County corn husking contest set for Fayette County
On Friday October 28 at 1040 AM Fayette County holds a county wide corn husking contest at the county farm with forty teens including George Oleren of West Union and Louis G Dennler Milo Peterman and Ed Medberry of Elgin. Each contestant has a driver timekeeper and two gleaners. Husking lasts 90 minutes with eight 70 rod long rows and four rows left for spectators. A large crowd is expected and volunteers assist with parking and crowd control. Plowing demonstrations will run during weighings. A noon lunch is planned. A County Agricultural Credit Council will be formed after a Wednesday meeting at the farm bureau office in Fayette to aid distressed farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
George Oleren
West Union
Louis G. Dennler
Milo Peterman
Ed Medberry
Elgin
Agricultural Credit Council
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Latta family to move to Clermont urging hotel lease end
The Latta family will end their Elgin hotel lease this week and move to Clermont on Monday to operate the Clermont hotel newly leased from Mr. and Mrs. Swenson. The echo highlights local notices including a scarlet fever case and school precautions, road work on the Weaver road gang, and community ads urging civic engagement and banking reforms.
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Latta
Elgin Hotel
Clermont
Swenson
Land transfers and church notice listed for Clermont region
Public land transfers and property deals include transfers: Lota 19,14,15,16,14,18,19,20,21,22,28,24 in Block 40 Clermont. Harry Gunderson to J C Jersee for 3100. Lot 5 Block 62 Thompson Add Clermont. Sam Yost to Andrew Braker and Enother Braker valued at 5500. Also Hauts Bont Lutheran church in May and Iveningy Oct 80 tram notice.
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Haut
Iveningy
Ay Becker
R.A. Becker
Lota
Clermont
Harry Gunderson
J. C. Jersee
Thompson
Sam Yost
Andrew Braker
Enother Braker
County Bankers Meet at Elgin Annual Officers Elected
The Fayette County Bankers Association held its annual meeting in Elgin yesterday after hours, delaying full reporting until next week. B. J. Bgumgarimer of Elgin was reappointed president, with officers for the coming year elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County Bankers’ Association
Elgin
Echo Yorma
B. J. Bgumgarimer
Ant and Horse Tale Goes Off Road
A peculiar Old World fable-like scene describes an ant eyeing a dead horse carcass as a turn runner's car passes. A stray liquor case bounced off the car, breaking its bottom. The ant drinks thirstily, then grabs the horse by the tail and shouts to return home in playful bravado.
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Big Boy
Program and Social at Dry Run School Friday Evening
A program will be held at Dry Run School district No 6 Wagner township on Friday at 8 o'clock. Jigg's special will be served and there will be something for Maggie. Tedlens Olson, teacher, and Mrs Mijton Miller and daughter plan visits to Wakegan and Bloomington Wisconsin and Milwaukee to see relatives and Fred Matthys in hospital. The west road to Elgin cemetery was graded last week and will be surfaced with grave. Most work funded by donations with several local organizations sharing. The Legion Auxiliary district meeting was held at Independence October 24 at 9 a m.
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Dry Run
Wagner Township
Jigg
Maggie
Mijton Miller
Waukegan
Mra
the Legion Auxiliary
Independence
Christmas Seal Committee Meets in Fayette County
The Fayette county Christmas seal committee met at the Methodist church on Tuesday October 18. Marguerite Pfeffer of the Iowa Tuberculosis Association outlined plans for the seal sale to reduce expenses. Luncheon was served by the Ladies Aid Society. Reports highlighted school health work including medical and dental exams, heart and lung clinics, and equipment purchases for schools such as thermometers screens scales and ventilators. The program supports state efforts to reduce tuberculosis deaths and combat heart disease and preventable illnesses. The drive runs from the day after Thanksgiving to Christmas.
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Fayette County
Fayette
Marguerite Pfeffer
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
Christmas Seal
Iowa
Legion and Auxiliary Meet at Odd Fellows Hall
The Elgin Post American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary met at the Odd Fellows hall on October 19. Mrs Walter Falk Mrs Herbert Falk and Mrs Bert Thomen hosted. The Legion elected Elmer Hoag commander Walter Kohts adjutant L B Carter finance officer and R A Crider service officer. They rented the hall for the coming year and will hold joint meetings there. A benefit card party is planned for November 11 with an admission charge for playing and lunch.
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Elgin Post
American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
Odd Fellows Hall
Walter Falk
Herbert Falk
Bert Thomen
The
Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Elmer Hoag
Walter Kohts
L. B. Carter
R. A. Crider
the Legion
Odd Fellows Meet in Hall for Monthly Sessions
SHARE L O F ROOMS rents the I O O F rooms for monthly and special meetings. Previously members hosted at homes causing scheduling issues with growing membership. The Odd Fellows will continue using their hall. Various local notices follow, including quarantine of Margie Boleyn for scarlet fever, travel plans of Mrs. Rosa Bauman to Oklahoma, and visits to revival services in Waterloo. Other residents’ travels and moves are noted along with a closing ad urging readers to advertise for missing items.
