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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1930
Page
6
Local notes cover dentist Dr. L. Hutchinson’s Elgin tenure, neighborhood visits, family moves, and social ties. Census timing, church and school youth, varied visits among residents, and regional travel mention Elgin, Waterloo, Wadena, McGregor, and Decorah. Gentle community mosaic with names, places, and brief events.
Sunday services and Sunday school listed with times for English service at 10 and 11 and evening prayer meetings. Ladies Aid plans to send a box of eggs to the aged home in Chicago, requesting donations by week end. First meeting at Sumner planned for March 30, with a welcoming note from Pastor Ph. Lauer.
At 10 o'clock a m preaching service and 11 o'clock a m Sunday school in St Pauls. Excellent music at all services. Bring yourself, the family and friends.
J J Snyder minister. Sunday school at 1 30 p m. Preaching hour at 2 30 p m. A friendly welcome awaits you at the Church on the Hill.
Work on No. 18 from West Union to Postville will begin at the Postville end, per E. L. Morris, engineer in charge. No machinery has arrived yet and only stock piles are being dumped at Postville and Clermont, with a bridge work start within West Union. The segment to the Hawkeye junction and No. 102 north of Hawkeye is let to another contractor. Morris has no details on start dates for that stretch.
Prevention centers on pasteurizing milk fed to hogs especially from creameries and allowing hogs to feed behind cattle only after tuberculin testing. Thoroughly cooking offal and carcasses fed to hogs and safe disposal of tuberculous poultry are important. If tuberculosis exists in a herd, all affected livestock should be disposed of and premises disinfected before restocking.
A Postville fire report describes the blaze near Louis Schutte furniture store in the Beucher building. J M Thoma of Rexall store notified central, fire department arrived quickly and controlled the flames after half an hour of work.
Reports from Wadena events note about $40 raised for Farm Bureau. Visits and gatherings spread across area farms with basket making lessons led by Marie Gehring and Mrs. Ogle. Numerous relatives called, hosted dinners, and 4-H club party attended in Fayette. Telegrams from Berg’s 30th anniversary wish Elgin continued success.
Mrs. H. D. Yack visited her husband in Postville on Thursday. Mrs. Hans Winkler was ill Sunday and quickly improved. F. C. Muehlethaler and Gus Hackman left for Volga City for Samuel Boys funeral. Gus Boyer discussed business in West Union last Thursday. Mrs. G. V. Zimmerlin and two children left for Duncombe after ten days with the Mosby family. Mrs. Sam Lehman and others attended a quilting bee at Eliza Friederich’s home.
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