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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1929
Page
4
In Cheery Valley and nearby townships residents hosted and visited each other across many households. Notable names include Adolph Baumgartner, Celia Meyer, Martha Chapman, Ida Meyer, Louis Schneider, Lydia Shaffer, Sadie Telshaw, and Esther Christen among others as gatherings spanned Thursday to Monday with visits at Will Chase, G Friederich, and John Pulfer homes and area churches.
Illyria items record weekend visits and hospitality. La Fonda Shaffer hosted relatives with the Shaffer and Strong families. Edna Hanson visited relatives at West Bend. The Kitchen Kabinet of Elkader will present a musical play Friday at the Congregational church with lunch served after. Celia Meyer of Elgin visited Martha Chapman a few days. Lena Wenger from Cedar Rapids stayed with her mother. residents attended Cattle Congress at Waterloo. Harold Kiple of Waukegan was a supper guest at the Yearons home. Ella Peters dined with La Fonda Shaffer. Coronel Roethlisberger spent the weekend with grandparents near Volga. J. T. Conner and Bertha Kiple visited Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Yearous.
Helen Reinhart visited near Clermont while Beverly Larson spent time at the Albert Larson home. Patsy Minihan called at the P. W. Minihan home and Helen Jacobson from Chicago visited relatives. Highland Lutheran church held its annual bazaar in the church basement Friday, raising about 108 dollars. Leslie Wheeler visited the Clark Hummels near Volga Thursday evening. Joseph Larson and Robert of Decorah were guests at the Chris Gregerson home Sunday. Tom Torkelson spent Sunday at the Philman Largon home. Selmer Holm and Andrew Reinhart hosted visitors Sunday evening near Clermont. The Lawrence Cannon family are settled over Berg's Clothing store.
Local residents and visitors cluster in Oak Grove for family gatherings church events and community notices. Names include Dummermuth Kamper Boyle Boyle Regan Olsons Brabham Lindgren Landsgard and Christianson with trips to Waterloo Decorah Ossian Clermont and Marion noted alongside a golt tre operation update for Joseph Olson and a church mission meeting planned for October 11.
Mr and Mrs George Lands gard guests in Ole Torkelson home Elgin Monday Hilda Hoag visiting sister Mrs Richard Erickson near Wadena Mrs N Sierson Ossian guest in Mrs N Nelson home Carrie Nelson from Osage back home at Gander Sophia Loftsgard spent Saturday with sister Mrs Roy Johanning Meyer near Monona Mrs Otto Hanson recovering from La Crosse hospital operation will soon return home Several locals drove to Decorah Sunday to attend races at the fair grounds Oscar Nyborg and family and Joe Lind guests in Alfred Jenson home Waterloo FridayAlso attended Cattle Congress Saturday Richard Erickson near Wadena dinner guests in E Houg home Sunday
Mr and Mrs L B Carter and son Lewia plan a weekend with relatives in Oxage. George Kipla is building a large garage on Main Street to house trucks used by his hailin business. Angry pedestrian voices critique drivers for acting like owners of streets.
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