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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
5
The notice notes a patriotic morning sermon by Pastor Gunderson and Henderson, with a subsequent evening service and special events at 10:18 and 11/15. It highlights Mita Lucas of Mason City as a prominent speaker, who will deliver talks and fill pulpit duties in area churches.
The record lists multiple matches scheduled for next Sunday across teams including Clermont, Waucoma Alpha Webs Union, Allinaton, Maynard, and Hawkeye. Details are read as fragmentary sport scheduling with unclear venues and times.
A fragment discusses a baseball player unable to tolerate crowd chatter and fans’ abuse. It argues that a slight tendency to crab makes a player a mark, with fate binding him to ridicule and disrespect from the world.
Westgate will be here Sunday for a game with our ball tossers. An interesting game is looked for and the local fans will be out to root from the side lines.
Z H Williams of Elgin, visiting at the old home in Elgin, was in West Union on business yesterday. Williams, who led Elgin Schools for fifteen years, has been reelected for a seventh year at Fairbank. The Fairbank school district plans a new Befiod building on the grounds noted for its fine facilities, while a fresh crop of chickenpox spreads among local youngsters.
At 5 pm and 9 pm on Thursday July 6 and again Monday July 10, prayer and choir sessions are noted. The notice invites participation and mentions a planned gathering at Brother and Sister Harl Kiple's home at 8 pm, urging remembrance of the date.
Committees meet at night and work by day to prepare for Elgin July Fourth celebration. City Hall will have a rest room with toilets for women and children. Free parking will be provided on lots north of John Falk's barn and near the Wethel Mill and mill warehouse. Join a typical town celebration for the National Holiday.
The Elgin concert band and boosters finished a 16 town Clay and Fayette county tour in West Union on Monday for a July 4 celebration. They started 30 minutes late, recovered time by forenoon, and postponed their concert to wait for the moment. Fred Berg spoke on July 4 attractions at Digin, praising the musicians who earned a hearty round of applause.
Fragmentary text references a cafe menu and a bachelor character, with scattered phrases about food items, a potential question about money, and an unclear auto prize prompt suggesting a July Bantry event. The readable content is insufficient for a coherent report or named entities.
A group of about thirty Elgin boosters planned a Monday advertising trip and departed on time as scheduled. The organizers confirmed the itinerary and expected return later in the week amid steady support for the initiative.
Grimm and C P Stoehr led a group visiting Clermont Gunder Postville Luana Monona Farmersburg St Olaf Elkader Volga City Wadena Lima Fayette and West Union on a clear cool day. Alt Hozer suffered a scalp wound when their Gehring car hit a hidden dust-crest between Farmersburg and St Olaf. He was treated at Elkader by a physician and the party returned home by 5 30 to eat supper after a City Hall stop and a final music bid.
Dr F Xx Miller a veteran Methodist pastor who retired after fifty years active ministry has donated a farm of 160 acres near Pipestone Minnesota valued at 176 per acre to Upper Iowa University at Fayette. Income to fund a chair of religious education or aid sons of poor ministers at the college. trustees hold discretion. Miller long served on the university board and as financial agent promoting endowment funds.
Report from Bakkelease notes discovery of gas as drillers reach 2000 feet. Public opinion column says stockholders will take notice as operations continue. Fragmentary text mentions local names and opinions but details are unclear.
Richard Luce suffered a bad fall near the Falk Meat Market while accompanying his mother. A small monkey may have been involved or witnessed the incident as Aba left the area. This brief report notes the potential injury and the location without additional details.
A man fell from the top landing onto a concrete platform after being urged by Mrs. Tugs to join Richard. He sustained a deep forehead gash, scraped chin, and a severely swollen black eye. Dr Hadsel attended, vomiting followed but no serious injuries anticipated.
The text laments corkativeness and praises conviction grounded in intellect and investigation. It contrasts thoughtful analysis with the prejudice of the narrow minded and cautions against oversimplifying world problems. It cites a preacher’s father advising loud words for weak thoughts as a cautionary anecdote.
The M B Ladies' Ale Society plans a refreshment booth at the Herrington implement warehouse on July 4 selling sandwiches doughnuts coffee tea pop lemonade and more. Members are asked to donate two bits and nonmembers are invited to donate food to support the hardworking organization.
The Piasant Valley township school board will sell the old school house in Sub-District No 9 Luch singer District on July 1 1922 at 2 oclock p m in the town hall Bleta to the highest responsible bidder in an open sale M Luchsinger secretary
L H Turner and son Ford joined by Rubyer and son Theo, plus W and accompanying party, spent Wednesday away from home in an unspecified outing.
The Fayette County Wool Growers market, organized by the County Farm Bureau, sold 17,859 pounds of wool with an average of 36 2 3 cents per pound. Highest bid was 37 cents for good wool, 32 cents for poor wool. Cofflend Bros. Midland Wis. were top bidders. Sale offered county buyers and outsiders a chance to bid. some opted to sell locally while others shipped to the National Warehouse. J. B. McSweeny of Rondalla presided over the sale committee with F. O. Webb Sumner Fred Price West Union and AL Wond- Jang West Union serving on it.
Buyers from many areas bid on wool as the county committee arranged a large sale. The report notes a strong result and suggests county sellers hold until the county lot is ready to maximize profits, with wool to be accepted in Fayette on Wednesday the 28th and some shipments going directly to the National Warehouse. Two car loads totaling about 28 000 pounds will depart Fayette this week.
Elkader man Nick Miller known for bootlegging near Elgin and West Union was arrested by Fayette county officers. He pled guilty before Judge Springer and received a $250 fine and a 60 day jail sentence.
Hundreds of stock breeders gathered at Blue Ball near Middletown Ohio to witness the unveiling of a monument marking the home of W C Hankinson who founded the Poland China breed in 1875. The ceremony featured Irene Haukinsor and the Schori family. Auto loads of Elgin boosters and their band advertised the town’s July 4 celebration.
Elgin council met in regular session with Mayor Hughes and several councilmen. Bills approved include pump repairs and interest. A cigarette sal es permit was granted. A Fourth of July celebration resolution allowed fees for concessions and empowered the celebration committee to hire officers and close streets as needed. Adjournment followed.
A compact boast about building good roads to boost local prosperity. The piece likens modern civic progress to Caesar, arguing that laying durable roads from town to town would attract settlers, commerce, and wealth, ultimately making each town a thriving center. It emphasizes self-help through infrastructure to lift poverty and invite growth.
In Allamakee county eight candidates vied for the Republican nomination for sheriff. Mrs Martindale, the incumbent, polled 438 votes signaling voters oppose a woman with a family in the office. Rumph failed to reach 35 percent against Helen, yielding the nomination to the convention with 1092 votes reported.
Mr and Mrs J H Williams and children Mary Robert and Margaret of Fairbank arrived on High Tuesday to visit relatives and friends after July Fourth.
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