Elgin resident dies in road accident
Wm H Schupbach of Elgin died when his Ford roadster veered and overturned near the Gilbertson brick house east of town. He was found beneath the car by Will Lantz and died at Mushlethaler undertaking room. No inquest. funeral plans for brother Fred in Riverside, California, then Cedar Rapids.
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Elgin
Wm. H. Schupbach
Henry Peterson
Will Lantz
Mr. Schupach
Gilbertson
Lants
Mr. Schupbach
Schupbach
Grimm and Schupbach Implement Company
Fred
Riverside
Cal
Cedar Rapids
Life Is a Gamble in Love and Work
A reflective piece argues life is a gamble in marriage and business. It notes men with money often win big from investments while a preacher once lost gold mine savings, misplacing the hole. It concludes that many people fear risk yet still swing for high returns.
Gunild Christianson Dead near Elgin
Mrs Gunild Christianson aged about 75 died at her home six miles east of Elgin Monday morning October 22 after two years of invalidism. She was cared for by her daughter who lived with her. Funeral to be held Thursday afternoon at the Marion Lutheran Church with a basket social and program at Groth School Dist No 8 Friday evening Oct 26. Julia Wettleson teacher. Will Sutter was a dinner guest Tuesday at Rudy Yunker home.
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Groth School Dist No. 8
Julia Wettleson
Will Sutter
Rudy Yunker
Methodist Church
M. E
Elgin
EACO
Doctor decries urging medical tests on public
Sir Charles Ballance, president of the London Medical Society, rejects campaigns pushing frequent public medical examinations. Speaking at a Boston press conference during the American College of Surgeons clinical congress, he calls public health movements an infringement on liberty and warns that fear alone harms healthy people.
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Prati Chistian Science Monitor
Sir Charles Ballance
London Medical Society
Sir Charles
American College of Surgeons
Boston
Frayed fragments of mail pouch found
The Fayette Co Leader reports remains of a stolen mail pouch with the bag’s upper canvas piece, strap and lock. Letters were opened and several checks drafts and money orders were present. Duplicates of money orders were issued after the robbery and the soggy remains were kept for future inspection.
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Fayette Co
Postoffice Force
Postoffice Department
Fayette County Sunday School Convention at Arlington
The annual Fayette County Sunday School Convention will be held at the Christian Church in Arlington on Wednesday October 31. The session begins at nine o clock and runs all day with two state workers and county talent. Please bring lunch baskets at noon. GC Van Nean. Activities include local agricultural notices and daily updates from area residents and families.
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Fayette County
the Christian Church
Arlington
Elgin Community Club Holds October Meeting Vote
On Monday evening October 29 at 8 p m the Elgin Community Club will elect officers for the year and set activities. Members and prospective members are urged to attend to discuss new plans, committees, and a small membership drive. Lunch will be served after the business portion.
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Elgin Community Club
Activites
Graveling Cherry Valley road funds raised in Elgin drive
Gottleib Dennler and John Falk circulated a subscription among Elgin business men and farmers to gravel the Cherry Valley road. They raised a little over 700 dollars and have already gravelled from the schoolhouse corner to the Henry Frieden corner. They continued graveling along the hill east of the Frieden bridge and call on subscribers to pay at Citizens State Bank by Saturday.
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Gottleib Dennler
John Falk
Elgin
Cherry Valley Road
School ‘House
Henry Frieden Corner
Frieden Bridge
Citizens State Bank
Attempt Made to Tap Hotel Telephone Till
A tampering incident at the Commercial Hotel occurred between midnight Wednesday and Thursday noon. The lock was damaged but the till could not be opened by the key. the landlord notified the manager, who entered the till and recovered about $17 in cash. Postville Herald
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Reinecke
A. F. Foels
Postville Herald
Trapping Rats Effective but Slower than Poisoning
A U S Department of Agriculture experts say trapping rats works but is slower and more laborious than poisoning. Key points include using many traps, varied baits, and persistent effort until all rats are gone. The common shop trap is best for general use, with No 0 or No 1 steel traps efficient.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Hawkeye editor speaks for Elgin candidate Capper
The Hawkeye editor from Elgin, a Democratic advocate in Fayette County, vows to prevent Republican William Byers from winning the Iowa House seat. He traveled to Hawkeye with Democratic Chair F Hauth, delivering remarks about rapid chick delivery and county loyalties, praising Capper as honest and capable to represent Maines at Des Moines.
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Capper
Iowa House of Representatives
Fayette County
William Byers
Hawkeye
F. Hauth
Bea Ice
Elgin
Statag
Union
Allamakee
Clay- Tom
Gonnecorth
Running the Town
A compact public-spirited piece arguing that active citizens, not critics, drive civic progress. It notes many complain without participating, while effective leaders sacrifice time and money to move the community forward.
Round Table Talks Foster Local Merchant Prosperity
Taft Tribune notes that when merchants meet in round table talks they gain practical buying and selling insights without harming others. Prosperity spreads as successful ventures benefit the whole town, and coordinated effort can draw more business from distant areas.
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Taft Tribune
Large pear weighs 16 ounces from Handke farm
A 16 ounce pear measuring 12 inches around the long way was grown on the Oswald Handke farm near Cedes and exhibited in Guttenberg last Thursday. The Guttenberg Press praises Handke as an expert in growing pears and asks who can beat the record in Clayton county Iowa.
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Oswald Handke
Cedes
Guttenberg
Clayton County
Iowa
Handke
Guttenberg Press
Pleasant Valley Park Meeting Draws Small Crowd
Attendance at the Pleasant Valley Park Bureau meeting in the school gym Tuesday evening was small, but those who attended benefited from J. C. Galloway’s talk. The event provided valuable information for hog producers, and organizers regretted the low turnout.
