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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1899
Page
5
A reflective piece explains Earth’s three movements to daily life, the solar system’s grand motion from Mercury to Neptune, and how rotation gives day and night. It notes human restlessness, wartime moves of ships and troops, and local notices about postmaster appointments and marriages in Fayette county.
Fayette County notes list a spring start for a new brick and tiled factory in Clermont. Local updates report Judge Hobson ill at home in West Union, and Mrs Hannah Leighton buying the Thomas Beggs property there.
William Baird a leading farmer of Cascada township attempted to end his life Sunday around 8 o'clock while temporarily insane. He arranged a Roman way and lay down to die, but was found before completion. He is 45, lives with two sisters, and is regarded as a top Dubuque county farmer.
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