Elgin School Notes Highlight March Vacation and Activities
The Elgin school reports certification from the state superintendent Agnes Samuelson and thanks for the Upper Iowa Peacock. Spring vacation runs March 24 for one week, with Monday debates in junior high and a variety of class projects from tie-dyeing to static electricity. Basketball teams and visitors are noted, plus a new flag code lithograph honoring the flag’s 150th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Samuelson
J. P. van Horn
Upper Iowa
Ing
Joe Becker
Pat Halleck
Elgin
Vinton
Muscatine
Northeast Ava
Iowa City
Mirick
Elgin School Board Elects New Members in Quiet Ballot
The Elgin school district election drew 42 votes with a single ticket listing Max Hunsberger and R. P. Strauch to succeed retiring Mel Kohler and Geo N Sehori. Hunsberger 22, Strauch 28. other write ins: J Baumgartner 18, Walter Falb 12, Kohler 3, Schori 2, Feller 1. The top two win and assume office next Monday evening as the old board concludes its term.
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Elgin
Max Hunsberger
R. P. Strauch
Mel Kohler
Geo. N. Sehori
Max Hunsger
J. Baumgartner
Walter Falb
Mei Kohler
Geo. N. Schori
Charles Feller
Seed abundance boosts profitability in livestock farming
No livestock farming system remains profitable without plenty of home grown seeds. The statement links seed supply to farm viability, emphasizing the need for self sufficiency in feed and forage production to sustain animal husbandry.
Elizabeth Bauder Schorl obituary in Elgin Iowa
Elizabeth Bauder Schorl, born August 20, 1847 in Metz Switzerland, died March 8, 1927 in Elgin Iowa at age 79 years six months eighteen days. She emigrated with family in 1865, married Benedict Schori November 24, 1866, and helped run a farm before becoming a leading Elgin businesswoman after his death in 1912. Survived by seven children and many relatives across Iowa and Nebraska, with services held at St Paul M E church in Elgin and interment in Figin cemetery on March 11, 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Bauder
John
Kathryn Bauder
Metz
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Elgin
Iowa
Schori
America
Clayton County
Bauder
Elizabeth
Benedict Schori
Thomas Knudtson
Albert
Ernest
George
Ida Thoma
Clars Kuster
Elmer
Kuster
Correctionville
Town
Anna Hess
Nisbrara
Neb
G. W. Bauder
Ft Collins
Colo
Alfred Bauder
Omaha
Mary Harmon
Rosa
Gottlieb
Fred
Jacob
Sisni
Reformed Church of
Althou
Florence Klingman
St. Paul's M
Ernest J. Starr
Figin
Card of Thanks for Mrs. B. Schori’s family
The family thanks friends and neighbors for sympathy, kind acts, and floral offerings during the illness and death of their mother Mrs. B. Schori. The Children.
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B. Schori
Wyman Trudo Bowdish wed in quiet family wedding
Violet Sylvia Trudo daughter of Mr and Mrs Wyman Trudo of West Union and Jay Albert Bowdish son of Mr and Mrs Frank Bowdish Hawkeye were united in marriage at high noon last Wednesday The Rev A M Billingsley presided The couple plan to live in St Paul after March 1 at 416 South Concord street The bride wore tan georgette crepe with green touches and carried white pink carnations with green fern The maid Florence Helms Fayette wore pale green crepe Delbert Gundacker Hawkeye attended. Mrs C M Green Elgin cousin of the bride played the wedding march The couple are well known in the community and have many friends wishing them happiness and prosperity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Sylvia Trudo
Wyman Trudo
West Union
Jay Albert Bowdish
Hawkeye
Frank Bowdish
A. M. Billingsley
Methodist Episcopal Church
Florence Helms
Fayette
Delbert Gundacker
C. M. Green
Elgin
Bowdish
St. Paul
Concord Street
Union
In Memoriam Mrs John Christ Remembrance Poem
In sad memory of Mrs John Christ who passed away one year ago March 17 1926 In the graveyard softly sleeping where flowers gently wave lies the one we loved dear mother The flowers we lay upon you may wither and decay but our love for you will never fade away
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John Christ
Twenty-Eighth Bible Day Program at Baptist Church
The Twenty-Eighth Bible Day program was held Sunday March 20, 1927 at 11 am with a Baptist church Sunday school service. The program featured multiple songs including Here we are gathered and It is the Bible, readings on The New Testament and What the Word of God is like, solos and a dialogue, a school Bible verses recital, an address by Rev Ph. Lauer, and a junior choir performance. The offering benefits the fund for free Bible distribution and all are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist Church
Lauer
Ler Kappingery
Sunbeam
Chrystel Miller
Louise Marie Baumgartner
Helen Muehlethaler
Freddie Later
Erma Grether
Erma Berndt
Lyle Keuger
Gerald
Kenneth Heck
Leon Jacob
Franklin
Ralph Mock
Tester Luchsinger
Albert Kohls
Mary Baechler
Mae Anderson
Lillian Kruger
Louise Hackman
Martin Lhman
Florence Ruvkdaschel
Viola Berndt
Ph. Lauer
Upper Iowa Glee Club Delights Elgin Audience
Elgin greeted Upper Iowa Louivs Glee Club Friday night under Girl Scouts sponsorship. Miss Otley and Miss Hall impressed with solos and piano numbers. Miss Hoyt led the group. Gypsy sketch starred Miss Allen and Miss Burger. Former Elgin girls Mosby Schmid Shaffer were members. Small crowd despite bad weather. event said to be financially successful.
