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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1959
Page
8
Guhder News records a flurry of weekend visits and gatherings across Olson Loftsgard and related households. Highlights include birthdays, weddings and confirmations with numerous dinner guests from Lansing, Decorah, Cresco, Elmhurst and Omaha. A church supper and a quilt party accompany tributes to Mrs. Mathilda Christianson and a farewell gift presentation.
The Russell Larson family and Mrs. Orlin Mason visited Sunday afternoon in the Albert L. Dennier home. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hanson were dinner guests Wednesday in the Archie Howard home. Irene and Pat Minihan visited with Johannah Minihan Sunday afternoon. Mrs. George Nickels returned Thursday after two weeks with her sons Owen in Muskogee Oklahoma and Robert and family in Wylie Texas. She stayed all night at the Jake Sollberger home in Marion Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Torkelson visited Friday evening in the Albert L. Dennier home. Mrs. John Christen and Mrs. Frank Christen visited Della Chapman at the Good Samaritan Home and with Chas. Chapman at Palmer Memorial Hospital.
In West Union and nearby towns residents shared visits and attendances. Families such as Braker, Thoman, Hanson, Schreiner, Leuchtenmacher, Minihan, Nickels, Bossard, Christen, and Kummer are listed with multiple Sunday and Friday gatherings in McGregor Farmersburg and Monroe Wisconsin connections.
Clermont and surrounding communities report weekend visits and gatherings. Residents from Mason City, West Union, Elkader, Gunder and Arlington shared meals, church events, and family time with local households. Several relatives traveled to Dubuque and other towns, with hospital and home visits noted.
Knoxville visitors stayed with Otis and Ruth Rothlisberger while Mrs. Jerome Yearous and Mrs. Martha Chapman joined Charles and Della Chapman and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rothlisberger. Dr. Kenneth Heck and family from Cedar Rapids visited Mr. and Mrs. Tofield Heck. Floyd Chase and Donald of Volga visited Will Christen. Jimmy Sheffer of Vinton returned home ill. Jeanne Sanders spent Sunday night with the William Yearous family. Elmer and Ralph Chase of Volga visited the Will Christen Family. Faye Whittenbaugh of Wadena and Will Yearous visited Floyd Patterson in Dubuque’s Finley Hospital. Alton Medberry and Lyle dined with Ed Medberry. Gordon Pollock and family dined with Lloyd Schultz in Postville.
The Fayette County Iowa board reconvened July 2 1969 approving soldiers relief claims beer and cigarette permits for Bethel Lincoln and Jefferson townships. A relocation of a local secondary road in southeast quadrant section 34 township 86 north range 10 west was approved with a 35 foot right of way along the west side of the described centerline from the southeast corner.
A 1919 1965 county record details a proposed relocation of a local secondary road including right of way segments 1.57 acres and adjoining centerline description in Section 34 TSGN. It authorizes condemnation if needed and sets a final hearing for August 6 1919 at 10:00 AM in the Supervisors Court House with Floyd Gilisy and Havel Gehring presiding.
Eye Ben Wickham of Town Falls lost sight in his left eye after a home accident while repairing windows. He fell from a saw horse, struck a pump, and sustained a deep facial wound with multiple fractures on the left side.
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