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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1904
Page
5
A local taxidermist in Onslow Jones County reports mounting a large fish skin of a legendarily large inland Iowa catch from Lake Okoboji. Fishermen debate its species as a spoon-billed sturgeon with a curved upper jaw and dog-like ears, measuring five feet ten inches long and weighing around 100 pounds, claimed to be the largest inland Iowa fish.
The infant daughter arrives at Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Weaver’s home in Town Falls. Her father is a son of Judge S. M. Weaver. She has two grandfathers and two grandmothers, including Judge and Mrs. 8. M. Weaver and Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Hall. Hall and Weaver families list living grandparents in York and Omaha.
The Republican county convention met in West Union last Saturday with large attendance despite bad weather. Officers elected included temporary chairman Wm. Larrabes, secretary W. W. Hoyer, and assistant F. W. Hughes. Delegates and resolutions favored national and state administrations, with Haugen praised and Canadian reciprocity disapproved. R. O. Woodard named county central committee chair. The report endorsed Editor Talmage for district delegate to the national convention. A note on A H Albright portrait request and a Cornell College anniversary were included alongside a proposed Wapsie Valley Railway project and church baptism plans for May 8.
A flawed tale from Decorah Republican warns farmers of a scam in which a stranger offers a $100 reward for a lost ring but pays a tramp $25, hoping to collect the larger reward later. The tale involves a ring worth 13 cents and a wary farmer. Also note mention of seed corn talks on the Rock Island line with Prof Holden visiting stations to stress perfect seed corn. A south side shooting incident ends with Avery jailed after a domestic dispute. Hoggan fled, bullets flying in an alley, bond set for Avery’s appearance.
The administrator of the Estate of Andrew O Nordhys will auction the Clermont Fayette County estate on Saturday April 80th 1904 at 2 pm. Items include heating stoves beds tables cupboards hogsheads chairs a wagon tools and more. Terms cash up to five dollars. six months on bankable notes for larger sums. A monument commission for Iowa soldiers memory is to be appointed by the Governor with J M Lisher mentioned as a possible member.
Charles City item reports Long Pond and Pickett’s Pond froze to the bottom trapping and killing hundreds of bass crappies and pickerel. State warden Robert A. Lincoln will visit the city to inspect the fishway and list the dam on December mill dam for noncompliance with the law.
Farmers Bank at Jesup thwarted Thursday night as robbers exchanged shots with the night watchman. They fled leaving tools and a bag of powder. six prior burglaries were reported at the bank two weeks earlier.
A Winchester man helped his wife with stomach and liver trouble using Dr King's New Life Pills. The remedy gave immediate relief and was used to restore health. Also promoted as a spring blood purifier and liver kidney tonic.
A Saturday telegraph from Chicago Chief of Police announced the death by suicide of Effie, daughter of Joel Howe of this place. He traveled to Chicago, returned with the body Tuesday, and her funeral was held that afternoon at home led by Roy Crowder. Mrs Schenkel, who had worked in a Chicago hospital, had recently gone to the city. A woman found dead in a State Street hotel room the previous Wednesday, identified only by an H on a handkerchief, was later recognized here. The motive is suspected to relate to an unhappy marriage, a sorrowful blow to her parents.
A woman who stayed in E. L. Bucher’s furnished home on Third Ave South left with furs belonging to Miss Louis Bucher. An information charging larceny was sworn, a constable pursued them to Groene and Oelwein, but the case settled in Justice Court as the pair agreed to return the furs and cover costs.
Loctwra at Brainard will host Supt Holl Adams presenting a lecture titled Battles at Brainard Iowa on April 29 at 8 o clock. Admission is free with proceeds funding public school library books. A May 2 recital by Ming Myra Tinney follows, and a Leap Year party is planned for April 30 hosted by local ladies.
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