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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1930
Page
8
Classifieds from Elgin Echo include listings for rent land sale cabbage plants calves and farming equipment plus radios tractors and books. Local notices mention a graduate gift idea a portable typewriter and fence materials. Heavy rains delayed road and bridge work as Otter Creek abutments near completion.
Mr and Mrs Ward Babham called at the Bert Allen home while numerous neighbors and relatives spent Sundays visiting at various homes across Oak Grove. A tiny tornado damaged the F G Matthys farm wrecking a chicken house and killing many chicks due to cold rain.
The report lists numerous social calls and visits among residents near Elkader Maynard Garnaville Elgin and Rock Valley including Mr. and Mrs John Deimler Mrs Wm Larson and families Mr and Mrs Bert Thoman and Ethel Mae at various homes. It notes a Scottish Rite pilgrimage from St Louis to Bloomington IL with 350 on a special train to see the Passion Play lasting four and a half hours with 59 scenes.
Oliver Torkelson and family were guests Sunday evening in the George Landsgard home. Elsie Lindgren of Clermont was a supper guest Sunday in the Mrs. B. Nelson home. Esther Halverson assists Mrs. Cornelius Reierson with house work. Mildred Wold visits her sister Mrs. Mervin Anderson for a few days. Etta Opperud of Cedar Rapids weekend guest in Dorf Opperud home. Oscar Nyborg and family spent last Thursday at Waterloo visiting the Alfred Jenson home. Mr. and Mrs. John Hellum were Postville shoppers Saturday. Myrtle Olson weekend guest in the A. J. Olson home in Wagner township. Julia Wettleson joined Mr. and Mrs. Martin Nelson of Clermont to Cedar Falls Saturday. Dorothea and Loraine Jacobin spend the week with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Munger at Elkader. Gladys Munger spent Sunday at Elkader with the M. E. Munger. Mrs. Oscar Lind received word Julia Brarby of Clermont had died. Mrs. Lind to stay this week at the Brarby home in Clermont. Rev. Strandford and family of St. Olaf were dinner guests in the T. T. Loftsgard home Saturday. E. E. Landsgard spent Tuesday afternoon at the George Landsgard home.
Robert Feters reported losing his purse containing about forty dollars last Friday evening after a shopping trip downtown. He reached home and found the purse gone, hoping a finder will return it. He planned to use the money to pay house insurance soon and offers a generous reward for the return.
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