Classified notices and sales in Elgin column
A dense block describes notices and ads from Elgin including for sale items such as a good refrigerator, seed wheat, a nearly new top buggy, an Eternal stove, extra early seed potatoes, a used hand washing machine, black mare and bay gelding, and potatoes at Capper's Hatchery. Also listed are Wanted work cleaning brush, a job, and two double unit milking machines for sale. Rentals and combination sale details appear with auctioneer notes. Also advertised is construction paper for teachers and old newspapers for clippings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Nydegger
Elgin
Brick & Sand Co
Clermont
Spring Clean-Up Urges Community Action and Pride
The piece urges a community wide clean up as spring returns, stressing disposal of winter litter, repair and repainting of buildings, landscape gardening, and householder labor. It argues it improves health, removes disease breeding sites, and boosts local appeal as a gleamed up, painted up town.
Electricity Defined in The Elgin Echo
A humorous definition of electricity as science in chaos and time travel. The piece riffs on electricity moving quickly, its unknown nature, and its many uses from conversation to warfare. It segues into an ad for sales books Mc Casky Crosby-Wirth, promising low prices and quality, urging readers to shop there first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
McCasky
Crosby-Wirth
U.S
Aules
Elgin Echo
Local Social Roundup From Wadena Area
Mr and Mrs Len Hummell visited Jeas Poor home Sunday. Mrs Nina Davis cared for Mrs Wallace and child at Victor Wallace home Friday. Arthur and Elizabeth Herrling are home from U S A on leave. Lyle Whittenbaugh and Dale Broughton weekend in Strawberry Point. Thelma Davis returned from Oelwein where she worked for Ernst Welch. Mrs Basil Stockwell visited in Oelwein after week with Roy Leonhart. Ethel Jones of Clear Lake spent Monday in the Maggie Whittenbaugh home. Mrs A G Herrling and daughter Elizabeth drove to Ottawa Illinois to visit Mrs P R Ashley. Mrs Ella Humphry of West Union spent weekend with the parental Mart Frey home. Oyster supper at Bert Erickson home Saturday. Little Mary Jennings ill with chicken pox. Mr and Mrs John Hellerick and Mr and Mrs Lyman Chapman returned from Minnesota. Lettie returned from Alden Gell home. Ladies Club of Presbyterian church plans bake sale Saturday and waffle dinner Friday in church basement. Robert Whittenbaugh drove to Waukon and back. Will Whittenbaugh and son Clair doing carpentry at Mrs Anna Jennings farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Hummell
Jeas
Jim Wilson
Mart. Fray
Nina Davis
Victor Wallace
Thelma Davis
Oelwe
Ernst Welch
Basil Stockwell
Oelwein
Roy Leonhart
F. J. Schroeder
Walter Messerlin
Corn Hill
Ethel Jones
Clear Lake
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Lyman Chapman
Minnesota
Lettie
Alden Gell
Ladies’ Club
Presbyterian Church
Robert Whittenbaugh
Waukon
Will Whittenbaugh
Clair
West Union Social Notes Mention Visits and Travel
Mrs. Dave Rowland and daughter visited from West Union over Sunday. Mrs. Palmer Bartholomew spent Saturday in West Union. Mrs. Arthur Patterson and Mrs. Chas Peters were guests at the Joe Peters home Wednesday. Walter Pritchard was a West Union passenger on Wednesday. Phyllis Rowland spent Sunday at the Joe Peters home. Mrs. Clarence Tripp called at the D. H. Craft home Thursday. Lewis and Harlan Bartlett were in West Union Monday. Marjorie Barker visited the D. H. Craft home Sunday. Rev. Batchler of West Union unable to hold services here for two weeks due to late train. Harry Anderson was visiting Saturday. Richard Johnston spent Sunday at the Sidney Nutting home. Roads to Elgin may be fair with sun. Mrs. Arthur Patterson, Mrs. Chas Peters, and Mrs. Reuben Howard traveled to West Union to visit Emmer Patterson whose health is poor. Frank Lyon was in West Union last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Rowland
West Union
Joe Peters
Palmer Bartholomew Apent
Arthur Patterson
Chas. Peters
Walter Pritchard
Phyllis Rowland
Clarence Tripp
D. H
Rev. Batchler
Harry Anderson
Richard Johnston
Sidney Nutting
Here
Elgin
Chas, Peters
Reuben Howard
Emmer Patterson
Frank Lyon
Recorder Office Business Drops in Fayette County
The Fayette County recorder reports a sharp drop in instruments recorded in the Feb 27 to Mar 15 period, with 980 entries this year versus 534 last year in a similar span. Peak activity typically occurs early March, and 1929 shows heavy days on March 1 and 2 with 86 instruments each, unlike 54 on March 3 in the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Recorder
Fayette County
Arthur ‘E. Johnson
Nebraska man kisses woman after year apart sparks film rumors
Mr Sharkey and Mr Stribling are praised as potential film lovers after a playful hug suggested they would charm on screen. The remark asks if men are funny, noting a Nebraska man who had not kissed his partner for a year finally kissed her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sharkey
Mr. Stribling
Nebraska
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. P. Strauch
Arthur Chapman
C. D. Chapman
Echo
Lehman’s Hardware
Ray Herwig
Fred Luthi
Capper's Hatchery
Iowa
Grimm
J.B. Brackin
Torkelson Bros
Tip
Ray DeSart
Henry Topp
Ben Franklin
Mars
Wadena News
Kgchen Oy
Onan Ordail
Engineeei
Chas. Feller
American Kitchen
EGE Safety
Optometrist
W. Heiserman
WES
UNION
Smart New
Ats
Allon Sale
All
Connor's
Iov
Eee
America
Ammen
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