Two Women Arrested for Smuggling Brand y in Petticoats
Iowa brief reports two women detained for attempting to smuggle real brandy into New York concealed in their petticoats. Other items note Homestead advice on land, hog cholera near Hawkeye area, and Fayette county bankers securing deputy sheriffs armed with sawed off shotguns.
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New York
Center
Banks
Art Eitel
John Jarchow
Eitel
Poland
Fayette County
Bankers’ Association
George Geuder
Guttenberg
Geuder
Sweets pave streets with Salvoy-Calcium Chloride method
The Beacon notes that Wailcothe streets are treated with Salvoy-Calcium Chloride to reduce dust and harden surfaces, with two to three applications needed for long lasting smoothness. Iowa prison labor at Anamosa makes auto license plates, now expanding to South Dakota with a 200000 plate contract valued around 25000 dollars.
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Iowa
Anamosa
Harvest and Mission Festival Rally Day at Baptist Church
The program for Rally Day October 9 at 11 a m features piano trio recitations and responses by Marian Lehman Mary Baechler Mae Anderson and others, choral numbers including The Great Harvest and The Bread of Life, a flower song duet, collections for foreign fields, and a benediction. Names include Ede Zurbrigger Freddie Lauer Rosa Lauer Le Roy Burrow and Esther Kruger among others.
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The
Baptist Church
God of Our Fathers
Ede Zurbrigger
Florence Ruckdaschel
Isabelle Wenger
Dorothy Brackin
Lorraine Haas
Louise Marie Baumgartner
the Soner
Freddie Lauer
Reuben Nydegger
Fleet
Floyd Frieden
William Kruger
Junior Rall
Anna Barbara Kamm
Franka Meek
Lester Luchsinger
Lean ‘School
Jacob
le Roy Burrow
Paul Zurbriggen
George Anderson
Harold Grimm
Hugo Hackman
Esther
Kathryn Kruger
Eda Zarbriggen
Lillian Jacob
Esther Kruger
Chrystal Miller
Supper at M. E. Church Friday Evening 6 O Clock
Community notice for a Friday evening supper at the M. E. Church offering fried chicken mashed potatoes gravy creamed carrots coleslaw pickles jelly Parker House rolls pumpkin and apple pie with coffee and cream. Supper 0c children under 12 25. Everyone invited.
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Parker House
Baptist Church Notes Harvest Mission and Revival Plans
Sunday services include English worship at 10 a.m. Harvest Mission program at 11 a.m. in Sumner at 3 p.m. B Y P U prayer meet at 7 30 p.m. and Miss Bertha Lang missionary from China speaks at 8 p.m. Association meets October 11 to 13 at Shefield with renovated church dedication. Revival meetings led by Rev F G Stoeckman October 16 to 30. Ph Lauer Pastor.
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Sumner
Bertha Lang
China
Sheffield
F. G. Stoeckman
Minneapolis
Bertha M. Lang
Baptist Church
Rev. Lang
Buffalo Center
Hugh Casper
Chicago
Mack
Fire Prevention Week in Iowa 1927 Appeal
Iowa observes Fire Prevention Week October 9 15 1927 urging citizens families companies and organizations to remove fire hazards. Emphasizes cleaning rubbish repairing heating systems chimneys and pipes and avoiding risky combos like sparks with gasoline and open flames. Mentions 1926 Iowa fire losses and a list of hazard pairings. Also notes a local verse about McGuire and a Chevrolet turkey beans contest with Falk Sons in line for seating with the turkey gang.
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Iowa
McGuire
Chevrolet
Falk & Sons
Turkey Gang
Council Proceedings Elgin Iowa October 8 1927
Elgin Iowa council met at town hall with Mayor Muehlethaler and six councilmen present. Minutes read and approved. Finance committee audited bills including Dean salary 12.60 N E L Pr Co Sept 53.75 power pumping 67.55 read meters 56.20 hanging paper 8.25 printing 6.10 supplies 4.86 repairing 1.25 Motion to adjourn carried. Town Clerk Harrington recorded.
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Elgin
Iowa
Muehlethaler
Kohler
Yenney
Stoehr
Falk
Schori
T. W. Dean
Hght
N. E. L. Pr Co
C. J. Harrington
Wm. F. Miller
Elgin Beho
John Falk & Sons
J. W. Allen
Gia Harrington
Canning Factory Closed Tuesday
The Elgin Canning Company closed the year with one of the shortest crops and packs in local history. About 780 loads of corn were delivered, far below the 2,300 loads in past years, and the pack is just over one third of normal. Prices have risen, benefiting jobbers and wholesalers while packers gain little.
