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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1909

Page

6

Alone In Saw Mill at Midnight Ills Cure

A report notes W. J. Atkins as Night Watchman at Banner Springs Tennessee suffering a severe cold from exposure. He found cure and returned to work after using Dr Kings New Discovery. Local ads promote woolen horse blankets and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for skin issues and injuries. Community snippets mention social visits, dance, wolf chase, and stock show return.

W. J. Atkins Banner Springs Tenn Dr. King

Oak Grove Neighbors Share Social Visits and Sleighing

Mary Bennett hosted company Sunday while Ed Conner and wife visited at Boyle home. Families from Howard, Boyle, Crooks, and Wilson gathered Sunday at various homes. Miss Sadie Finny stayed with John Wilson all week and returned Monday. The group reported good sleighing despite rough roads and noted E W Howard and Frank Boyle reached their destination safely.

Jessie Probert Ida Wenger Ed Gehring M. W. A. Hall Myron Moore Isa Shafer Fred Rothlisberge Matie Chapman Elkader Mary Bennett Ed Conner Boyle Della Wilson Mica Finity Tommy Howard Frank Boyle Miller E. W. Howard John Howard Mr. Smith Frank Crooks Hugh Conner Jack Shaffer Enos Howard Sadie Finny John Wilson Howard

New Life Pills Cure Ingleside Man After Many Doctors

After trying numerous physicians and spending $200 on medicines, B. BF. Ryscue of Ingleside NC reports Dr. King's New Life Pills fully cured him. The remedy addresses constipation biliousness sick headache stomach liver kidney and bowel troubles and costs 28 cents at The City Drug Store.

Ryscue Ingleside N. C Dr. King

Local visits noted across Iowa towns this Friday to Sunday

Clermont reporter notes Mrs Slings and Clayton Pringle visiting Elgin on Friday Rev Lilley in Cedar Rapids Friday Kittle H Groth visiting Postville Saturday Chauncey Hills from Charles City spent Sunday with family Mrs James Johnson and children returned home from Oelwein Saturday

The Enterprise Mrs. Slings Elgin Clayton Pringle Rev. Lilley Cedar Rapids Kittle H. Groth Chauncey Hills Charles City James Johnson Oelwein Satur

Local Notices Highlight Moves and Jobs in Region

Emery Olson to Decorah to enter Valdez College. Dr. E. O. Bear travels to Texas for land company interests. Alex Schaer of Rosebud Reservation visits sister Mrs Ed Booger. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Ferguson return from Hawkeye visit to Arthur. Grace Oliver returns to Monona after visiting sister Mrs Elzer Grossman. Ed Thompson leaves for Tacoma Wash to serve as fire department captain. Mr. and Mrs. John Bunders visit W. W. Robbe home. Robbe and Bunders sisters. M. A. Miller leaves for Ravenwood Mo to attend ill sister. T A Thompson secures guard job at Anamosa penitentiary begins Jan 1. Plans to sell farm in Birchwood Wis. GC Miller & Sons face pump engine breakdown. Reeves 20 hp engine procured from Peter Johnson and work resumes.

E. O. Bear Texas Alex Schaer Rosebud Ed Booger F. F. Ferguson Arthur Hawkeye Grace Oliver Monona Elzer Grossman Ed Thompson Tacoma Wash John Bunders Prairie du Chien Wis W. W. Robbe Robbe Bunders John Priest M. A. Miller Ravenwood T. A. Thompson Anamosa Birchwood

Periods and commas described in a playful school note

A short reader note explains punctuation with Leah recalling a period as a dot and a comma as a period that sprouted. The item ends with an advert for fancy holiday boxes in all sizes at Thoma Bros, dated January.

Leah Thoma Bros

Real Estate Transfers Reported by W J Rogers Abstract Office

Weekly transfers ending December 10 1909 list parcels in Oelwein West Union and Fayette involving Thompson Hunt Reid McMasters Pickard Hasbrouck Schemmel Munger Croatt Cummins and others with prices from 50 to 9000 and notes marriages licenses and probate for George Meyer estate administrator named John Falk plus the property holdings described for each transfer and the public notices of marriages and estate action

W. J. Rogers George Edward Thompson Ole Paulson Clermont W. E. Hunt Florence Garrison C. M St. P. Ry. Co J. E. Robertson Fayette Florence Garmon J. B. Robertson J. F. Reid Fred L. Ashby Brown Forest Oelwein Harold N. McMasters Nelson H. McMausters Uniontown West Union John Pickard Julius H. Bahlman Paing W. A. Stone G. W. Smith Armstrong's W. Hasbrouck J. H. Wehmacher Iowa Development Co B. J. Schemmel C. M. Hall Wm.w. Hasbrouck Tona L. Triplett Smith ‘Bros Wm. W. Hasbrouck John Lauck Armstrong’s J. D. Finch B.D. Chandler W. C. Stewart Union West Union Wilhelm Rehwinkel N. H. Nelsone W. F. Munger Wilbert Lucinda Sullivans Nick Croatt Victor John Falk George Meyer

17 Acres at a Bargain

This 17 acre farm lies 2 miles from West Union with a three room house and basement kitchen. It has stabling for about 15 cattle and horses, a fine bank cellar, a large cement floored chicken house, and a near house spring with cement tank. Eight acres are under the plow, five more suitable for cultivation, three acres of timber, and the rest rough timber pasture. Four good roads access the property. The owner, hurt in an accident, offers it for $700 with $350 cash and the balance on time. Also available are other farms for rent or sale and money to loan. For further particulars inquire of

West Union

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