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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
5
Maloney steals a German soldier's shoes and brags to Farley who vows to raid the same. Farley sneaks out, returns exhausted after hours, claiming he killed thirty Dutch soldiers to find shoes that fit.
Mrs Ed ward Hassett of Frankfort New York praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for croup saying children are quickly relieved. The remedy contains no opium or narcotic and may be given to children and adults. Stoeler Co offers it. High School Carnival advertised for Tuesday evening December 18 at the high school.
Stockholders met December 1 at the town hall in Higin Iowa to elect officers and review the auditing committee report. Figures show cream receipts of 801510 lbs and butterfat 477300 lbs with total butter produced 216041 lbs and shipments 201965 lbs. Average butter price 39.41 cents per lb and per pound butterfat 42.382 cents. Old officers reelected and the company notes ample supplies on hand and a brighter year ahead.
Attorneys across Fayette county assist in answering county selectees questionnaires. Work begins Saturday with five percent mailed daily for twenty days and responses due seven days after mailing. Local officials lead effort with Hulson, Ainsworth, and O’Brien directing. volunteers from Elgin and nearby towns named to help.
The case of Pleasant Valley township against Elgin Independent School District was tried on an agreed statement of facts and taken under advisement. Judge Hobson dismissed the action last week, ruling the payment for tuition was a matter of law, not fact, so the plaintiff cannot recover. The defendant’s counterclaim was to be applied to any judgment, but no judgment was rendered, leaving the counterclaim ineffective and dismissed.
Leon R. Layton writes from Fort Riley Kansas on November 30 1917 detailing muster pay, barracks inspections and the Thanksgiving meal with olives celery roast turkey mashed potatoes and various desserts. He describes field hospital maneuvers 500 casuals as wounded, logistics roles, camping in pup tents and hope to return home for Christmas while noting YMC A and Red Cross news and his wish to hear from family.
Despite bitter cold, the Red Cross auction in Gander raised 766 dollars from sales and donations. Auctioneer Berg marshaled bidders as townspeople flocked to the event, with a church basement sale and a ladies’ dinner contributing to the total. The gathering demonstrated strong regional patriotism and support for the Red Cross.
The High School Carnival date shifts from December 15 to December 18. Boys basketball heads to Lawler Friday and both boys and girls teams faced Postville, losing to the visitors. A game with Waucoma is set for Elgin on December 21. The girls rehearse a Carnival play for December 18 and students craft items for sale along with a Christmas sale of dressed dolls.
Local notes report plans for Carpenter's Orchestra at the opera house on December 22. The community mentions milk supplies, post office help during the holidays, Red Cross membership drives, and several local business promotions. Elgin youths enlist, with names listed, to join aviation service via Cedar Rapids and Jefferson Barracks.
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