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Elgin Canning Company
Teachers reception brings Elgin staff and community together
A Elgin school board sponsored reception united public and teachers for an evening of mingling with new and old staff. Rev Starr led a community singing followed by welcomes, faculty responses, readings, and musical numbers while high school girls served refreshments.
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Starr
Elgin
E G A September 1927 Dairy Herd Report Summary
Twenty eight herds tested 377 cows produced 865 pounds milk 14.6 pounds butterfat per cow. Seven cows sold for beef two for milking. Top butterfat readings include Kiple O'Brien Edna GH 1227 54.0 Geo Metzger Roze GH 1134 61.0 Brackin Bros Queen GG 1272 47.1 Gladys GG 1017 45.8 Spotty GG 1085 44.7 May GSh 1005 42.2 Separator losses declined after two new discs and leveling. nine machines lost 17.6 pounds butterfat worth 7.95. One member's separator lost 4.1 pounds in August.
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Wark BF. Brackin Bros
Ern Holzer
Kiple & O'Brien
G. H
G. E. Medberry
H.S. Groth
Kiple
Geo. Metzger
Roze
Brackin Bros
Queen
Gladys
May
R. F. Williams
Announcement of cosmetology practice and local notices
Public notice announces the purchase of a permanent waving machine and readiness to perform permanent waving. It states the owner holds a State Board of Health cosmetology certificate for Iowa. Also listed are a church speaking engagement by Bertha M. Lang in Elgin, a tonsil surgery in Chicago, a social visit by F C Muchitchaler and family, and a millinery advertisement at Elgin Millinery Store with Mrs W R Blake as contact.
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Talo
State Board of Health
Iowa
Frank Capper
Elgin
Eclipse Rebekah Lodge Social Evening Schedule
Eclipse Rebekah Lodge will hold its first social evening on Thursday October 18. The event occurs monthly through winter and spring with a picnic lunch provided. Members are urged to attend and bring sandwiches plus four covered dishes.
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Eclipse Rebekah Lodge
Fayette County Sunday School Convention Returns to Fayette
The Fayette County annual Sunday school convention meets Monday October 17 in Fayette with morning worship by U S workers from Des Moines and speakers including Walter Hutton and Dr P Henry Lotz. Divisional conferences led by local and Ames figures, with a dance prize for district representation and a potluck lunch promoting child and youth betterment.
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Fayette County
Fayette
Department of Religious Education
Elgin
Walter H. Beall
West Union
P. Lotz
R. M. Shipman
Ames
Walter Hutton
Des Moines
E Bible Class Social Meeting at Mrs Klingmans
The Ladies Bible Class of St Pauls M E church plans its monthly social this Thursday evening at 7 30 at Mrs Ed Klingmans home. Program includes Devotionals Roll Call Birds of the Bible Reading Prayer Missions Reading India s Vision of Christ Reading With Emerson Fesdick in the Holy Land Mrs Hughes and business notes.
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St. Paul’s
M. E. Church
Ed Klingman
Klingman
India
Mosby
Emerson Fesdick
Holy Land
Hughes
Community Club Meeting Friday Evening in Elgin
Elgin business and professional men are urged to attend a Friday meeting at 8 pm in the Elgin Town Hall to decide whether to form a new commercial club or revive the Community Club which has been inactive this past year. Max Thoma president and F C Muehlethaler secretary sign the notice urging a full turnout.
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Elgin
Elgin Town Hall
Max Thoma
Pres. F. C
Big Parade at Elgin Opera House Promises Epic War Film
A bold advertisement touts The Big Parade as an unforgettable screen experience. The piece claims the film lets audiences relive the Great War through the eyes of an American doughboy, surpassing other war tales with vivid, veteran accounts.
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Elgin Opera House
France
Ain't It The Truth Weather Worries Farmers
Poem noting rain hurting trade and farming. Mentions Gr Robert M Starr of U I A visiting with parents over the weekend. Ronald C Grays accompanied him. Chas Whitney had Sunday dinner with Rev Starr's family and Grays later visited Whitney.
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Dreath
Robert M. Starr
Ronald C. Grays
Chas. Whitney
Rev. Starr
Mr. Grays
Mr. Whitney
St Pauls Church Fourth Year In Elgin Faithful Progress
The St Pauls church notes express deep appreciation from Pastor Ernest J. Starr and family for the goodwill shown as they begin their fourth year in Elgin. The report cites 29 baptisms, 26 new members, 4 deaths/transfers, near-budget completion, and gratitude to the Ladies Aid Society. Services are planned for next Sunday with morning and evening worship, Sunday school, and an upcoming Ladies Aid event.
