers praised good attendance though township meetings and demonstrations lag. Mrs. R. F. Turner of Smithfield was chosen as state fair demonstrator on Home Dyeing, and county project leader Mrs. George Sauerbry praised teamwork.
Fayette County Farm Bureau women host a Des Moines state fair dyeing demonstration on July 20 at Centenary Church lawn six miles south of Fayette. Mrs. R. F. Turner of Smithfield township selected to represent the county. Townships form active groups making rugs and mats from rubber and tires, with five minute stunts and a neighbor-get-to-know-you day.
Belva Benson graduates from lens State Teachers' College of Cedar Falls as 1927 ends and will teach next year at Lake Mills Iowa. This will be Miss Benson's sixth year of teaching.
The Bureau of Animal Industry has Dr. O'Brien in Fayette county to test herds that apply. Tests are free to owners who gain the indemnity law benefits. Requests go to the Farm Bureau office for scheduling with the County Agent. Eight herds were tested the week of June 18 and a schedule for June 20 is set. more can be tested the week of June 27 and thereafter. The program is funded by State and Federal funds to support other counties if not used locally.
A special meeting of the stockholders of the Elgin Savings Bank at Elgin Iowa is called for July 2 1927 at 1 pm at the bank office. Purpose is to vote on the Renewal Articles of Incorporation. Signed June 4 1927 by J D Shaffer president and bank officers directors Fred Reichert August Benson A S Hoag Hans Winkler.
The Echo reviews Elmo Scott Watson's piece Why Ask Me Another detailing a craze surpassing crosswords. It explores what minds wonder about daily questions, the value of asking, and whether the trend will end.
The Echo reports a corrected subscription list on Saturday. Readers who paid before that time should see the update and are urged to verify their status for accuracy.
Mrs. Fred Gehring returned to Strawberry Point for a several week stay while Fay Klingman came back from Delwain where he worked at Capper hatchery which closed for the season. Lena Wenger, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wenger, Mrs. Nannie Fritz and Fred Wenger of Emmetsburg joined Mr. and Mrs. Henry McMillan and others for dinner honoring Mr. McMillan's birthday with Alf Wenger also attending part of the day.
Beamer's Tire Shop in Weaton Town advertises air and water powered auto washing, top building and repairing, glass work, tire vulcanizing, and radiator repair.Sunday visitors include Mr. Carpenter from Fayetteville with daughter Mrs. C. B. Schori and others staying at John Falb home in Postville.
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