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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1929
Page
4
The Illyria items list neighbors visiting relatives, church events, and social gatherings from Maynard to West Union. Families like Foxwell, Rothlisberger, Canine, and Chapman are mentioned with outings, birthday parties, and a musical program at the Congregational Church. Frequent travel to Elkader, Elgin, Ossian, and Caledonia shows active community ties.
Cheery Valley residents report weekend visits and dinners across area households. Rosa Schlupp spent the week end at the Martin Hanson home. Paul Schneider and others from West Bend attended suppers at the Jake Christ ten home. Elizabeth Frieden and Joe Hart with relatives from La Grange Missouri visited midweek, returning with G. Friederich Elmer Reitz and Herman Schupbach.
Adolph Pagen called at the Chris Gregerson home Monday. Russell Livingston spent Wednesday evening at the Chas Wilson home. Mildred Odegard assisted Mrs Philman Larson with her work Saturday. A Ladies Aid meeting of the Highland church was held at Mrs Ole Torkelson in Elgin last Friday. The young people enjoyed a party at the Guernsey Smith home Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Len Hummell and daughter Gladys of Wadena and Josephine Gregerson were dinner guests Sunday at the Leslie Wheeler home. Mr and Mrs Phiman Larson entertained relatives at dinner Sunday. Henry Junior Larson spent a few days last week at the Henry Marks home. Josephine Gregerson helped Mrs Leslie Wheeler with her work Saturday. Philman Larson assisted with work at the parental A R Larson home Monday afternoon.
Local residents share visits and calls across Oak Grove, Fayette, Elgin, and neighboring towns. Couples and families including the Oldfathers, Wm Kohls, Ward Brabham, and the Hydes are noted guests and hosts.
The movement to establish the Upper Mississippi River National Park gathers backing from state boards and federal officials across four states. Organizing across thirteen counties, publicity and education efforts rise, with leaflets printed and tours by publishers and public officers. George Vaughn aids Vic Schneider in Elkader. local notices announce a Malvern Arkansas move.
Secretary A. R. Corey notes the state fair set a new attendance record of 436,385, surpassing 1927 by 5,200. He praises Iowa and neighboring state publishers for support and reiterates belief in newspaper advertising as a tool to boost attendance when properly planned and executed.
A storekeeper delayed paying his account while dealers sent polite reminders. He claimed bankers would guarantee him, then revealed he used threatening fetters to coerce other customers into paying, collecting nearly all debts to complete the series.
Mr and Mrs Jens Halverson and two children traveled from Chicago City Minnesota to visit at the H B Groth home from Saturday to Wednesday morning Their son Harry who had been here since summer returned home with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schmid and Otto Block and daughter Mildred of Clarno Wisconsin visited Tuesday to see Mrs. Augusta Schmid who is quite ill. Mr. Schmid is her son and they planned to depart for home today.
The wire-driven slate quarrying method increases cutting speed to about twenty to twenty five square feet per hour with wire traveling about fifteen feet per second. Historical quotes from Marcus Aurelius and notes on life insurance and early English prayer books appear in the scattered OCR text.
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