Elgin News Highlights Local Happenings and Visits
Local items report Dr. L Hutchinson practicing dentistry in Elgin for 23 years. Neighboring visits include Vivian Weibel from Marquette with A M Weibel family, and Bertha Megley from Oelwein staying with her mother Mrs B Weibel. A new awning goes up on the Cook building housing Grimm's Radio Shop. Box socials and programs are planned at Center School and Cook School district No 7 with teachers Gladys Munger and Anna Mae Kimball. Births, visits, and shop notices pepper the page, along with promotional notes from Berg’s and Home Clothes Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Hutchinson
Elgin
Jesse Calahan
Vivian Weibel
Marquette
A. M. Weibel
Cook
Grimm
Bertha Megley
Oelwein
B. Weibel
City Drug Store
Iowa
Ziba Tripp
Janesville
Wisconsin
T. W. Dean
August Winkleman Jr
Buffalo Center
Center School
Marion Township
Gladys Munger
Rip Mrz
Harold Stoehr
Cedar Rapids
Hulda Stoehr
Cook Bchool
Anna Mae Kimball
Bailey
Poplar Bluffs
Missouri
C. Theo, Schmid
J. C. Schmid
Walter Pritchard
Berg
Fred Maurer
Melchr Luchsinger
Forestburg
South Dakota
Rock Valley
Gra Newanaver
Lowe City
Walter Beall
West Union
Gordon Mosby
Fred Gaynor
Springbrook
J. D. Shaffer
Berg's
B. L. Morris
John Falb
John Feller
Duane
Mary Skarshoug
Priscilla Club
T. J. Capper
C. L. Young
John Graham
Durham
Calif
Frank Capper
Hans Grether
Iowa City
Herbert Dummermuth
Andrew Dummermuth
BH. W
Ruby
Guttenberg
John Berndt
Foike
Charles Knight
Miller
Wis
Tiff” Green
South Pasadena
California
Green
West Union church notes and sermons schedule
M E Church notes worship at 10 am church school at 11 am. A number of ladies attended a unit meeting of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society yesterday. The Ladies’ Aid meets in the church parlors Thursday afternoon. We welcome you to all services. J J Snyder, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
West Union
Ladies’ Aid Society
Baptist Church Notes Rev Schroeder Preaches Evening Meetings
Rev H Schroeder of St Paul now preaches nightly at 3 oclock in the church through October 26. Sunday October 21 offers English service at 10 am and Sunday school at 11. Ladies Aid large attendance. L Miller L Sehori and Cleve Erhardt named to collect for two furnaces. Cottage prayer meetings 9 30 to 10 am. locations announced nightly. Ph Lauer pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Schroeder
St. Paul
Ladies’ Aid Society
Jake Schaer
Obituary: Louis Falb dies in Morris Minnesota
Louis Falb died in Morris Minnesota on October 3 1928 from heart failure. Funeral services were held in Morris on October 4 and the body was brought to West Bend for burial. Born February 17 1869 at Elgin Iowa he was 59 years 7 months and 21 days old. He leaves father Fred Falb of West Bend two brothers Alfred J of West Bend and Ernest J of Muscatine six sisters J J Falk West Bend Mary Dick Spencer and Mrs Carroll Livermore Olive Wirtz Fenton and R J Reid Red Wing Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Falb
Morris
Minn
West Bend
J. J. Falb
The
Apostolic Church
Mr. Falb
Elgin
Iowa
Mary Dick
Spencer
Sam Carroll
Bertha Carroll
Livermore
Olive Wirtz
Fenton
R. J. Reid
Red Wing
Our Own College First Campaign Fight in Iowa Northeastern
The Sumner Gazette reports the Upper Iowa Conference supports a regional college and criticizes Cornell College Campaign Fund letters as wasteful postage. It predicts a costly propaganda push from Cornell but vows no tribute from Northeastern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell College Campaign Fund Committee
Sumner
Iowa
Upper
Gazette
Upper Iowa University
Cornell
Lowe
Sumner Gazette
Mielke Exonerated Of Arson Charge In Quick Verdict
The arson case against O A Mielke went to the jury at 4 45 Thursday afternoon and a verdict of not guilty was delivered by the court at 7 30 that evening. Chas Feller and Waukon R left Saturday for Bistmark North Dakota to attend to farming interests. The Echo Want Ads urging readers to sample the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Feller
Bistmark
North Dakota
Echo
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and News
OAK GROVE NEWS lists many Sunday visits among residents and relatives across Elkader Castalia West Union and Lena. The column notes illnesses, a moving church pastor transfer to Salt Lake City and local social events including guest dinners and purchases at Berg's store.
Weekend Visitors and Home News in Elgin Area
Craig Moser of Dundee visited in Elgin last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Math DeSart visited the Elmet Pinney and Frane De Sart homes Sunday. Mrs Lana Henderson and Dr H B Hadsel acquired a new Atwater Kent radio as a gift from Dr Hadsel’s son Fred and her daughter Mrs A J Decker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hyde
Ben Brabham
Albert Dennler
Chris Dennler
Bert Allen
George Neuenschwander
Castalia
Lyle Barthell
Ethel Meyer
Elkader
Harold Bennett
Ha! MacMasters
Elizabeth Aledra
Weat Union
D. W
Mary McGee
Lima
L. W. Reed
Ed Lehman
Lou Lehman
Mary Bennett
Elgin
Geo, Hyde
Ed Boyle
Henry Holzer
Elizabeth Schupbach
Pauline Reed
Fay Brabham
Ed Conner
D. OG. Dean
Genevieve Wilson
West Union
Robert Wilson
John Luchsinger
Melchr Luchsinger
Thos. Howard
Albert Dummermuth
Earl Dum-p
Jud Gonner
Lyle Wilson
Arlington
Walter Kohis
Herbert Dummermuth
John Howard
Warren Joyce
Clara Brabham
Clifton Powell
Near
Wm. Brabham
Johnnie Howard
Wm. Raney
Fargo
North Dakota
Craig Moser
Dundee
Math DeSart
Elmet Pinney
Frane DeSart
Lana Henderson
H. 8. Hadsel
Atwater Kent
Hadsel
Fred
A. J. Decker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kohler’s Store
M. E. Church Notes
J. J. Snyder
Baptist Church
OAK Grove News
Chas. Knight
Janes'vile
Wisc
M. Yenney
R. A. Crider
Allen Habeger
Chris Lehman
F. R. Berg
Mr. Lehman
F. C
Robert Kinney
Eldora
Salt Lake City
Utah
Trinity Baptist Church
Clem Schmid
Keystone
Winifred
Welworth” Frocks
Max Thoma
Acetylene
Pleasant St
Torkelson Bros
Elgin, Iowa
the Echo
Hammermill
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