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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1920

Page

4

Farewell Party for Miller Family Bound for Wisconsin

Neighbors of Geo Miller and his family gathered at their east of town home Saturday night for a warm farewell as the Millers prepare to leave for Wisconsin. The social event featured a dandy supper and hearty best wishes for future success in a new land.

Geo Miller Wisconsin Martin Hua Cedar Rapids Albert” Dummermuth Aginity Happy Johnson Castalia Carl Smith Perry Craft Mouned Marzhfeld MG Bartlett Ren Act I Glenfield North Dakota Jim’ Bartlett D. MH. Craft

Out Yonder Way Neighbors Share News and Farewells

Selections from a rural community paper report visitors and laborers in Gundeer and St Olaf. Farms suffer a major fire northeast of Gander with heavy losses. horses sold at Clermont. locals plan maple sugaring and prepare for school standards upgrades. Bert, Harold Loftsgaard, and numerous families attend dinners and gatherings while several members travel to nearby towns for work or visits.

Lime Kiln School Program Highlights Students and Acts

Lime Kiln school presents a March 19 program with songs, recitations, essays, dialogue, and scenes. Features include selections by Baechler Erhardt Helms and Dummermuth, plus "Underground life of great cities" and "Abstract of the Birds of Killingworth." An exhibit of handwork, drawings, and scrapbooks will run, with physiology and spelling contests nearing completion.

Lime Kiln Almertca School Helen Bae Chler Clive Helenis Florence Nietingale Selms Baechler Marie Marguerite Erhardt the Foresters Selma Baechler Gladys- Marie Erhardt Harry Marshall Helms Forester Milton Miller Walter Dummermuth Clifford Helm John Baethier Clive Helms Fred Sohner School Iowa Wilma Schaar Little Brown Owl Elmer Clifford Holm John Baechler Childrens Helen Bnaechler Melheart Baechler John Schaer Clara Baechler Harold Wilson Birds of Killingworth Fred Schaer Bool Jennie &. Anderson

Clean Harness Care For Spring Work

Iowa State College expert N Summers warns horse owners to inspect harnesses before spring work. Repair all breaks and mends, clean thoroughly with saddle soap, dry before oiling, and rub in oil evenly. Neats-foot oil preferred. avoid mineral oils which rot leather. do not dip and rely on soaking.

N. Summers Animal Husbandry Department Iowa State College Harneas

Hog Mange Control Methods Outlined by USDA

The United States Department of Agriculture reports hog mange spreads mainly through direct contact and affects weak hogs in small enclosures most rapidly. It spreads slower in pastured or well lit roomy housing, and neglect leads to heavy losses from shrinkage and death. Eradication is possible with four dippings in a lime-sulphur or arsenical solution, spaced six to seven days apart.

United States Department of Agriculture Department

Beaver Board Promises Crackless Walls And Lasting Cover

Beaver Board offers a solution to cracked walls and ceilings by covering old wallpaper and plaster with knotless panels. Marketed as durable manufactured lumber, it claims to revive old homes room by room and provide a paint ready surface with Sealtite protection against warping.

Draying Services Advertised by The Hawkeyes Gasoline & Kerosene

FE. C. Miller promotes draying of all kinds with prompt attention and reasonable charges. The agency delivers gasoline and kerosene to any part of the city. Phone at residence.

Hawkeyes FE. C. Miller

Clover in rotations vital, farmers urged to restore use

Atlantic to Iowa and Tennessee to Canada show clover as the key prop in rotations. Bureau specialists warn of a gradual decline in red clover culture, stressing the need to increase acreage or find substitutes to preserve soil productivity. Even with three to five year rotations, yields drop without clover. Clover remains the best legume for this region's farming system, per experts. H D Yack reports a hatch of chicks and possible need for more stockings for the little fellows.

Atlantic Iowa Tennessee Canada Bureau of Plant Industry

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