Elgin Local News Notes From Your Neighbors
Mrs N Holm Si has been visiting her son Clavus in Decorah during the past two weeks. Lena Benson spent last week in Postville in the Boise Copper home. Ray Reins of Chicago visited in Cedar Rapids on his way home. Gamble Stores advertises radios with Cunningham tubes and Tiger batteries for clear tone. Johnnie Etter and Lowell Gruver from Janesville Wisconsin arrived and will stay with relatives. Mrs Chas Knight and family left for Janesville after three weeks here. Mrs Boise Capper and Mrs Warren Harrington hosted bridge evenings. J Schneider’s wound remains infected but improving. M V Kiple rearranges Mrs Abe Habeger’s new home interior near the schoolhouse corner. Mrs L L Eiple hosted a bridge and five hundred gathering. R H May farm rented to Henry Matthys near Elgin. Bert Everetta moves to Frank Crooks farm. Mel Kohler was ill Monday. Tofield Heck family dined with F C Muehlethaler. Dale Holmes wiring new homes in West Union. Order Christmas cards early. Echo samples priced from 5c. Creamery hill thawed enough for smoother tracks. Kern hill in fair shape. Local youth run over by car reported exaggeratedly serious. Fire department fought chimney fire at Lena Henson home. Baumgartner family dinner party with several relatives present. Absent members included Adolph Baumgartner and Oscar. Mrs Nelle Schori and Kohler hosted a 6:30 dinner bridge at F E Kohler home in Thanksgiving decor. High score went to R W Muehlenthaler. low to Pred Gehring. Attendees listed include many Elgin residents and friends.
Thanksgiving and December activities at Our Baptist Church
The Wednesday, November 27 service includes an 8 p m Thanksgiving sermon by Rev J J Snyder and a 9 p m choir practice. A basket social at 8 p m on Friday November 29, in the church basement. Sunday December 1 features German service at 10 a m with Sunday school at 11 a m, dinner at 12 16 p m, junior meeting at 12 45 p m, committee meeting at 1 p m, English service at 2 p m followed by baptism and Communion with right hand of fellowship. Also prayer meeting December 5 at 8 p m and choir rehearsal at 9 p m. The Sunday school lists Christmas festival committees and notes growing collections. The Baptist Ladies Aid had a fine meeting at Mrs Carl Hackman’s home. fundraising and gleaning totals are mentioned. Ph Lauer, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urison
J.J. Snyder
Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society
Carl Hackman
Ph. Lauer
Sunday services and Thanksgiving union gathering at church
M E Church notes 10 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Sunday school. Wednesday 8 p.m. union Thanksgiving service in Baptist church with Methodist pastor delivering the sermon. Community invited. Dist No 4 school news reports perfect attendance, pupil list includes Harris Carmen, Bernice Wilson, Signy Hanson, Selma, Myrtle, Clara Nelson, Alvin and Merriel Johnson. Sixth grade making Pilgrim booklets. new readers and arithmetic books. two Winston dictionaries. Eva Grimm joins the school. Signy Hanson and Merriel Johnson had perfect spelling records. Thanksgiving dinner and party held. hot lunches to begin next week. Harris Wilson painted sand table. school closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. Louise Meyer, teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Harris Carmen
Bernice Wilson
Signy Hanson
Selma
Myrtle
Clara Nelson
Alvin
Merriel Johnson
Winston
Eva Grimm
Harris Wilson
Louise Meyer
Cheery Valley School Notes Show Strong Attendance
Cheery Valley notes list Anna, Lewis, Lesh and Mildred Butikofer plus Frederick Schupbach with perfect attendance last month. Several students earned 100 percent in spelling and apel ing, with multiple Butikofer siblings among top attenders. Visitors included Alice Hanson and Anna and Albert Lea Dennier, while teachers Mildred Wald and Arnelia Wald were also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Lewis
Lesh
Mildred Butikofer
Frederick Schupbach
Anna Butikofer
Mabel Dennler
Loraine
Eunice
Elmer
Silas
Eleanor Butikofer
Lawrence Lerch
Elmer Butikofer
Mabel
Elizabeth
Reuben Butikofer
Alice Hanson
Albert Lea Dennier
Elizabeth Schupbach
Mabel Rennison
Oak Grove visitation list from Elkader and Elgin
Harold Bennett and family visited the Adolph Larson home near Elkader while Lyle Wilson and family stayed with the D. O. Deans in Elgin. Numerous locals were guests at Kohls and Monnahan homes including the Howards and Bakers, with multiple calls at Dum mer muth and Hyde households. Jud Conner and Kamper households also noted with Sunday calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Bennett
Adolph Larson
Elkader
Lyle Wilson
D. O. Dean
Elgin
Albert Dummermuth
Walter Kohls
Burch Monnahan
Mike Monnahan
Thos. Howard
George Hyde
Ed Boyle
Jud Conner
Wm. Kamper
George Boyle
Frank Lyons
Will Notice in Fayette County Iowa Probate Hearing
