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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1912
Page
4
Indisposed residents and visitors fill the week in Illyria with social calls. Local families including Peters, Reicherts, Wenger, Shaffer, Fritz, Wilson, Yearous, and McMillan host and visit at multiple homes and farms while cattle work and dairy sales draw out neighbors. A phrase about ice days closes the report.
Gunder News records visits and social events in the Clermont region, including Miss Grace Looney at the Olson home, Rev N Arveson at the O K Olson home, O K Houg from St Olaf visiting T Kjosa, and other neighbors visiting relatives. A sale at Jacobin Bros drew a large crowd. minor injuries are noted as Master Kenneth Krosa cuts his head. An earthquake warning and a kidney health advertisement for Electric Bitters conclude the item.
West Union items list visits and travel including M A Klingman from Wadena en route to Waterloo. Mr and Mrs Eava Patterson head to Fairbank for a wedding. H L Adams travels to Charles City to deliver an address on Lincoln. Young crowd attend a Hawkeye dancing party. H K Rubyoris attends a poultry show in Oelwein with a new automatic chicken feeder. J D Shaffer of Syria township does county seat business. Ray Rowland returns from a year north west including Yellow Store Park. Fred Johnson and Fred Gardner return from Charles City and stay locally. They quit vaunning the mall at Charles City and will not go to Nashua. C J Mclaughlin returns from California. Mrs Mclaughlin and children delay return to join J W Dwyer party for Towapianic observance.
A reader from Cochran Gia writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed a persistent sore on the instep and cured him, claiming it treats running sores ulcers boils burns cuts bruises eczema and piles. The advertisement promotes the salve at 25 cents at The City Drug Store.
Ed Wickham was in Elgin yesterday. F P Ferguson visited Elgin. Miss Anna Kruger has been quite sick the past week. 4H M Olson returned home from Decorah last Tuesday. Ww Larrabee Jr was in McGregOR the first of the week. Mrs IS W Appelman and daughter Miss Helen returned home from...
Waterloos last Friday and Monday reports note Miss Helen returning to Waterloo and Mr and Mrs Fred Muehlenthaler visiting Clermont. Local visits include Dr McClelland of Cedar Rapids as a Sunny guest at Mon tauk, Anne Larrabee entertaining Miss Mae Crowe and sewing society, and the McKinleys from Chicago visiting for Mr McKinleys mother’s illness. Rock Island operator Harvey Sullivan at Oelwein visits his parents. Scott and Graver passed Navy enlistment tests in Cedar Rapids and proceed to Des Moines to complete enrollment. A Mason Michigan resident recalls a severe storm causing chest pains. doges of Dr King’s New Discovery aided recovery from a near pneumonia, with price details and store guarantee.
Elkader residents report visits by Mr and Mrs D D Murphy and Mr and Mrs Max B Bishop to Madison and Fayette for a wedding. Clem Gleason arrives from Minneapolis to visit relatives. Jack Bowman and Ed Fitzpatrick scout Osterdach for a future business, while Dr C Riedel leaves Elkader for Sheldon to practice veterinary medicine. The Elkader school plans additions and funding. An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills at The City Drug Store.
Jin Slaughter of Brainard spent Thursday on the Ridge. A few from the Ridge attended the leap year dance at Wadena. Mr. and Mrs. Simon O Neal visited Sunday at Grandma Boyle's. Emily Anderson spent Thursday night at the Ed Boyle home. Mrs. Frank Boyle spent Sunday at the Harvey Howard home. Earl Bennett with sisters Iva and Mae drove Sam to Mr. Helms for a day visit. his wife accompanied them.
The report lists numerous friendly visits across households including Ward Brabham and spouse at John Wilson’s, Ward Brabham and wife at Jack Shaffer’s, George Wilson’s family at W Pritchard’s, Ezra Howard moving into Frank Boyle’s property, Mrs Simon O’Niel and children with Frank Boyle, Mesdames G Stansberry and Will Howard at John Howard’s, Ira Bennett and son at W C Smith’s, H L Boyle and Marie at George Wilson’s, Ridge residents attending Elgin dairy talk, Ridge people at Clermont Catholic fair, and G P Craft home guests Ern and Henry Holzer families and Mrs W C Smith.
These excerpts list local residents and activities. Dick Boyer battles mumps while Mrs B Frisbie remains in poor health. Albin Crain and mother visited Wout Union yesterday. John Miller hauled wood from Brainard yesterday. Abe and Howard Frisbie joined Eva and Claude Crain for a Sunday visit. Mrs L Appleman, recently ill, can now move about. Myrtle Bowers and son Thomas spent weekend with her parents Fred Crowe. Mrs C Mayer and Mrs T Hanson visited Ernest Meyer’s home with three children. M W Grimes, once paralyzed, shows slow improvement and hopes for recovery.
Dissolved partnership sales on the old John Halverson farm 6 miles east of Elgin and 1 mile southwest of Gunder. Auction Friday February 23 at 10:00 am features 102 head live stock 49 head cattle 8 fresh cows 102-year-old heifers 3 yearling heifers 3 heifer calves 44 head horses 13 sows and 31 shoats plus farm machinery and grain. Terms cash under 10 dollars otherwise one year with approved security at 7 percent. Free lunch noon. F R Bere, Auct. T H Oxson, Clerk. Kundtson & Rierson.
Month ending February 19 shows no pupil enrollment and zero attendance. average daily attendance is 0.28 days. Visitors count and attendance percentage unclear. Roll of honor lists Julia Nelson and others including Joseph Ruth Emily Agnes Haug Leonard Thomas Gladys Lofstuen Henry Gisleson Selma Olson Bevan Nelson Taaenen Gladys Doan. details fragmentary.
Major E C Johnson of I N G Cedar Rapids argues for open regulated saloons over prohibition citing community control and law obedience. He says he signed the petition under no reward, faced intimidation, and remains a total abstainer while opposing the consent system.
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