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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1933
Page
3
Clermont Enterprise notes publication in Clermont Iowa with John F Cooley as local editor and membership in Iowa and National Editorial associations. Paper is mailed as second class matter from Fayette County Iowa.
District Court in Fayette County Iowa receives final report by L A Andrew Receiver of Clermont State Bank showing receipts disbursements and asset disposition A court hearing set for July 8 1998 at 10 oclock to approve report and discharge Receiver and Examiner in Charge unless parties appear and show cause Clermont Iowa listed as the bank location and party signer L A Andrew Receiver
A Clermont pastor Gustav Gunsten and his bride of twenty five years were honored by a great multitude with messages and tokens of respect. Gunsten, born May 7 1881 in Scandinavia Wisconsin, spent his youth on a farm in Waupaca County before pursuing further schooling.
The article chronicles the life of Rev. Gunsten who, after teaching one year, entered St Olaf College in 1901, graduated in 1905, and completed seminary in 1908. He was ordained June 21, 1908, began ministry in Oconomowoc Wisconsin, then served Blue River Hickory Grove and Trinity in Boscobel before moving to his current field. He married Sophie Tokheim on June 25, 1908, and they have four children, now three sons and a daughter. He notes baptisms 516, confirmations 494, marriages 183, funerals 305, and describes himself as a diligent worker and staunch Republican and dry advocate in Fayette County.
Easton K. Rear of Clermont dies at his daughter Mrs E B Bilden's home after a long life as a builder of the community. Born Feb 27 1841 in Norway he came to Wisconsin in 1848 then moved to Clayton County Iowa before settling in Clermont. Survived by three children and seventeen grandchildren. Funeral at Clermont Lutheran church with interment at East Clermont cemetery.
Peter, famed for ears and bearing, hides under a hemlock as Reddy Fox hunts nearby. He notices a musky scent and discovers Short-Tall the Shrew’s tunnel entrance hidden beneath scattered leaves. Peter reflects on nature’s odd safeguards and reasons for the fox’s disgust.
A lengthy community roundup from West Union details social gatherings, family visits, picnics, and hospitality at homes and clubs. It notes a luncheon at the Country Club, fishing near McGregor, summer visits from Ruth Ann and Dorothy Hungerford, and multiple family and church activities through the week. An obituary notice for E. Rear is postponed to next week.
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