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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1952
Page
1
Notice indicates second class mail matter status for the Elgin Iowa post office in Fayette County dated September 1 1891 under the Act of March 3 1852.
Iowa crops matured well through September with drier cooler weather aiding curing. A new Town of Iowa record corn crop is estimated at 680,337,000 bushels from 10,799,000 acres at 63.0 bushels per acre. Oats soybeans and potatoes also show records or near records with soybeans at 25.0 bushels per acre and production around 34,525,000 bushels. Last year oats and potatoes totals and ten year averages are noted for comparison.
Obedient to Divine murmer our friend and brother Fred Kobler answered the Master’s call and has gone from our lodge to the home beyond. We mourn the loss of one whose labor faithful service wise counsel and unquestioned integrity earned respect and good will. Be it resolved that our lodge room be draped in mourning for thirty days and deepest sympathy extended to the family as this resolution is spread in the minute book.
Oct 14 1927 frost record 22 degrees at 6 30 AM. Elgin Baptist Church hosts surprise 25th wedding anniversary for Rev and Mrs Ph Lauer. Marion Van Horn missed school after Sunday car crash that injures her mother and Dr Van Horn. Dick Brackin converts barn to service station with M V Kiple Son project. Carl Dummermuth attempts train bumper stunt ends poorly on C R T I tracks. Geo N Schori and FE Hunsberger sell No 2 yellow corn at 1 00 per bushel. outlook suggests corn remains near a dollar.
Henry Quitmeyer of Fayette County moved his entire dairy herd of grade cows to market after a tuberculosis test showed thirty of thirty-three cows as reactors.
Frederick E Kohler born September 13 1867 on a farm near Elgin died October 7 at Postville after a short illness at eighty five. He married Louisa Spahr February 21 1892 and had four children two of whom survived Florence Klingman and Walter Kohler. He was a farmer retired to Elgin in 1920 and active in the community. He joined the Masonic lodge in 1905 served on the Elgin State Bank board and left a large family including three brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held at Muehlethaler funeral home and cemetery with Masonic rites. Pallbearers listed. Card of thanks from the Klingman and Kohler families.
Town State College reports eight weeks of pig feeding trials with three rations. Pigs on corn, trinity mixture averaged 1.13 lb daily gain, 319 lb feed per 100 lb gain, $12.12 per 100 lb gain, ending weight 91 lb. Corn with soybean meal averaged 1.31 lb daily gain, 280 lb feed per 100 lb gain, $10.70 per 100 lb gain, ending weight 102 lb. Corn with soybean meal minerals and vitamins plus antibiotics averaged 1.61 lb daily gain, 257 lb feed per 100 lb gain, $9.34 per 100 lb gain, ending weight 118 lb.
Advice notes soybeans may mature later if soil potash is insufficient. Also suggests spraying lawn weeds this fall to improve yard condition and curb weed growth.
A copied obituary notice from the Elgin Echo lists G. J. Mosby Max Medberry and Lyle Light as committee members. The notice was sent to the bereaved family and published in the local paper.
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