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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
1
A devotional verse comforts with biblical imagery about rest in Jesus. It speaks of peaceful slumber, eternal reunion, and the coming of the Lord in glory, urging faith and trust as loved ones bid good night.
The Curtis Publishing Co. offers Country Gentleman at $1 a year and highlights an August 14 issue with Iowa farming photographs. The Saturday Evening Post adds Arnold Bennett war articles. Ladies' Home Journal praised as women’s staple. Mentions of local visits by Boles Capper and Forest Welch with his mother visiting Volga City.
An intricate Saturday car exchange saw Eddie Conner trade for a Studebaker six while R W Muehlenthaler swapped for Conner's Studebaker. Horace Yock acquired Muehlenthaler’s Buick, Cornelius Olson took Dr Hadsel’s 37 Buick, Schweitzer claimed Olson’s 25 Buick, and Conner gained a new 450 six Buick. Hadsel received a new six Buick runabout. Conner and Hadsel cars were bought for future delivery.
Weather has hindered local baseball and rain last week, but organizers plan Ringling Bros circus in Postville soon. The Ladies Aid picnic on Emil Schneider lawn was scheduled for today with hopes of a large turnout.
Postcard letters from John C. Christ and Eden A. Rhodes recount life in Waseca and Elgin during 1915. They describe local industry in Waseca, New Ulm visits, German heritage, and historic sites, alongside Eden Rhodes recalling Elgin Kentucky childhoods, dam and mill history, Clermont memories, and old residents amid fifty years of change.
Five inches of rain over Sunday to Tuesday drenches farmland. Oats and hay flattened, corn stunted, and access to fields blocked, forcing farmers to wait for better weather. Otter Creek roars through town causing field, stock, and equipment losses, while other areas report similar damage. Local residents cope as damage tallies rise and repairs begin.
The Chicago Great Western Railroad Co storehouse in Oelwein burned Monday evening, costing over 75000 with loss covered by insurance. The brick two story building housed offices, stores, supplies, and parts for the railway system. Authorities suspect battery-generated electricity ignited packed straw materials.
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