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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1929
Page
6
Elgin is praised as a favorable trading hub while a skeptic warns against distrust in human nature. The article mentions Vivian Weibel visiting Marquette at her uncle A M Wathel’s home and Fred Luthi planning winter in Mt Horeb with nephew Fred Hofer. Mercy hospital report and various local doings follow including school inspection plans, social events, moving into a new home, and a jury list for Pedro Ramos murder case.
Readers recap visits from Cedar Rapids to Marshalltown and a 21 year reunion with Gust Gundersons family. Garnaville plans major street and utilities upgrades ahead of Highway 56 paving while Elmer Bennett and a companion from Bristol report a coast to coast 68 hour drive covering 1309 miles. Parker and Wander sightseeing crew discuss a famed grotto and a six month coast to coast journey totaling over 21000 miles.
Information from the U S Department of Agriculture notes adding bulk to dairy cow rations with bran, timely parasite control before cold weather, and a sheep industry outlook due to high meat prices and smaller 1929 lamb crop. It cites the Better Lives Better Stock Campaign with 47 states and 17 000 members. Also recommends concentrated buttermilk for poultry feed and fall lawn sowing with bone meal to aid early spring growth.
Lester Oberlin Hope son of Sigurd and Martha Hope was born in Ossian Tows June 11 1917 and died near Elgin on Saturday Sept 28 1929 at age 12 years 3 months and 17 days He leaves parents seven younger siblings and extended relatives Funeral services were held from the home Sept 29 conducted by Rev J J Snyder with burial in Illyria cemetery
The M. E. Church schedules morning worship at 10 and Sabbath school at 11 next Sabbath. The Ladies Aid Society meets October 10 in church parlors hosted by Mrs. M. V. Kiple and Mrs. Ern Holzer. Fayette county Sunday school convention meets in the church this Friday. Everyone welcome. Pastor J. M. Snyder.
Baptist Church in Elgin schedules a German service and communion at 10 a m with Sunday school at 11 a m. Dinner at 12 15 p m followed by junior and committee meetings and a brief service at 2 p m with quarterly reports by Karl Hackman. Revival meetings run October 13 to 25 with Rev H C Baum of Chicago as evangelist.
Harry Raymond Dexter living four miles southeast of here died Tuesday morning from an accidental gun discharge. He had placed a shotgun on a milk cart after milking rats, the weapon tangled in a wheel and discharged into his back. He remained conscious after the incident and died about three hours later. Coroner Smittle investigated the accidental death.
Dr H S Wright dentist and Rexall store owner at West Union sold the business to L W Follen and John Rush. Follen has 21 years with the store and four years in Mason City, and has been manager for three and a half years. Rush has been a West Union resident and worked in Marshalltown. Both new owners are pharmacists.
Mr and Mrs Fred Schultz of Postville called on Mr and Mrs John Falk Monday evening, sharing a neighborly social visit and updating community acquaintances.
Mrs Bergit Olson born January 31 1848 in Ren slebraeten Naes Hallingdal Norway came to America in July 1866. She married Knudt Olson in Elgin Iowa March 1870 and moved to a Moody County homestead in 1877 where she lived until death September 4 1929 aged 81 years 7 months. Burial was September 8 at Oslo burying ground with Rev J A Blirlie officiating. She had previously lived in Marion township and left Decorah Posten translation notes.
Postville honors two longtime town officials William Shepherd town clerk since 1886 and L A Bellows town marshal since 1912. The Herald notes no known rivals match their tenure and asks if anyone can beat them.
The speaker condemns the slow spread of socialism from local to federal levels touching many industries from printing to banking. He argues government competition undermines individualism and personal liberty, warning that political exaltation of leaders harms private citizens and democracy.
Mr and Mrs L B Carter and Lewis visited Sunday at the home of Prof and Mrs J Peterson in Decorah Ore.
Jones and Hiestand of Lancaster Wis arrived Tuesday with equipment at the Chris Perry farm quarry six miles west of Elkader to open the site. They hold the contract to surface the 10.7 miles of Primary No 64 in Clayton County and will begin once setup is complete. About forty men will work two shifts for roughly six weeks depending on weather.
The mile long gap on highway 65 this side of Castalia has been paved, with completion on Thursday evening. The road runs under the tracks near the Castalia public school house. In about a month a continuous pavement will stretch from the Minnesota line north of Decorah to McGregor. Ossian Bee reports this regional road improvement.
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