Iowa items mix land crash crime and a long truck haul
Iowa briefs report C C Mayer breaking cloverland near Postville, an equity foreclosure suit against Murphy Co. with eighty defendants, Guttenberg canning sweet corn pack, a Crestwood creamery robbery, the longest Port Dodge truck haul to Oakfield and Chicago, wild turkey distributions, a Manchester barber price war, King Tut rat find in West Union, the death of Clarence Cheney in Bellevue, jail break attempts and county school open-house plans for eighth graders in Union area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Mayer
H. E. Roberts
Postville
Postville Herald
Murphy Co., Inc
A.J. Eaton
Murphy Co
Waukon R. & 8
Guttenberg Canning Factory
Guttenberg Press
H. T. Hangartner
Port Dodge
Oakfield
N. J
Chicago
Fort Dodge
Decorah Republican
W. E. Albert
State Board of Conservation
Flynn Farm
Des Moines
Arkansas
Manchester
Charleston
Farm Fire Association Growing Steadily
The Farm Fire Association reports 168 members signed in two weeks, nearing the 200-member target. Non members can receive service but at higher rates, with charges typically $25 for the first mile and $10 for each additional mile plus chemical costs. Once the goal is reached, new members pay a higher rate. Local signups include John F. Miller and Wm. B. Miller, plus Christian Miller estate members. The drive shifts to Elgin and Clermont business leaders as the movement remains a community program for the Turkey River Valley and neighboring areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F
Wm. B. Miller
Christian Miller
Elgin
Clermont
Thin Chemical
Farm Fire Association
Turkey River Valley
Halloween Social At M E church
Halloween social at the M E church on Friday evening October 28 from 6 15 PM with a complete cafeteria style lunch for 26 cents. Candy and popcorn balls at booths fish pond entertainment play at 7 15 and an all around good time promised.
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M. E
Postville Commercial Club Eyes Market Day Plan
The Postville Herald reports Boise Capper heads a special committee to explore a monthly Market Day for farmers and townspeople to auction livestock and goods with merchant discounts. A state wide butter scoring event will be held in December during the Big Four Farmers Institute week, drawing over a hundred buttermakers and Ames experts. The club will host a banquet and provide display cases for prize winners, while inviting community input to serve Postville and nearby areas impartially.
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Postville Herald
Commercial Club
Boise Capper
Convention
Big Four Farmers' Institute
Postville
Ames
Postville Commercial Club
Revival at Baptist Church Draws Crowds and Blessings
The Baptist Church reports a strong revival with souls stirred and blessing shared. Rev. C F Stoeckman preaches through Friday October 28, inviting Christians to attend. Sunday English service at 10 a m with Sunday school at 11 a m and B Y P U prayer at 7 30 p m. Additional meetings planned November 1 2 with Ladies' Aid and Brainard event. all are invited.
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C. F. Stoeckman
Ladies’ Aid Society
Haas
Clermont
Brainard
Fayette's Agent Wins Contest For Alfalfa Promotion
B W Lodwick county agent in Fayette county won a state wide contest for best balanced alfalfa promotion records. He increased county alfalfa acreage fivefold in a year, held 33 meetings with 2,700 attendees, organized a boys alfalfa club with 25 juniors planting acre or more, 77 farmers grew alfalfa for the first time, and ran a well planned alfalfa variety test at the county farm. He earns a four day trip to Chicago in November for the win.
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B. W. Lodwick
Fayette County
Chicago
Car plunges 40 feet into Turkey River near Eldorado
Mrs Wallace Burnham and Mrs E B Johnston, both of West Union, escaped after their sedan rolled 40 feet off a bank into the Turkey River. The car turned over two or three times and sank, but both women freed themselves through a broken window and crawled to shore with only minor injuries. The crash occurred about a mile southeast of Eldorado near a picnic ground while attempting a turnaround. emergency brake was set when the vehicle was recovered.
