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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1927
Page
4
Saturday and Sunday visits overflow in Cheery Valley as relatives and neighbors attend gatherings at Martin Hanson home and various farms. March news reports births and illnesses while local services include car washing and tire shop repairs at Beamer's Tire Shop in West Union Iowa.
Alma Nyborg, employed at the Harry Stolle home near West Union, returns home last Tuesday. Albert Gulsvig did business at Elgin Saturday. Mabel Ness visited Mrs. Lou Reierson recently. Doris Landsgard spent Pax week with grandparents B. Nelsons and returns to Clermont. Mrs Engfork to entertain Do Society March 19. Marion congregation to repair church after a Friday meeting. Gisleson Bros. hosts Friday gathering. Nurse Louise Amundson of Clermont cares for Ole Nelson who is critically ill. Martin Halverson and family move to Glo Reirson farm near Clermont. Message arrives that Martin Halverson died in Cut Bank Montana. Kenneth Kjosa visited Farmersburg Friday. Alma Nyborg spent Sunday with T. J. Olson.
Walter Humphry of West Union attended a recent guest at 8 H Foxwell La Fonda Shaffer of Fayette spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs I F Shaffer. Mr and Mrs George Butikofer near Elgin were guests last Thursday at Fred Schneiders. Mr and Mrs Harry Reichert welcomed a girl born March 12. Dorothy Hunsberger visited Ruth Rothlisberger followed by Chas Rothlisberger’s business trip to West Union. A Ferm Bureau meeting drew locals to WaDena last Thursday. Mrs Andrew Yearous returned from visits with Eugene Woodworth Fort Wayne Indiana and Glen Little Chicago. Eliza Pulfer of Elgin visiting Levi Pulfer. Mr and Mrs Chas Snyder near Brainard guest Monday at Fred Rothlisberger’s. Mary Foxwell dinner guest with I F Shaffer. Mr and Mrs Chas Rothlisberger Earl and John Rothlisberger also noted.
Ger and son Leo attended the Good Will Society at Floyd Patterson's home near Volga. Many neighbors visit and assist with chores as Mrs. Yearous and family manage health and home duties. Alyria Church notes promise services next Sunday with Sunday school at 1 30 p m and preaching at 2 30 p m led by Ernest J Starr.
The Fayette County Farm Bureau conducted a long all day board meeting from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with sixteen of twenty directors and most officers present. Topics ranged from membership and legislation to taxation and project work. At the meeting 1,225 memberships were unpaid, and eight more were received by evening, bringing total unpaid to 1,283. The next meetings will be in the evenings through November to avoid clashing with seasonal farm work.
A bill in the Iowa legislature would set county officer terms at four years instead of two, not applying to current officers but to those elected in 1928. Proponents say longer terms would attract capable businessmen and reduce constant turnover that ejects competent workers just as they are performing well.
The initial work on Primary No. 56 will occur inside West Union. At the Harry Schmidt corner, plans are under way with Mr. Schmidt to acquire part of his land to improve the corner. Two dangerous blind corners in the south part of town on No. 11 will be eliminated to enhance safety and beauty.
During February 87 Farm Bureau meetings were held with 2 171 attendees. The agent attended 20 meetings and the assistant agent 11. Seventeen were township or community meetings, 15 project meetings, four committee and one board meeting. The agent spent 10 3 days out of the office and 13 7 days in the office, drove 644 miles, made 20 farm calls and had 289 office callers.
Rev J Harlow Graham of Norwich Conn will visit his parents in East Dubuque Friday then depart Saturday for Milwaukee to assist Rev Earl Kernehas in a personal evangelistic campaign. The event runs five days from March 13 to 18 with local church support. Quaker Molasses Mineral Feed for hogs and poultry, high protein with tankage, sells for 3.25 per 100 pounds by Weibel Mill Co.
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