May Basket Work and Student Achievements Notes
The second grade collected seven wild flower kinds to weave a May basket and made a elrodier box. Fourth graders led by Elmer Meyer, George Anderson, and Lawrence Grimai practiced arithmetic and created May Day baskets. Seventh and eighth graders faced four tardy marks from Clarence Winkler Robert Smith Herman Schupbach and Reuben Lehman. The high school maintained 100 percent punctuality and 80 percent attendance over six weeks with seventy visitors. The baseball schedule includes Decorah and Luther prep games. senior photos taken. Juniors hosting Seniors picnic at McGregor. valedictory address planned for commencement.
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Howard Topp
Garien
Saaid
Elmer Meyer
George ‘Anderson
Lawrence ‘Grimai
Pec
William
Waibel
Prade
Mabel Frieden
Florence Grimm
Seréne Yack
Floyd Dummermuth
Leo Grether
Raymond Kruger
Carl Bschori
Bernita Bopp
Grace Grover
Margaret Schupbach
Gladys Schnedder
Dale DeSart
Louis Thoms
Harold Ocline
Decorah
Luther Preps
Volga City High
Wienher Schneider
Rose Steffen
Delwell
McGregor
Notice to Car Owners of Elgin and Vicinity
City law requires all cars to display two front lights and one rear light. Vehicles must show the proper lights at the required times. owners failing to comply may be subject to arrest. Dated April 30, 1924, Guy Gundersen, Mayor. The public will judge Congress by its accomplishments, not past grand jury actions.
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Elgin
Guy Gundersen
Elgin Legion Finishes Flag Pole Project for Business District
The Elgin Legion completed a campaign among business and professional men to erect flags and staffs outside each storefront. About forty signed up, with each pole fitting a socket on the sidewalk edge. The plan aims for uniform holiday decoration and to enhance town appearance ahead of Decoration Day, following precedents in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eletn
Elgin Legion
Elgin
Thia
Legion
Community gathering in Overs House and banquet set
An annual meeting and banquet are scheduled for Monday in the Overs House basement of the new Stalipellcel, with attendance by 160 bankers from Allamakee, Clayton, Chickasaw, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties. Mrs. Lars Lien, an early settler, will be buried near her childhood home at St Olaf after funeral services at Norway church in St Olaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blader
Allamakee
Clayton
Chickasaw
Delgware
Dubuaque
Faystie
Howard
Winneshiek
Lars Lien
Mlgin
Stuveland
Northfield
Minnesota
St. Olaf
Braveland
Norway Church
Judge Cooney to be honored in Fayette County court opening
Judge James D. Cooney will preside in Fayette county’s new courthouse for the first time in September. Carl B Ashby of Oelwein, serving as court reporter, will take the first testimony in any case for Judge Cooney, a West Union resident.
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Cooney
James D. Cooney
Fayette County
New Court House
West Union
Oelweinman
Carl B Ashby
Cemetery sign forbids picking flowers on others graves in South Bethlehem
The item notes a cemetery sign in South Bethlehem Pa stating no one may pick flowers from graves other than their own. It also lists a string of short local notices and movements including Halstenson in Des Moines, the Grimms in Waterloo, Mrs Lehman in West Union, Doan family travels, and several small community updates from Cedar Rapids to Oelwein.
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South Bethlehem
Halstenson
Des Moines
John Grimm
Edward Grimm
Waterloo
Ern Holzer
Hinestine
Oelwein
Lizzie Lyons
Mabel Renn
Spraying Time Now Orchard Spraying Guidance
Orchard spraying should begin after flower cluster separation and before bloom. Nichols of Iowa State College notes to spray plum pear and cherry before apples. Cluster bud spray uses lead arsenate and liquid lime sulfur with high pressure to cover trees and control pests.
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Nichols
Iowa
Easter Prayer Services and Church Activities Schedule
The message outlines Easter period observances including morning worship at 10, Sunday school at 12, Apworth Loskee at 7 15, and an 8 o clock evening service marked as special. A church night is noted for Thursday, the Third Division of the Aid Society serves supper Friday at 8 20, with memory season topics and a general discussion led by Mrs. Geo Schort.
