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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1943
Page
1
A column recalls a Halloween prank by youths during wartime, then shifts to pheasant hunting reports and rationing. It critiques waste and praises restraint, cites Lincoln’s view on property, and includes a wartime gas advisory from Washington advising use rather than waste for a docked launch.
A farmer sells a pig to buy new clothes then loses the bundle under a river. A private on weekend leaves spurred by a joke about a wife expecting. A lawyerly quip in court ends with who deceived whom. Silly lines on opium den pipe dreams and winter fashion tease. A Navy vocabulary joke lands with a punchline.
The Echo reports Bennett has purchased the Evans property near the schoolhouse. The sale occurred last Friday and Bennett plans to come to town to join the Best Easy Club. Additional items note births, transfers, and local family news from October 1918.
T W Hart of Knoxville found a tax receipt dated November 11 1853 for 3 36 on 60 acres in Marion county issued to W D Everett as administrator of Jessie Hegwood estate. The land is now owned by several people. 1942 tax on a 40 acre parcel of the original land was 20 50. In 1853 taxes split into county special school and roads funds. Also note: William Paige near Elkader sold 18 tons of scrap iron to a junk dealer Clarence Maggert via Want Ad.
Mary E. Bakeman born Clermont July 8 1860 died Oct 30 1943 at daughter Alma Bauder’s home West Union in her eighty fourth year She married Nicholas H Bakeman July 4 1883 They farmed until 1894 then moved to Elgin later lived in South Dakota five children Leroy Frank Alma Delbert Harriet and six grandchildren two serving in U S The Methodist Church membership began 1914 Funeral at Elgin church Nov 1 Pastor Rev J C Warton with casket bearers Ray DeSart Sheldon Boyle Carl Heckman George Falk Mel Kohler Adolph Lehman and hymn Have Thine Own Way Lord.
Town council met in regular session at the town hall. Roll call showed Mayor G H Falk and councilors Kohls ONeill and Dean present. Schori and Muehlethaler absent. Minutes approved. Bills examined and allowed for Oct salaries taxes services lights freight labor and printing. adjournment motion carried.
Obituary for Mrs Ole Torkelson born November 13 1887 in Ness Hallingdahl Norway died October 29 1943 at home in Elgin aged 75 11 16 after four days of illness and two months in bed from heart attack. Survived by thirteen children and many grandchildren with extensive family in Elgin Gunder St Olaf and surrounding areas. Services were held at the house and Highland Lutheran Church with prayers and hymns led by Louis Reierson.
A long list of mourners from multiple towns attended the funeral. Residents and families from Huron South Dakota Westchester Decorah Guttenberg Postville Oelwein Volga St Olaf Cler mont Gunder Gunder and other nearby communities gathered to honor the deceased.
The Torkelgen family thanks friends for kindness, sympathy, and flowers shown during their bereavement for their mother’s death and burial. We are grateful for the support received from those who sent condolences and assisted us in our time of loss.
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