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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1923
Page
4
A snapshot of community life with visits, family gatherings, and local events. Mary Wenger returns home from Algona. families from Volga City, Randalli, Wadena, and Elkader are mentioned visiting relatives. A sale near Brainard draws attendees. cemetery and Ladies Aid meet November 15. Local figures attend funerals and travel to Cedar Falls for family events.
Hope in discouragement and encouragement drives church attendance. Sunday church services grew, with hopes for stronger results. Sunday school listed at 10:15 and Cherk services at 18:20, inviting all to attend and help others.
Sunday visits fill West Union as Garyle Hovey stays with Fred Wilbur, Mrs. Hlaneh Branch hosts, Estella Petira travels near Bran- Joy. Frank Lyons hosts, Mrs. Branch durations, Will Carmichael from Lima visits Garah Helms, Bernice Brown from Fayette substitutes at local school. Sidney Patterson plans an electric light plant for his new home. John Craft Sr and wife dine with Clarence Tripp. locals attend multiple informal gatherings.
Carries Nelson hosts and visits fill a Clermont area week with guests from St Olaf Decorah West Union and Milton. Local families, church groups, and farm families attend dinners, socials, and hospitality as workers travel for carpentry and farming duties.
Little Leslie Frieden joined the group Saturday while Ellen Hanson and Roma Shmall spent the weekend in walkader. Selma Frederick helped with household duties at Jake Frederick’s home. Lucy Christen visited Adolph Hanson’s family. Dell Wiltsle and family plan a weeklong move from Tom Benson place toward east of Elgin. Mrs Jake Dennler and daughters Louise and Mrs Geo Christen visited Sam Hofer’s Friday. Some from the ylebnity attended.
Funeral services for Chas Peake were held in Volga City Sunday afternoon. Relatives Will and Oscar Baumgartner arrived by auto from Rock Valley Tuesday and planned visits with kin. Mrs. Fred Schlupp stayed with daughter Mrs. Martin Hanson and family to help during shredders. Louisa and Elmer are staying at Mrs. Wm. Larson's home near Hkader helping husk com. Relatives gathered Saturday night at the Fred Frederick home for Albert Frederick's birthday anniversary.
School notes report gym completion with lighting boosting a new auditorium look and community benefit. Students fund subscriptions for magazine and Country Gentleman, while dancers plan a hot band and high school prepares a program for November 23. Hawkeye defeats Elgin 9 to 7 in a football thriller with strong tackles and standout plays.
Hawkeye, led by Helserman and Walsh, defeated Helgerman 32 to 6 as Hawkeye showed stronger defense despite tackling issues. Next Friday at 2 46 pm the final home game hosts Hazelton High in a closely matched showdown likely to feature lineup changes for a stronger defense.
By virtue of a special execution from the Clerk of the District Court of Wayatte County Iowa on a 1923 judgment in favor of Oscar H. Conner against Richard Dorn and Lula Dorn. The east half of Lot 20 in Block 5 Original Town of Elgin will be sold to satisfy the judgment with interest and costs. Sale set for November 14 1923 at 2:00 PM in front of the West Union Court House Door. Dated West Union October 1923 by Deputy J W Winston.
Floyd county paving projects were stopped after the board of supervisors voted to refund primary road assessments in a lump sum. Farm owners along the paving will get 106500 dollars in one payment, recapping a refund ordered by the Fortieth General Assembly when it cut assessments on adjoining property in half.
The Northeastern Iowa Power Co. unloaded a carload of 115 poles from Washington at Volga City station this week for the transmission line between here and Eskader. Most materials for construction are on hand and work is expected to begin at once.
Walter Dummermuth assists with tasks at the Mel Kohler store, contributing to daily operations and customer service. The note highlights his involvement in ongoing shop work and support duties.
Oelwein now has only one newspaper remaining while Cassville, one of Wisconsin’s oldest towns, quits publication due to insufficient patronage to cover running expenses.
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