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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
2
A garbled Wadena column lists neighbors and activities from Fay families to local visits in Guttenberg and Minneapolis. It mentions Mrs Everett and others receiving awards, various family visits, school graduation notes, and upcoming PTO and church events with a focus on community life and shared gatherings.
An obituary note lists the deceased Mrs John Setter Bekher and mentions five grandchildren. A funeral was attended by relatives and friends including Russ Kocher of Toledo and family members from Oelwein Ludlow Munena West Union Hawkeye and Owlwein with many others cited in the final tribute.
Card of Thanks to neighbors relatives and friends for kindness at time of death of our mother and sister Joann Sutter. We thank the pastoral singers those who assisted and others who helped in any way. John Sutter Mr and Mrs Linus Sutter and family Hore Kocher Sip dike Kocher.
John A Wilson 53 of Jepworth died Sunday near Dubuque after a long illness. The body was moved to the family residence from where the funeral will be held at Boyworth Memorial Church. He was born in Blin Hows on April 28, to Mr and Mrs Robert Wilson and lived in Oelwein most of his life. He worked as a salesman for Rawleigh Products and recently at Eye Worth. He was a member of Epworth Methodist Church. Surviving: his wife, a daughter of Waterloo, two sisters and several brothers living in Blaine, West Aren, Oelwein, Rochester, and Chetwen. Transferred to the Raedher Hobie for burial in Bunernds.
Mrs Ed Johnson hosts and many neighbors visit in Grand Meadow and nearby towns. Carolyn Erickson, Selmer, and others attend gatherings at Gunder and the Erickson, Reinhart, and Olsen homes. A church shower honors Mrs. Jeder Smith while others dine with relatives and friends in Spring Valley and Chatfield visits.
Elgin council met in regular session. All members present. Minutes of prior meetings approved. Bills audited and allowed including salaries for April and various supplies and services. Officers elected with president and vice president listed. chaos in OCR but core actions: approve finances and personnel.
Sacred Egyptian Lilly now in bloom at Mrs Stoehr Doug’s original amc shows a rare plant in the country. The plant grows nearly six feet tall, has dark red color with a green mottled stem and a peculiar odor. The bulb requires no special care beyond being replanted in the garden for foliage and returns each year. Mrs Stoehr invites visitors to view the plant.
The Echo reports unsigned Grove Oklahoma letter stating Mrs Rose Bauman aged 76 died May 3 at her daughter Anna McChesney’s home in Grove Oklahoma of cancer. Former Elgin resident death details unclear on burial. follow up expected next week.
Hilder Gilbertean returned home Monday from Decorah hospital after an appendectomy. Mrs. Hattie Torkelson, visiting in the Roy Leuchtenmacher home, has been ill and bedridden. Wilma Staffenhagen had her tenens removed at Oelwein hospital Monday morning. Ray Heins and family from Chicago visited A.M. Weibel. Mrs. Edwin Krueger notes a Christmas cactus with 150 blossoms. Harold Fischer reports last week the best business week in a year. Earl Manning family and A H Clingman and sons from Cedar Falls visited after Mrs. Clingman’s stay with the Robinsons. they picnicked at Echo Valley park before returning home.
Josephine and Verne Kniel and Elsie Smith of Weet Union visited Mrs. Hulda Stochr Sunday. Milton Miler returned to Chit Field Monday morning in a building filling at a ltion to be completed this week. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dummermuth and Mr. and Mrs. Abe Habeger visited the Bert Dummermuth home Sunday evening. Carl Reeder of Waulepun visited H W Helms and family who recently returned from California. Several from Elgin attended Kenneth Spencer’s concert in Fayette Tuesday evening. Agnes Crowe went to Cedar Rapids Friday and stayed with relatives until Sunday. Carlisle Smith of Hood River, Oregon, has a position in the Salem patent office. A moral note closes: storing away for the future shapes its outlook.
Mrs. Sarah Haines of Mystic celebrated her 100th birthday on April 23 with family and neighbors noting the milestone. The note appears in the local Ech’s section.
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