State of Iowa Fayette County to all whom it may concern notice is hereby given that on December 16 1929 an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Alten J Grover late of this county deceased will come on for hearing before the district court for admission to probate dated West Union Iowa November 16 1929 clerk Edgar A Tracger
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Fayette County
Alten J. Grover
Said County
District Court
West Union
Iowa
Edgar A. Tracger
Local Shoppers and Visits Across Gunder and Nearby Towns
George Landsgard family shopped in Monona while E. 8. Houg Myron and Agnes visited West Union. Roggensack of West Union called on business in Gunder. Agnes Olgan spent Thursday at Elmen. Miss Reffle enjoyed the weekend near Elkader. E E Landsgard Clermont hosted dinner with B Nelson Tina Agnes Olson and Agnes Hoag visiting Elgin. Martin Nelson Clermont joined for Sunday supper in the Hopland home. Lillian Wells stayed with Mrs Alfred Gisleson. Gladys Munger stayed with friends in Postville. Elaine Lindgren of Clermont weekend guest of Mrs N Nelson. Thanksgiving services at Marion church with confirmation at 10 30 a m. Wagner township farm bureau ladies held an all day project meeting at J Johanson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Landsgard
Monona
Houg
Myron
Agnes
West Union
T. H. Roggensack
Gunder
Agnes Olgan
Elnemn
Elkader
H. E. Landsgard
Clermont
B. Nelson
Tina
Agnes Olson
Agnes Hoag
T. N. Loftsgard
Elgin
Martin Nelson
H.opland
Lillian Wells
Alfred Gisleson
Gladys Munger
Postville
Elain Lindgren
Marion Church
Wagner Township Farm Bureau
J. Johanson
Mayo On Hospitals Suggest Frugal Health Care Reform
Three thousand United States surgeons at a convention attacked the rising costs of hospitals and operations. The Mayos of Rochester Minnesota urged simpler hospital business practices and less frills while maintaining decent nurses homes. They warned that working people bear the debt of costly care in trying to save health for themselves or their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mayos
Rochester
Minn
Will Mayo
Early Global student exchange centers noted in Bologna
One of the first records of a student exchange network appears in 3 FT, when a residence was set up in Bologna for Spanten students at the university. During the 14th to 18th centuries it became common for nations to establish living quarters abroad for their students in the host country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bologna
Early potato history hinted by Spanish writers
Early European observers noted Peruvian cultivation of several potato varieties around 1631. Spanish chroniclers with the conquistadors documented native farming of diverse potato types in Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Trio Plans Texas Winter Road Paving Work
Creighton Conner Clive Helms and Reuben Schupbach plan to leave late this week for Texas to join a road paving crew with driving in the Conner truck. Ralph Shaffer and Chas Rothlisberger of Illyria also departed last week for similar winter work. Chas Holzer bought and tore down a small frame building west of the furniture store and is constructing a new small building by Otter creek, locating it as a better base than the river site near Elgin where he has worked for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creighton Conner
Clive Helms
Reuben Schupbach
Texas
Conner
Ralph Shaffer
Chas
Rothlisberger
Illyria
Chas. Holzer
C. B. Schori
Otter Creek
Elgin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elgin Local
N. Holm. Si
Clavus
Decorah
Lena Benson
Boise
Ray Reins
Chicago
A. M. Weibel
Cedar Rapids
Cunningham
Gamble Stores
Oelwein
Johnnie Etter
Lowell Gruver
Janesville
Wisc
Mrs. Chas, Knight
M. Yenney
R. A. Crider
Boise Capper
Warren Harrington
Capper
Bridge
Pootville
J. ¥. Schneider
M. V. Kiple
Abe Habeger
School House
L. L. Eiple
Eeith “Elswood
Rowley
Mesdames Leo Schori
Walter Falk
Gordon Mosby
Louis Klingman
C. C. Christ
Hazel Frieden
Gilma Olson
Maris Mosby
R. H. May
Wadena
Henry Matthys
Bert Everetta
Non
Frank Crooks
Mel Kohler
Tofield Heck
North‘west of
Town
F. C.muehlethaler
Mrs
Dale Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Echo Office
Creamery
Kern Hill
Melvin Nyborg
Lena Henson
Wm. Baumgartner
Adolph Baumgartner
Celia Meyer
Elmer Baumgartner
Ida Meyer
Anna Friederich
T. W. Doan
Albert Schori
Samuel Mosby
R. P. Strauch
C. W. Nicklaus
R. W. Muehlenthaler
Clem Schmid
Ed Conner
Fred Gehring
Hulda Stochr
Ern Schori
Frank Greenley
N. W. Evans
John Falk
Ernest Holzer
H. T. Knudtson
Fred Berg
Ina Kohler
Pure Foods
Richelieu Coffee
Richelieu
Max Thoma
Elgin, Iowa
M. E. Church Notes
DIST
Marion Township
Cheery Valley
of Center School Dist. No
Mildred Wald
Arnelia Wald
Marvin Reierson
Lloyd Reierson
Verna Odegard
Ditfard Gisseau
Tughe Laden
Anna Mae Kimball
OAK Grove News
Will
Gunder News
Mayo
A. C. Quinrod
C. C. Gardner
Valley Nat'l Bank Bldg
Des Moines
Rollins
Kohler’s
Atwater Kent Golden
Atwater Kent
City Drug Store
Prop
Owa
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