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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1927
Page
7
Aretta Gehrig plans a visit to town for a shy cough examination and treatment to improve health. Dr and Mrs Jormrenbon returned to Clermont after months in California. Mrs Judson Conner remains ill and a nurse remains in charge of care.
The Elgin area reports a 160 acre farm near St Lueean sold for 100 per acre and a week of gravel loading for county roads. Decorah held an old time fiddlers contest with 80 in gold prizes. Local residents travel to Fayette Chicago Minneapolis and Elkader for visits and vacations. The Elgin Canning Company received its first air mail letter via St Joseph Missouri demonstrating improved mail service.
Ella Friederich returned home Friday after helping at L. P. Larson’s. Alma Hanson stayed with Mrs. Henry Hanson. Mr and Mrs Harry Pabner spent Sunday at A. B. Schupbach’s. Mrs Levi Frieden stayed with the G. Dennler home Tuesday night. Delbert Chapman visited his grandfather Thos Hanson Friday night. Rose Frieden of Elkader visited cousin Anna Friederich. Albert Lena Ruth and Naoma Schupbach visited Sam Dennler Sunday evening. Carrie Tillie Butikofer and Esther Friederich visited Helen and Elsie Butikofer Sunday. Lucy Elizabeth Christen visited Mrs Ben Nagle Sunday. G Friederich hosted a quilting bee Friday and Saturday. Fred Ost visits the Schlupp home this week. Alma Friederich stayed with Albert Butikofer Tuesday night. Lawrence and Anna Lereh spent Friday night with G. Friederich. Chris Gregerson and son Clarence visited Jake Christen Sunday evening. Lawrence Butikofer spent Sunday at Ben Schneider’s.
Stuveland, longtime parochial school teacher, farmer, and merchant from Marion and Highland townships, died in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening March 22 at age 78. He leaves a widow and four children Ida Adolph Melvin and Adeline. He taught at various parochial schools, farmed in Marion, ran a store in Clermont and Gander, then moved to Northfield and finally Minneapolis. He was brother in law to B M Benson and many in the area mourn his passing.
Hog mineral product advertised as a pure mineral bone builder for pigs. Encourages buyers to visit Elgin supplier J. W Powers to see the mixture, promising pigs will start right when using Occa Mineral Compound. Price quoted 21 to 28 cents.
My and Mrs Adolph Koevenig and family attend at Mrs Mattoon s home. Billy Cummings dies from cerebral hemorrhage after mastoid trouble. O P Stoehr ill but returns to work. Mrs Jack Malone and Mrs Melvin Johnson visit Nels Olson home. Walter Miller family moves to Buffalo Center. Louise Winkleman extends stay. Henry Hanson deteriorates at Postville hospital. Wm P F Miller buys improved projection lens in Chicago. Mrs Frank Greenley s health poor. Tappeter Construction Co builds new state building at Iowa City. Geo Vaughn may join. Alfred Imhof sprays park trees for summer growth. Elpins park praised by visitors. Ray DeSart family moves to H H Gilbert farm east of Elgin. Bunting house occupancy shifts. Elgin golf fans travel to West Union. editor sympathy note. Mehee and local editor roles discussed. Market notes on molasses feed from Weibel Mill Co.
A week of Easter millinery displays unfolds at Elgin Millinery Store with the newest hats teased for shoppers. In local commerce Weibel Mill Co invites purchases of paints, varnishes, harnesses, and oyster shells as part of its seasonal stock update.
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