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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1956
Page
1
Public mail listing shows Elgin Fayette County Iowa receiving second class mail on September 1 1291 under the 1852 act. Publication appears weekly on Thursdays by Straech & Herman.
Advertising rates listed include readers per line at 10 cents and a combined yearly subscription of 2.00 for four Northeast Iowa counties or 2.60 for all outside territory paid in advance. Want ads have a 30 cent weekly minimum with cash. otherwise minimum applies. Blind ads inquiries and card notices have set weekly charges. cards of thanks and memorials are 1.00 with ten lines limit. resolutions and obituaries follow regular rates.
Albert H. Larson born October 1 1878 on his Highland township farm lived there his life and died April 30 in the Larson nursing home St Olaf at age seventy seven. He was baptized by the Rev.
Albert Larson son of Halvor Larson served with the Union Army in the Civil War era. His relatives include Halvor who died in 1916 and Ingeborg Haugen Larson emigrant from Norway who died in 1935. Albert suffered a stroke in 1954, entered a nursing home in 1955, and was buried at Highland Lutheran cemetery after funeral services at Witt Chapel Elkader and Highland Lutheran Church.
Louisa Habeger daughter of Bartholome and Rosina Lang was born July 8 1872 on the Lang homestead near the Otto sen site and died May 3 at the Good Samaritan Home West Union.
An 83 year old widow, widow of Joseph A. Habeger, died after a long farm life in Kossuth Cherokee counties and Elgin. Survived by children Clara Charlie Allen Hazel eight grandchildren nine great grandchildren two brothers and a sister. Funeral May 5 at Muehlethaler in Elgin with pallbearers and many relatives from Cedar Rapids Denison Ossian Fayette West Bend Me Me. Card of thanks from families.
Local page details cemetery decoration committee work at the gym project progress on the new Legion hall feeding crews the men and women work force updates on visits to hospital and home guests from Pella Sparta and Cedar Rapids church events include Lutheran Church tea and interchurch guests, slides of flowers and travel scenes, birthday club gathering and weekend visits by Ruth Hall and Crandall family members.
A Lenox gathering captured five generations of the Strem mels family. The oldest was Nay than Stermmels, with the youngest, infant Robert Eugene DeFord Jr., as the great great grandson in the family photo.
Elgin and surrounding communities observe a 10th wedding anniversary for Kasper Hanson of Hayfield with a large gathering including Brandt and Hanson families from Waverly Austin Blooming Prairie and Iowa City. Medical meeting attendance in West Union and birthday dinner guests in West Union. Visits include Harold Friederich Cedar Rapids and Clermont supper hosts Reuben Schupbach.
TV on TV on Wednesday May 9 Elgin O E S regular meeting. Thursday May 10 American Legion Auxiliary. Monday May 14 Commercial Club meets at Auxiliary rooms. Tuesday May 15 American Legion meets. Thursday May 17 Divisional WSCS meeting Tabitha Society meets. Mulch tillage described as growing corn with previous crop residue for soil and water conservation benefits.
Sport notes report that Town High School cagers will play in 12 foot free throw lanes next season. Financial concerns over the two class basketball tournament were unfounded as the “unwanted” system grossed $86,820.78 in state finals, up from $66,656.30 in 1955 and $84,275.80 in 1954.
Mrs Mary Steffens longtime Peterson resident celebrated her 100th birthday at the home she and her husband built years ago and has inhabited since their 1887 marriage.
A cook stove exploded fueling with kerosene soaked cobs burning a young farmer Eldon Burns and his wife in Madison County. Both were hospitalized and their house destroyed. The Iowa county board of supervisors gained a new gavel and book ends fashioned by Fred Voightmann from Baar Creek bridge timber. A Stratojet bomber shed a jet engine near Red Oak airport.
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