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 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
5
West Union community news recounts parish visits, schooling plans, hospital updates, and local job notes. Families travel for study at state universities, doctors attend funerals, and residents assist in framing property lines. Local events include a circus trip, railroad service rumors, and farm prices while shop and church leaders plan vacations and relocations.
The Baptist church announces scheduled services on Sunday September 26 with preaching at 10 pm and Sunday School at 11:16 am. Junior meeting at 1 pm, service at 2 pm, and Clermont service at 8 pm. Ladies Aid meets September 28 at Sister Otto Kreuger’s home. Revival October 2 to 14 led by Evangelist BH Umbach of Milwaukee. all are invited.
Notice announces six spring calves that arrived at the keeper's place on September 10. Owner may reclaim by paying care and keeping expenses as stated by Fred Gregigger.
A readers' note from Huron South Dakota describes a rainy fair week, planned duck hunting with dogs, and a surprise visit from two daughters and two Brandon sons from Los Angeles. It also covers changes in local court reporting staff, with Frank G Kiesler from Los Angeles succeeding Charles N Bayles, and details on church services, budget subscriptions, and upcoming events at the Epworth League and Ladies Aid Society.
At a meeting at Mrs. Rudy Lehman home the LGA voted to publish a new cook book. An order for one thousand copies has been placed with the Who Office for sale before the holidays. Previous editions sold out. a new edition will have no advertising and five cents per recipe to cover costs. Members urged to submit own photographed recipes by October 5 to the compilation committee through Mrs. Frad Kohler or Mrs. Ed Hanson, with five cents per recipe.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. BH church announces a chicken supper Friday evening September 23 to close this year's conference budget. Menu includes chicken and noodles mashed potatoes gravy tomatoes cottage cheese cabbage salad pickles bread and apple pie. Supper served from 6 until sold out. Prices 25 and 40 cents.
Weibel Mill Company lists per ton prices for farm feeds and flour products. Wheat middlings $22.75 per ton, Black Hawk middlings $25.00 per ton, and low grade flour hog feed $39.50 per ton.
Mrs. Rosetta Hanni, born in Switzerland November 38 1868, died Sunday at her home southeast of town after a long illness of acute bronchial asthma and heart exhaustion. She and her husband Fred Hanni lived near Elgin for about thirty years. Their three children died within nine days during a scarlet fever outbreak. Funeral services were held yesterday from the Apostolic church conducted by Rev. Jos Bannart of West Bend, with burial in the cemetery nearby.
Ern Holzer announces a farm sale at his edge of town on Wednesday October 5. The event features 20 choice boars and 30 gifts with bidders urged to attend, collect catalogs, and bid on the pedigree stock.
County Treasurer E. W. Beermann urges timely tax payment to avoid public advertisement. Farmers are advised that the fggs are a paying proposition at 35 cents per Gosen, emphasizing current rate as a financial detail.
Creighton Conner is absent due to sickness and under Dr. Hadsel care. Mrs. N. Holme is on the sick list, unread by her daughter Mrs. Beastie Knudtson near Elkader. Ida Lehman joined Harmon relatives to Cedar Rapids en route to West Virginia.
Sunday and Monday visits fill social pages as families such as Craft Hovey Lyons and Gress host and visit. Ladies’ Aid meets at Lee Mathews home. Lamastern Star event in Blain noted. Wm Brabham, Ed Conner, Mary Conner drop by. Cedar Rapids visitors and casual dinners reported. Ice cream social at Baptist church postponed due to rain.
Elkader items report Andrew Yoarous returning from Chicago with four carloads of cattle. Barton Bros. horse Capt. Mosby Misa Nelle Mattoon and Mrs Harrington visited from Elgin. Wool growers store three million pounds in Chicago per Frank Warner. George B Steyer Earl Miller Phil Quinn and Fred Turner went to Dubuque to meet the clean-up squad aiding ex service men. Prof F W Beckman of Iowa State and his son walked through northeastern Iowa recalling boyhood places. The Gregerson Aviation Park near Elkader hosted a large crowd for flying demonstrations. Miss Frieda Yenney and Ray A Crider of Elgin were wed at the Congregational parsonage with Rev. C W Hempstead officiating. Crider becomes a veterinary surgeon and is Fr Crider’s brother.
The school hosts a Lyceum opening with the Metromptian Glee Club, eight years famed nationwide. Program spans classical and popular pieces with Swiss Bells enhancing four part music, plus light humor numbers. The event invites parents to view the school’s work and foster closer ties. Welbel Mill Co.
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.