Fay County Court News Foreclosures and suits in Oelwein
A long list of civil actions and foreclosures is reported in Fay County Court News. Cases include foreclosure on 80 acre Smithfield and Putnam farms, quiet title on city property in Oelwein, and numerous suits on promissory notes and damages. Notable parties include Hancock Crawford, E H Estey, W H Antes, and the First State Bank of Arlington, with debts ranging from about 66 to 5 thousand dollars. The record cites auto collision damages, guardianship petitions, and rental suits, reflecting active litigation across Oelwein and surrounding towns in 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock & Crawford
Alta M. Schenck Carpenter
Carl Evans
Smithfield
W. H. Antes
Aetna State Bank
W. J. Hagenbuch
Jefferson Two
E. H. Hatey
Mathise Heth
Ada Wolf
Oelwein
E. H. Estey
L. A. Andrew
First State Bank of
Arlington
Jaws
Albert A. Seedorff
Mary Seedorf
Putnam Two
M. Mf. Cooney
F. R. Fink
L. F. Mihlheim
Landford
J. O'Connor
G. Bernhouse
Frances T. Fisher
West Union
Fendant
Leon R. Layton
Mra
Gilbert Tealow
A. J. Nesvick
Costa
E. J. Hook
E. E. Klink
Amelia Klink
John Rueber Jr
A. Stein & Company
Haskins- Wallace Co
W. Stevenson
Felix Taunend & Sons
Mecca
Haskin-Wallace Co
Amt
LaSalle Extension University
Ralph W. Whorrall
Emma M. Crum
Lavine George
Ralph W. Reed
Ben F. Owens
Oelwe
Bonnie Lou
EH. H. Estey
Laura Lipp
S. B. Sprague
E. R. O'Brien
Deana Mattocks
Wm. D. Mattocks
Ben W. Owena
W. B .Hartman
E. H. Batey
W. H. Hartman Company
Bonnie Lou Reed
John Faith & Sons
W. E. Kiple
Randalia Savings Bank
M. P. Boerkenhever
W. T. Smith & Son Inc
Haskins- Wallace
L. A. Andrews
Iowa
Fred H. Anderson
M. M. Cooney
Tows
Arch Perkins
W. E. Anderson
E. B. Shaw
Waverly Implement Company
Waverly
Clarence Howland
H.s H. Hageman
Robert Clark
TriStar Oil Co
Chicago Great Western Railroad Co
Gates
E. J. O'Connor
Florence M. Clark
F. R
Elgin Echo Ownership and Circulation Notice 1929
Statement of Ownership listing R. P. Strauch as owner and publisher at Elgin Iowa with October 1 1929 issue. Includes editor business manager and sworn oath dated October 6 1929. notes F W Hughes Berkeley CA as mortgage holder and bondholder. Includes notary Hattie Mac Xel and a friendship proverb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Echo
Elgin
Iowa
R. P. Strauch
F. W. Hughes
Berkeley
California
Straugh
Hattie Mac Xel
Real. Notary
Old Custom Survives In Small Bitelo Villages
In Bitelo's small villages ministers continue to read each hymn verse before the congregation sings. The practice, dating from earlier times, persists despite years of compulsory education and local changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fat Bitelo
Wadena News Visitors and Community Notes
Mrs. Jim Kennedy and Amelia Kuhn visited West Union. Numerous locals attended a Postville football game won 14 to 12. Many families moved or visited relatives in Cedar Rapids Grand Rapids Saginaw and Canton. Local trips included doctors hospitals, homecomings, and family visits across Iowa Minnesota and Illinois. A major fire scene destroyed most buildings on a farm near Ren Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Kennedy
Amelia Kuhn
West Union
Will McAlayey
McAlayey
Arlington
Claude Flowers
HE. Broughton
Oelwein
Eunice Parker
Mia
Rob Lockard
Postville
Alden Gell
H. 5
Broughton
Safe Hawn
Frank Raftis
McAlavay
Wadena
Lois Pattee
Mildred ‘Cummings
Maynard
Dan Thomas
Clyria
Lafe Hawn
Grand Rapids
Saginaw
Michigan
Russell Peters
Misa Gernard
Barum
Iowa
Arthur Anderson
Lanesboro
Minn
Arthur Wilson
