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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1930
Page
6
Local residents report visits among Elgin families with trips to West Bend Decorah Sumner and Fayette. Guests include Kohler Falk DeSart and Reichert families, while church and Legion events, a quilting party and a family reunion are noted. A new baby joins Adolph Hanson family. scarlet fever closures linger. fishing reports add lighter note.
A mixed page includes a long quotation on opportunity urges grasp and effort, interleaved with light jokes and trivia. It mentions a Paul R. Heye experiment on Earth's mass, Islamic calendar dates, and Washington Monument ascents, then reports Elgin suffer’s first defeat by Hawkeye, plus school notices.
Sunday schedule includes communion at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 a m church dinner at 12 18 p m and committee meeting at 1 p m English service at 2 p m The Ladies Aid meets Nov 5 and prayer meeting Nov 6 Choir rehearsal at 9 p m A sumner visit featured a strong Elgin delegation and a prayer by Rev Kloos The table serving crew for next Sunday includes Edwin Kruger Lena Baumgartner and others with a welcome extended to all.
Mrs Marian Lind spent Friday afternoon in the T J Olson home. Mr and Mrs H E Landagard and a daughter of Clermont were dinner guests Sunday in the Mrs B Nelson home. Martin Nelson of Clermont was a business caller in the Ole Gisleson home Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Enoch Mork entertained relatives at dinner last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Henry Mork and daughter were business callers in Delwein Saturday. George Gisleson has been assisting his brother Henry with corn husking. Mrs Thomas Olson and daughter Esther were Postville shoppers Friday afternoon. The teacher of the Gunder school gave her pupils and their mothers Halloween party at the Carl Johanson home Saturday afternoon. Adolph Larson and family of Highland township spent Sunday at the Carl Johnson home. John Hellum and family were guests Sunday in the Ben Erickson home. Hilda Hoag who has been sick and under the doctor's care we are glad to report much better. There will be an all day Mission Festival at the Marion church next Sunday Nov 2. Harold Opland and P N Peterson have both invested in corn pickers this fall. Gladys Munger gave a party Sunday afternoon to fifteen of her girl friends at the Ray Jacobia home. A most delightful time was had and at five o'clock a delicious two course luncheon was served to the guests by Mrs Jacobia. Mr and Mrs E E Landsgard were guests Sunday in the Arthur Landsgard home.
A number from here attended the Fayette homecoming Saturday. Floyd Knudtson of Ames spent the weekend with his parents. People from Elgin called on friends Monday. Mary Frances Hoyt and Wilma Steinmetz attended Fayette’s homecoming. Clarence Bulman and family and William Weber of Detzen Minn visited the F L Sires home Sunday afternoon. The Gilmore City post office reports Frank Seavers and wife moved from town. John Lyford and family returned to Tennant after visiting here and with his parents at New Hampton. At Tennant they plan cornhusker vacation with school children helping. Mrs C B Kniel entertained the bridge club. Mrs F E Kohler won high. The next meeting will be at Mrs Ed Conner’s.
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