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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1899
Page
7
Local farmer and business news from Elgin Iowa. Mentions new porch and groundbreakings, a new business block, millinery displays, rolling mills resuming operation, spring plowing, carpenters busy, bridge repair, and announcements from local banks, photographers, and stores. Includes a crime note on the Easton bank case verdict and appeal.
An assortment of millinery and dry goods offerings appears for Elgin residents. Mrs Holstangen advertises latest styles and low prices. Mrs Backer promotes a sewing service and store hours. Express & Halverson push new goods. Nichols now handles sidewalk repairs with town council oversight and financial arrangements through the tax system.
Fragmented Elgin notices mention Rocky Mountain Tea sold by Stoehr's Pharmacy and Stovhr's, with ad copy for vendors like Benson Bros lumber, C Lehman Hardware, and Bern ie Brockhausen. Also reports on local politics, school paper editor Bernie Nicklaus, Ladies Cemetery Association, and a near fatal incident from wild parsnips.
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