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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
4
Neighborhood notes list dozens of visits and gatherings at Wallace Peters, Rothlisberger and Yearous homes, farm help, and Sunday dinners. Items mention John Rothlisberger, Ruth Rothlisberger, Jacob Gehring, Fred Rothlisberger, and many others across West Union and nearby communities. A box social at the church moves to May 20, and Illyria Memorial services are set for May 28 with a place for soldiers.
A Maquoketa area farmer reports high returns from spraying to protect an oil tree with many apples. He picked and sorted the fruit, sold the seeds for 3.00 per bushel and earned 56 dollars from one tree. Advises plan calls for three sprays to control apple worms and codling moths with timing around potato fall and late July for second brood.
All parsons indebted to the Iste Theo Schmid are notified that accounts must be settled at once. Prompt attention requested. Accounts can be found at the harnega abop. The Jawng are nica and green.
A faction lists candidates for Fayette County Clerk of the District Court Joseph R Burns Gelwein County Attorney H J Swift Fayatte War Supervisor Carrie G P Levert on Jefferson Township Corover Dam West Gate. opposes life tenure and road hard surfacing favor graveling drainage economy in county funds and public votes. solicits support in Echo.
Elgin Iowa May 1 1822 the council met in regular session called to order by the mayor Roll call included Mayor Hughes and councilmen Baumgartner Faitle Grethar Kiple and Schor Minutes of the last meeting read and approved Votes passed on bills for street work crossings supplies power for camping beer and pump work Officials bonds for the mayor and town treasurer approved Licenses granted for Christ & Co pool hall and John F Berndt pool and billiard hall Clerk ordered to compel Northeastern Town Power Co to place a street light at Franklin and Clermont Corner Motion to adjourn carried.
Notices announce proposals for erecting a schoolhouse in Sb District No 6 Pleasant Valley Township Fayette County. Bids must be received at the secretary Melchr Luchsloger’s office 112 miles south of Egin by 8 oclock p m on May 27 1922. Plans and specs available at that office. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Gotfred Prederick 49 under doctor's care Dell Wiltsie called ten home Sunday The Jake Kurth family at the Ban Hofer home Alles and Alina Hakisot with Lillian Christen Friday noon Fred Yost sulating George Luechtenmacher tat work this week Alta Dennler joking after that household duties at the Brn tieter home in Elgin HR Landagamd family and Tina Nelson autoad to Oblye Friday spent the day Mrs then Hannon and Billén were Callers Monday afternoon at the Alex Baumgartner home Jake Christen and the children spent Sunday with his stater Mrs Fred Nydogger and family Mr and Mrs Chris Mayer of Main glated Friday at hee stater a Mrs Jake Reichart sick Mr and Mrs Adolph Bauigartoer and son Eimer callers at the Lucheinger home Monday evening John Leonard and family autoed up from Strawberry Point via It at the Jake Dennler Home anday Some of our one people attended a party at the John hats him Sunday night and report a good time Mr and Mia the Meret m and 1 fam ily of tear West Union were day dinner guests at the Thus Han zon home Mrs Ida Wander of Oelwein enjoying a visit with her sister Mrs Alex Baumgartner and other velar tivez in this vicinity Lydia Margaret and Anne Dander and Elizabeth Grimm were patients at the Pontvilla Hospital Tuesday each having their tonsils dannoyed that morning Will Chase and family of Wadena Jake Frieden and family West Union and Martin Hangin and fam ine guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Schlapp Sunday afternoon
Visitors at St Olaf on Wednesday included Gunder Wat T Loftagard and family. Gena Nyborg will spend the week at the I Embertvon home near Clermont. The Loftsgards were callers at Bikader Batarde. Mable Nass and Alphie Thorza Clermont called on Gunder Thursday evening. Harry Gungarson and Edwin Olson hosted Sunday dinner. Reda Von Sickie and Mary Johanson visited Mrs Sandagard Monday night. K E Mark and family visited Will Nelson near Clermont Sunday. Melvin Olson and wife dined with parental Olson home at Clermont. Rhoda Van Sickle and Mary completed the school year in District No Friday with a program and picnic. A shower at Dorf Oppelund honored Miss Jesala with many gifts from friends.
High water and winds wrecked the ice house of Nielandar & Co destroying about 100 tons of ice. The building collapsed as supporting timbers gave way and most ice floated away. The loss to storage and packing was about $3,000, portending a summer ice shortage in Prairie du Chien.
The outgoing barber writes thanks to Bigin and nearby for two years of patronage and introduces successor Oran isi, noting his prior work in Oelwein and urging customers to give him a trial. Also a Tankage sale offers $3.25 per 100 lbs or $3.00 for orders of 600 lb or more.
A partial notice reports the funeral for a man named Quite, with scant readable details. The fragment mentions a service but lacks dates, times, or location.
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