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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1923
Page
4
Elyria area residents host and visit relatives and friends across Volga City West Union and Oak Grove. Notable gatherings include Kusgman and Shaffer households hosting guests, and numerous Sunday calls and dinners with the Dennlers, Friedens, Rothlisbergers, Kerrs, and Peters families. Community groups held church and society meetings with a planned Sunday school exhibit.
A publication notes a special execution to satisfy a 1923 judgment in Fayette County Iowa. The order directs sale of the last half of Lot 20 in Block 5 Original Town of Elgin to the highest bidder for cash on November 14 1923 at 2 00 PM in front of the West Union courthouse. Parties include Oscar H Connor plaintiff Richard Dorn Lula Dorn defendants with related notice of costs and attorney fees.
The Farmers' and Merchants' bank failure in Sheffield Iowa last February cost depositors between 400000 dollars. C J Je Valley was cashier and O C Storck assistant cashier. Indicted for fraudulent banking, they pleaded guilty in Hampton district court and were sentenced to ten years hard labor at Ft Madison. Nice frosty mornings give way to warm pleasant days.
Berth Hofer visited the Ren Counter home. J. J. Phillips hired carpentry work in Edgin. Ernest Rawmgartier stayed with John and Elmer Denes. Theodore Hanson went to Rock Valley to husk corn. Mrs. Hurley Helms and Mrs. Alfred Stolle of Elgin visited Flo den Hans. Mrs. Jake Frieden near Wear Union visited her mother Mrs. Fred Schlupp Monthly. Addie Bodmer Jett and Louis Dennler went to Biater for work. Delf Wiltsie and family visited Waterloo relatives. Many attended Mrs. Tom Benson’s funeral at Midland Lutheran church. A John Frederick home gathering drew many young folks. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bo and Julie Christen and Frank Christen attended with others.
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