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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1929
Page
7
The Clermont Enterprise is entered in the post office at Clermont Fayette County as second class matter per laws and official designation.
A lengthy county page records numerous visits and travels among residents of Ossian and nearby towns. Highlights include Rose Guyer visiting at the Christensons, Julia Robbins staying in Montauk and Wm Garvey in Millbank SD, and Mr. and Mrs. Trammell from Andmore OK visiting Wells home. Multiple families hosting guests from Cedar Rapids, Northwood, Decorah, Davenport, and Chicago. civic events include a Catholic Foresters convention in Cedar Rapids and a D. S. Club picnic at Rocky Dell. Other items note Wilma Gutcher’s graduation and valedictorian honors, and local work moves such as Adolph Frederick’s transfer within Central States Power and Light Co. to meters work across North and South Dakota.
Lutherans of the Iowa District will meet in Eagle Grove Iowa for their eleventh annual convention June 7 to 11 1929. The gathering opens with welcomes from local officials and pastors led by Rev H C Holm. Speakers include Rev I B Torrison Rev S C Sande Dr J A Aasgaard and many others addressing topics vital to the church. Services Sunday will be held in multiple venues with program from the Women’s Missionary Federation led by Mrs M O Sumstad.
Divine services in English at Highland Church at 10 o clock and in Norwegian at n o clock. Went Church offers Norwegian services at 4 0 pm. The Mission Society meets at Mrs Dena Dummermuth’s home in Elgin on Thursday May 23 with Mrs Dummermuth and Mrs Gus Gunderson as hostesses.
Dover area residents share visits and gatherings. Durwood and Durwod Davis spent Sunday with Learn family. Hanson and Meyer families hosted visitors near Ossian. The Nesvick funeral drew many locals, with Sidney Hanson and Peter Nesvick among attendees. Various callers and birthday party attendance noted, plus Mrs Matthewas hosting farm bureau ladies.
Friends gathered at her home on May 9 to celebrate Mrs Randyi Nelsons eighty fourth birthday. Attendees included Mrs N H Nelson Mrs Frank Frisbie Mrs Julins Johnson Mrs Abraham Paulson Mrs Andrew Anderson Mrs Simon Nelson Mrs John Erickson Mrs Jacob Bilden Miss Sophia Groth Miss Sarah Groth Mrs A B Hoag Mrs E E Bilden Mrs Nels Larson Mrs George Meyer Mrs Gilbert Nelson Mrs John Nelson Mrs Rose Johnson and children. Guests presented a gift and extended best wishes.
The farmers' dollar fell two points from March 15 to April 16 and was two points below a year earlier, reflecting a general price drop across crops livestock eggs calves wool. Hog beef cattle sheep lambs horses and chickens partly offset the decline with price gains.
The American Legion Auxiliary met May 14 at Mrs. R V Brandt’s home with Mrs. Wesley Miller assisting. A bake sale cleared about 32 dollars, funded a drinking fountain for the Larrabee building, and four girls—Elsie Lindgren, Esther Houg, Elwina Belschner, and Stella Tatro—read papers for the National Flag contest. Donia Loraine Brown won the top score, and the envelope revealed Elsie Lindgren as the assumed name. Other participants earned certificates of honor.
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