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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1933
Page
8
Poem repeats the phrase our little to reflect modest gains and shared effort. The speaker suggests that small amounts from many people add up, urging collective action to reach a larger total. The dated verse hints at economic optimism and communal patience.
Cathryn Ogle left Sunday for Waterloo to begin teaching duties Monday after summer vacation. Elmer Frieden and family visited the Henry Frieden home near Elgin Sunday. Mr and Mrs Arthur Chapman hosted Mrs Martha Chapman and son Delbert in Oak Grove for dinner. Ernest Bruellman and Henry Fehr of West Bend joined guests last Friday at Gottfred Frieden home. West Union resident Ide Mabtorke visited relatives nearby. Earl and Gene Meiberry stayed with grandparents Lew and Ruth Lehman near El Rosanna Rothlisberger of West Union and Ernest Christen of Cheery Valley attended the Crest to fair last Wednesday. Rural teachers in the vicinity Gladys Shnedder from near High spent Wednesday with Ruth Schneider. Adolph Hanson and family from
Guests visit with Frieden and Roberts families while many residents attend school and World Fair trips. Neighborhood travel includes Lavon Larson's grandparents visit and Joins at West Union and Elkader. Several dinners and suppers occur among Gehring, Hummell, Shaffer, Berger, and Lehman families.
Wm Barker and family visited the Wesley Barker home in Albany on Sunday. Wm Leighty of Logansport Indiana spent the weekend with Rob Wilson and left Monday with his wife returning home. Rob Wilson accompanied them to Chicago for a time. Clara Holzer helped Mrs Albert Dennler with her work. The Boyle and Bailey families visited Ed Boyle on Sunday. Several families picnicked at Jud Conner’s in Elgin for his birthday. The Gilsons hosted visitors from Chicago and Milwaukee returning for further visits. Others in the vicinity visited, including Mrs Exica Howard, and Hadith Holeer returned home Thursday.
Mrs Paul Patterson and children from Chicago visit relatives for a week. George Boyle and family visit Frank Lyon home. Mrs Warren Joyce and Mrs George Howard with children visit Mrs John Howard. Mrs Alice O'Brien guests of Henry Holzer. Tim Thoman ill with flu. Lyle Wilson and children visit Rob Wilson home. Phil Leuchtenmacher from Elkader spends Sunday with Roy Leuchtenmacher and families. Gilson and Daniele families host visits. schools reopen with Archie Howard in district 4 and others teaching at Wilson, Dummermuth, and Brainard schools. Mrs Donald Jensen and Kaby stay with Albert Cammermuth’s parents. Mrs Jim Bartlett visits Hd Boyle. Bert Allen and My attend Tofield Heck home. Conner sisters visit Herbert Dummermuth home.
Hattie McKellar was a dinner guest at Dr and Mrs H H s home in Elgin. Mr and Mrs BL Morrie and daughter Jean of Mardaude spent Saturday with relatives. Mr and Mrs H W Falk and sons visited Mrs John Feller in Elkader. Mrs Herman Wittenhagen and Otto and Carley Wittenhagen visited Herman Schel in Mitchell SD last week. John Barnhouse, employed by Vern Boyer, was injured in a Brainard road auto accident Saturday night. Local note mentions wine making and mentorish discussions on mixtures and methods.
A fragment from a column discusses a woman's nervous state and loss of temper. It explains how small lapses in poise lead to slipping standards, urging self control and adherence to personal ideals to avoid reaching a point where one might say I don't know how I got this way.
Christmas time socialities unfold as Elkader residents visit hosts and travel to Chicago. Elgin town council discusses street oiling while residents recover from illnesses and celebrate birthdays. Local families relocate, students enroll, and visitors arrive from Milbank and Los Angeles for seasonal gatherings.
Longer visit in Elgin as the Fred Schneider family left Sunday and Mary travels to Winona Minnesota for school. Locals from Elgin motor to National Sunday to attend the Clayton County Fair. Various residents and relatives travel between Elgin Waterloo Dubuque and La Porte City with weekend visits and seasonal trips. Trade at home among friends.
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