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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1903
Page
2
The passage describes a tired couple traveling by road. The wife sighs of heavenly rest while the husband jokes about being at the tavern or boat place. The text also reflects on the purpose of magic as pleasure and public perception of difficult tasks.
Mrs. Chris Miller of Vermont stayed with her mother Mrs. Hofer in High Friday while W A Wallace of the B A Y attended Yeoman events. Alfred Petterson reached Elgin to repair lines. Roy Desart and wife left for Kahleburg Illinois. Jenole Harrington and grandson returned from weeks with relatives. G W Olmstead spent Sunday in Hazeltown. Dr Fred Harrington visited Elgin friends and his father. Rev Elijah completed Yeomen deputy duties and left for new fields. County Superintendent Adams attended a teachers meeting. Al Schorl and Fred Schneler drove stock from Schorl yards to Glougo and stayed several days. Dick and Nellie Green and Thos Wright with daughter Sadie visited the Eugene Stahl home. Charles City home for Fertig Jr. and Sophia Christ accompanied him home. Will Wooley spent time with parents. A Cedar Rapids mail clerk returned to duties on the fast mail train. Chris Miller went to Fayette to bring son Jonai from UG I U for Sunday. Miss Baumgartner came home from school and visited mother.
Regular city council meeting held with Clerk presiding in Mayor's absence. Roll call shows Lehman Knudtson Mo Schori Capper present. Bills approved by finance committee include Stoehr refilling fire extinguishers 950 Falk cooler repair 115 Nichols lamp work 1300 Finke oil 40 Capper Shaffer oil 606 Lehman hardware 610. Motions approve bills and instruct Fire and Light to place extinguishers and ladders. meeting adjourned.
Fragmentary OCR lists eight marriage licenses with unclear spellings and several broken names such as Nellie Conley, John Walls, Lydia Hanui, Oliver, and Nellie Glatty. Details like dates or counties are unreadable in the snippet.
The Elgin teachers meeting on February 7 opened under Supt. Adams with Madge Brackin as secretary. Students performed songs and recitations while Jaume Audergoo read an educational factor paper. Amelia Lehman presented My Stumbling Blocks, followed by discussions. Riley Days selections and Widow Malone were shared. Leslia Graham spoke on the Compulsory Education Law, its purposes and penalties. Anne Baldwin read The New Teacher. Afternoon sessions featured Whistling in Heaven, The Value of the Hand Book, What Makes a Teacher Valuable, Busy Work in Primary Grades, Current Events in School Work, and Rural School Consolidation before adjournment. Meetings were well attended and valued for instruction.
Miller's Hardware in Clermont Iowa invites customers to view the Great Majestic Steel and Malleable Tron Range. Demonstrations include fast biscuit baking, fuel savings, and a lifetime lasting article. Hot coffee and biscuits offered February 23 to 38 with a free gift of an assortment of Majestic kitchenware valued at 87.50.
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