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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
1
R P Strauch is recorded as entering the Elgin Iowa post office in Fayette County as second class mail matter under postal regulations.
Advertising rates listed include Foreign Display per inch Local Display per inch Readers per line and Classified per word with advance payment and a 25 cent minimum for first insertion No commission Cards of Thanks memorial notices and resolutions of respect charged at regular rates Includes obituary poetry and church or school notices where admission is charged Also shows misread fragments suggesting age 35 and 30 cents per line with 10 cents reading as part of the text
A reader praises the Elgin to Elkader river road and the Big Springs hatchery as scenic routes. The piece urges widening and clearing the north and south drives to attract visitors and notes Elkader and Elgin could coordinate. It highlights Otter Creek and Turkey River routes, weather caution, and a plea for road guides, ending with a reflective quip on innovation.
A teacherly reflection urges not to critique someone who has not acted, quoting Syd Smith about diving in despite fear. It counsels giving the other man the benefit of the doubt and offering help if possible, suggesting a reconsideration of ideas.
This May 11 Echo recap chronicles births deaths and a 1911 drug store sale. It notes John Capper of Carroll county born October 8 1832 died May 7 1911 at age 78. It reports Mueh leuthaler and Halverson buying W H Finke’s drug store and road tax plans for autos. Various local social visits and minor injuries are listed, including a rifle bullet incident at Schricker’s head.
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin gears up for the fifth Villa Louis opening featuring a historical pageant A Day With the Dousmans recounts visits by Grant Taylor Morgan Street Shelby Custer and Sturgis. Four performances on May 17 18 include a parade with 14 bands Whisker Club and horse acts amid 70 000 relics from Fort Crawford Fort Shelby and Fort McKay displays.
Max Medberry of the Farmers' Coop reports an $800 increase in April 1941 over April 1940, aided by grass seed addition to stock and growing farmer interest in commercial feeds to balance grains. Weibel Mill Company’s Mr. Weibel notes feed sales rising, tying to better pork prices that prompt farmers to adopt improved feeding methods for higher profits.
Official notice states final report and petition for discharge of B J Baumgartner administrator de bonis non of Edwin H Bauman deceased. Hearing set for May 22 1941 at 10 AM in West Union Court House. Objections required or report to be approved and estate closed. Antes Atnes attorneys for administrators. De bonis non. Showered. City hydrant incident.
Local transfers for week ending May 2 include Max Thoma trustee to Louis F and Stella Becker for 5600 dollars with parcels NW NW and W 7 8 SW NW 27 94 7 in Elgin. Nell Schori to Max Thoma for one dollar with multiple lots in Schori add. Ella Foxwell to Elizabeth Foxwell for one dollar conveying undivided interests in combined tracts 12 NW 2 98 7 and SW 35 94 7.
In Sharpsburg Gary Lee Beemer hosted 15 living grandparents for Easter Sunday. In Greene County Kendrick Township farmers report a pack of wild dogs attacking livestock and poultry.
A 30 year old house near Guthrie Center stands out for its native stone construction held with river mud. The interior walls are covered with hazel brush and a smooth mud plaster, creating a secluded dwelling different from neighboring homes.
G F Roulette of Cass Lake visited Grundy Center last week and noted the town has been made over in 27 years. He found only one business left from 27 years ago and remarked the new town looks much better than the old. He telephones the news to 20 early.
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