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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1908

Page

4

BOPP S New Bulletin listing more property for sale

Tam announces Bulletin No. 26 will be issued soon listing farms for spring and summer advertising. With a good crop and better money market, inquiries will be liberal, especially from Mineral and local buyers. About fifty Illinois agents will distribute the list to attract buyers. No listing charges unless sold. Fayette County only. Private money available for loans on farms and chattels. Properties for sale include homes with $25 down and easy payments, and farms with small down payments.

Tam Minoia Fayette County

Plow Offer Promises Savings and Local Trust in Iowa

Fayette county farmers are urged to contact Jennings Brainard in Oye Iowa to buy patent landside plows. The ad touts money saving, good qualities, and a square deal, urging early orders and emphasizing timely delivery and local reliability.

Oye Jennings Brainard Iowa Fayette County

Illyria Social Roundup Notes Week Activities

John Mattocks of Wadena visited near Illyria on Sunday as Ruth and Otis Rothlisberger and Hazel Shaffer were among those indisposed. Farmers anticipate fieldwork in mild weather while students and teachers report term starts and school attendance in Mink Creek and Highland District No. 3. Various locals hosted visits, tea gatherings, and Sunday callers at homes in Arling ton, West Union, and nearby towns. a revival was held in Clermont with no Union church preaching.

John Mattocks Wadena Ruth Otis Rothlisberger Hazel Shaffer H. B. Kerr John Fred Reichert Ed Gehring Libbie Hunsberger Mink Creek Clifton Verrous West Union Chas Fritz Arlington Mary Foxwell Francis Robbins Frank Medberry Elgin Charles Draper Cherokee Fremont Ogle Highland District No. 3 Jobhana Minihan Harry Reichert Fred Wenger Volga Illyria Charles Medberry Grove Misses Inn Iva McMullen Wallace Peters John Shaffer Chris Wenger Robert Peters Mae Fritz F. L. Ernst Jack Cribbon John Wenger Israel Shaffer Albert Klingman Henry McMillan C. F. Becker Charles Rothlisberger John Rothlisberger Union Church Mr. Gallagher Clermont

Dr King’s New Life Pills Promote Hem Naturally

An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as reliable purifiers that relieve liver and bowel stagnation, headaches and biliousness by purging poison. It notes a price of 21 cents at Muehlenthaler Bros. drug store.

Dr. King Muehlenthaler Bros. Drug Store

Clermont News notes various residents travels and health

Harold Tonjum visits Elgin. W T Shaffer ill for days. Lonmis return from LaGrange Illinois. Nellie Houlihan to Carrington North Carolina for Harvester Co. duties. George Tatro returns home to Miles City Montana after weeks nearby. C C Miller to Chicago and southern Illinois Michigan brick yard search. John Gunderson and Albert visit Clayton county sister Mrs Gleyne. John to see nephews and nieces and local changes. Jesse Morris recalls pneumonia and Dr King’s New Discovery cured him. remedy sold by Muehlenthaler Bros. drug store. 50 cents to 1.00, trial bottle free.

Enterprise Harold Tonjum Elgin W.T. Shaffer BH. Lonmis LaGrange Ill Nellie Houlihan Carrington N. C International Harvester Co John Gunderson Albert Elkader Jesse P. Morris Skippers Dr. King Muehlenthaler Bros. Drug Store

West Union Notes Busy Week of Local Events

Fayette students enjoy a week off for vacation. Rev. Baumgardner to remain in West Union another year after returning from Bristow conference. Attorneys Hughes and Cook attend cases and conventions in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Denver. Big Five Teachers meeting slated for April 24 25 in West Union with seven hundred expected visitors. Local church groups plan meals to greet guests. Elmer Holmes undergoes appendicitis surgery at Finley Hospital Dubuque and recovers well. Fire alarm damages Mrs. Colby's home but is insured. Electric Bitters praised by C Farthing of Mill Creek Ind Ter. Local moves and travels noted, roads improved by King drag, and school vacations and community events continuing.

Baumgardner Bristow West Union C. B. Hughes Cedar Rapids Des Moines Manchester Oslwein J. R. Cook Milwaukee J. R Denver J. W. Dwyer Belknap Fayette Howard Clayton Allamakee Winneshiek Elmer Holmes Finley Hospital Dubuque Stuart

Parochial School Opens as Local News Highlights Visitors

Christena Tellefson returned from Decorah Saturday. Mr and Mrs Ole Gisleson were Elgin visitors Saturday. Christena Boros spent Sunday with Mary Vellerson. Parochial school opened here Monday with Mr A A Farve as teacher. H J Olson, away nearly two years, has returned recently.

Ole’ Gisleson Elgin Christena Boros Mary Vellerson A. A. Farve H. J. Olson

Twenty Years Health Sentence and Local News Briefs

A twenty year health rumor about Bucklen's Arnica Salve is cited by O S Woolever of LeRaynville New York as a cure for bleeding piles. Obituary notes Edward Thompson aged over eighty buried Clermont Cemetery after services in Clermont. A man named Walter Whitbeck pleads not guilty to killing his father in West Union Iowa. A Des Moines man, Stewart Dumpar, escapes death after saving money concealed on a green bill during a train incident near Lake City. A subscription appeal and an opera program announcement close the column.

Bucklen O. S. Woolever LeRaynville N. Y Muehlenthaler Bros Edward Thompson Bert Thompson Clermont Lizzie Heston Walter Whitbeck Justice van Atten West Union Arlon Whitbeck Whitbeck Young Whitbeck Lake City Stewart Dumpar Des Moines

Probate of Will in Fayette County Iowa

Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 1908, an instrument purporting to be the last will of F. G. Spahr, late of Fayette County, Iowa, will come for hearing before the District Court for proof and admission to probate. Dated West Union, Iowa, March 18, 1908. J. W. Winston, Clerk.

Jowa És Fayette County Said County District Court West Union Iowa J. W. Winston

Residence for Sale in Elgin TexasBrick Gruber Building Sale

Classified item offers the Gruber Building, a brick residence in Elgin Texas, for sale at a bargain. Seller invites offers to Box 94 Gridley Kansas. Financing option includes $400 at 6 percent for two years if desired.

Elgin Towa Gruber Seledt Gridley Kansas

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Bopp New Bulletin J. W. Bopp Jennings Bros P. O John Falk CGC Moser Enon Sam. Greenly Drayman Kennedy DeWitt Muahtenthaler- Bros G. BE. Medberry Thomas Richards Amy Leonard Humphry C.L. Klingman Aleof Charles Doty L. W. MacKellar Fred Schneider Fred Bigler Pete Aschleman Carl Becker Rosina Rothlisberger Clermont News George Tatro Miles City Montana C. C. Miller Chicago Ilinois Michigan Death Earle Sullivan Postville J. H. Colby Hillsboro N. Dak C. K. Houg Canada Mary and Louie Rierson Nellie Clara Nelson Holstanson Anderson Luena Gunderson District No. 6 Mrg Clovus EK. Olson T. Buroden Ingried Kirkeberg Luid Gunder Bert Percy Hames David M. Pfnelzer & Co Chidage Berg the Christena Tellefson Decorah Scott Opera House Falb Schori Bros Elgin’ Fos C. O. Fothergill, M. D Feezzer Realdenca Dewey Hotel H. S. Hadsel, M.D
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