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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1926
Page
4
Community members gather for many social visits including the Rothlisberger, Craft, and Shaffer families. Memorial services are planned for June 6 at Illyria church with a memorial program and community attendance strongly encouraged.
Jelia King and Ruth Ernst visited the school last Friday. Arlington residents Mrs Todhunter called in Thursday evening. Lyle Whittenbaughs of Arlington attended the senior play Wednesday. Lumen Fox family from Volway visited relatives here. Roy Cling and family visited at the John Cline home in Corn eis. Sid Walters and family visited Adolph Weber’s house last Sunday. Mrs Naoma Walters is at Oscar Limpher’s home for the sink. Commencement exercises are Friday evening. Rev Stuck of Elgin to deliver the address. West Union relatives near day. Paul Landis of Arlington and Alma Vashell of Akron married at West Union Saturday. Mr and Mrs A B Murphy have set burn ed from called on friends. C G O Cline of Berkeley, California, preparing to start homeward journey around early June. Wm Warner of Lima broke a rib Friday at work for John Davis. Mrs Lawrence Fennell stored furniture in Moore flat rooms. L C Popenhagen and family visited new girl at Fritz Wiedermann home. Mrs Wiederman formerly Zella McGee. Todhunters entertained L C Popenhagen, Laverle and Donna Mattocks, and Cleo Whittenbaugh at six o’clock dinner at Artington hotel Wednesday. W A Harris and family moved to J H Walters house, will work near Lima. Presbyterian church at Wadena to be dedicated June 20 with three visiting ministers. No fund solicitations, free-will offering only. Further notice to appear. Mrs Ed Fennell remodeled her residence. Jim Fisher and Herman Peterman carpenters. Wil Corkery and Emmet Messerli painted. Paper hangers at Pred Heinden home last week.
The fragment lists Glen Boyer John Barnhouss and Wesley Barker as catlers at the Jack Brackin home Sunday. Frieda Miller visited her sister Mrs. Vern Boyer over the weekend. Mrs. Madge Wherry and daughters Mane and Margaret of Pentville visited Harry Brackin’s home Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Anderson spent Sunday in Waukon with Edward George Verna and Lawener Brackigary. The Schupbachs and the Butikefers were guests of Lawrence Gehring on Sunday. A note mentions a Joy’s father’s illness and farm work planned, with references to driving to Payette and other local details.
The Pleasant Grove cemetery association will meet Tuesday June 1 at 2 PM at the cemetery. All interested in the cemetery are urged to attend. Elections of officers and other important business will be addressed. Local residents and visitors are noted in accompanying social mentions from the area.
Bigin and Wadena residents learn of planned road work on the Eigin Wadena road. The project begins at Wadena and extends to the Fred Rothiisberger corner this year, with the remaining stretch to Higbie slated for completion next year. Supervisor Anderson discussed the plans in a visit to Bsn on Tuesday.
Mrs. Kalert Ta Crore of St Paul formerly on Weibel of Eixin will, Friday evening May 28, appear in an orchestra program over the radio. The Rostal Musical Society presents the evening with a prominent part. Abraham Habeger of southeast of Igin has shown improvement after recent illness and is hopeful for a quick recovery. Jolson and companions from Decorah visited here over Sunday along with Alfred Stolle of Oelwein.
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