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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1928
Page
4
Dozens of neighbors and relatives from Illyria and nearby towns gathered in recent days. Guests included families from Volga West Union and Elgin as well as Arlington and Me cross posting, sharing meals and maintaining community ties through visits and Sunday dinners.
The Oak Grove column records a flurry of Sunday visits and calls among local families. The Reed, Luchsinger, Howard, Kohls, Brabham, and Morse households are repeatedly hosted or visited in Wadena Elgin West Union and Fayette with many relatives present. A salt sale and grain bags from Weibel Mill conclude the page.
Residents and guests fill local social calendar with dinners baptisms and visits. Names include Dennler Chris ten Baumgartner Ham son Lantz Hanson Friederich and Butikofer. Emphasis on family gatherings neighborly calls and travel from Wheeling West Virginia to Osage and Elgin Mes.
Mrs. Thore Thompson of near Wadena was taken to Decorah hospital last week. An operation was planned for Monday, but she was not in condition and the doctors decided to wait until tomorrow. Mr. Thompson remained with her on Monday and went home Tuesday.
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