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Elgin Post American Legion
Odd Fellows
Margie Boleyn
Sam Boleyn
Herbert Miller
Wolf
H. 8. Hadsel
Cheery Valley School
Rosa Bauman
Oelwein
Tulsa
Okla
H. W. Bauder
Grove
Oklo
Anna McChesney
Hans Keiser
Ph. Lauer
Freddie
Waterloo
Billy Sunday
Hugh Casper
Chicago
Samuel Lehman
Lew Gruver
Charles Gruver
Wm. Walthers
Elkader
Elgin
County Aid Names Pubic or Not Reducing Costs
Local tax committee urged the county publish every recipient of aid to the needy to curb waste. Scheidl of Onsian led calls, citing Black Hawk County savings. supervisors noted a man on relief listed for highway work but refused and said he preferred not to work. Decorah Journal reports the meeting.
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Witneshtiek
T. A. Scheidl
Onsian
Board of County Supervisors
Black Hawk County
Tax Committee
Scheidl
H. R. Loven
Attieson
Iowa City
Decorah Journal
George Brackin Called by Death in Prime of Life
George Brackin died at twenty one near West Union on October 18 1932 after a long illness begun in April while working for C W Humphry. He is survived by his parents seven brothers four sisters and many relatives. Funeral held Sunday at 2 30 in the Methodist Episcopal church conducted by the pastor.
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West Union
Fayette County
C. W. Humphry
Jons' City
Theniversity Hospital
Oelsters
Yanra
Methodist Episcopal Church
Volga Bank to pay first 10 percent dividend
Hon. W. L. Eichendorf signed an order for a 10 per cent dividend from the closed Town State Savings Bank in Volga City. About $27,000 will be distributed this week, with a further 10 per cent expected by year’s start. This marks the first payout since the bank closed on Nov 11 1991. Towns reduced indebtedness by nearly three million dollars in the year ending March 31 1982, with more cuts likely as new borrowing slows. Alberta Smith and Fred Elling visited Mr and Mrs Ern Meyer near West Union Sunday.
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W. L. Eichendorf
District Court
Town State Savings Bank
Volga City
Volga City News
Polly
Alberta Smith
Des Moines
Fred Elling
Latimer
Ern Meyer
West Union
Elgin Football Narrowly Edges Elkader in Close Defeat
Elgin high football suffered its first defeat in two years at Elkader. Both teams entered undefeated after nine games. Elkader blocked a punt for an 82-yard return by Pettitt and Zurbriggen's disputed touchdown earlier. Elgin pressed inside Elkader's 10 yard line three times but could not score. Elkader dominated with a larger line while Elgin showed stout defense and strong crowd support.
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Elgin High
Eikader
Elkader
Elgin
Pettitt
Zurbriggen
Sheifer
Elgin Boys
Higin
Evans
Bennett
F. Frieden
Motrenty
Virtue of Patience as a Key to Success
A reflection on patience shaping careers and wealth, contrasting quick schemes with steady effort. Citing examples of real estate scams and theft, the piece notes many fall short by chasing risk for a supposed windfall, while patient, honest effort tends to yield lasting achievement cited to Francis Jefferson from Charles Town West Virginia.
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Thrift
Jeferson
Charles Town
West Virginia
Hog Cholera Encroaches in Fayette County This Season
The Eastern Iowa Veterinary association weekly report notes hog cholera entering Fayette county for the first time this season with cases in Alpha and Warcoma and significant losses in Decorah, where the disease has run for two to three months. Ernest Jensen of Fontanelle set a corn weighing record of 2,305 pounds in 80 minutes, while the ballot list for this year expands to eight parties plus a blank column. Mrs. Arthur Herrling of Wadena and Mrs. Leo Schori travel to Cedar Rapids for C B S Grand Chapter sessions. Jacob Schaer remains ill with pleurisy.
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Eastern’Iowa Veterinary Association
Fayette County
Alpha
Warcoma
Decorah
Argo-Gazette
Republian
Ernest Jensen
Fontanelle
Iowa
Acre
Arthur Herrling
Wadena
Leo Schori
Cedar Repids
C. B.S
Jacob Schaer
Tramps Seek Shelter as Cold Weather Deepens
In Elgin two tramps lodged in the jail Sunday night and two more applied Monday, wandering from town to town for meals and sleep. They said Ilinda offered jobs for the unemployed, while Iona also provided food. Neither had worked for years.
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Elgin
Ilinda
Iona
Fayette County Football League standings shift after big Fayette win
Fayette defeated Maynard 41 to 0 to lead the Fayette Arlington race for first place. Arlington lost 21 to 0 to Sumner, and Elgin fell to Elkader 0. Maynard visits Elgin and Arlington heads to Fayette in next week’s conference slate. Clermont and Oelwein B idle. Local social notes cover a Successful Eastern Stars party and various visits and gatherings.
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Fayette
Maynard
Arlington
Sumner
Elgin
Elkader
Clermont
Oelwein
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Hueking
County Farm
County Agricultural Credit Council
A Lattas
Moen
Echo
Hewepaper
Weaver Road Gang
Elgin-Wear
Elgin-Wear Union County
Orville Bunting
Aurora
Emma Bunting
County Bankers Meeting
Tedlens Olson
Legion and Auxiliary
O. F
George Brackin
Volga Bank
Rip van Winkle
Sleepy Hollow
Rip
Alma
Dame Winkle
Trader Horn
Fayette County Football League
Eastern Stars
Milo Halverson
Christianson
Golberg
Avain
Stewartville
Minn
Harry Wenger
H. W. Falk
Algona Igandry
Ethel Morrison
Sam Reinhart
Alta Vista
Ella Lehman
Fred Reinhart
Walter Falb
John Falb
George Vaughn
Cedar Falls
George Falb
Famely Sports
Lime Springa
N. P. Kerr
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