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Baptist Church
Ladies’ Aid
Bociety
Jacob ‘Schaer
Paul
Timothy
Muscatine
Rill
Baileyville
Mineola
Jesus
Apworth Loskee
Aid Society
Nektar
al Schort
Klingman
Jericho
The
Jordan
Berg
Reichert
Geo. Schort
Purple and White Win Over Clermont in Practice Game
Elgin High and Clermont High played a Wednesday practice baseball game here. Purple and White showed solid hitting with Bigin and Wertz contributing early as Clermont tied in the second. In the fifth, Elgin drew ahead with five runs, aided by Gehring's fielding and a late burst to win 6 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin High
Clermont High
Clermont
Gehring
Gress
Bigin
Olesda
Wertz
Farmer’s Surprise Bargain Turns Into Lost Clothes
A farmer in Portland sold products and planned a wife surprise. He bought a suit, hat, and shoes, hid them under a seat, but by river stop his clothes vanished. He then urged the horse to move and said to Maud they’d surprise her anyway. Other local items note visitors Falk and Peters, Miller’s Chicago trip, Anna Rennison and Constance Hutchinson visiting, and a Wiener toast at Frieden home. Medical experts debunk germ theory of money as germ carrier.
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Portland
Maud
John Falk
Bob Peters
Miller
Chicago
Anna Rennison
Constance Hutchinson
Myrtle Olson
Gander
Fred Frieden
Committees Appointed for Memorial Day Exercises
The L C A met at Mrs Sirus Moaby's home and appointed committees for Memorial Day events. Decorations for Opera House to Mesdames DeSart Path Weibel Knudtzon and others. Cemetery decorations by Mrs Dean Patterson DeSart and Kiel. Program by Mesdames Gehring Greenley Kunidtson. Ushers chaired by Mesdames Schori Lehman. Bouquets by Mia Lehman and Bere. Wreaths by Mesdames Yonker Lehman Enos Lehman Spahr Cooley Schort Harrington Benson Stoehr Baumée Grether Hunsberger Lauer Dummermuth Kelser.
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Sirus Moaby
Franc DeSart
John Path
A. M. Weibel
Thos
Knudtzon
John Smith
T. W. Dean
EB. Patterson
Anna DeSart
Rose Muehiethaler
John DeSart
Ann Cooley
Ben Schort
Carlos Harrington
Aug Benson
Gene Stoehr
Arnold Baumée
Hans Grether
Hunsberger
Phillip Lauer
C. Dummermuth
Héba Kelser
Freight Wreck Delays Trains Near Elgin
A southbound freight train near Elgin derailed an empty Terrigerater car Monday morning. The car left the track and fell into Otter Creek, causing minor damage. Melchr Yenney’s crew and the West Union group moved the car, repaired the track, and kept both passenger trains halted until about 3 pm.
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Elgin
Melchr Yenney
West Union Bunch
Otter Creek
Priscilaa Be-Organine Club Hosts First Gathering
Priscilaa Be-Organine Club hosted a home event at Mrs Frank’s residence on Saturday evening. Mary Starshoug, president, led the organizing efforts with eight of the original members remaining. new members may join, promising pleasant hours ahead.
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Negid Prigcia Club
Frank
Dreentey
Muehlenthalers Award Building Contract in Elgin
Mr and Mrs R W Muehlenthaler launched a spring building program in Wigin by awarding a six room bungalow contract to Lehman and Schneider with plumbing by Wm H Schupbach on their Center street lots. The couple quote the property as best located and highly desirable once completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Muehlenthaler
Wigin
Center Street
Lehman and Schneider
Wm. H. Schupbach
Muehrenthalers
Elgin
Record of Record High School Class Size Nears Historic High
The Elgin high school reports its Class of 1824 as the largest graduating class yet, totaling thirty graduates with sixteen girls and fourteen boys. Officials note ongoing school popularity and anticipate even larger classes in the future.