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Wallace Burnham
BE. C. Johnston
West Union
Turkey River
Eldorado
Burnham
Flour Car Arrives at Elgin From Wei bel Mill
A carload of Seal of Minnesota Flour Pure Bran and Middlings and a carload of E A CO flour will reach Elgin soon. Save money by buying through your local merchant or from us at the same special low price. Available in 4 sack lots or more from car at $2.30 per sack with close pricing on Pure Bran and Middlings. Wei bel Mill Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal of Minnesota
E-A-Co
Elgin
Weibel Mill Company
Bergs Visit Florence in Town Falla
Mr and Mrs F R Berg visited their daughter Florence in Town Falla over the weekend returning home Monday The Fred Lehman family of La Porte City drove here Sunday and visited relatives marking a brief holiday passage
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F. R. Berg
Florence
Fred Lehman
la Porte City
Visit Truck Farms in Minnesota
Mrs. R. W. Muehlenthaler and Mrs. F. W. Hughes returned home Wednesday evening from a trip to the Twin Cities. They visited Ellendale, toured Lake Geneva, and saw Payne Investment Co. truck farming near Hollendale. The area, drained from former lake and swamp land, now yields vegetables including potatoes, onions, cabbage, beets, and more with large storehouses and heavy weekly shipments.
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R. W. Muehlenthaler
F. W. Hughes
Twin Cities
Ellendale
Minnesota
Payne Investment Co
Kansas City
Maple Island
Building of Christianity Sermon Sunday at M E Church
The M. E. Church notes a 10 o'clock morning worship with the final sermon in the series on The Building of Christianity titled Activities Within the Building. Sunday school meets at 11. Evening service is at Illy ria. Ladies' Aid Society hosts a gathering and a Halloween social Friday evening at the Sunday school supper hour. Pastor Ernest J. Sterr invites worship next Sunday at The Beautiful Church at the Point of Elgin.
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Illyria
Ladies’ Aid Society
Hallowe'en
Point of Elgin
CONG HAUGEN'S LIFE NEARLY PERILED IN CRASH
Congressman G N Haugen of Northwood escaped death when his car went into a ditch near Cresco overturned and burned. A suspected tire blowout caused the skid. He crawled free, injured only by a steering wheel bruise, and was taken to Cresco for a taxi to Waukon. He planned to return home last night.
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G. N. Haugen
Northwood
Cresco
Flo
Waukon
Haugen
Decorah
Paving Contract Let Oct 18 In Ames
Fayette county supervisors with Auditor Cline and Engineer Finch oversaw bids in Ames for paving primary road No 11 from the Buchanan county line north through Oelwein Maynard and Fayette to West Union a distance of 21.95 miles. Eight bids were received and A C Johnson Construction Co of Minneapolis won with 2.27 per yard totaling 646970 26. The project covers grading draining and paving at 18 feet wide seven inches thick center and 10 inches on sides with completion expected April 1 to December 1 1928.
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Fayette County
Cline
Finch
Ames
State Highway Commission
Buchanan County
Oelwein
Maynard and
Fayette
Weat Union
A. C. Johnson Construction Co
Minneapolis
Committee Orders Program For E L C Open Date
The committee for an E L C open date met Monday and set November 8 at Mrs. W C Faths home. Roll Call Current Events Religion in Education presented by Mrs. L B Carter. Coolie and Caravan Across Central Asia by Mrs. Gordon Mosby. A New Light on Home Making by Mrs. Max Thoma. Meeting held at Mrs. L B Carters home.
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E. L
W. C. Fath
L. B. Carter
Coolie
Central Asia
Gordon Mosby
Max Thoma
Echo Subscription List Corrected on October 23
The Echo announces a correction to its subscription list on Friday October 23 and asks readers to verify payments made before that date. Readers are urged to check their records and report discrepancies.
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Echo
Elgin Community Club to Hold First Luncheon
The Elgin Community Club announces its first of five luncheons for Monday October 31 at 6 15 p m at Evans Cafe followed by a business session a smoker and social time. Members are urged to present ideas for improvements and a suggestion box will be available. A new set of by laws will be adopted and membership drive continues with reservations accepted through Saturday evening.
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Wauken R. & S&s
Harrizon Construction Company
U. S. Highway No. B5
Castalia
Ossian
Dubuque
Prairie du Chien
Orsian Bee
Fayette County
Court House
West Union
Burt Odekirk
Bart Schultz
Floyd Arnold
Elgin Community Club
Evans’ Cafe
Elgin
F. C. Muehlethaler
R. P. Strauch
Boy Scouts
Rattlesnake Hollow
Thia
Hallowe
George Mark
Maxine Hunsberner
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Meeting Postponed to November 3
The October meeting for Pleasant Valley township was postponed indefinitely and set for Thursday evening November 3 at 8 in the Elgin School building. Turner of Randalia will demonstrate on dyeing and tie dyeing, as shown at the state fair and Dairy Cattle Congress where she scored 98 percent. A local program will precede a box social, and all ladies are asked to bring baskets. Annual officers’ election will be held, and members are urged to attend to help outline next year’s program. Guests welcome.
