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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
4
A local seller touts numerous properties, from 10 to 47 acres, with many on easy terms and down payments. Offers farms 30 to 300 acres, plus local money loans and abstracts, inviting buyers to call and discuss details.
The District preliminary Spelling contest was held at the new Cler mont opera house last Friday. Tall participants came from Brirgin with parents teachers and town friends. Merle Klingman and Walter Dragnel were the top two spellers and will compete in the final in Oelwein next Friday. Elgin hopes to win as per Miss Mertin Bryant.
The fragment chronicles numerous weekend home visits and gatherings in Elkader, Elgin, West Union, and surrounding areas. It notes Meiners various visitors including Klingman, Richards, Yearous, Shaffer, Fritz, and Peters families, plus a February wedding at the Pitz farm in Highland Township. It mentions Mae Estella Fritz and Malcolm D. Guyer’s marriage, attendees from St Paul Cedar Rapids Fort Dodge and Guthrie Oklahoma, and a life insurance style wedding feast. It ends with an advertisement for Dr King’s New Life Pills.
Fred Yost was 4 caller at Fredrich Bros. Sunday. George Butikofer now better after illness. Earnest Lureh visited Jake Christen home. Louisa Christen at Fred Nydeggers Saturday. Earnest Hofer and John Richert with Christen Bros. Annie Reinhart and Ida Dennler with Christen Bros. John Ritz ill last week but improving. Louisa Christen visiting sister Mrs. Adolph Hanson. Thomas Hanson and Alex Baumgartner had gas lights installed. Louisa Baumgartner returned home from John Fredericks. Mrs. Celia Meyer improving. Ida Baumgartner helping with house work. Last Saturday at Edel Bensons were Mra Hanson and daughter Elien, Mra Benson and daughter Ida, Mrs. Nels Holm, Trene Reinhart and Mrs. Bert Chapman. Dr Kings New Discovery touted for colds and coughs with money-back guarantee. J R Wells of Floydada reports it cured his cough and helped him gain weight. Available at city drug store.
Atty T M Davidson Dr Patterson and Deputy Clerk Martin G Hagensick visited Guttenberg for an insane case. L J Stalbaum and wife return from a Wisconsin honeymoon tour and plan home in Elkader. A Congregational church chorus choir forms for future Sunday services. M Dittmer Son and L J Stalbaum form an auto business to handle Velie and Ford. they plan nine garage shops on the adjacent lot. Hog cholera hits Elkader area. Whitby and Graot alley report losses. others may follow. Pork prices at 7 cents raise concerns over losses.
Ossian man J W Boyle buys Mike Burke farm northeast of Clermont Jim Gordon rents Larrabee farm from Preston IA mover Abe Paulson buys town property opposite his home Mrs Brown estate George Wander returns from Florida finds southern country charm Archie Appelman Ruthven Towns guests at Clermont Household welcomed a baby February 3 infant dies February 5 funeral Friday at noon Rev Bur Bell officiates. horse sale delivers gains John Rolfe buys San Pariel for 535 Julius Olson buys Mouleur for 735 Rolfs give Olson 75 for bargain E O Wagner and Miss Glenn M Scott wed February 4 three week honeymoon in Minnesota and Ontario John Hosford pioneer resident dies at granddaughter’s home aged ? 1854 Clermont founder built first brick building now a barber shop Funeral Sunday at Methodist church King’s New Discovery praised for colds and coughs Mrs Bruce Crawford Niagara MO endorses it for children at City Drug Store.
Miss Genevra Fennell visits New Hampton for the week. Hazen Chandler goes to Elgin for work. Amy and Edith Richards visit Elgin with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kohler of Remsen. Frank Kohler’s brother visited. A. J. Adams returns to Des Moines after court matters. Judge Hobson departs for Decorah for Winneshiek County court. Hawkeye voters set February 18 to decide a 25 year franchise for C Miller & Sony’s electric service. Belknap family heads to Iowa City for summer term. Belknap to enter State University law department. AL Grimes returns from southwestern Iowa after attendance.
The H. S. Allen farm in Chariton sells two brood sows and multiple hogs for 94 dollars plus a spring gift of 60 dollars. A public sale lists heavy farm machinery, seed, and livestock items with free lunch. Esquire Harvey Smith marries Robert McElree and Myrtle Roe in Waucoma at 1:30 PM. Gladys Greens and Robert E. Fuller announce a March wedding in Hollywood, Calif. An exchange quip comments on farmers who neglect shed protection for cows.
Having decided to quit farming, the undersigned will sell at public auction without reserve on the John Benson farm eleven and four miles east of Elgin Gunder road on Tuesday February 18 starting at 10 00 a m. Six head horses two mares with foals one gray gelding one sorrel gelding and one gray mare five years old. Four head cattle eight cows three fresh two giving milk and four coming in soon plus two yearling heifers and one spring heifer calf. Twenty one head pigs eighty brood sows full breed Chester White stock. Hay and grain nine tons of dry and other fodder along with oat and corn fodder 300 bushels of corn.
The ad urges readers to take Electric Bitters to counter weakness and fatigue caused by illness or overwork. It promises tone, strength, and vigor from the first dose, with a guarantee of satisfaction and a 50 cent price at the city store.
Chas Lockard, indicted for rape by the grand jury, pled guilty and was sentenced to twelve years by Judge Springer Twesday morning. The 50 plus defendant faced a young accuser in a case noted for its grim implications.
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