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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1924

Page

5

Out Gundered Way Social Notes and Visits

Saturday night social activity includes Attia Nyborg with Myrtle Olson, and Gladys Loftsmean visiting N T Loftsgard. St Olaf guests O K Houg family and Gilbert Nelsons drop by. District 5 picnic and Dryston school social noted. Emily Hovg elected president of the young people society.

Attia Nyborg Myrtle Olson Gladys Loftsmean N. T. Loftsgard Ida Mark C. J. Anderson Myrtle Skarshoug B. Nelson O. K. Houg St. Olaf Tov Kjosa Gilbert Nelson Gilbert Halverson T. Loftsgard Johnson Wagner Township Gunder School N. Arveson Slater Afinzon N. T. Loftegard Sehon Decorah Jce Dryston School Wagner Towneship Young People's Society Marton Church Emily Hovg Harriet Erickson

Clermont West Union High baseball fans in a tight loss

Clermont West Union High beat Clermont High by a limited margin last Friday on the local diamond. The Clermont lads contributed most of the visitors’ points through strong innings. Deputy Game Warden Hartsouth of Odiwsain visited Sunday to inspect Turkey River fishing activity. 22 violators were noted but none were arrested, deemed minor offenses.

The Enterprise Louie Miller Cedar Rapids C. B. Robbins Cedar’ Rapids Montauk Crooks Waterloo Wil Sheehy Lavina Montana Clermont West Union High Clermont High Eirmore Clermont Hartsouth Odiwsain

Luran Singing Society Honors Mrs Larrabee at Montauk

The Luran Singing Society hosted a Sunday evening gathering at Mrs. Wm Larrabee’s Montauk home. They sang selections, presenting a heartfelt tribute to Mrs. Larrabee and her guests. The Clermont State Bank annual stockholders meeting followed in the opera house with board of directors and officers elected for the new year.

Luran Singing Society Wm. Larrabee Hong L. le Carr Wm. Tarrabes Jr G Il Ostlie George Rounds Ole Aaness N. T Helgerson Andrew Thorson J. O. Levi A. 8. Hong L. L. Carr B. C. Giover Elmer Hong Theo, Peterson

School Notes on Birds, Tests, and TB Eradication

The Elgin school notes report first primary students noting new birds such as yellow warblers and rose breasted grosbeaks, with a water bird mystery presented by Mary Dean. Sixth grade marks a first illness absence, while seniors in Economics discuss a hypothetical $500,000. The piece shifts to county TB eradication, urging broad civic backing, outlining funding via a 3 mill levy, free tests by veterinarians upon signed petitions, and staged testing based on cattle ownership.

Mary Dean Dorothy Cleeson Lyman Martin Grace Grover Floyd Dummermuth Marke Europe Elgin Farm Bureau T. B Fayette County Chamber of Commerce Board of Supervisors State Secretary of Agriculture

Local social notices from Brainard items

Estella Peters has been sick the past week. Pail Patterson visited home folks. Mary Peters was in West Union Monday. Hazel Marston dined with Charles Peters Sunday. Mr and Mrs Wm Boyle called at Roland Bartlett home Saturday. Rev Hutchinson of Des Moines preached at Baptist church Wednesday. Mrs Melvin Boyer and son of Elgin visited Will Barker home last week. Azalla Nutting ill and absent from school in West Union. Frank Boyle and George Boyle families called at Roland Bartlett home Sunday. Chris Dummermuth and daughter Mabel and a guest from Wigin visited Roland Bartlett Saturday. Elmer Boyer and family drove to Waterloo to Ira Cherry home Sunday.

Estella Peters Pail Patterson Mary Peters West Union Hazel Marston Charles Peters Wm. Boyle Roland Bartlet Rev. Hutchinson Des Moines Baptist Church Melvin Boyer Elgin Will Barker Azalla Nutting Frank Boyle George Boyle Roland Bartlett Chris Dummermuth Mabel Wigin Elmer Boyer Glen Herman Boyer Waterloo Ira Cherry

Missing animal waits in rain asks Nash’s Ark joke

A pedestrian soaked by rain waiting for a streetcar asks the conductor if Nash’s ark is full. The conductor replies humorously that all but the donkey can board, inviting the man aboard.

Nash’s Ark

Epworth League Plans Annual Trip Next Saturday

Services at the usual time next Sunday and a welcoming note mark church activity as the Epworth League announces its plans for an annual trip scheduled for next Saturday.

Epworth League

Indemnity Rules and Memorial Day Notices Across Iowa

The text outlines livestock indemnity rules linking salvage and appraised values with two thirds coverage for losses, and notes federal and state aid limits of 26 for grades and 60 for purebreds. It also reports local notices about Memorial Day restrictions in Preston, university commencement plans at Upper Iowa University in Fayette, and related memorial address details.

Elgin H. W. Wedel Aplington Preston Jackson County Association of American Legion Upper Iowa University Fayette, Lon J. P. van Horn

Educational geography contest announces prizes

Open to all, anywhere. First prize is 9500 in cash. Send stamp to John W. Sheffield, Chairman, Department of Awards, Aurora, Olinoia. Rules and questions for the contest ask respondents to answer a series of geography prompts.

John. W. Sheffield Aurora Olinoia

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