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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1924
Page
4
Numerous locals named as callers and visitors including Orlando Loftsgard Alma Nyberg and Leonard Loftstuen. Several moves and visits noted plus a school closure due to bad weather. Albert Johnson's death at 17 deeply mourned with funeral at Marion Lutheran Church.
Mrs BE Crain visited Oelwein on Friday Elmer Boyer rode to Oelwein Friday Mr and Mrs George Howard moved to the farm vacated by Sheldon Boyle Winners Yenney and Laula Becker called on the Charles Peters home Sunday Mr and Mrs D H Craft entertained friends Monday evening Mr and Mrs Emoc Holm of Migin visited Roland Bartlett’s Saturday Mr and Mrs Simon O Niel Cedar Rapids visiting Era Crain home this week Henry Craft returned Monday after visit with son Arthur and family at Oelwein Mr and Mrs Carl Cox West Union attended Sheldon Boyle home Sunday Mr and Mrs Melvin Boyer and Amelia Miller visited Henry Miller home Elgin Mr Nottnagle visited his sons Frits and Leonard then returned near Randalia Friday Mrs Mary Grover Reuben and Mrs Shaffer and daughter and Mrs Callihan Clermont called Wednesday afternoon A number from the community went to Will Morse home Thursday and sawed wood The family has had many sick in the past week Mr O Brien Cedar Rapids leased ground here for clay deposit plans to open pit May 1 Klingmen family moving from Richards farm to Christ Holm farm near Wikader
Ken Hanson hosted Bessie Chapman and John Lonis spent Thursday afternoon with Thos Hanson family. Sam Rutikofer and Dan Rutikofer families visited, Mrs Martha Chapman called, and Mrs Edward Grimm with daughter Anna spent Saturday at EL Butter home. Harlow Chapman stayed with Thos Hangon. dance at Olaf Buroden home. Jake Kurth hosted dinner with Mrs L Christen. Rosa Frieden visiting Anna Fraderich. Bart Thoman, George Christen hosted Sunday dinner at Jake Denner home. Albert Butikofer and families and BH Sutter visited Will Butikofer's west of Elgin. Adeline Lehman stays with grandmother at A L Butikofer to help. Oscar Baumgartner visited from Elgin. Baurgatta Little Himer Butikofer ill with pneumonia. Walter Butikofer, recently recovering, returned home to visit mother.
The page records measles recoveries for Wm. Karr children and many local calls at homes of Rothlisberger Reichert Klingman Shaffer and others. Church notes announce next Sunday sermon “King's Jewels” at 1 30 and 2 30 roll call with remarks on spring signs and gasoline prices.
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