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Farm Bureau
Pleasant Valley Township
Elgin School
Burpat
Turner
Randalia
Dairy Cattle Congress
Bay foundation stock drives local dairy breed start
A party of young farmers Rex Medberry Elmer Frieden and F C Burrow with chaperone B J Baumgartner visited Mrs Thos Gronna farm near Waterville last Wednesday and purchased pure bred milking Shorthorn cattle to seed a pioneer herd in the area F G C Burrow already in the breed added two young cows while Medberry and Frieden bought three more Together they plan to establish a shared headquarters for the breed in the locality and wish success to the venture.
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Rex Medberry
Elmer Frieden
F. C. Burrow
B. J. Baumgartner
Medberry
Frieden
Gym class started with few members at school gym
About a dozen men answered Superintendent Carter's call to form an evening gym group. Lacking enough to begin calisthenics, they played ten games of handball and planned to invite a new member next week. The effort aims to boost energy for busy businessmen.
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Carter
Elgin Dairy Company Replaces Old Boiler With 85 HP Unit
The Elgin Farmers' Dairy Company is replacing its 20 horsepower boiler after twenty-one years of service with a new 85 horsepower boiler this week. A steam threshing engine provides the steam during the installation.
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Elgin Farmers' Dairy Company
Basket Social at Cheery Valley School Friday
A basket social will be held at Cheery Valley School on Friday evening October 28 at 8 oclock. All are invited. Teachers Hilda Muehlenthaler and Anns Rennison will assist.
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Cheery Valley
Hilda Muehlenthaler
Anns Rennison
Elgin and Maynard Tie. Veterans Absent Hurt Elgin
Friday game ended in a second tie of the season for the Purple and White as Elgin faced Maynard without two veterans Bunting and Shaffer. Shaffer scored a 35 yard touchdown after a late third quarter fumble recovery. Bunting exited with a side injury after a half. Capt. Olson produced the lone notable offensive play with a 35 yard run in the second quarter. Arlington looms next at home in a battle for blood.
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Maynard
Elgin
Bunting
Shaffer
Olson
Arlington
van Horn
Longfellow
Evangeline
Clermont
Lavilla Dibble
Irene Rafferty
Worthy Matrons Attend Grand Chapter Meeting in Des Moines
Mrs. A. M. Weibel and Mrs. J. P. Paulson of Clermont travel to Des Moines for the fiftieth annual grand chapter session of the Eastern Star. Des Moines Shrine hosts a multi day jubilee with a pageant honoring Maria Jackson, sole survivor from 1877. Frances Dahl of Cedar Falls and Theodore Hawkinson of Walker hold grand patron roles. Weibel plans to return with a full report for Elgin Chapter.
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A. M. Weibel
J. P. Paulson
Clermont
Des Moines
Shrine Temple
Maria Jackson
Council Bluffs
Hendersons Leave Elgin After Sold-Out Week
The Henderson Stock Company departed Elgin Sunday for Nashua after a three year absence and packed houses every night last week. W. J. Henderson and son Dick, from Mason Michigan, praised Elgin as a top stop and planned regular returns as long as they perform. Mrs. Lew Grover learned of her mother Mrs. Shaw's death in St. Joseph Missouri and left Monday to attend the funeral.
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Henderson Stock Company
Nashua
Elgin
W. J. Henderson
Mason
Michigan
Henderson
Lew Grover
Shaw
St. Joseph
Missouri
Graver
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Aad
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Victor Hempstead
Hocky
Harry Morris
Morris
Hempstead
Elgin—Union
L. G. Meyer
Union
Roy Bechtel
Church
Lansing
Hallowe'en Social
F. C. Mason
Cedar Rapids
Wr Graver. Lee
Baptist Church
M. E. Church Notes
Ernest J. Sterr
Cong
Community Club
F. B
Elgin High
Grand Chapter
Hendersons
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