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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1951
Page
2
The Elgin Echo Dial lists its postal matter status as second class and provides the Elgin Iowa mailing address with the 1891 registration note. It records Fayette County location and references the 1852 act under which newspapers were stamped for mailing.
A collection of short quips fables and jokes marked Rich's Pipe Dreams. Vignettes range from a fisherman and a boy to a Kansas cyclone and a couple debating life insurance. The snippets mix humor and moral bite with familiar punchlines and rural wisdom.
Elgin mourns the death of Carlos James Harrington aged 95 years 11 months 3 days at his home October 13 1951 after a long life of farming local service and Masonic involvement. He was town clerk for 22 years and supervised waterworks while his family noted his cheerful steadfast nature. Survived by a son six children and numerous grandchildren. services were held at St. Pauls Methodist with Silver Leaf Lodge conducting graveside rites.
Beef cattle are creatures of habit and perform better when regular routines are set. Quiet methodical handling in the yards reduces noise and excitement that can interfere with cattle gains.
Marilyn and Shirley West spent the weekend in the parental Lawrence West home with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Clifford M. Olson and the Jim Crider family. Hawkeye residents Mr. and Mrs. Milan Stansbury joined Paul Broadbent for Paul’s birthday. The piece chronicles visits, dinners, and hospital stays across multiple towns, naming numerous families, guests, and dinners, and notes the wedding at Oelwein and the nursing student Shirley Reusser.
Elgin Home Bakery opened with early cookie and bread production for Saturday trade. Shori Bros. and the Coop shipped ten cattle carloads and three hogs Saturday evening. Elgin high meets Maynard next Friday at home, 3:00 pm, with Prof. Billings refing. John Grimm injured eye on emery wheel last week. Girl scouts sold vegetable soup Friday noon, earning more than expected and planning weekly sales. Dinner guests included Louis Klingman, C M Green, E L Morris, and families at Marquette.
The note advises Iowa farmers with farrowed hogs to breed before November 10 for March 1 farrows. Gifts for breeding stock should be kept separate from fattening hogs and fed a growing ration of oats, protein supplement, and corn. Allow pasture access for best results as echoed in the local want ads.
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