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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1968
Page
8
Illyria area notes report Family Night at the church on Friday March 22 at 8 pm. Attendees bring along sandwiches cake or jello while Allan Foxwell and Staron! Yeurous share slides about their stay in Mexico. The elementary Sunday School will sing.
Local residents and relatives from Fayette Monona Decorah and West Union kept busy visiting friends and family this week. Among those noted were the Loaftsgards Butikofers Holm Hansons and Hansen families with visits to and from the Opland LandsGard and Kjosa households in the area.
The Good Neighbors Club met on Tuesday March 12 at Mrs George Leuchtenmacher home with Mrs Robert Leuchtenmacher as co host. Twenty members and four guests attended including Mrs Ed Leonard Mrs Louise Lamphier and Mrs Albert L Dennler. Donations were given to Mrs van Meisner for a new baby and to Red Cross March of Dimes and Evelyn Thiele memorial. Prizes were awarded to Ben Butikofer and Ben Dennler. door prizes to John Christen and Ivan Meisner. April hostesses were Mrs Ben Dennler and Mrs Harry Butikofer.
Ole Embertson celebrated his 89th birthday at his Elkader residence with about 20 guests on Friday. Other visiting families and friends included Ira Olson of St. Olaf, Paul Peterson of Vellwein, the Leeman and Soliberger families, and numerous dinners and Sunday visits at various local homes in the area such as Roscoe Larson, Ben Butikofer, and Archie Howard. Additional callers included Walter Lantz, the Lantz family, and Rev. Lee Roy Collins.
Regular session held with mayor and all councilmen present. Minutes approved. Bills audited and allowed across funds including General, Street, Public Safety, Sanitation, Recreation, Utilities and Waterworks. Major items noted: Fayette County maintenance contract, building permits, beer license, close TD CB license, and adjournment for Fire Station Bond sale. Receipts listed for February by fund and town clerk attested by mayor.
Elgin town council met in a special session March 11 to consider bids for 16000 Fire Station Bonds. One sealed bid from Shaw McDermott at 5 percent was opened after no open bids. Council approved the sale by roll call 4 to 0 and adjourned.
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