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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1930
Page
4
Mabel Holzer and Lewis Holzer called at the Bert Allen home Thursday evening. Numerous guests visited Brabham, Bauman, Wilson, and Boyle households Sunday and over the weekend, including the Luedtke and Kamper families. A large 37th wedding anniversary party for Ed and Edna Boyle featured a long guest list and a wedding cake.
Mrs Fred Schneider spent Monday with Mr and Mrs George Bullhofer Viola Foxwell helps Mrs Walter Rothlisberger with housework Mrs Arthur Hermen is on the sick list Helen and Hazel Rothlisberger visited Elgin high school Tuesday Ida Frieden spent Saturday night with Ruth Schupbach in Cheery Valley The No 1 district school taught by Leone Kerr closed Friday with program and picnic Ruth Schneider called Saturday at Fred Roth-Asberger home Dee Pettit gave a church concert last Tuesday evening Memorial services will be held at the church June 1 at 2 30 p m Mr and Mrs Lena Hunsberger entertained Mrs Bertha Kiple and Mrs Biford Hunsberger of Elgin last Tuesday Miss Dodge and Max Medberry Cedar Falls weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Chas Medberry Harold and Dorothy Hermen visited grandmother Mrs S J Hummell near Volga City Rose Friederich of Cheery Valley visiting George Butikofer Grace Foxwell Fayette spent Saturday night with her parents J H Foxwell Mr and Mrs Arthur Chapman Oak Grove Mr and Mrs Thos Pollock Florence and Clarence Thoman guests of L W McKellar relatives and friends of Chas Medberry helped celebrate 40th wedding anniversary Sunday Herbert Miller and family guests at Arthur Hermen Winifred and Elizabeth McMillan guests last Tuesday night Norma Robbins Edna G Frieden and daughter Ida with Rose Garber Elgin Will Berger and family guests of Mrs Magdalena Berger near Volga City Edna Hanson returned home from La Grange Mo last week
A Illyria township couple, Mr. and Mrs. Chas Medberry, were feted at their home after Sunday church services with about 140 relatives and friends. A cake and flowers from children and nieces marked the event. Rev. Snyder offered remarks and prayer as the couple marked forty years of marriage on May 19.
Frank Gehring recalled a severe late frost that hit on May 17 1896. He described oats frozen to the ground and trees leafing out then freezing, with leaves dropping before regrowth later that summer. Chas Kniel concurred it was the worst late frost they remembered.
A correspondent recalls the Chevrolet advertising conference at General Motors Proving Ground. It details 150 tests across 26 000 to 100 000 miles, under varied conditions, to ensure reliability of the valve in head six. R K White notes monthly conferences to align field conditions and dealer advertising efforts.
The Decorah Circuit of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America met at Hast Lutheran Church near Clermont on May 6 with Rev. G Gunsasten and Rev. T O Tolo leading services. The afternoon session featured Rev. Chr Helme of Spring Grove presenting the theme The Third Commandment. Rev Gunston conducted the communion service and Rev S J Strandford of St Olaf preached a mission sermon, with an offering raised for home and...
Rev. T. A. Hoff of Decorah and Rev. P. F. Kjerlaug of Waukon joined the circuit ministerium. Sessions covered the theme and finances led by Rev. D. C. Jordahl. Ladies provided noon Innchea meals daily. Next meeting set for early October at Old East Paint Creek church with Rev. A. P. Leas. Remember that spring pigs reach the fall market by October for best profit.
A Western editor jokes that bricklayers and jazz band players now share wages of 15 dollars a day and quips they should throw bricks at the musicians. The note adds calf care guidelines for under six months and heifer grazing, plus advice on limestone spreading in spring to fall.
In 1885 Dr Caldwell found a harmless effective laxative that would not gripe or form a habit. He wrote it for bilious headachy people and those failing in appetite. The remedy, Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, became the world's most popular laxative available at drugstores.
Postville Iowa auctioneer Lorence Bigler promotes livestock farm and real estate auctions with plans for upcoming sale dates. Early written inquiries encouraged, terms described as reasonable.
The U S Bureau of Animal Industry cautions farmers not to invest in unproven hog cholera medicines and to rely on anti hog cholera serum as the only reliable preventive. Soybeans may be planted successfully until late June according to authorities.
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