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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
4
Community members visited friends across Decorah, Nashua, and West Union last weekend. Guests included Fred Beréhert 5 and Louise Muehlenuipter, with several families sharing Sunday dinners and attending hog sales and eclipse viewing.
Weekend guests from West Union and nearby areas visited in Volga City and Iowa City. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Chas Rothlisberger and daughters Helen and Hazel. Mr. and Mrs. Lew Hunebe rs ser and Mr. Cesar Hunebe r ser. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Colburn of Waterloo. Amy Richards and Herbert Hull of West Union.
Abel Mark reported on the alumni list while Ghily4 Letygard caused a weekend wreck with drone activity. The John Meyer farm barn burned Sunday evening and Peter Erickson attended a business visit at Postville later. Peter Peterson and family from Wasco Wisconsin visited relatives here over Sunday. Mellian Loftegard moved into the Matin Bae horse used for winter. Alfred Wickebers and Ruth Anderson were guests at Porty tile and Clermont residents visited local homes.
Several neighbors attended the sixtieth anniversary exercises at Luther College on Sunday. The event highlighted community ties and marked a long period of shared history among attendees.
Mrs Prank Lyohe and son Willie visited West Union Friday afternoon Ruth Lyol guest at Sidney Nutting home near West Union Mr and Mrs Harry Miller and family hosted Sunday at W H Barker home John Burk and M M Munger traveled to Fayette Saturday for dental work Mrs Louisa Burk of West Union visited George Tripp home over Sunday Mr and Mrs Frank Gyand and Thelma Lyla Granger called in Osborn Monday Mr and Mrs Martin Hovey and two sons were at D W Mayer home Sunday evening George Craft and son Henry Craft Reno Blanchard drove to Waucoma Sunday Mrs Chas McClavey and Clermont grandson spent a few hours Friday at Elmer Beer Mrs Myron Burnside and two daughters of Clayton visiting Jim Bartlett home this week Crandall of Hawkeye visited Mrs Elisabeth Boyer Sunday at Himer Boyer home Boyer extended stay.
Fragmented clipping notes Win Carrabes Jr visiting Des Moines in late week and B C Graver visiting southern Minnesota. John Priogis and wife return home from Dubuque on Thursday. Graver also traveled with Hig-H and Jae to an unspecified location.
The column reports on Mrs Larrabes Br and Mrs John S Smith with mentions of Theodore Roosevelt and A B Swalt receiving word about restaurant fixtures. Mrs George Miller underwent surgery at West Union hospital and is recovering. Miller and Bone are upgrading their Mali retreat with a new porch, floors, and cement doors in the basement.
County seat paper records a week of local activity with visits by Mrs Klingman of Wadena to her daughter Mrs Kohler, Mrs Hobeorta post operation at Community Hospital, Woodard and Beal wedding trip return, Amos cow show attendance, and townspeople from Stillman Valley to Harlan township for tenant arrest context.
Professor F. Evans traveled to Maynard last Saturday to attend the Maynard Paysette football game. Fisth plays football at Maynard on Saturday this week.
A fragment describes a high school class with weekly six week plans and a Friday program including recitations and stories. It shifts to a tense forest scene where Jack Darling loses his compass during a storm, encounters a mysterious building, and shoots at intruders, finally learning to turn on a light.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions conflict and emotion as a writer battles anger and vows not to quarrel again. The text references characters or names like Brontand and Maximulane, but the context and full meaning are lost.
The excerpt describes a room with padded walls and strange devices, a survey of objects including bottles and stamps, and a suspect recounting coercive actions. A later note mentions a $600 check paid by the United Detectives Bureau, credited to Lowell Gruver.
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