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Elgin
West Union Visitors and Health News from Elgin
E R Ballard and Clem Allen of West Union visited Elgin Tuesday evening. Ballard transacted business while Allen met old friends, Wm Gruver and John Gruver. Reuben Butikofer, son of Mr and Mrs Albert Butikofer, underwent lung surgery to treat pneumonia. The operation was by Dr Jerdee of Clermont with a nurse in care. The Landsgard family, including Doris, stayed with Mayor Gunderson and his wife, as they plan a stay in Longmont Colorado for health reasons benefiting Mrs Landsgard.
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E. R. Ballard
Clem Allen
West Union
Elgin
Ballard
Mr. Allen
Aith
John Gruver
Reuben
Albert Butikofer
Jerdee
Clermont
Sand
H. Landsgard
Doris
B. Nelson
Creamery's Butter Output Surges at Elgin Creamery
Years ago churning at the Elgin Creamery rarely topped six tons daily. Now Mr Hangon churns nearly a ton and a half of butter each day, a rise unseen before. The plant has steadily improved with new machinery, allowing one helper to do the work once done by eight.
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Elgin Creamery
Hangon
Mrs Rudolph Mueller Dies in Milwaukee
Word reached relatives here that Mrs Rudolph Mueller of Milwaukee died at her home on Friday April 25 She spent the early part of her life in Elgin and vicinity and leaves many local relatives She is sister of Mrs Christian Miller Clermont Mrs John Bauman Grand Junction Colorado and Gottlib Freiburghava Madison South Dakota Nee Rosina Freiburghaus she had lived in Milwaukee since her marriage and is remembered by older residents here.
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Rudolph Mueller
Milwaukee
Mueller
Elgin
Christian Miller
Clermont
John Bauman
Grand Juniction
Colorado
Gottlib Freiburghava
Madison
South Dakota
Rosina Freiburghaus
Little High League Meeting Brings West Untor Together
The Little High League meets in West Untor this morning with all old teams included again this year. Three other towns pursued inclusion but were not added. Residents are urged to support a strong team at Wing.
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West Untor
Wgin
Timely Garden Tips On Leaf Spot And Chiggers
Plant care advice from Iowa State College experts covers preventing angular leaf spot on melons and cucumbers by soaking seeds, mixing solutions, and midseason weather risks. It also discusses chigger control with close mowing, sulfur dusting, and proper soap washes after outdoor exposure.
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Iowa State College
Iowa ‘State College
C.J. Drake
Town State College
An Ounce of Gold and Global Work Hours
An essay explains wage value by worker hours in nations: twenty hours in the United States, fifty in Great Britain, ninety in Japan, one hundred in France, and two hundred in Germany. It argues America must sustain high output per worker to ensure growth and jobs, attributed to Waltonian thought.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
Germennyy
Americas
Waltonian
Glee Club at Elgin High School entertains crowd
The U S A Girls' Glee Club performed at Elgin High School auditorium last Friday evening to an appreciative audience. The night was pested and this caused a small attend- ment.
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Elgin High School
Oscar Conner Married in Arlington
Oscar Conner wed Miss Maud M. Clark of Arlington at a West Union parsonage on Saturday April 26. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. L. Alexander. The couple plan to return to Elgin to establish their home. Best wishes are extended to the bride and groom.
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Oscar Conner
Maud M. Clark
Arlington
Hie M. EB
Alt West Union
W.L. Alexander
Mr. Conner
Hen Feed Says How to Keep Laying During High Prices
Poultry expert J H Bradsley outlines feed mixes and management to sustain hen laying in off season. He recommends a dry mash of 200 lb oats 100 lb corn 100 lb tankage with grit oyster shells and charcoal available, plus water and forage to prevent feed surpluses and ensure fertility.
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Accouing
J. H.bradsley
Town State College
Bradsley
Mr. Bradsley
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Priscilaa
Abe
Mac Harrington
Oelstein
Chas, Hunsberger
Entel
Maria Kauffman
Oleson
Prof. Green
Velma Grover
Welbel Mill Company
Fayette
Texas
High H. S
Luther
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