This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1959
Page
4
Local want ad promotes Meyer's Hatchery in Postville Iowa offering barn spraying with Carbola. Claims one operation dries white kills flies and removes about 90 percent of spider webs for a year. Free estimate available by call or write.
Lost items notice for a pair of eye glasses with case in Elgin. Contact Leo Christen at phone 2607. Also offered for sale a 4 H uniform size 14 by Larry Horan of Clermont, Towa.
The Elgin Iowa Town Council met in special session at 7 30 p m with all members present. Mayor Schori and Clerk Friederich oversaw a unanimous roll call adopting the resolution ordering sewer improvements. The meeting adjourned after the vote.
Fayette County Extension calendar lists 4-H clubs and events from September 14 to 17. Meetings include Center Livestock 4-H at 8:00 p.m. under Fred Loes che, Decorah district conference on September 15, Dairy Herd Improvement association board at 8:00 p.m. September 16, Eden Livestock 4-H at 8:00 p.m. under Gary Balk, and Smithfield Livewires 4-H at 6:00 p.m. on September 17.
The American Legion and Auxiliary Post 631 of Wadena announce their next turkey dinner on Thursday October 8. Tickets are on sale now and the event draws strong local interest as a popular community meal.
Hl and hospitalized Mrs Philman Larson underwent surgery last Thursday at Methodist hospital in Rochester. Harry Frieden was admitted to Postville hospital last Tuesday for care.
Woodrow Reed, a patient admitted after a slipped disc, was moved to St Marys Hospital in Rochester Saturday morning. He is listed at room 280 on the fourth floor. Nearby in Iowa City, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Trewin and Ralph Reed visited Sunday, while Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Reierson, Mrs. Woodrow Reed, and Pastor Dennis Stutrud visited Tuesday.
Dr and Mrs Milfred A Bemis of Adell Wis announce the engagement of their daughter Marjory to David Lyford of Mt Vernon Miss Bemis a registered nurse at Milwaukee County Hospital and her fiance a civil engineer with the City of Milwaukee Plans are set for an early fall wedding Miss Bemis graduated from Deaconess Hospital Milwaukee and Mr Lyford from Iowa State College in 1988 David is a grandson of Mrs Lulu Schmid
Elgin area residents shared weekend visits and holiday gatherings across Iowa and Minnesota. Philman Larson and Leo Frie derich visited Mrs. Philman Larson at Rochester Methodist Hospital. Several families hosted guests including the Frieden, Swanson, Kipple, Etter and Kamm households, with outings to Eagle Point Park and a Clayton cabin.
Charles Capper and son Charles Jr visited with Mr and Mrs Arthur Chapman and family. Mr and Mrs Douglas Chapman hosted. LaVerne Larson and family were callers in Kanawha. Dr and Mrs H S Wright of West Union and Mr and Mrs C Q Christ visited James Christ in Kanawha. Kenneth Blockhus hosted guests including Milford Olson and family.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.