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Elgin
Upper Iowa
Louivs
Girl Scouts of Our
Miss Otley
Hall
Clara Hoyt
Glee Club
Miss Allen
Miss Burger
Marie Mosby
Winifred Schmid
Fonda Shaffer
Rebekahs Invite All To March 24 Social Evening
The group announces a social evening after lodge business on Thursday March 24. All Rebekahs and their families are invited and asked to bring sandwiches and a covered dish.
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Rebekahs
Ladies Aid Lunch at City Hall Saturday
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. church will serve hot lunches at City Hall on Saturday March 19. Serving begins at 11 o'clock and continues as long as necessary. Menu includes chicken noodle soup sandwiches pie and coffee.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the
M. E. Church
Elgin Sees First Robbery At Lumber Yard Office
Schori and Kaster Lumber Company office in Elgin was robbed during the night. Entry was through a back door and a window. fingerprints on a transom are the only clue. Sheriff Robertson and Deputy Atkinson investigated. McGregor hounds yielded no results due to rain and foot traffic. cash loss minimal, checks worth about two thousand left unpaid.
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Elgin
Schori & Kaster Lumber Company
Rudy Johnson
Coty
Layton
Robertson
McGregor
Schori & Kuster
Birthday Celebration at Your Clothes Shop
Your Clothes Shop marks twenty seven years with a three day birthday event inviting customers to visit today or this weekend. Officers inspect ships daily. spring styles in suits trousers hats shirts and oxford shoes are offered with price reductions. Fred R. Berg thanks friends and customers and invites Easter toggery shopping during the party period.
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Cal
Fred R. Berg
Study Club at Shaffer Home in Elgin
The Elgin Ladies' Study Club met at Mrs J D Shaffer's home Tuesday evening to study Alaska. Papers on Salmon and Seal Fisheries and on Agriculture were read. The year's work is nearing completion with only three meetings left.
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Elgin
J. D. Shaffer
Alaska
Elgin Farm Fire Association membership drive grows
The Elgin Fire Department urges farmers to join the Elgin Farm Fire Association to fund a two ton chemical assault truck with four 40 gallon extinguishers and equipment. Membership costs start at 15 dollars with a goal of 200 members to secure modern protection for farms within reach of Elgin.
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Elgin Farm Fire Association
Fire Department
Elgin
Ben Sehneider & Son
Luchsinger & Son
H. H. Gilbertson
J. KE. Bilden
Wenger
Ern Holzer
Ben Frieden
John R. Schmid
F. G, Matthys
Jacob B. Miller
Gottlich Pulfer
Henry Holzer
L. F. Becker
H. W. Helms
Kohler Bros
M. J. Blaeckhus
C. H. Medberry
Sven Blockhus
Louis Lehman
Klingman
Elmer H. Larson
Ray Herwig
Geo. Hanson
Louis A. Light
Rothlisberger
Cleve Erhardt
Burrow Herbert H. Hans Lew Martie
Edgar Kimball
Adolph Hanson
Ward Brabham
Bert Thoman
Olaf O. Borg
Louis Dennter
Harry Wenger
Piulfer Bros
Chas. Roth
Ah John Butikefer
Lanis Butikefer
Robert Wilson
Rathlisberger
Tim Thoman
Jacob Schaer
Sam Yost
Joe Frieden
Elgin Firemen
Murray Nicholson Dead in Fort Dodge Stroke
Murray Nicholson of Fort Dodge died Tuesday evening from a stroke. Funeral services were held there, then his body was brought to the home of his sister-in-law Mrs. Chas Fritz. Additional services will be at the home here Friday at 1 PM with burial in Elgin cemetery.
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Murray Nicholson
Fort Dodge
Chas. Fritz
Elgin
Weibel Mill Company Mill Feeds at Low Prices
Mill feeds priced from eighteen to twenty dollars per ton. See Weibel Mill Company now for good supply at low prices.
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Weibel Mill Company
Iowa Briefs Reach Across State and Nation
A mix of items from Bedford to Sioux City mentions a Civil War era grocery ledger found in Bedford noting prices like kerosene 76 cents for 8 gallons and sugar 28 cents per pound. Other notes cover early Upper Mississippi barge construction, kindness to the elderly by students, Timothy seed shipments, wild turkeys reintroduced to state parks, a traders’ credit protection plan in Mount Pleasant, and a skeptical view of Iowa politics amid past panics.
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Bedford
Town,& Ledger
Upper
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Midland Barge Co
Midland
Upper Mississippi Barge Line Corporation
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Sumner Gazette
Postville
Hinman
Philadelphia
Germany
Montreal
Canadas Herald
Iowa Prairies
State Ash and Game Department
Tennessee
Tate
Mount Pleasant
Association
Elgin
Iowa
Towa
Uns
Elgin peddler's failed sales prompt town anti quacks call
A traveling salesman in Elgin tried selling fountain pens and gold pieces at steep discounts. He left a pamphlet noting locals’ frugality and mocking his luck. Residents blame door to door peddlers for distress and joke about a bounty on quacks.
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Elgin
Iowa
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Holland
Elmer Meyer
Marie Schupbach
Miss Clemens
Loraine Carpenter
Miss Dennison
G. D. Darnall
Elizabeth Bauder Schorl
Rome
Memoriam
U. S. A. Glee Club
GOOD
Shaffer
Farm Fire Association
Iowa Briefs
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