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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1927
Page
5
A long list of residents and guests from Illyria and nearby areas share calls visits and parties. Families from Braisfard Elgin Lamont Elkader and Volga host and attend gatherings. A new furnace is installed at district No. 1 school and several farewells and dinners occur among the Rothlisberger Klingman and Yearous families.
Local social items list visits and guests among Craft Boyle Burk Hovey Barnhouse and Peters households across Cedar Rapids West Union and Elgin road. Mentions: D J Craft Dorothy Craft, Elmer Buyer, Joe Meters family, Herman Boyer, Will Barker, Louisa Burk, Ella Barnhouse, Harry Stillman, Frances Lyons, William Rowland, and Mrs. Dave Rowland. Also a reflective paragraph about perspective and farming dignity.
Mrs Ole Loftsgard visited sister near Garnaville Saturday night. Mrs Ray Jacobin and Milo visited El kader M Munger home Saturday. Myrtle Olson stayed with friends in Wagner township. Dorcas Society to meet at Mrs Edwin Olson’s home Tuesday October 4. Edwin Loftsgard drives a new Pontiac. John Wald and family welcomed a boy born September 21. Agnes Olson assists with housework during sorghum season. Nels Loftsgard at Crookston for farming. Mrs T Kjosa and family hosted a Selman Hoag shower in Wagner township. Mrs Henry Mark of Seattle visited relatives last week. John Ruby Olsen and Myron Hoag with Martin Grath Friday night. Rev John Olson finished a fruitful Marion church meeting then returned to Decorah. Grandpa Wald visiting Lou Rejerson and Join Wald this week. Business is good. Weibel Mill Company.
Lyle Peterman and Wilfred Bord were in an Arlington wreck but no injuries. Archer Kelly and family returned from Nevada. Georgia Probert sick with appendicitis but not serious. Marion McNarles in an auto accident near Lamont with no injuries. Harry Whiteher and Ruth visited relatives in Independence. John Minger back from Monticello and receiving treatment from Dr. Whittenbaugh of Hazelton who teaches at Cedar. Larson and James of Volga visited Luman near ex haute last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Minger hosted Whittenbaugh at supper. Mrs. Cook celebrated her birthday. Lawrence Welch and family rode from Delwain to Wadena in rain. Thelma Davis joined them. Mrs. Wilder and son visited Geo. Davis’ with a relative of Evergreen Ridge. 21 walnut saw logs near the doret ready for shipment. walnut price low. Sorghum output will be below normal due to cold. Frank Livingston and others fenced the Mat Kelly farm. Bert and Geo. Jennings visited Monticello to see Mrs. J. E. Jennings who is ill. Eliza Boleyn joined them to Delhi to visit Francis Cummings. Mat Kelly in dangerous condition. Earl Carpenter sick with throat trouble. Wadena youths busy building the school ground for manual training.
In Elgin district, 15 tons of Blackhawk Pure Wheat Bran from Seal of Minnesota flour is en route to Elgin. Weibel Mill Company invites buyers for ton or two at a close price. Clayton county petit jurors named for October term are John Lantz Lars Olsen and Marie Gunderson, reporting October 10. E A Weibel and Grace visited locally from Fairbanks.
Local residents visited relatives and guests across Cheery Valley and Elkader. Notable mentions include Ernest and John Christen at Bert Thoman, Bertha Hofer undergoing appendectomy, and numerous Friday to Sunday visits among the Frieden, Dennler, Hanson, Butikofer, and Schuphach families with birthdays and hospital notes noted.
Car washing and top repair shop offers fast clean service with air and water auto washer. Weibel Mill Co exchanges flour and feed for hardwood. Frieden family visits Waucoma for Edith’s weekend. Mr Frieden returns with daughter. Poultry experts warn against overcrowding hens. Postville High enrolls 118 with 31 in beginners.
Mr and Mrs H D Yack Sevene and Virtus and Miss Levohn Acklin spent Saturday in Ouiwein. Cattle in 347 counties are tuberculosis free, 11 percent of the nation. Testing under way in 945 counties. Northeastern Iowa Power Co operates eight water power plants and three steam plants serving over 16 000 customers in 75 communities. Company owns about 650 miles of transmission lines. In 1918 the company’s business was 100 672 dollars, rising to over 500 000 dollars gross income in 1926. No single woman will admit she wants to marry until she thinks she has a fighting chance. A R Craft, long in Sioux City, asks Echo to ship to Palouse Washington. Two thousand ducks were shipped to Chicago last week by Herman Dunlap of Hopkinton, Iowa. He farms 500 acres, studied ducks for years, and believes ducks can be profitably raised to ten or twelve weeks. The duck average was over five pounds. The shipment weighed more than five tons and was only part of Dunlap’s ducks.
The Broadcaster urges farm owners to begin improvements now with new fencing and Red Top Posts shipments in stock. Witty local quips and humor about daily life accompany ads and notices urging timely weatherproofing, storm doors, and lumber orders while stressing prompt payment on aging accounts.
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