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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1929
Page
4
Local residents share visits and calls across Oak Grove area. Families such as Mantighar, Bennett, Dummermuth, Howard, and Brabham figure in Sunday and weekend visits. Activities include hospital care, flu cases, and relatives from West Union and Elgin attending or hosting events.
Announcement offers combined subscription for the Elgin Echo and the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald at the Echo Office priced at five dollars per year. New subscriptions and renewals eligible. The Echo costs two dollars and the Telegraph-Herald four dollars separately, saving one dollar when joined.
John Barnhouse spent time near Marshfield Wisconsin last week. Decorah residents Mr and Mrs Knute Vick and Emma Hovey visited the Martin Hovey home. Kenneth Rowland called on Joe Peters. Clarence Tripp and Cecil and Mrs Joe Peters toured West Union. Cecil and Mrs Sarah Helme with Chas Craft visited E B Grimes. D H Craft and Dorothy visited John Craft home in West Union. E B Grimes saw her mother Mrs Sarah Helms midweek. Joe Peters and daughter visited Dave Rowland in West Union. Doris Lyons, visiting Kenosha Wisconsin, returned home. Mrs George Tripp visited Louisa Burk in West Union. Mrs Paul Patterson, visiting Lyons family, returned to Chicago. Mrs Vern Boyer hosted the Ladies Aid Society Thursday afternoon.
Local residents from Cheery Valley and nearby towns shared Sunday and weekend gatherings visiting relatives and friends. Numerous families including Bellis, La Valle, Geuchtenmacher, Yost, Schiupp, Friederich, Christen, Hanson, and Meyer hosted or attended family meals and Sunday get togethers across Elkader West Union Mallard and surrounding communities during the weekend.
A stream of visits and gatherings fills the Highland and Marion notices. Chris Gregerson hosts at Lansing, showers for Carl Torkelson and other región guests appear, with residents visiting relatives in nearby towns such as Elkader La Crosse and Volga City.
The Maryland Historical Society notes Anne Arundel County is named after Lady Anne Arundel, daughter of Sir Thomas Arundel, Lord Arundel of Wardour Castle, who fled Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, founder of Maryland.
Wadena section reports Monona won last Friday’s football game 7 to 0 and previews a road game at Postville next Friday. Local society items list moves, visits, and gatherings including officers elected at a Special Auxiliary meeting and numerous visits among residents, plus Wadena School News with class officer rosters and class sponsors.
The eggs of aphis are carried into the nest by provident ants and protected through winter. They are kept for six months until warm weather returns, when young aphides are released onto host plants and kept in small earth pens to ensure a summer food supply.
Mrs Arthur Landagard had dental work in Monons Tuesday. Will Bergan and family spent the weekend at La Crosse Wisconsin. Mrs P Larson and son Bobbie of St Paul and Julia Wettleson were supper guests of Mrs B Nelson Thursday. Kandi Christianson with Myrtle and Agnes Olson visited Kensett Iowa for a weekend. Program and basket social in district 5 Friday October 18. Gladys Amundson spent Saturday night with sister Mrs Julius Johnson. Ralph Gunderson and family visited Pete Peterson home Sunday. Arthur Landsgard family drove to Waseka Wisconsin Sunday. Julius Johnson and family were dinner guests Sunday in the John Hellum home. P Larson of St Paul drove Saturday to bring wife and son visiting relatives. Children of the Gander school had a holiday Friday due to teacher absence. Mrs Ole Torkelson of Elgin staying with daughter Mrs George Landsgard.
Thirteen sheep were killed by dogs during a nighttime raid on the Yesarous farm herd south of town. The incident highlights ongoing losses to stray dog predation, a yearly drain on the county fund allocated to reimburse such damages.
The first Virginia newspaper started as a weekly in 1780 with a yearly subscription of $60. Advertising cost $10 for the first week and $7 for each subsequent insertion.
Guttenberg Press reports that U S Highway 55 grading began last Friday with a large steam shovel and trucks. State highway engineers mark the project in the west part of town and rapid progress is noted. After completion U S Highway 55 is to be paved and work continues on nearby routes toward Millville and Guttenberg.
A. E. Ellis purchased the Koevenig Confectionery and restaurant from Louis C. Koevenig last Saturday. Koevenig had run a thriving fountain and restaurant and left to devote full time to selling New York Life insurance, acquiring the local agency with Gilbert Sanders.
The American Tree Association states the six Samoan Archipelago islands cover about 60 000 acres with the forest area roughly 70 percent or 42 560 acres. The note praises forest extent for exposing human insignificance and connecting us with our betters.
A French astronomer asserts Cheops pyramid was built with exactness, noting an 80 precision measure and a mean error of three-fifths of an inch in length and twelve seconds in angle from a perfect square, highlighting remarkable workmanship.
Fragmented clipping discusses intellectuals and fruit growing terms, then reports the Moon's influence on Earth temperature as indiscernible per an observatory. It notes fruit science Pomology and horticulture context, with casual remarks on great thinkers.
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