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Pleasant Valley Park Bureau
J. C. Galloway
Hats at 1-2 Price at Elgin Millinery Store
Early fall hats priced at 1-2 in Elgin reflect new fall styles. I H Skarehaug of Decorah visited Elgin and Gander on farm business. Mr and Mrs Wilson, Mack's parents, currently stay at the Weibel Mit Co Dr. Mock home.
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Elgin Millinery
I. H. Skarehaug
Decorah
Elgin
Gander
Mra
Mack
Mra. Wilson
Weibel Mit Co
Dr. Mock
Jim Yearous Nearly Buried Alive After Gravel Pit Cave-In
Jim Yearous of four miles south of Elgin was seriously injured when a gravel bank collapsed on a road as he and Peanuts Bailey shoveled at the Ed Foley pit. Bailey freed Yearous after about an hour. doctors treated a double fracture of the right leg below the knee before Yearous was moved to his home.
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Jim Yearous
Elgin
Jean
Bailey
Ed Foley
Mr. Yearous
Foley Home
Yearous
Namching
Hog flu fears prompt winter farm safety tips
The article warns of recurring swine flu as winter returns. Rex Beresford of Iowa State College outlines prevention steps, urging farmers to prepare housing now by cleaning and sealing to protect hogs from drafts and cold weather.
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Rex Beresford
Iowa State College
Beresford
Hog Management Tidbits for Winter Safety and Feed
The message warns closing north and west doors while leaving the south open for ventilation, ensures a proper ventilating system, and stresses deep clean dry bedding using straw or hay. It advises shelter for pigs on cold or stormy nights, warns against exposing pigs to frost to prevent flu, and recommends balanced corn rations with protein feeds, pasture, and mineral mix to maintain health and gains. It stresses not delaying flu prevention actions.
Marion Lutheran Church Notes
Sunday School at 10. English services at 10. Norwegian at 11. Mission Society meets Friday afternoon with Mrs Nels Loftsgard. Dorcas Society meets Saturday at Filing Hong’s home. Funeral services for Mrs G Christianson will be at the Marion Church led by Rev T W Tysdal.
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The
Mission Society
Nels Loftsgard
Dorcas Society
Filing Hong
Elgin Canning pays for sweet corn deliveries and notices funeral
The Elgin Canning Company begins payments today for sweet corn deliveries this year and asks growers to bring scales tickets. Albert Schori serves as manager. A funeral notice follows: Ole M. Matthys died this morning and the service will be Sunday afternoon at Elgin Baptist Church.
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Elgin Canning Company
Ole M. Matthys
Elgin Baptist Church
Johanson Anniversary Celebration Honors 85 Years
Mr and Mrs John Johanson of Gundor marked their 85th wedding anniversary on Sunday October 14 with a surprise gathering of friends neighbors and relatives. Pink silver crepe paper flowers and a central wedding cake framed a noon dinner as music readings and songs followed Rev Tysdal led a short talk and a poem by Mrs Carl Johansen was read. Grandchildren presented bouquets of roses and other couples from October shared congratulations and envelopes with tokens of best wishes.
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John Johanson
Gundor
Mia
Fred Rugland
Tysdal
Carl Johansen
Alma Rugland
Smail
Theo Wold
Gender Rugland
Frank Reinhardt
Otto Hanson
Henry Thompson
Community guests fill event list with many families
A daylong gathering saw most invited attendees present. Rev and Mrs Tysdal, numerous Palerrs, Johansens, Reinhardts, Ostlies, Hansons, Lind, Olsons, Monlers, Shuchs, Monleys, Thompsons, Petersons, Ruglands, Wolds, Eno family, Walter and Sheppherd members, and others joined, with only a few missing.
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Tysdal
A. C. Palmer
C. Johansen
Lena Lourisen
Frank Reinhardt
Lorence Reinhardt
H. Ostlie
Archie Ostlie
Lloyd Ostlie
Carl Johansen
Otto Hanson
Mra
Joe Lind
Ole Olson
Tom Olson
Wm. Olson
Wm. Monler
Louise Shuchs
Eliza Monley
Millard Olson
Falbs Add Wrecker to Shop Equipment
John Falk and Sona welcomed a new service car built on a Master Buick chassis with a Weaver crane. The crane can lift the largest car or truck off the ground, improving on-road assistance. The Allen Motor Co of Oehwein built the vehicle.
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John Falk & Sona
Buick
Falbs’ S
Allen Motor Co
Oehwein
Dairy Feed Supply Plans For Winter Use In Dairying
The ad notes that green grasses will need dry feeds for dairying this winter. It urges readers to secure winter supplies of dairy feeds, promising close availability on both straight and assorted feeds. Weibel Mill Co states they have many tons on hand and will receive more soon. Dr C C Cogley visited his mother Mrs Ann Cooley, ill for a week, after arriving from Chicago.
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Weibel Mill Co
C. C. Cogley
Chicago
Ann Cooley
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WM. Schupbach
Mab
Gunild Christianson
County Sunday School Convention
GC. van Nean
Ames
John M. Evward
Iowa Experiment Station
Waibel Mill Ca
Dorothy Etter
Delwein
Des Moines
Gottfred Pfister
Thorsday
J. W. Allen
Waterloo
Mr. Allen
Cherry Valley
Jim
Marion
T. W. Tysdal
Sweet Corn Growers
Albert Schori
Mgr
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