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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1928
Page
5
In a fall advertisement, the Echo notes Chevrolet’s upcoming six car lineup and a wave of dealer displays. Fall shows feature large photos and motive parts details as buyers anticipate a season sensation and likely strong advance sales.
The M. E. Ladies Aid Society lists the year’s divisions with member rosters. Division 1 includes Mesdames Kohler, Schor, Bopp, Frits, Schori, Feiler, Bunting, Schori, Johnson, Lewin, and Miss Kiple. Division 2 lists Mosby, Klingman, Hunsberger, Reichert, Kiple, Lehman, Bchori, Helms, Schmid, Dean, and Misses Chapman and Lehman. Division 3 names Thoma, Berg, Skarahoug, DeSart, Henderson, Carter, Holzer, Patterson, Steele, Knudtson, and Bennett. Division 4 shows Muehlenthaler, Gilson, Kniel, Lehman, DeSart, Shaffer, Allen, Mock, Strauch, Brandt, and Gage.
Mr Weibel warned the local on Monday of a pricing mistake in his Ames Mineral ad. The shop recorded $8.10 instead of $3.00 per sack, with a 10 cent difference on a car load. Echo force apologizes and cannot compensate. readers are reminded to read ads carefully.
Two fine deer weighing 170 and 155 pounds and a splack bear skin were brought back by Postmaster P. F. Wilharm and friend Ross Carroll last Friday night. Deer dressed and hung from hobris while hunting license cost fifty dollars each. Wilharm shot his deer Sunday and Carroll shot the other Wednesday. Bear is mutual property. bullets from both rifles felled it.
New York Jersey cow Sophie’s Emily, eight years on official test, would reach 884 miles if bottled end to end. In that period she produced 6,203 pounds of butterfat and 127,487 pounds of milk, a new world record for the Jersey breed.
An Argo Gazette report claims a bootlegger in West Union offered a $5 hootch deal to eight customers, collected payments, but vanished with no goods or receipts. Similar schemes were rumored in Oelwein and Payette, though verification is difficult.
Roy Combs, Clayton county agent for eight years, was elected President of the Farm Bureau Agents State Association at the annual meeting in Ameas. His leadership has boosted Clayton county Farm Bureau to be among the best in the state, and colleagues credit his capable management for the county’s success.
Two fine farm homes near Elgin are nearing completion. J W Schneiter and H H Gilbertson are builders. The Schneider house is a square two story eight room home with interiors nearing finish. The Gilbertson place east of Elgin is a seven room two story home with rich closet and pantry space. Louis Anderson is the contractor.
We extend thanks and heartfelt appreciation for the deeds and assistance of friends during our bereavement the sickness death and burial of our dear father Christ Meyer for the flowers Mrs Hulda Stoehr entertained a few friends at bridge last Wednesday evening.
On Saturday afternoon December 1 at two o'clock sharp the Joe Y Schneider residence in Elgin will be offered at public auction. The seven room frame house sits west of Falb Garage on Center street on a 50 by 100 foot lot with hot water heat city water pedestal and full electrical wiring. Terms include 200 cash day of sale with balance on deed delivery and possession in a few days. Joe V Schneider owner F R Berg auctioneer. A large number of Elgin residents plan to attend Thanksgiving in Forest City with relatives.
Father returns Tuesday from Michigan with a fine deer and will enjoy verdaon. Henry Jennings hunted in the Black Hills and reached Volga via Elkader early Wednesday with a 500 pound elk. He planned to leave it at Frick & Speck market for a day but the animal was too large to hang there, so he went home directly.
Eighteen of the fifty Iowa senate seats will be filled by newcomers when the legislature opens in January. Nine previously served in the house, seven sat in the senate last session, and two were in prior house sessions. Among veterans, thirteen were re elected and the remaining nineteen are holdovers.
The Ladies Aid Society announces an annual bazaar in the church basement on Friday December 7 starting at 3 PM. Supper is served from 5:30 PM until finished with roast pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, creamed peas and carrots, cinnamon apples, beet relish, breads, pie and coffee. Prices: children 25 cents, adults 50 cents. There will be fancy work, aprons and bake sale. donations welcomed. Division roles include dining room kitchen and sale areas.
A surprise drill Monday afternoon evacuated all children in under two minutes. Tuesday evening reports Ole Benson bought the John Anderson house on Franklin Street, described as a well located home for Mr. and Mrs. Bengon. Lena Meyer and Rose Garber spent Monday in Waukon.
Hon Charles Webster of Waucoma , member of the town board and trend commissioners, is in Washington preparing a bill for federal regulation of inter state bus traffic. Railroad and public utilities commissioners at New Orleans favored such legislation as necessary now. Webster serves as vice president and chairman of the legislative committee of the commissioners association.
A Chicago foodstuffs maker says he will spend one million dollars on advertising in 1929. He argues newspapers and magazines reach every home, so selling to the masses requires messaging through print channels. He cites a universal reach as the key to informing customers and boosting sales.
Mary Crane of Jackson Minnesota knitted a Red Cross sweater ten years ago with a note for the recipient. Recently Lonny Czechoslovakia postmaster James Les found the item and translated the note with help from an arriving American. He thanked Mrs Crane for her kindness.
The town council contracts gravel from M. V. Kiple corner to the school house then west to Mosby corner and north to Main street. The improvement eases muddy weather access to the school and may extend further by private subscription.
The firemen reported a near sixty dollar net from last Wednesday’s dance, with many new dancers contributing a dollar each. They invite additional donations to support the farm fire truck upkeep and note that Chicago visitors Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ritter joined relatives for a two week visit.
A former Elgin citizen living in St Paul sends a letter to editor Br. Strauch. He notes quiet business in St Paul, a 15 million bond issue approved for city improvements, and changes in real estate rents and railroads. He laments Fayette county election results, praises Clermont township for supporting a local Democrat, and mentions strawberry picking in the country as an alternative to California. The writer signs as Fréd Muehlenthaler.
The Elgin to Wadena gravel road work is advancing with better weather conditions. The gravel has reached the Lena Hunsberger farm area and Hanson farm area, with spreading ongoing to the four corners. Local residents hope completion this fall will ease travel to Elgin despite muddy conditions, noting the old gravel near Kern Hill has largely disappeared though the route remains passable in mud.
The football team set aside training rules Monday evening for a celebratory feast marking efforts this season. Leo Grether was elected captain for next year, an honor given to a standout player alongside guests L. B. Carter and Creighton Conner at the dinner.
A shadow social and program is hosted at Brackin School on Friday November 30 at 8 16. Zoe Smith a teacher invites attendees to hear the Calamity Howler and asks ladies to bring an untrimmed boxer.
A quirky passage features Mother Raccoon lecturing her young on caution as she warns about skin touching. The dialogue shifts to a daring scenario where a man with a dime coerces a clerk to yield five hundred dollars in dry goods, framed in a vintage Elgin setting.
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