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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
5
County Agent Combs calls farmers to act quickly to seed corn for 1918 crop. He toured the county, winning broad support, while schools join the effort with seed corn demonstrations to engage children in selection and storage. Also: dietary tip to avoid sour stomach and a note on Chamberlain's tablets for sale by Stoehr & Company.
The Elgin Iowa city council met in regular session with Mayor Weibel and members Harrington Phillips Grether Schori present. A quorum was lacking so the session adjourned to Tuesday at 8 oclock and the minutes show bills approved for Geo Vaughn labor John Falk hauling gravel and brick Iowa Power Co lights for September.
Weibel Bros Mill seeks several hundred used mill feed bags in a bulk pickup. Payment offered is four cents each for bags brought in immediately. Submit a good quantity of bags promptly to Weibel Bros Mil.
Iowa State College warns late season sowing could hurt 1916 corn yields if frost hits. Extension teams urge farmers to pick 30 to 40 ears per acre, select strong medium height stalks, and dry seed thoroughly. They map 27 districts to spread the no excuse campaign through meetings, schools, and county councils of defense.
A practitioner announces a post graduate optics course by Dr Fred C LaGrange on October 8 9 and 10 at the office. Free examinations for all eye cases during the dates and hours 7 00 to 9 00 with glasses ordered only for those needing them.
The Upper Town conference lists Dubuque District appointments with pastors and supply names for many communities including Cascade, Decorah, Dubuque Center Grove, Grandview Ave, St. Lukes, East Dubuque, Farley, Dyersville, Manchester, Masonville, Monona, Oelwein, Ossian and Calmar, Randalia, Ridgeway, Strawberry Point, Sumner, Volga City, Waucoma, West Union, Winthrop, and Winthrop. Additional notes mention Epworth, the Epworth quarterly conference, and university agents, with visits to Sioux City. Milk cows stay valuable. a local eye ear nose throat specialist will visit Postville on October 9. The Elgin Canning Company closed after a month’s run. frost damaged second-bench fields, but overall pack quality good. more corm may be canned by regular staff. Liberty Bond Loan now on. bonds back by US government at 4% non-taxable. Mrs Hotebhies visiting Donnan area.
Iowa Day events on Canter street include a 2:00 to 2:36 High School Band concert 2:30 to 2:00 Folk Dance by grade children 3:00 to 3:25 Boy Scouts drill 3:26 to 4:30 address by Dr Cc W Wassam Luncheon served by Domestic Science Girly at Town Hall for Red Cross Supper at M EF Church Ladies Aid to hold a supper October 10 at M EB church Menu serves mashed potatoes gravy meat loaf Boston baked beans autumn salad pickles jelly bread butter apple sauce cake coffee prices Adults 86ce Children under 12 20c.
Close that deal by taking time to consider yet act now. Bigin Land Company hosts a show at the opera house Saturday evening. Guests include David Saltsgiver and Union Township wife. Mrs Reidel and daughter Evelyn visited John Smith home Sunday. Will Kerr visited Waterloo to see his parents. Capper returned from Cedar Rapids with Mrs Young and Margaret. Mary Bennett offers a house for sale cheap. Wart Brabham buys a Buick six from John Fulk. Lora B LaMance, WTU organizer, spoke in Elgin on temperance. bill to amend prohibition on ballot October 14. Voter turnout expected.
Lew Gruver moved from Lyons property on Center street to Ben Stahl place on Main street. Fred Gehring family and Maud Fitzgerald visited relatives in Strawberry Point Sunday. Mrs BW Howard and son Frank and wife have moved to a farm south of town. George Miller rented the A T Anderson farm of 200 plus acres and will move March 1. Mrs A M Welber left for Brookfield Missouri to aid her mother. Harry Palmer underwent tonsil and adenoid removal in Postville hospital. Bert Kohler, Warren Harrington, and Frank Shipton of Waucoma fished at McGregor with a poor catch. Mrs Shipton visited Kohler home. Dr W Hughes bought the Finke home on Center street and will move in after alterations. Mrs Finke to Volga City for a time and hold a public sale October 13. Mr and Mrs Thomas E Howard celebrated ten years of marriage with neighbors and friends visiting and sharing refreshments. Boulevard lighting discussion begins for Elgin streets to improve light and beauty.
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