Upper Town Glee Club to Perform at Elgin High Auditorium
The Upper Town University Glee Club, of twenty one members with three graduates from the school, will sing next Friday night at the Elgin public schools High School auditorium under Girl Scouts of Elgin. Tickets are on sale from club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Town University Glee Club
Girl Scouts of Elgin Public Schools
Glee Club
Ruby Jennison
Mr. Whitney
Mr. Green
Whitney
Miss Clemens
Wellman
Elgin Savings Bank
Helena Boleyn
Lola Dean
Keith Thoma
Lillian Kruger
Margaret Maris Grimm
Eva Mae
Frieden
Viola Berndt
Zella Boyle
Lyle Nelson
Eva Mae Frieden
Margaret Marie Grimm
Louise Hackman
Harold Weibel
LeRoy Steele
Doris Miller
Marion Church Notes Sunday Services in English and Norwegian
Sunday worship at Marion church includes 10 a.m. English service and 11 a.m. Norwegian service led by Pastor T. W. Tyndal. Also notes mill feed prices from 18 to 20 dollars per ton and a prompt to investigate Borgs new five dollar ex porte.
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T. W. Tyndal
Jowices
Weibel Mill Company
Borg
Comet Hinted On Earth Approach From Deep Space
Yerkes Observatory astronomers identify faint traces of the Pons Winnecke Comet on photographic plates. The historic visitor is expected to pass within about 4.6 million miles of Earth next June, with a long tail and harmless gas queue. No danger anticipated as the event remains a distant celestial display.
Elgin Cow Testing Assn Reports Improved Milk Output
Twenty five herds were tested totaling 260 milking cows and 46 dry cows. The average production for 306 cows is 576 pounds of milk and 21.4 pounds of butterfat, better than the prior month. Several top cows posted high fat yields, with Geo Metzger and Ern Holzer among the leaders. Losses from faulty separators reduced butterfat value to about $6.65 per 100 pounds.
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Pulfor PB
Geo. Metzger
H.S. Groh
Daisy
Ern Holzer
Puss
Got
Pulfer
Jam
Whitie
Meat merchant adopts electric refrigeration in town
J. A. Boleyn recently had his meat refrigerator fitted with an electric cooling system and expects to save much time this summer. He plans to extend the setup with an ice cream cabinet and pop cooling box. Electric refrigeration is described as the coming thing likely to become common in homes.
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J. A. Boleyn
Creamery Pays Twice a Month in New Plan
The Elgin Farmers' Dairy Company adopts a bi monthly pay schedule. Checks for the first half arrive on the 4th of the following month and the second half on the 20th. If the 4th or 20th is a Sunday, delivery shifts to the preceding day.
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Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Company
Ice business for sale in Elgin with plant and ice
The advertiser offers the Elgin ice business for sale including an ice house holding 800 to 900 tons of ice, all tools and cutting machinery. A Frigidaire plant trade was proposed, but the seller prefers a local Elgin buyer. Interested parties should contact H. W. Palb for details.
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Thundersigned
Elgin
H. W. Palb
Golden Wedding Shaffer Pioneer Passes At 76
Sylvester Shaffer born February 15, 1861 in Orangeville Illinois migrated with family to Barkley Iowa as a boy. He married Nancy J. Albright December 8, 1875 and lived in Elgin Iowa. He died February 28, 1927 at age 76 after years of hardship sight loss. Burial in Alma cemetery following a home funeral.
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Sylvester Shaffer
Orangeville
Ilinois
Barkley
Iowa
Nancy J. Albright
Elgin
Cora M. Shaffer
Arthur V. Shaffer
Seward
Nebraska
Mr. Shaffer
Nancy Shaffer
J. D. Shafer
T. J. Capper
Phillips
Town
Clayton
Gilford Shaffer
Fay le Meadows
Alma Cemetery
Elgin High Boys Basketball Ends Season in Narrow Loss
Elgin High School boys basketball finished the season with a 21 to 19 sectional loss to Fayette High in Oelwein after leading 11 to 3 late in the first half. The team from Elgin ends with a 16-7 record, graduates six of seven regulars, and sees Olson as the lone returning starter next year.
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Elgin High
Oelwein
Fayette High
Elgin Ted Ln
Ash
Payette
Elgin
Edgewood
Lamont
Iowa
Dubuque High
Oelwein High
Greene
Clarksville High
Northeastern
Ilowa
Olson
Star Center
Kiple
Eddie
Schneider
Teo
Johnny Falk
Gilbertson
Mosley
Cliff Kiple
Lehman
H. Shaffer
F. Knudtson
Muehiethgler
Bunting
P. Halleck
Becker
Engagement Announced For Ella Cordes And Andrew Dummerrauth
Announcement notes the engagement of Miss Ella Cordes of Strawberry Point to Andrew Dummerrauth of Elgin. The ceremony is planned for Thursday, March 17, in Strawberry Point, per the Dubuque Telegraph Herald. Also mentions Ful-O-Pep cod liver oil feeds and a birth in Sumner.
