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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1910
Page
6
The notice lists a Wednesday evening meeting for the Ladies Cemetery Association with Mrs Jamies Boots. A range of local items follow including garden tips, census questions, rail fraud allegations, weather notes and social news about residents and upcoming events.
The Elgin Canning Company purchased about three acres from Efford Hunsberger across the railroad east of its current buildings. No removal this year. work likely next year. New land offers drainage, space for sheds and warehouses, and a spur to the loading dock. Five modern huskers will be added this year to boost capacity, with corn husking split between machinery and labor. The firm plans further improvements as needed to stay up to date.
Nomination papers for all legislative and state offices must be filed by April 26 to appear on party primaries held Tuesday June 7. County office candidates have until May 7, township officers by May 23. Candidates for party committeemen who ran two years ago may be printed on the ballot if applying with the county auditor by May 23.
Notice of bids for building a school house in Sub-District No 5 Pleasant Valley Fayette county Iowa bids due May 7 1910 at 1 pm to the secretary Marconi Lucasinerr Elgin Iowa plans and specs open for inspection contract awarded to lowest responsible bidder Board may reject any or all bids.
Notice is given that the old schoolhouse in Sub-Dist No 5 in school Two of Pleasant Valley will be sold to the highest responsible bidder at open auction on May 7 1910 at 8 oclock p m at the Council rooms Elgin Iowa. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Melcar Luonsinosa Secretary Elgin Iowa April 9 1910.
The Methodist Episcopal Church announces Thursday afternoon outs with Mrs W H Finke. Prayer meeting at the usual hour. Sunday School at 11 a m. Epworth League at 6 45 p m. Preaching service at 7 30 p m. Subject for sermon The Melody of Light.
Examinations planned for next week. Ella and Otto Olson were absent due to sickness. A list of perfect spelling performers includes Florence Kohler, Willie Gehring, Edith Reiser Like Freiburghhaus, Ruth Conners, and Helen Nicklaus. High School Ball Tent defeated Clermont 12 to 3 with Stoehr pitching a five-hit game. Parents urged to keep children in school to avoid falling behind. Friday April 22 features Division 1 and Corinthian Society programs with songs, recitations, stories, biographies, debates, and prophecies presented by students headed by Edith Keiser, Leila Conner, Otto Stoehr, and others.
Report for month ending April 165 shows pupil counts and attendance figures with names of students never absent. Visitor list includes Pearl Page and Stella Conner. Jennie Anderson teaches and the Sunday School thanks the orchestra and contributors to support the church fund.
For Sale a Commercial Hotel building, a small-room dwelling house, good well, cistern, barn and eight lots. Will be sold cheap if taken at once. For particulars contact 58 Grosvenor Feller or R Mushlehtaler.
The Elgin Public School reports for the month ending April show grades from grammar to intermediate with detailed counts. Tardy students listed include Flossie Capper Ruth Nicklanus Nellie Bohanan Nellie Mattoon Lana Halverson Mildred Harrington Harry Nicklaus Matilda Conner Florence Berg Otto Stoshr Hulda Sebrickar Elva Harrington and others with J B Williams as principal.
The report lists 27 pupils enrolled with 23 neither absent nor tardy and 7 visitors. Tardies include Freddie Pinney Elmer Yen ney Otto Olson Augusta Mosby Irvie Draewel Walter Kohler Walter Falk Lavern Kiple Hazel Haber ger Myrtle Kimball Opal Schori Ernestine Schori Florence Lehman Julia Boyle Minerva Weibel Bensta Boyle Laura King Ellen Olson Hazel Frieden Joe Hills Eduad Weibel Edward Schihid Hazel Gehring. The note also mentions staff movements and local climate impacts on crops.
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