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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1950
Page
1
The Elgin Echo lists its title as a second class mail publication based in Elgin Iowa with post office status under the act of March 3 1852 dated after September 1 1891 in Fayette County Iowa.
A collection of short gags and quips on life, business, and politics. Bits include lines about capitalism versus communism, small town life, and a Scotsman bargaining, plus humorous exchanges about love of letters and burlesque shows. A joke from Moscow ends the piece.
Echo files note Sept 17 1925 when Hans Winkler and others petitioned Clayton county supervisors for a better Elgin Gunder road. Supervisors were receptive but unable to act. Elgin sends delegations of students to college and university, listing several names and schools.
Prep medics tied to Coe College and Rush Medical University figures. Hilder Gilbertson, threshing crew water hauler, calculates work time from twine used and missed by only 15 minutes. Abe Habeger, 84, celebrated birthday with a McGregor trip. climbs hills and Pikes Peak. Elgin street improvements noted as county workers finish grading and stones are cleared. A Balz Kamm Jr. born near West Union on Sept. 12. Walter Falk attends salesmen school in Janesville. James Carmichael funeral held in Elgin and Volga.
Elgin Iowa town council met August 7 1950 at 8 p m with Mayor Falk and all councilmen present. Minutes of prior meetings approved and bills audited in General Waterworks and Street funds. Extra police hire approved. bee disease and lawn care notes added.
Louis Hansberger 83 longtime Elgin area resident died September 6 1950 after illness. Funeral held Saturday at 2 PM from Presbyterian church in Wadena with Rev G W Ukena officiating. He was born on a farm near Elgin educated there and married Mary Jane Wilson in 1887. Survived by son Oscar two daughters-in-law three grandchildren ten great grandchildren and many relatives. predeceased by wife and son Edward. Burial in Wadena cemetery.
A family expresses heartfelt gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for kind assistance and sympathy during the illness and death of their father and grandfather. The note extends appreciation for care and comforting acts shown in their time of bereavement.
Guidance on pasture crop choices to avoid dairy odor, handling milk and cream, weed control, mowing rotation, chemical sprays, and planning for livestock housing. Includes stocking densities for cattle and pigs, windbreak spacing, building upkeep, winter prep, pig housing timelines, worming and deworming notes, corn borer outlook, and wholesome baking tips using cornmeal and wheat flour for nutritious bread and buns.
The report notes plowing under wheat to disrupt Hessian fly life cycles and mentions poor soybean nodulation across much of northern Iowa, with better nodulation in the southern area. It also suggests starting the silo cutter to run briefly.
The fragment mentions concrete feeding lots and an aside or exception, but lacking readable details about dates people places organizations or events to form a complete item.
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