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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1928
Page
2
The Clayton County Register reports that operations on the Strawberry Point road are to start midmonth. A large amount of material is already unloaded at Strawberry Point for the launch and equipment is arriving. The same company holds the contract and is paying in Fayette County.
John Craft displayed a cherry clock brought from Virginia to Iowa in 1851 by his parents in a covered wagon. The three foot tall piece, older than the children, with Seth Thomas works, is valued as a family heirloom. The clock once belonged to G D Darnall and is now back with the Crafts who plan to restore it for keeps.
Will Beels of Hopkinton Delaware County notes a timber seeker offered 240 dollars per thousand feet for top grade walnut and cites value for cottonwood elm and oak used for railroad ties. He urges timber owners to manage woodlots for greater profit, aligning conservation with earnings.
Miss Grace L. Pennock of Town State College urges refrigeration to prevent illness from spoiled food. She says keeping food below 50 degrees F and clean protects health, especially in hot weather. The article also notes local paving work near Union and pheasant redistribution by the state game department to southern Iowa residents.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vellersven Nettie Erickson Earl Peike and the Amundsons visited Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Jorgenson in Clermont for a Sunday dinner, sharing hospitality and community ties.
Mrs Amelia Schew of Oskaloosa and Mrs Julia Slater of Regina Saskatchewan Canada came for the funeral of their mother Mrs Fred Wille and will remain for a few weeks visit with friends.
The Broadcaster notes next Sunday is Mother's Day and extends best wishes to all mothers in the community. It blends light verse and jokes about life, roofing sales, and a few comic exchanges, ending with a quip about a Scotchman and iodine mishap.
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