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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1895
Page
5
Long discount notice promoting winter stock of pry goods with deeply reduced prices on wool skirts flannel underwear wool blankets caps boots rubbers and more. Advertises continued regular Saturday bargains in groceries shoes crockery and related items in Fayette County with urgent call to visit.
The article recounts Fayette County’s formation under Wisconsin rule, listing early township land entries from 1847 to 1861, naming settlers such as Horiea Bemis John Maine and Henry Maynard, and notes the first elections in 1850 with a Democratic rise. It also sketches landmark figures like Geo W. Neff and discusses county officials, elections, and a long legacy of devout local memory.
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