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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1955
Page
2
Elgin Echo Dial is published every Thursday by Strauch & Hermen. The paper is a second class mail matter entered Sept 1, 1691 at Elgin post office, Fayette County, Iowa, under the 1852 act.
Mr and Mrs Vern Bachtel of Milwaukee Wisconsin announce the birth of a son on Friday November 4 Mrs Bachtel is the former Bonnie Grover of Elgin The baby weighed seven pounds eleven ounces The report also notes a November 7 birth to Mr and Mrs Milo Frieden at a Manchester hospital with maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Elon DeWitte Arlington and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Will Frieden Elgin
Gilbert Adolph Halverson son of Halver and Louisa Halverson was born and baptized at North wood North Dakota June 22 19a4 He moved to Iowa at age two and was confirmed at Marion Lutheran Church On July 30 1011 he married Christina Louisa Poraas They lived on a farm near Gander Surviving are his widow seven children Esther Mrs Everett Henkes McGregor Hiram Cedar Rapids Lewis Monona Alvin Clermont Thelma Mrs Wayne Ferguson McGregor Minerva Mrs Herbert Kronberg Chicago Palmer Monona eleven grandchildren one great grandchild His parents two brothers and a granddaughter preceded him in death He had been in good health until recent years when he was stricken with a heart ailment.
Card of thanks follows a death at age seventy one after an attack at home on Tuesday November 1. The family expresses gratitude to Marion Ladies' Aid Reverend Stanford choir pallbearers and the Mork boys along with Mr and Mrs Merlin Hellum for aid. Mrs Gilbert Halverson and children extend appreciation to relatives and friends.
Mr and Mrs Dan Butikofer Sr and Mrs Ben Butikofer and daughters spent Tuesday afternoon at the Fred Trafler home. Walter Ubersox of Shullsburg Wis visited Friday to Saturday with John and Mrs Dennler. Archie Howard and Robert Hanson families were Sunday dinner guests in Martin Hanson home. Various local residents visited hospitals homes and hosted guests including the Dennlers and Christens with Mrs Charles Bennington near Volga hosting a study meeting. Elmer Butikofer dinner guest in Dan Butikofer Jr home. Martin Minihan returned from visiting Gaylon Souvignier in Canton South Dakota.
Mr and Mrs Harold Meisner Glen and Dorothy and Arthur Meisner visited Friday evening in the John Dennler home. Mr and Mrs John Butikofer and David were dinner guests Sunday in the Olvin Olson home. Pam Clothier and Ruth Bilden were all night guests in the John Christen home. Selmer Holm called there Tuesday evening. Diane Frieden spent Friday night and Saturday there. Mr and Mrs Louis Butikofer were dinner guests Sunday in the Lewis O Butikofer home. Shirley Butikofer visited there in the Ernest Baumgartner and Nickey called at the Orlin Masons home Saturday. The Willie Torsgard family visited Friday evening in the Ben Butikofer home.
Brainard area residents reported a flurry of Sunday and Saturday visits including the Harvey Heins family in Clermont and the Reeder, Boyer, Martin, and Pritchard households. Notable items include Dickie Reeder with chicken pox and farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cheney as they moved to Oelwein.
The note by C. H. Farris of Mitchelhill Seed To in St. Joseph Missouri asks Eternal God to place Love and Peace in every heart and mind and urges careful recording of soil sampling areas.
A/3c Kenneth T Kjosa AF 17426688 810 Air Police Sqdn Briggs AFB Texas received discharge. Loren Frieden son of Mr and Mrs Levi Prieden arrived home Saturday after discharge last week at Fort Hamilton New York. He has been stationed at Engelwood NY.
Mr and Mrs H D Yack returned Tuesday from a two week trip visiting the Tom Desmond family at Davenport and the Virtus Yack family at Escaliosor Springs Mo. The Desmonds moved into a new home Oct 1. A farewell gathering for Mrs Ida Grether was held in Elgin Friday evening. She will head to Duluth Minn to spend winter with her daughter and son in law Lloyd Swartley.
Sunday gatherings feature Mr. and Mrs Selmer Erickson Mr. and Mrs Robert Falk Roger and Douglas visiting West Union for supper with Mr and Mrs Robert Bemiss. Albert Schupbach hosts Elgin and out of town relatives at dinner. Out of town guests include Mr and Mrs Paul Butikofer and Timmy Taylor Mo Clara and Lela Banwart Bernice Banwart Florence Lucille Joyce and Mariel Banwart Hazel Anlicker Darlene Metzger Wayne Schmidt from West Bend and Adolph Knoblock of Lester. Mrs Belya Snyder and Gene travel to Grandview Letts. Mrs Harry L Cline hosts afternoon in honor of Mrs Leo Olesen and Rebecca of Mt Clemens MI with guests Mrs Harry Everett Janet Mrs Milo Olson Kar n Mrs Albert L Dennler Kathy and Marsha Mrs Russell Larson Mary Diane and Kathy and Mrs Leo Lehman Karolee and Linda. Mr and Mrs Hiram Halverson Cedar Rapids visit Maynard Lantz home Tuesday to Saturday. Mrs Ida Grether guests with Pauline Petratz and Anna McNeil last Thursday. Louise Schori Davenport attends Saturday dinner. Mr Robert Kohler and David are supper guests of Leo Grether. Sunday dinner hosts Mr and Mrs Albert Halverson welcome Mr and Mrs P K Peterson Postville and Mr and Mrs John Hellum. Maynard Lantz hosts overnight guests Mr and Mrs Herbert Kronberg and Ricky from Chicago.
Steve Ballant of Manchester became a smoke casualty when his car interior caught fire. In attempting to retrieve fishing gear he inhaled smoke and collapsed.
The Eagle Grove fire department answered three alarms within 55 minutes recently with none serious. A silver dapple Pony mare sold for 1800 dollars at Eldora’s national pony sale, top ponies averaging 1099. A fatal crash killed 77 year old William Jacobs in Dike after a car crashed into a drug store. Only about 60 percent of qualified voters cast ballots in the 1952 election.
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