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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1915
Page
5
Mr and Mrs Squires and others from Dike join Frank Cappur and family for a Sunday gathering. Mrs Sorenson and her young daughter arrive from Rochester, Minnesota to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Himer Pinney.
Elgin honors its summer teachers departing for a year of teaching or study. Miss Celia Lehman and Bertha Abbey leave for Cedar Rapids, Anna Baldwin returns to Vinton, Allishia Baldwin heads to Calmar, Winnifred Schmid goes to Deer Lodge Montana, Minnie Earle and Verle Kniel travel toward Minneapolis, Ruth Nicklaus teaches at Rock Valley, Nellie Neuenschwander to Elma, Hazel Peeper to Manchester, and Mildred Harrington, Nora Stanton, Hattie Bakeman, Alma Gehring to nearby schools. Additional locals Ettor Capper and others secured positions and Nellie Kiple plans to teach at Brackin school.
Illyria Church in Elgin drew a large crowd for Sunday services at the Illyria Union church celebrating extensive improvements. An orchestra and local male quartet provided music while Dr. A E Bennett of Des Moines delivered the sermon on the churchs community role. He returned Monday for a banquet in the new basement and spoke on A Man s Job stressing male responsibility in church life. Tuesday evening featured a sociable gathering for the youths.
A hard frost Sunday night into Monday morning cooled the region to 27 degrees at daylight, damaging low ground corn fields and prompting farmers to cut fodder. Higher ground showed less impact with green crops, while Elgin suffered severe losses to prime corn stands. The frost date, August 29 is noted as unusually early. Mrs. Ben Quenitana visited Sajum earlier in the week.
The writer explains a Buick trip from Minnesota to Wisconsin with few mishaps and notes wide forests idle land and deer in the region. They describe Port Wing farms frost-free lakeshore breezes trout fishing and views of Lake Superior with ships near Duluth. Sent with best regards from Mr and Mrs F C Muehrethaler Lillie Freiburghaus Clara Lehman.
On September 1 M J Monnahan retired as landlord of Hotel Dewey after about two years his family moved to Main Street. Earl Bennett, who recently bought the hotel, assumed management with Monnahan still present at breakfast and Bennett at dinner. Hotel Dewey is viewed as a solid investment for the new proprietor, with best wishes from The Echo.
St Pauls Church notes announce regular service next Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Miss Hilda Strauch departs Sunday for Minneapolis to begin her fourth year as Household Science teacher at Central High School. George Vaughn and Chas Holzer are in Postville doing mason work on Elgin's new church. Miss Ruth Bergman of McGregor visits friend Misa. Besse Halstensen.
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