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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1911
Page
4
Easter day and spring weather set a lively tone in Illyria with church events and numerous personal notes. Local residents report illnesses and recoveries, farm duties, visits, and family gatherings including the Kerris wedding bells, Measles cases, a felon issue, and several Easter outings across homes such as the Rothlisberger, Medberry, and Wenger households.
Cheery Valley residents hosted and visited across a week. Alex Baumgartners entertained company Sunday while neighbors gathered for quilting and dinners at the Dennler and Christen homes. Several families visitors from Rock Valley joined gatherings as others helped with house chores and caregiving.
Clermont Enterprise reports on Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Frisbie visiting Elgin, Tid West returning from Rock Rapids, Henry Holvergon from Cut Bank visiting relatives, Mrs. Jessie Triem trip to Spokane, weather report arrangements, Gov Wells visiting local relatives, Stoehr family visit, Dick Steffans trip to Fayette, farm work by Hon. C. Miller and John Martin, C B Robbins ill in Cedar Rapids, Brick City hotel management changes, and formation of Clermont Opera House Company with details on capital stock and initial officers.
Mary Dennler spent Wednesday at Ern Houlzern while Isaac Monnahans entertained company Sunday. Jacob Kurt invited at the Jacob Denniler home. Anna Hofer visited the Christ Dennler home. George Howard family spent Sunday at Ezra Howards. Judson Conner and wife at Eddie Conners. Ward Brabham returned from Iowa City Thursday. Guy Reed stayed with Myron Burnside Saturday night. Charlie Boyle and sister Anna spent Sunday at Simon O Neill. Thommy Howard visited Hugh Conner home Sunday. C W Smith helped Perry Craft with carpentry last week. Edna Boleyn Mabel Pinney Hazel Peeper spent Sunday on the Ridge. Rob Ernst Carl Smith Perry Craft and families visited L W Reeds Sunday. Milt Brown and son Mervin were Ridge business callers. Mrs Willie Howard and her son Charlie with sister Mrs Fred Schorr Monday. Hans Winkler and family visited Robert Wilson and wife Wednesday. Mrs Mary Bennett and Mrs Jake Schaer spent Monday afternoon at Eddie Conner home. Eveline Ella Schori visited with friends Marie Arne Holzer Sunday afternoon. Charlie Monnahan on the Ridge last week erecting a windmill at Beynie Conner place. Mrs M DeSart of West Union visited with her niece Mrs Eddie Conner. John Christ of Elgin was on the Ridge last week papering and painting at C W Smith. The visitors at Ira Bennetts Sunday.
The notice lists Charlie Peters, Arthur Paterson and families, Mrs. Ben Holzer and children, and Mrs. A. Conner with daughter Hadith. It also mentions Mrs. Eddie Conner who has been on the sick list and is not improving as quickly as friends wish.
Mrs. Addie Tipple dies in New York City on April 6 1911. Senator H L Adams returns home after winter in Des Moines. Hardy Rubyer out with tonsillitis at Wisher grocery. J R Cook travels to Des Moines for last rites of the general assembly. Emma Hancock from Madison SD visits for Easter vacation. W E Fuller and wife to meet in Chicago after trips east and to Oklahoma. Effort to build or buy a manse for Bethel Presbyterian church. Geo Simpson returns from Ruthven with 125 ducks and brant. Mrs JQ Miller’s 64th birthday includes a dinner at the Howard home. Rev A B Curran votes for ten weeks vacation and plans a European tour. Mrs R O Woodard with Mr Woodard visiting Elgin. attends Canning Company meeting where officers were re-elected. Mr Woodard is plant manager.
Hiram Scranton of Clay City Illinois, once diagnosed with consumption, traveled to the mountains for five doctors believed the climate would help. After using Dr Kings New Discovery he reports it saved his life and restored his health enabling him to work again. The remedy is touted for lung diseases and various coughs with prices 50c and 1.00, trial bottles free, guaranteed by The City Drug Store.
The Elkader columns note a hopeful fruit crop after a long spring and record butter at 22 cents per pound while potatoes hover around 80 cents per bushel. Farmers are urged not to borrow trouble, and Palm Sunday services at the German church featured a confirmation class of forty three led by Rev C H Franke with strong congregational turnout.
A humorous contrast shows animals express instinctive sounds with clear purpose while humans pause to advertise. The piece notes hens lay eggs, roosters crow, mules bray, bees buzz, dogs bark, ducks quack, geese honk, peacocks flaunt tails, and snakes hiss, then remarks that man hesitates before advertising.
The Albia Union urges Iowa youth to stay in Towa, praising its 229000 farms feeding two and a quarter million people without soil fertilization. It argues few states match this, warns rural youths away from city inducements, and predicts farm values will rise. The Ecxo reports repairs and a pending move to a new Center street office.
A 155 acre farm listing 165 acres under cultivation with rolling timber land, excellent soil, on a main road with a schoolhouse on site. Features two springs, a large orchard, several buildings in good repair, fenced pasture, and multiple outbuildings. Owner in South Dakota seeks funds. possession March 1. price per acre Ap 00 on easy terms. also rentable if not sold soon.
Samuel Birch of Beetown Wisconsin escaped a severe injury after a mad horse kicked him. Doctors failed to heal the frightful sore until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it completely. The ad touts it as the best healer for ulcers burns boils eczema scalde corns cold sores bruises and piles. City Drug Store sells it.
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