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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1928
Page
8
Readable items list visits at Gan der Osage and Elgin families. Obituary news reaches relatives in Osage via Montauk. many dinners and gatherings mark parish, fraternal and social events across Clermont area. Early spring hats advertised for sale by Elgin Clermont millinery stores.
R. P. Strauch publisher and Ruth Skarshoug local editor are listed for Clermont Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter. The notice notes post office entry in Clermont and publication status under local newspaper duties.
Twenty years ago Volga City H. 8 faced Clermont in a tight game that ended 8 to 7 for Clermont. The crowd was feverish with excitement as locals and visitors traded blows across the field.
Mrs Wilbur Preston and two daughters visited with her son Dwight Lindsay and sister Mrs G C Havenstrite in Dover Mills. F R Havenstrite spent a few days with J H Learn and Nellie at West Union. Ole Kloster home guests included Christ Peterson Dan Kloster and families and Mrs Charles Fox from West Union. W A H Scott hosted a barn raising dinner for about thirty, with Mrs E O Wagner Roy Learn Marion Scott and Clarence Nesvick assisting. John Learn and children visited H E Foster and Laura at West Union. Mrs H E Johnson and children visited Hadley Johnson recently. Jesse Guyer and Clifford Larson traveled to Chester for a visit with relatives. Cedar Rapids ton Jr and H K Johnson hosted visitors Sunday afternoon. Ole Kloster visited H K Johnson and Peter Neavick and family, and Halver Hanson of West Union also visited Sunday.
Sunday evening callers included Mr and Mrs Henry Hanson Charles Learn and two children at the R F Learn home. Visitors were Mrs Cornel Anfinson at L O Larson home last Wednesday and Mrs Rose Johnson with two children at Arthur Nelson home Saturday and Sunday. A G Thompson spent Monday evening at Chas Wagner home.
Mrs Gladys Larson of Waterloo visited her sister Joy Jennings during commencement week. Numerous locals traveled or hosted guests from Oelwein Arli ngton Dubuque Fayette and Volga. The baccalaureate was held at the Presbyterian church with processions prayers and music. The senior class includes ten named graduates and colors Old Rose and Silverflower. A baseball game against Volga ended with a 6 to 6 tie.
A yardmaster reports an irate nearby resident who complains that the switch engine dings bangs hisses and roars all night. He notes the persistent noise and questions what can be done to address the disturbance and satisfy the caller.
Millions of voters overlook participation in this year’s primaries as political dissatisfaction grows. The public mood shifts amid debates on governance and policy.
The Stewart Warner Safety Council notes automobiles increased from one per 9,500 people a quarter century ago to one per six people today. The swift rise has made cars a leading industry but also a grave public risk. A broad public education drive is urged to cut the annual traffic fatalities from 22,000.
The week featured visits among Brainard area families with many guests. Francis Munger did carpenter work at the schoolhouse this week. Several households hosted relatives including the Lyons, Howard, Tripp, Hovey, Helms, Grimes and Peters families. Mrs. Hovey planned a trip to Waukegan, Illinois to visit a sister. Rain boosted pastures and crops, and fruit trees show bloom awaiting frost-free days.
Guidance for dairy cows around calving period including feeding changes, grain reductions, preferred feeds like linseed meal and oats with bran, and the use of warm bran mash and water. Instructions cover pre calving, post calving, gradual grain increases, water temperature, and producer classification by milk yield. Also includes a short reflective aside on busy happiness and contentment.
Cy Stone bantered with death Friday forenoon when his auto slid along a wet railway crossing near the Murphy milk factory as a 10 15 train passed. The engine struck the auto but speed was minimal. Stone escaped unharmed and drove away. He was later arrested for intoxicated driving and waived examination before Justice Nichols, bonded to appear next term, but remained in custody after failing to procure bonds.
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