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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1934
Page
4
Rates for want ads, payment terms, and local sale notices from Elgin area include listings for horses, cows, dairy calves, clothing, paper, picture frames, a club offer, and typewriter paper. Advertisements detail prices, contact points, and delivery timing with local businesses such as Riverside Dairy Farm, Elgin Co operative Company, Max Medberry, and Echo Office. The page also notes club sales and shipping arrangements.
The Schnauzer is praised as an ideal watchdog and pleasant with children, noted for alertness and readiness to challenge intruders. It is not quarrelsome, but sensible and even tempered, guarding its guardianship and rights.
The piece reflects on unusually cold winters in Washington and Iowa as well as a subterranean theatre concept. It argues for restoring foreign agricultural markets to absorb surplus farm production and discusses the Agricultural Adjustment Act and pending bills. It cites Cordell Hull as Secretary of State and closes with a personal sign-off from Fred Biermann.
Notice to interested parties that Otto R. Torkelson was appointed executor by the District Court of Fayette County Iowa on February 23 1934 for the estate of Ole Torkelson deceased All debtors must pay the undersigned and all claims must be presented to the court for allowance Attorney W W Davidson filed the notice dated February 27 1994
Mrs Lars Gregerson aged sixty nine died at her home in Highland township Clayton county on Sunday February twenty fifth after a brief illness. She was born Margaret Olson Assen July thirtieth 1864 and lived in Clayton since age ten. She married Lars Gregerson October ninth eighteen eighty four and had eight children two of whom died in infancy. Surviving are her husband four sons Oscar George Louie and Melvin two daughters Ida and Mrs Gurvie Nelson six grandchildren and many relatives. Funeral services were held at the home and Highland Lutheran church with burial in the adjoining cemetery on February twenty eight. Rev G Gunaten officiated. Pall bearers were six neighbors and flower bearers were the grandchildren.
The American Legion and Auxiliary of Fayette county announce a joint meeting on Thursday evening March 15 to celebrate the 15th anniversary with a birthday party. Aiming to have Robert W. Calflesh as speaker, all members are urged to attend at the Legion home in Fayette.
The village of Crowburnt in Surrey lies 25 miles from London with no gas or electric light, trains, buses, public house or shops. The nearest cinema is five miles away. Mr and Mrs Hans Grether are both ill and confined at home. Atty A C Peterson of West Union tried a case in Justice Gundersons court Monday, followed by Atty Antes. Mrs Carrie Larson and her sister visited Mr and Mrs Gus Gunderson for dinner Tuesday evening. A Greene Recorder piece urges merchants to advertise quality merchandise, arguing advertising signals true value and benefits for consumers and town prospects.
The M E Ladies Aid Society divisions plan meetings on Thursday March 15 with division leaders Mrs Ray DeSart Mrs Mel Kohler Mrs R V Brandt and Mrs Ern Schori. Leviathan carried over 200000 Americans to France in the war and served General Pershing on his return voyage and as a ship that ferried veterans to the American Legion convention in France.
Citizens suspect codes of fair competition are weak but a Waterloo incident showed a different attitude. A local Waterloo broadcasting station misreported Capper Hatchery prices and within an hour the hatchery code administrator in Kansas City requested an explanation. A correction was issued after the notice.
At the annual meeting Fay ette County East Production chose a representative to attend the Des Moines beef producers meeting this Wednesday. W S Hothlisberger, president and corn hog chairman, is on a state committee drafting a program for the administration. Other county travelers include Reynold Strong Geo Scott Otis Rothlisberger Harold Whitley and D R Whitley. Mr and Mrs Otto Jaeger and grandson of Watertown Wis were guests at Henry Frieden’s Friday evening. Mrs Jaeger is Mrs Frieden’s aunt.
Mrs H D Yack entertained a group of ladies at a quilting party in Elgin on Tuesday afternoon. W A workers now count seven and are employed gravelling streets and alleys.
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