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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1913
Page
5
The Elgin Canning Co contracts up to 600 acres for the coming season. Those delivering sweet corn must call early to contract at usual contracting locations.
At a Friday meeting Elgin businessmen planned a town celebration for Independence Day 1913. A $400 fund was reported, with committees formed for finance, amusements, music, attractions, entertainment, and decorations plus street privilege talks with the city council.
To the public the new owners Leuman and Hanson announce the purchase of the hardware business formerly conducted by CG Lehman and invite customers to call at the old stand. They pledge courteous service and quality goods at fair prices, stressing a public serving intent.
Seed corn of fine early varieties for yellow and white kernels, showing almost perfect germination in tests. Also available pumpkin and squash seeds and various onion sets. Call on Ausus Houzer.
Henry Torr the Blacksmith urges early preparation for spring by bringing in their discs and plows, warning to forehand and avoid the rush as he advertises his services.
The schedule lists Sunday School at 9 46 A M and a sermon at 11 09 A M. An 8 00 P M program by the Young People’s Society is planned with a weekly Thursday night prayer meeting.
For sale a 73 acre property with 65 acres under plow. A six room house, wind mill and well, fair barn, and well fenced. Price 5000 dollars. Call on Orson and Remaar.
Mayor Hapsun proclaims Monday April 28 1918 as General Clean-Up Day urging removal of garbage manure and waste from yards streets and alleys. He calls for a summer long campaign to keep the city clean and wage relentless war on the house fly to curb disease and improve public welfare.
Bert Kobler sold his restaurant to Honace Yack who resold to Wm. Miller of Bikader. Miller took possession Thursday morning after two Ford cars entered the transfer, Kobler receiving payment in kind. Miller known for painting and decorating work locally.
The new choir is doing fine work and will please music lovers. It needs more male voices now. Choir practice Friday evening. Dr. Billingsly, district presiding elder, will preach at Illyria Saturday afternoon and again next Sunday at 10:00. He is a fine speaker, especially for business men. Ladies Aid Society meets with Mrs Efford Hunsberger next Thursday afternoon.
Elgin Land Agency offers two timber tracts for sale, 10 acres and 5 acres, both good quality and reasonably priced. Also notes on a school teacher example about denominations, a free pancake flour sample delivery on Saturday April 19, and local ads for Baga, under Weibel Brothers, with social mentions of T. Rubyer visiting town and a display of children’s muslin underwear at Keren & Ruayvoite.
The column lists illnesses among students including pink eye diphtheria and neuritis with notes on program by the Ziggy Zim society Friday. It reports Valmah Blanchard visiting Waucoma, praising sunny weather, open visiting days at school, a preacher promoting an egg scheme, Waterloo manufacturers offering to fund Panama Pacific exposition building, Mrs. Marshall's social restraint, circus flood losses in Indiana, J W Monnahan moving to countryside, and seed wheat reminders.
A reader is urged to stop burying money and start saving at Citizen's State Bank. Opening an account will earn interest and help money work, reflecting a plainspoken plea to invest rather than hide funds.
The notice invites Elgin residents to dine at Hotel Dewey for Sunday dinners and suppers, highlighting a specialty in Sunday meals and extending a cordial invitation to the public to try the service.
Washington reports Postmaster General Burleson has ordered the repeal of the parcel post regulation that required double postage when ordinary stamps were affixed. He argues the public should not suffer due to postmasters failing to ensure proper stamps. The note urges stallion and jack breeders to publicize in the Echo display ads, noting newspaper publicity benefits businesses.
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