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Ella Cordes
Will Cordes
Strawberry Point
Andrew Dummerrauth
Elgin
Dubuque
Welbel Mill Company
Albert Potrate
Sumner
Marve le Anna
Ole Thompson Dies at Independence Funeral Held
Ole Thompson, brother of Thore Thompson, died at Independence hospital and was brought home for burial. The funeral was held Tuesday at Highland Lutheran church. He was between 85 and 40, unmarried, and was managed between those ages.
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Ole Thompson
Thore Thompson
Independence Hospital
Highland Lutheran Church
Mr. Thompson
Social Meeting Invite for Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
A social gathering is announced at the I O C F Hall on Monday evening March 14, inviting all Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. The N G H W Falk asks the former to bring eight guests each, with refreshments and social time starting at eight. Weibel MilCo promotes a priced feed offer of 14 ton wheat and 1 2 ton underground oat feed at 27 560 per ton.
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I. O. C. F. Hall
Odd Fellows
Rebekaha
H. W. Falk
N. G
Weibel MilCo
Mrs. Ben Schort Dies in Elgin at Age Elderly
Mrs. Ben Schort, longtime Elgin resident, died Tuesday March 8 after a week of bed rest due to heart trouble. Doctors left after a brief visit as she worsened and passed away shortly thereafter. Funeral set for Friday at two at her home with burial in Elgin Cemetery. A life sketch will appear in the Echo.
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Ben Schort
Elgin
Schori
Elgin Cemetery
District Instructor Visits Elgin C E 8
Mrs Anna Tapper official instructor for district No 5 EB S visited Elgin Wednesday for annual chapter inspection. Afternoon instruction session followed by evening ritual work with candidates Elmer Schori Geraldine Sehori reception music and readings. Ladies quartet Kohler Green Stoehr Schori sang several numbers. large attendance enjoyed the visit and sociability.
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Anna Tapper
Monona
Eb. S
Elgin
Elmer Schori
Geraldine Sehori
Mel Kohler
C. M. Green
Bess Stoehr
Ernestine Schori
Celebrated 74th Birthday at Howard Home
Howard Sr. reached age seventy four on Monday March 1 and relatives gathered for a surprise birthday dinner at his home. He remains active and in good health, with wishes for many more anniversaries. Attending guests included Mr. and Mrs. Enos Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Jud Conner, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Boyle, Reuben Howard, Mrs. Ward Brabham, and the Thos. E. Howard family.
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Howard
Enos Howard
Jud Conner
Ed Boyle
Reuben Howard
Ward Brabham
Thos
E. Howard
Firemen find Farmers Favor Fire District
The Elgin firemen met farmers at the town hall on Saturday to explain the proposed Elgin Fire District surrounding the town. A good number attended and, to a man, supported the plan. At least sixty signed up for membership in the Elgin Farm Fire Association. The firemen plan another meeting at the town hall Saturday afternoon to recruit protective members.
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Elgin
Town Hall
Elgin Farm Fire Association
Iowa Briefs: Yard Prizes and Market News Across Counties
The Sumner Gazette offers two ten dollar prizes for best kept yards within the city and in the countryside. Humboldt market reports poultry prices with Rhode Island Red pullets at 2.75 and 2,000 chickens averaging 1.25. Gilts 40, horses 140, seed corn 1.26 per bushel. Avery & Anderson sale totals 8,000. Cows 90, pigs 38, fall pigs 14.60. John Peterson’s lake fishing method nets 200 more than prior haul. An Iowa vet claims a nocturnal yowl removal device using a whistle to bring a dog. London committee notes 50 deh under alcohol. Elkader-West Union road work starts with internal West Union changes at Harry Schmidt corner. Iowa road safety tweaks proposed at No 11 and Venene. M. J. Goodrich egg truck meets Clermont accident. sixty cases on board, seven cases lost. Ted Dorland rides with driver. no injuries.
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Humboldt
Rhode Island
Avery & Anderson
John Peterson
Storm Lake
Iowa
London
Elkader-West Linion Road
Corporation of West Uning
Harry Schmidt
Still
M. J. Goodrich
Strawberry Point
Clermont
Elgin
Goodrich
Ted Dorland
Elgin Butter grade boost prompts farmer campaign
Daeiry Company reports improvements over the past year to improve cream handling and proposes farmers back a move toward a higher test and more uniform cream. Elgin butter sells as Top Extras and could reach State Brand Butter with farmer support, promising hundreds of dollars yearly. Mrs. John Berndt's mother in Ele kader broke her leg and is cared for by Mrs. Berndt and her sister.
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Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Company
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Marion
Earth
Elgin Cow Testing Assn
Ing Paisa
R. F. Williams
Creamery
Independence
Elgin C. E
W. E. Sale
Berg
Iowa Briefs
The
Sumner Gazette
Daeiry Company
John Berndt
Elekader
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