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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1929
Page
1
A Fredericktown editorial denounces parishioners who neglect church support yet expect church funerals. It lampoons charging estates for building use, heating, and services, arguing churches are the balance wheels of civilization and should be funded by members. The piece urges readers to back church finances rather than freeload.
Researchers note a slug species bears about 80 000 teeth while a common walsh slug carries over 14 000 teeth in 130 rows and another variety holds around 21 000 teeth in 140 rows.
Maurine Erickson of near Elkader entered Elgin High School as a junior. She will reside with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Torkelson.
W Landsgard and family and Agnes Olson helped with sorghum season duties while guests visited Olsons. Various relatives visited homes in Lansing Elgin Cler mont and Park River for dinners and social events. Dorcas Society raised funds at a Friday social and prepares for a September meeting at the church parlor. Rev Strandford installed as pastor of Norway and Marion. Glenn Gunaten and Holm attended the ceremony.
Four baby beef calves consigned by Floyd and Tillman Thompson of Wadena sold in the Chicago club auction for an average of 16.80 per cwt. Two calves brought 17.00, one at 16.75 and the other 16.60. Robert Humphry of West Union had three calves in last week’s club sale and Harry Davie of Lima, another member, plans to feed his calves for several weeks longer.
A fragment describes native men performing a phytic dance of battle, recounting a thousand years of combats and victories in colorful costumes. The text emphasizes a ceremonial, picturesque presentation rather than precise historical detail.
The oldest known fire engine from England now rests in a London museum. A large oval tub with an iron pipe at its center once pumped water through the system. It was built in London in 1678 for a town in Bedfordshire and originally stood on wooden wheels, now gone. Olive Needs Special Soil Limits olive growing to select U S regions with frost tolerance. Frost hard zones are California Arizona and parts of the southern United States.
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