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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1936
Page
2
Local social updates from Wadena and surrounding towns listing visits, homecomings, and gatherings. Mentions of teaching in Central City, travel to Syracuse for assembly, and a village celebration plan for July 4. Obituary memorial for Joseph H. Carpenter details birth, marriages, children, and funeral at the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Carl Smith and son David of Anamosa visit the Mrs. Carolyn Erickson home along with relatives and friends. Ed Johnson and family and Willard Martin and family spent Sunday at the Ole Reierson home. Various neighbors attend dinners and visits at Esten Landsgard, Jim Bilden, Arthur Olson, and Ole Peterson homes. A cistern cleanup was held by a group at the church.
Fred J. Campbell seeks a second term on the Fayette County Board of Supervisors on the Republican ticket. He was appointed to his first term and has served as Center township trustee for sixteen years, credited with road improvements. Campbell emphasizes fiscal restraint and farm leadership while noting long underrepresentation in his area.
Otto Daniels born in Garlard Germany December 2 1904 died at his Elgin home May 21 1936 from heart trouble since last fall. He came to the U S at six, lived near Elkader, married Minnie Schneider December 27 1928 at Nashua, Iowa. Two children James Edward and Robert Lee. Survived by widow two children his parents three brothers and three sisters. Funeral May 24 at Apostolic church east of Elgin burial in nearby cemetery. Attendants and visiting relatives listed from Waterloo Stanwood West Bend Ossian Gilmore City Fort Dodge. Mrs Mae Nicholson to Ossian and Gilmore City then Fort Dodge.
Road contracts totaling 37884.73 were received by the Clayton County board of supervisors at a courthouse letting last week. Works Progress Administration involvement noted. Eugene Eberhard of Guttenberg was the low bidder at 3658.20 for culverts on County Trunk Road K from Gander toward Elgin.
J P Hurley of Epworth offered the lowest bid at 14 759 083 dollars for the Gunder southwest toward Elgin contract. Six firms submitted bids for the work.
The General Aid Society will meet at the M. BE church this Thursday afternoon with the second division as hostesses. A good attendance is desired. Mrs. Rudy Lehman fell at home Wednesday noon, fracturing her wrist after weeks of confinement. Friends regret the misfortune.
Prof F L Gilson his son Gareth and daughter Mrs Ralph DeLong of Emporia Kansas brought the ashes of Mrs Anos M Gilson who died in Glendale California. Brief funeral services were held at West Union cemetery with Rev De Fisher officiating. Mrs Gilson was mother of Harry Gilson of Elgin and formerly lived on a Union township farm.
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