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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1957
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial in Elgin Iowa lists its postal registration and publishing details dated September 1 1891. It notes second class mail status and publication every Thursday by Strauch and Hermen in Fayette County Iowa.
Subscription rates listed for Northeast Iowa counties at 2.00 per year within the state and 2.50 outside territory payable in advance. Advertising rates include per line 10 cents for readers, 30 cents minimum per week with cash, 60 cents otherwise. Blind ads and inquiries 50 cents weekly minimum. Cards of thanks 1.00, memorial cards 1.00, notes up to 10 lines, and certain notices charged at regular rates.
Syria News notes Sunday school at 1015 am worship at 1115 am and youth fellowship on May 12. Local visits include Mr and Mrs H M Madson of Britt staying with Mr and Mrs Glen McKellar after a Florida Virginia trip. Also guests include Victor Wabbe and John of Mayer and the Amundson family of Clermont at Roy Halverson and Ellen Hunsberger homes.
A lengthy list of social visits and gatherings from weekend to midweek as neighbors and families including the Dennler, Rothlisberger, Medberry, Wenger, and Feller households share meals, dinners, and hosting duties. Relatives travel between Arlington, West Union, Elkader, Clermont, and Decorah, with multiple guests visiting Michigan- or Wisconsin-linked kin.
Local notices list numerous families visiting and hosting in Elgin and nearby towns over the weekend. Names include Benson, Skinner, McIntyre, Kittleson, Becker, Miller, Kohis, Baumgartner, Muehlethaler, and others from Clermont, West Union, Grundy Center, Rochester, Dubuque, Farley, Elkader, and Jo Daviess areas in Iowa and Wisconsin.
Cheery Valley residents hosted and visited relatives and friends over the weekend. Earl Garmoe and family stayed at Bert Thoman’s home from Saturday to Monday. Several guests joined Dan Butikofer Jr. and Lydia Hanson households for meals and afternoon calls across multiple homes including Hanson, Mason, and Leuchtenmacher.
Mrs. Orlin Mason visited Tuesday afternoon in the Martin Hanson home. Edwin Hanson was a supper guest there Thursday. Mr and Mrs Dan Butikofer Jr attended the wedding of Helen Fascher and Dwayne Bac at the Norway Lutheran Church near St Olaf Saturday afternoon. Mrs Wilbur Peake and Mrs Clarence Hofer traveled to Rochester Minnesota Friday for checkups and clinic follow ups. They returned Saturday but went back Monday for further observations and tests. The Orlando Loftsgard and Dan Butikofer Jr families visited Sunday in the John Butikofer home. Mrs Earl Garmoe, Linda and Jeanie and Mr and Mrs Orlin Mason called on J Christen Bros Sunday evening. Janice Hanson was an overnight guest Sunday in the Martin Hanson home. Mrs Earl Garmoe and daughters called there in the evening.
On the Waldo Wideman farm near Stratford a large tree limb was blown down revealing a rake head that had been hung in the tree years ago and gradually buried as the limb grew around it.
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