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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1930
Page
5
A county meeting led by A H Dittmore of St Paul trained law officers in firearm use and capture of criminals. Dittmore promoted armored cars and machine guns, charging locals 26c a token. He accompanied a young woman and praised Sheriff Robertson while hawking equipment.
Marion township taxpayers led by Hans Winkler presented to Clayton County Supervisors a petition urging immediate grading and graveling of the county trunk road between Gander and the Fayette county line east of Elgin. About eighty signers said more would follow. The road, vital to farm market traffic, was expected to be upgraded with the Postville Elkader route but was overlooked in the plan.
Officers of the M. E. Ladies Aid Society divided the membership into four working divisions. Division No 1 chaired by Maea Bopp includes numerous members. No 3 chaired by Mrs Clem Schmid lists several assistants. No 4 chaired by Mrs C B Kniel names a long roster of members.
October meeting of the M. E. Bible Class at Mrs. F. R. Berg's home included songs, devotional by Mrs. Berg, and readings by Mrs. Reichert and Mrs. Steele. Also notes on Fall Festival dance and a scattered update on local legal and court items follow. Petit jurors for October term were drawn, with session set for November 8 at 2 p.m., Judge Carl W. Reed presiding. jurors include Ed Raftis, Kate Leehy, Lavanda Carr, Bessie Shafter, Mabel Worth, Mike Monnahan, Will Kobler.
A week-long negotiations culminated last Thursday in a swap between the Methodist church group and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bauman. The parsonage, previously the Baldwin residence, and the Bauman home west of the church exchanged with extra lots included, plus a $2000 cash difference. Valuations by independent realtors set the parsonage at 3000 and the Bauman property at 5000, with location changes increasing value by about 1000. The new parsonage is a 26 by 28 two story brick with porch, six rooms and a bath. The church now owns land from Main to Diggonal streets. Tenants Oscar Baker and the Nesham family occupy the parsonage and Bauman house respectively. their future housing has not been decided.
The Fayette County Farm Bureau will hold a meeting on Friday in October at the bureau office in Fayette. Officers directors and leaders from both men and women will discuss the program of work for 1931 and how unforeseen problems will be addressed. Extension Service representatives will assist in coordinating support from that source.
A surprise party at the Henry Frieden home celebrated Hazel Frieden on Friday evening. Over fifty guests attended, with card games and other entertainments, followed by lunch and the presentation of many gifts. Edith Frieden of New Hampton organized the shower with the Elgin teachers.
An epidemic of bad checks is spreading through northeast Iowa with towns affected and strangers warned not to cash unfamiliar checks. A merchant in Elgin cashed a stranger's check and regrets it, illustrating the risk of "bum" checks and urging caution with strangers.
Five leading ladies charm Charles Buddy Rogers in Safety in Numbers. The romantic comedy plays at Elgin Opera House Sunday and Monday October 12 and 13, delivering light entertainment and star pairing at the local screening.
The eye ear nose and throat clinic at Postville hospital will be held Tuesday forenoon only on Oct. 14. Adv.
Hazel Frieden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frieden of Elgin, married Clermont physician Dr. I. C. Jerdee in a Saturday noon ceremony at the Frieden home. Rev J. J. Snyder officiated. Attendants were Miss Edith Frieden and Alton H. Sanders. The couple plans a two month honeymoon before settling in Clermont.
Three Fayette county yearling Holstein heifers left Waterloo Tuesday for the National Dairy Exposition in St Louis. Owners Clarence Ungerer Hawkeye Charles Rulifson West Union and Vincent McLaury Oelwein selected one from Franklin and one from Tama counties to join a group class from Iowa. Clarence Ungerer will accompany the cattle to St Louis with club agent Louis Rank to show their calves Tuesday October 14.
The Clear Lake Construction Co finished filling the Otter Creek bridge approaches and cutting a new creek channel on Saturday. Work is not fully complete but county crews will finish smoothing, patrolman Fahe handles the final touches, guards rails, removes the temporary bridge, and tidies the new channel.
The Elgin Study Club met Tuesday evening at Mrs B J Baumgartner's home. The program included Roll Call Autumn Quotations Home Care of the Sick by Mrs Arvilla Shaffer The Woman of Andros review by Mrs Marie Carter Impromptu Speech by Mrs Clara Schori and Mrs Marie Muehlethaler. Mr and Mrs Frank Capper visited Mitchell South Dakota family home of George Pfiffer for several days last week.
The NE Iowa Masonic Fellowship Association holds its second season meeting Friday evening October 10 at the high school gym rather than the lodge room to accommodate 175 to 250 attendees. Silverleaf Lodge No. 518 hosts with W Bro H E Morrow as guest speaker. Ray R. Douglass is president and L F Orr is secretary.
October 8 found fresh red raspberries at the Edwin Kruger family farm, a frost escape noted by Mr Kruger. He also reported a strong potato crop from a half acre yielding 65 bushels, and Mrs Baumgartner sent berries with new blossoms still forming.
H T Gregerson of Drayton North Dakota reports a very poor year with a dry hot start. A July 18 hail storm swept an area miles wide by 125 miles long, destroying crops, breaking windows, and tearing bark from trees. Yet residents remain hopeful for better next year.
The Illyria Farm Bureau will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Illyria church on Thursday evening October 9. The program includes a community sing a reading by Mrs W W Pritchard music by the Hermen Family Violin Duet Otis Rothlisberger and Reynold Strong a reading by Mrs M J Monnahan Baumgartner Trio and a Movies and Round Table Discussion led by County Agent Lodwick.
Will Rogers comes to the Elgin Opera House in the Fox Movietone comedy They Had to See Paris. His first all talking picture, the show plays Friday and Saturday October 10 and 11. Rogers observes American and French reception with light humor. Don’t miss this feature.
The Elgin Canning Company will commence paying for the 1930 crop on Saturday, October 11. Farmers are urged to bring their scale tickets to receive payment.
Farmers note town visitors often shoot game and take walnuts wild fruit from fields. They argue most offenders are few, but many farmers suffer. Proposed remedy suggests visitors ask permission before entering farms or taking produce.
Fred Rothlisberger & Son, short horn breeders near here, with ten head of breeding cattle at four fairs this fall won twenty four championships, sixty three first prizes and eight seconds. The champion female at the Elka der and National fairs was the highest selling individual female at the sale last week at Marshalltown, bringing 207 dollars. The junior champion bull at all four fairs was the second highest selling bull of all young bulls at the same sale. The Rothlisbergers consigned fourteen head.
On Wednesday evening October 15 the Legion and Auxiliary will install officers. The meeting will be at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Wenger and a large attendance is hoped. Mr and Mrs George Pollitt and Lyda Pollitt of Cresco spent the weekend with relatives in Dubuque.
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