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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
5
The High Woman's Study club meeting, originally set for January 3, is rescheduled to January 10 and will be held with Mrs. F. W. Hughes. The note also asks, Have you noticed the days growing longer.
A local ad invites women to see T J Capper before purchasing, claiming several reliable sewing machines in stock and guaranteed to perform as well as any machine. The sale notice specifies the event at the Panama Opera House on January 8th.
Christmas programs at the German Baptist and M E churches drew large crowds Friday and Saturday. The German Baptist tree illuminated by colored lights distributed gifts with names on them and the Young People’s Society presented a well received program. At the M E church the audience enjoyed a musical and literary Christmas program, while Santa Claus distributed gifts from the tree to many attendees.
A local horse shoer clarifies pricing at the Kinney stand. He charges 200 per shoe for setting, 0.25 per shoe for steeling sharpening and setting old shoes, and 0.50 per shoe for new steel plugs. He states prices apply equally to all customers and invites work.
A Christmas homecoming in Elgin brings a large family reunion with many visitors from Cedar Rapids Fayette Postville Ames Remsen Colwein Champaign Waterloo West Union Des Moines and other places. The list names Tred Falk O M Benson Jennie Benson Harold Stoehr Irvine Henderson and many more, noting some missing names as yet unlearned. The scribe assures no intentional omissions and hopes nearly all Elgin visitors are named.
An old 1910 notice offers men’s suits from T J Capona with a promise of a good fit. The Echo extends New Year wishes and thanks readers for weekly visits and patronage, while Teuc and Clare Nelson spend the week at their parents’ home near Gunder.
An auctioneer will sell on Tuesday January 10 at 1 00 PM near Elgin a mix of Swiss grade dairy cattle including 17 cows and 10 heifers plus calves 6 spring calves and 67 Heap Hops 3 Chester White shoats 18 sows 38 Heap Horses a black colt a pony mare with foal and a spring colt machinery including bob sleds a Scutter a top buggy a Doelaval cream separator a 1000 lb capacity tank a feed steamer a Holland feed mill and a buttermilk tank with wagon Terms cash for 100 or less and one year on approved security at 7 percent interest with settlement before goods are removed.
Notice is given that on January 23 1911 the instrument purporting to be the last will of Bertha F Berg deceased will come before the Fayette County District Court at West Union Iowa for proof and admission to probate. December 14 1910 report notes Mrs Frank Seaver returned from Cedar Rapids with sister Mrs A G Grover and Mrs Ely now at Kensington Kansas with her daughter Mrs Diamond. We begin the year 1910 Sunday.
The Iowa Pharmacy Commission rules that soap and medicine club orders and deliveries amount to itinerant vending under section 209% of the code, requiring a $10 annual license. Agents of the Larkin company face penalties if they operate without licensing. readers are urged to comply. Also notes on heart stimulation apparatus by Prof. Hill, praise vs flattery, and local visits by Mr. George and C F Becker family.
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