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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
7
A fragment notes a trespass warning for the German Baptist Church premises and outlines the German Baptist Sunday school Christmas program next Monday evening with gift attribution instructions. It also mentions a U P society Christmas program, an invited dance on December 30, and Sunday school times.
The Christmas program of the M E church will be given Saturday evening December 23. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. It includes prayers songs recitations and a series of Christmas themed performances by primary and other participants.
The Young Peoples Society presents a Christmas Eve program on December 24 with German and English readings. Items include piano duets, recitations, vocal solos, dialogues, a Christmas march, and choral selections featuring a mix of religious and seasonal themes.
The U S Wi R B Co awards ten scholarships and authorizes free distribution. Applicants are invited to request an application blank from Corn Butt Business Cop.ecn in Oelwein for eligibility.
A notice states that Avouvanty plates will be issued at the City Market to customers who request them. The message mentions Joun Fata.
A trespass notice forbids hunting or tapping on the farm of ANOLE BAUMAN. Trygbe Berg traveled to Grand Falls Minnesota on Wednesday to spend Christmas with his uncle.
The Ninth Annual Exhibition and Convention of the Iowa Corn Growers Association will be held in Newton from January 28 to February 10, with public days February 2 to 8. Four thousand dollars in premiums will be offered for the best Iowa oats by International Harvester Co, plus divisions for corn, oats, wheat, barley, clovers, and timothy. Special classes welcome first time exhibitors. Farmers can obtain full details by writing Secretary M. L. Bowman, Waterloo, Iowa.
A description of the Elgin Mill built in 1863 by Weibel Brothers in Elgin Iowa notes its heavy oak frame and modern appearance. The 20 barrel roller plant is expanding its business as wheat growing returns in the area.
Marie Berger is a new pupil in Second Primary. Will Berger started fifth grade last Monday. Mumps disrupts attendance. several students are listed as absent or back after illness. Christmas program by Green Mice is set for Friday at 2. Other items include exams, vacation dates, and various class attendance notes and recitations.
In Chicago a former Elgin boy Dr John D Mackellar rescued Mrs DeWitt and Mrs Robert Frank after an East End avenue car overturned near Fifty seventh street. He broke the car door, freed the women and drove them to the Hyde Park Hotel where Mrs Frank suffered deep scalp wounds.
The speaker urges setting aside funds for the future and securing them in a bank. Funds left safe grow at four percent interest, maximizing value when one is old enough to stop earning or ready to invest in a business. The message promotes time deposits at four percent.
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