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St. Paul's Church
St. Paul's
Elgin
Illyria
Ladies’ Aid Society
Christ
J. D. Shaffer
H. B. Gilson
Ernest J. Starr
Robert Edwin Earle Dead
Robert Edwin Earle born October 3 1882 in Marshfield Oregon died September 27 1927 at Oakdale Sanitarium aged thirty five He married with two children and leaves a wife The funeral was held at Fayette with Rev Daniel M Parker preaching the sermon
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Robert Edwin Earle
Marshfield
Oregon
Oakdale Sanitarium
J. J. Earle
Maggie Latimer Earle
Robert
H. S. Hadse
Elgin
Elgin High School
Lipper Iowa University
Fayette
State University
Towa City
Iowa City
Kansas
Detroit
Newport News
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Daniel M. Parker
Study Club Meets Tuesday in Elgin
The Elgin Ladies' Study Club will meet with Hattie MacKellar next Tuesday evening October 11. The program features music, Roll Call, a quotation from Scottish poets, and talks on Industries of Scotland, Georgia Strand People and their Characteristics, Hattie MacKellar Civics, and Providing Education Through Public Support. Tryphe Knudt son
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Elgin
Hattie MacKellar
Scotland
Georgia
Tryphe Knudtson
Windmills purchased and Eclipse repairs promised
Ir an Hattington announces purchase of John Grimm windmill business and will operate Eclipse mills. Plans to maintain a full line of Eclipse repairs and most other windmill services. Calls for customer solicitation and prompt satisfactory service.
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John Grimm
Iran
Hattington
Flynn High Beats Elkader High 20 to 0 in Season Opener
Flynn High opened with a 20 to 0 victory over Elkader High as Elgin led by Captain Olson scored in the second, third, and fourth quarters. Olson found the end zone twice with Nutting adding a TD. The Elgin defense and the line aided the win while Elkader failed to score.
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Flynn High
Elkader High
Elgin
Capt. Olson
Olson
Nutting
Elkader
Elgin Backa
Lola Mae Martin
Ethel Thoman
Charles Jones
Gladys Miller
Clifton Miller
Lilli Nelson
Margaret Crider
Dathy Kruger
Robert French Ware
Lyte Kruger
Committees Appointed by Ladies Aid Society for Year
Committees appointed at a recent meeting of the Ladies Aid Society outline divisions and members for the coming year. Division No 1 includes H D Yack Lana Henderson Kniel Ray DeSart Ed Klingman Err Schori A M Weibel Brandt L Carter R W Machlenthaler. Division No 2 lists Elmer Sehori Frane DeSarl R P Strauch Harley Helms Della Chapman Sam Lehman Mac Bopp John Johnson Max Hunshberger H Gilson M Kohler. Division No 3 names M Thoma S Mosby Wm Patterson F Reichert Thos Knudtson B Bunting M V Kiple B S Steele Mock L G Lehman E J Starr C Schmid. Division No 4 covers F R Berg Al Schori Ern Halzer F W Hughes N Fritz J D Shaffer T W Dean C Feller G N Schori Mary Skarshoug Emma Lewis.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
H. D. Yack
Lana Henderson
Kniel
Ray DeSart
Ed Klingman
Err Schori
A. M. Weibel
Brandt
L. Carter
R. W. Machlenthaler
Elmer Sehori
Frane DeSarl
R. P. Strauch
Harley Helms
Misa Della Chapman
Sam Lehman
Mac Bopp
John Johnson
Max Hunshberger
H. Gilson
M. Kohler
M. Thoma
S. Mosby
Wm. Patterson
F. Reichert
Thos. Knudtson
B. Bunting
M. V. Kiple
B.S. Steele
Mock
L. G. Lehman
Mra
E. J. Starr
C. Schmid
F. R. Berg
al Schori
Ern Halzer
F. W. Hughes
N. Fritz
J. D. Shaffer
T. W. Dean
C.feller
G. N. Schori
Mary Skarshoug
Emma Lewis
Trash piles threaten property and raise insurance costs
Citizens and business owners ignore trash and rubbish heaps that menace fire safety and property. The buildup increases fire loss risk and raises insurance rates for the owner and neighboring properties, showing why tidiness and fire prevention matter.
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Iowa
Gas price war in Des Moines continues to slashing rates
Motorists reap a weekend harvest as Des Moines gas dealers keep cutting prices. Sinclaire company led Thursday with rye priced gas at 15.9¢, 13.9¢ and 12.9¢ after tax. Separate ads promote hats in metal and metallic cloth and urge readers to reserve suits and overcoats at Berg's.
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Des Moines
Sinclair Company
W. R. Blake
Varly
Berg's
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa Briefs
Ph. Lauer
Council Proceedings
Ball Park
Frutar
F. C. Muchicthaler
Gus Hackman
Clermont
Elgin Millinery
E. Bible
M. E. Church Notes
Elgin High
L.A
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