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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1896
Page
2
The Elgin Echo presents local notices and community items for Bigin and northeastern Iowa. This issue dated Thursday December 24 1896 includes general news, public notices, and community updates typical of a late 19th century small-town newspaper.
The Ecxo printing office announces a planned week off for rest after a year of continuous work. They will not print Bevo on December 1, 1896, and will be available at their office for job work and to receive due payments during the break. Meanwhile, news reports Mary Drake Dreka secretly wed Georgie Sturdevant in Denver on October 28, with Dreka rushing to confront the couple after learning the details.roperties
An old saying notes Jevd travels further along the line than ducks, while a man with no occupation is described as a wallflower. The passage suggests a forgiving nature amid idle days and hints at wandering behavior.
The record notes 8158,264.15 in taxes and a total of 158,804 16. It highlights state fund insane fund and soldiers relief fund as the only items not paid directly to Fayetta county residents or for county improvements. These three items are said to indirectly benefit the county. yearly tax variation has been minimal for fifteen years.
Cedar Rapids Gazette reports Sheriff Hawkins of Fayette County dealing with Edward Ryan, a convicted larcenist, as he arrives from the penitentiary. Ryan received one year, and the sheriff endured a tough transfer as the train departed Marion.
Tryan was handcuffed and he jumped from a window during sheriff’s movements. A posse pursued, catching him four weeks later. This marks his second term in the penitentiary, after a prior year sentence for the same crime and escape.
Cedar Rapids Gazette reports two Roche hypnotist shows in Maynard week. It notes audience astonishment at trance like effects and claims about controlling heartbeats and sensations, praising Prof Roche while avoiding explanation of the power.
Local retailer Freiburghaus announces large discounts to clear excess stock of chamber suites and other furniture. The notice promises a complete stock at very low prices to attract buyers, noting intentional losses to make room for new arrivals.
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