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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
5
The text extols Mr Blimmer and a figure named Slimmer, praising generosity and kindness to all, especially in aiding humanity. It discusses Jewish history and persecution, and quotes praise for a righteous historian who called Israelites God’s chosen people.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls 1859 Washington D C open black humor about David Henderson a Tennessee hopeful and Dubuque born Dave whose youth in Fayette county and Elgin area shaped a storied career faded by war and time. The piece reflects on changing times and the stubborn memory of a rough farm boy who rose to prominence in Congress.
Last week in northern Minnesota, Sumner hunters displayed two large black bears and a deer at the Sumner meat market. A Minnesota game warden objected the display noting state law bars shipping killed game out of Minnesota. Local hunters taunted the warden while he warned of consequences if challenged.
The Postvilla Review notes patrons are kicked out of tracks due to revocation of frink cards. A December deadline requires surrender of frank cards and offers ten dollars of out of town messages for four months. Frad and Wilks Williams plan Clermont outreach to form a cooperative telephone company. Burton Freez at Cook's Elgin Studio offers free portrait for December 1901 customers with two dollars’ worth of work.
The report covers Congressman Haugen at the opening session in Washington, a smallpox quarantine affecting sixteen families in LaPorte City, and state health officials fearing rapid spread. It also notes county fair officers in Allamakee and Elkader, a warned heir case tied to a fortune, and Iowa vote tallies for the late election with Cumming leading.
The county sheriff received a tip to watch for a woman wanted in Lamont for horse stealing. Deputy Thowassi spotted a woman matching the description and detained her until an Oelwein constable arrived to take her into custody. The 24 year old, named Burch, denied guilt but said she was known as a sporting woman from Sioux City.
Fragmentary OCR shows confusion over a history Postal Card claim about deaths in Independence Iowa and alleged misidentifications of G W Williams and related heirs. The text questions whether anyone died and mocks the rumor rather than presenting verifiable facts.
An immigrant near Elgin set a trap for a robber in a tale that ends with him discovering a cat he mistook for a thief. The incident occurs in evening darkness as he carries the cat home, only to be startled by the animal and stumble into lamp light.
In November Elgin rural mail routes moved 18,767 pieces across three routes with 5,580 on Route 1, 4,840 on Route 2, and 8,368 on Route 3. The system is praised by patrons and postmaster as convenient. A hunting tale follows about Ed Hanson near Elgin who claimed to shoot a rabbit thinking it an animal, later discovering two jackrabbits weighing ten pounds each, with local neighbor Colin Connner aiding in capturing the second. The piece shifts to Fayette County tidbits including a December 18 2001 oratorio contest and various local notices of West Union events, agriculture society officers, and county production rankings.
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