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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
5
Community Club members gathered at the Elgin hotel for a May meeting to discuss road improvements and Homecoming plans. Langsdale to name a general committee by June to gather suggestions for the August 15 16 17 18 1987 event, Elgin residents urged to save the dates and invite others to return.
The Elgin Farm Fire association held a reorganization meeting at the town hall with about forty members. G H Falk was named chief Sven Blockhus secretary and J E Bilsen W C Follett B H Brackin Albert Schupbach and Hans Winkler directors. Members paid dues and a plan to collect back dues was agreed. A carnival and dance was proposed to cover remaining debt. If current efforts finish by July First a $160 donation plus a larger fire levy from Pleasant Valley trustees is expected. The association has about 180 members within seven miles of Elgin.
Elgin is confirmed as the sole town to have remained with the Little Eight since its start, with readers noting Elgin’s long-time participation dating back to the Little Six era. Other towns have joined or left over the years, including Postville Calmar Fort Atkinson St. Lucas Waucoma Alpha Hawkeye Sumner Fredericksburg Westgate Oelwein Maynard Fayette Arlington Volga City Elkader St Olaf Wadena Clermont and likely others.
Mrs. John Stahl of Volga City along with Mr and Mrs Carmen Swenson and Mr and Mrs Oliver Torkelson drove to Waseca Minnesota Sunday morning and from there joined Dr and Mrs O J Swenson and family to Minneapolis to visit Mrs Swenson who remains in a hospital there She is expected to leave Wednesday to return to Waseca and stay indefinitely.
A crew has worked about a week digging to a two inch water main on Center street and relaying it deeper. The pipe, laid at five feet, froze repeatedly. Workers have reached at least six feet, replacing a 200 foot section from the furniture store corner to the west edge of the C B Schori lots.
The schoolhouse hosts a Junior Senior Banquet with juniors entertaining seniors and faculty Mrs Roberts and Mrs Bauman. Green and gold decor, memory books, leis, and balloons frame a dinner of ham loaves with apricots, scalloped potatoes, peas, carrots, Moquin salad II, pistachio ice cream with peaches, and coffee.
Mrs. E M Hoag, president of the Elgin Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, asks all Elgin residents to wear a memorial poppy on Poppy Day May 29 to honor World War dead. Girl Scouts will distribute poppies citywide, exchanging them for contributions to welfare work for disabled veterans and families. Poppies were made by disabled veterans at the Des Moines Facility.
The article notes strides in reducing child labor from 1870 to 1980 with a drop from 10.7 to 2.9 percent of the population for ages five to fifteen. It adds that employed children ages ten to fifteen fell about 62 percent in recent years.
The United States has the highest per capita wealth and, since 1776, produced wealth at a rate three times that of the pre 1776 world. This reflects long term national economic expansion and comparative advantage in growth.
Citizens are urged to beware house to house peddlers as a legitimate sales claim is questioned. The piece notes samples of oriental rigs, advance agents, direct factory shipments that may never arrive, and slick talking tactics. It advises comparing offers with local merchants, avoiding purchases until checks are made, and reporting doubtful sales to police.
At the Women's Missionary meeting last Wednesday Mrs Rosa Muehlethaler led the devotional period. Personal letters from mis 3 were read by Mrs Wm I and Mrs John Luchsinger. Over 70 women were honored with remembrance tokens for their services to children and spiritual life.
Judge Eichendorf granted a continuance for the motion for a new trial for Minnie Hines, one of five defendants convicted in the murder of Dan Shine. Pearl Shine, widow of the slain man, has asked to change her testimony. she is serving a life term related to the case.
Elgin's delegation led by Max Thoma and others attended a Masonic fellowship meeting in Elkader last Friday evening. The Clinton lodge degree team conferred the third degree on two candidates. A luncheon followed, then an hour of fellowship.
Henry Matthys underwent a serious stomach operation Sunday at Decorah hospital. Dr Karl Meyer chief of staff Cook County Hospital Chicago performed the operation. Condition was good until Monday when a lung complication arose making the outlook temporarily unfavorable. Friends hope for improvement soon. Mr and Mrs Mel Kohler and Dr and Mrs H H Wolf celebrated their birthdays with a hotel dinner Tuesday night.
The divisional meetings of the St Pauls M E church Ladies Aid Society are scheduled for Thursday afternoon. First at the home of Mrs Max Hunsberger, second with Mrs Harry Gilson and Mrs Clifton Powell as co hosts, third with Mrs Emma Lewis at her daughter Mrs Tryphia Knudtsens home.
Marie and Bessie Grimm have opened an ice cream parlor in the Straud building leased by Independence Produce company. They will handle Wapsie Valley Creamery products and serve local customers.
Two county road crews began active work on township roads under a three year program. Melvin Boyer and crew work the Elgin Brainard road from the Brainard end while Jim Kennedy’s crew handle the Corn Hill road linking Wadena and Fayette. A three and a half mile grading stretch between Eldorado and Auburn is to be let by bids.
The annual senior class play Oh Kay! drew a large crowd Friday night in the school auditorium. Admission raised about $60 after costs, with grade and high school pupils admitted on B club cards. Louise Baumgartner led as Evelyn Whitman with a full cast including Sylvia Marie Grimm Arthur Wm Schupbach and detective Kay Millis Helen Mueklethaler. Director Miss Helen Wegner and backstage girls Corinne Wenger Evelyn Dennler Mary Baechler received praise for their roles and the musical interludes featured piano, vocal duets, and a clarinet duet.
Eunice Leonard and Dwain Feller were married in Galena Illinois on Thursday April 20 by Rev Perry McMahan. Witnesses were Harold Jowell LeRoy Witt. The couple resides with Dwains mother on Highway 13 and run an oil station. The groom is a brother of Mrs H W Falb.
Swenson and Bilden travel to Waseca Minnesota to spend a few days at Dr. C J Swenson's home. Fayette residents Mr and Mrs Clint McGee visit in the home of J S Threiker Sunday.
Rural pupils from Fayette and Clayton counties took exams at Elgin school last Thursday and Friday. Names include Harlan Blockhus Eleanor Butikofer Paul B utikofer Paul Pulfer Albert Den nler Earl Medberry and many others. Elgin fell to Wadena 12 to 10 in a local baseball game at Shorifield. Calendar notes list May events from baseball to exams, exhibits, commencements and school picnics with Luther College speaker Dr Oscar L Olsen scheduled for May 20.
Pupils in the third grade are studying Africa and will create an African frieze to be shown in the exhibit. They also finished creating poppy artwork earlier this week and will be judged midweek with results to follow next week.
News notes longtime resident George Weeks of Aurora, aged 86, is proud of his large vegetable garden. Despite wet cold weather, his vegetables are growing rapidly, and he still uses the same garden hoe he has used for more than six decades.
Mr and Mrs GC L Huisinga and their sons from Aplington drove Sunday to spend Mother's Day with Mrs Mary Keiser in the area. Ellen Lehr joined them and spent the day at the home of Rev and Mrs Paul Zoschke.
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