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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1928
Page
4
The Oak Grove column lists numerous Sunday visits and gatherings across local families. Ed Boyle hosts a varied group including Max Hunsberger and Sheldon Boyle, with many others visiting or calling at homes in Ed Buttikofer, John Howard, Rob Wilson and nearby families.
Cheery Valley residents hosted gatherings with Celia Meyer Elmer Baumgartner and families visiting Adolph Baumgartner and others. Visitors to Ern Lerch and Elkport area included the Christen Dennler Hofer Bu tikefer and Nagel families plus several extended relatives.
A compilation of social visits, family gatherings, and community happenings in Illyria and nearby towns. Residents include Mrs. Jim Yearous, Mrs. C Wenger, Edna Hanson assisting at Elgin, and many supper and guest occurrences at homes of Rothlisberger, Herman, Chapman, and others. U.S. men's glee club concert May 11 proceeds to church admission 20 and 35 cents.
Last Saturday evening at the Walter Rothisberger home, Elmer Frieden and family were visitors Sunday at the Henry Frieden home near Elgin. Mother's Day program will be put on by the League Sunday evening at the church. Mr. and Mrs. Len Hummell and daughter Gladys near Wadena were guests Sunday with the Arthur Herman family.
The notice promotes Spring Clean Up items at Feller's Hardware. It highlights paints varnishes and a complete line of garden tools and seeds. The emphasis is on broad selection for spring projects.
A series of social visits and weekend gatherings are reported across Brainard and nearby towns. Families including Grimes, Patterson, Boyer, Brabham, Hovey, Becker, Danks, and Vellingersven are listed with guests and birthdays. Several households hosted relatives from Elgin, West Union, Cedar Rapids, and Eldorado. A hardware ad notes fence materials from Feller’s Hardware.
Iowa State College economists report a 2.8 percent drop in sows kept by 871 farmers across 27 counties this spring. The decline, below earlier 5 percent forecasts, is attributed to hog price weakness relative to corn and rising production costs. Also noted are social items: Mr and Mrs Harry Wenger hosted Mrs Kate Herwig for dinner, and Mr and Mrs L B Carter and son Louis visited the Gap and Osage over the weekend.
Mrs. Herman Rohwedder of Elka joined Mr. and Mrs. Ray DeSart and Mis Feller as they spent Thursday visiting the John F. Chas. Feller and Berndt home in Oelwein.
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