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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1959
Page
1
Elgin Echo Dial a weekly newspaper of Elgin Iowa Fayette County published Thursdays notes its post office mailing after September 1 1691 under March 3 1554 act with standard publication details and address line.
Small classified notice notes memorial cards priced at one dollar and announces limited ten line ads. It mentions Hanes five cents each and lists resolutions of respect church society and school notices. Admission charges and poetry memorials appear in regular advertising rates.
Elmer Wiley and Max Medberry unite in marriage at 2:30 pm Sunday August 16 at First Methodist Church New Hampton with Rev Paul Clements officiating. Attendants include Miss Barter Medberry and James Arens Warr, as guests celebrate a ceremony featuring flowers white gladioli daisies and red roses.
The Klingmans held their third reunion at Elkeder fair grounds on Sunday August 30 with about 90 relatives attending a picnic and sharing copies of the Family Tree. Over the past two years there were reported five deaths twenty births and three marriages. Special recognition went to Mr and Mrs Andrew Yearous the oldest couple and to Fred Klingman the furthest attendee. The next reunion is planned for Sunday August 3 1961 when copies of the Klingman Family Tree will be made available.
Mrs EH H Wolf acted as hostess for a buffet luncheon and linen shower. Guests unable to attend included Mrs Warne Sawyer and Mrs Rich Sia Wolf who was visiting California. A long distance call from California surprised Pat Capper, who will wed Tracy Anderson.
Blockhus siblings and spouses gathered in Porterfield Wisconsin to visit the Berg home with extended families from Blooming Prairie Osage and other towns. The reunion marked the first time all three brothers and three sisters with spouses had gathered together, celebrating family ties and a golden wedding anniversary in the group. The Bramdts from Waverly attended before returning home, while others traveled back to various locations.
John Shuer of Prairie City reported an incident involving his power mower after Bene Tenor allegedly picked up two small pieces and hurled them toward the device, causing a disruption near the Eicher gabie. Police were notified and are reviewing the sequence of events.
A September 1 1953 record book shows the 4 H club activities with a 28 gallon item and a 25 yard stick noted. Mrs Weber Niele is the 4 H committee chair reporting the second books to be judged on September 1 and 3. The committee members and others who previously served on the committees are listed.
Miss Patrice Capper daughter of Mr and Mrs Necis B Capper and Tras E Anderson were united in marriage at St Pauls Methodist Church. The event drew many. attendants included relatives and friends amid a formal ceremony.
Capper Lansing and a sister in law of the bride are mentioned along with a brother in the wedding notice. The fragment indicates family relations among the accompanying wedding party members.
October form prompts dates for young agricultural discussions spanning from the third to the eighteenth year. The note outlines how to file, who attends, and when meetings take place.
A traveling party from Dakota, Montane, toured Great Falls and Glacier National Park visiting Mrs. Mary Martin and Mr. Larson’s sister. They crossed to Oregon by ferry, visited Jerry Baird in Silverton and Peter Larson, and called on Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Halverson in Salem.
Mrs. Ella Van Vliet and Silas Melvin Heird of Columbus Junction recently celebrated their birthday at the rest home, marking a notable visit milestone and community ties.
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