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Carl Raftis
Eldridge
Canton
Clark Corbin
Chas, Sorelin
Fayette
B. A. Jennings
Linzie Kohler
New Albin
M. Allingmas
Ernat
Myr
Bob Pater
Elgin
Fred Ernst
Earl’ Livingston
Lamont
Frank Livingston
Luther Crandall
Dubuque
J.O. Probert
Elwood Aeéchliman
Flora Dolan
Nevada
Edge
Lyle Whittenbaugh
Robert
Robert Klingman
Rockford
Illinois
Birdsall
Frank Poor
Minger
W. R. Canine
Clyra
Leo Herriman
Dakota
L. W. Reed
Near Elgin
Ralph Reed
Wm. Mattocks
Donna
Ed Fennel
Linzie Moore
Frank Everetts
Orville Dorland
Albany
Will Cluistaleit
Volga Ol
Sandsy
Don Elesry
Jim Swell
Will Gunnlack
Woin
Walterwa
Ae Thelma Green
Tha Fay
Iskle
Lyla Whittenbaugh
Tanche Os
Strawberry Point
Apent
Sonses
Ren Page
Tg Te
Iowa Master Farm Homemakers Recognized in Ceremony
Five Iowa farm homemakers were named master farm homemakers at a ceremony at Iowa State College Friday night. Ex Governor Frank C. Lowden greeted attendees as he arrived at the Memorial Union Building on campus. The event marked the second year such recognitions have been awarded. Members named include Mrs. Richard L Schmidt Muscatine, Mrs. Earl Watts Shenandoah, Mrs. Benewt Schubert Britt, and Mrs. Alva D. Miller Shenandoah, with additional homemakers from other states attending the recognition dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa State College
Frank C. Lowden
Memorial Union
Lowden
American Country Life Association
Iowa State
Wingers
Muscatine
Richard’ L Schmidt
Davenport
Mra
Earl Watts
Local families visit over weekend in Elgin and surrounding towns
Cedar Falls visitors Andrew Baldwin family call on Jaco Yearous at Elgin. Ezra Rowland and G C Havenatrate spend days with H K Johnson. Yvonne Rowland from Mount Pleasant visits for father Ezra Rowland's illness. Fay ette guests include Harvey Guyer and Ora Coffman. Aubrey Guyer and son visit Clermont. West Union calls on Anfinson home. Church and neighbor visits noted with several gatherings and dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Baldwin
Cedar Falls
BF. Sean
Arthur Gage
Earl Becker
Jaco
Elgin
Ezra Rowland
H. K. Johnton
G.C. Havenatrite
H. K. Johnson
Walter Amnett
R. ¥. Learn
Hi. K. Johnson
Yvonne Rowland
Mount Pleasant
H. EK. Johnner
K. Johnson
Esra Rowland
Rowland
Yvonne
Harvey Guyer
Fayette
Ora Coffman
Hawkeye
E. G. Guyer
Aubrey Guyer
Clermont
Knut Everson
Anfin Anfinson
West Union
Mra
John Dollard
Wagner
Bundsy
A. K. Johnson
Fragmentary Telegra Text Hints At Silent Message
A torn fragment from a Telegra page hints at a covert message or report. The legible bits suggest a wartime or agency communication with evasive wording and missing context. Unclear names or places remain unread, leaving the core event ambiguous.
Farm advice column from Judd's weekly USDA notes
Information in this column furnished to the Judd's weekly by the U S Department of Agriculture covers profitable beef production, breed improvements, cockroach control with fluoride dust, poultry shipment handling, and horse feeding practices. It advises live poultry standards, bran mash preparation, and gradual grain reduction for rest days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judd' Weekly
U. S. Dept.of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fayette County Court News
C. Meyer
Lena Meyer
Ernest Meyer
F.R. Berg
Citizens State Bank
Elgin Canning Factory
WM. Brabham
F. R. Berg
Fayette County
B. W. Lodwick
Sec
P. P. Stewart
Pres
H. Murphy
Mason City
Wadena ‘News
Howe
Master Farm Homemakers
Ead
Grant Pape
Mildred Rowland
Eldores i
Bre
Ak HK
Paateatins
Harvard
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