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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
5
Receiving a large number of inquiries from parties wanting to rent farms for one to five years. I can provide a first class tenant with secure terms at moderate prices. Also have good farms to rent. For details call on J. W. Bopp.
A long list of residents and guests is recorded including L Klingman and Libbie Hunsberger visiting friends, Sunday callers at Robert Peters and Clermont gatherings, Martha Kreuger with Lena Wenger, and several dances, dinners, and visits at homes of Wenger, Reichert, Fritz, and Rothlisberger families. Also noted are New Year’s gatherings, church society events, and farm chores. A notice praises Dr. King’s New Laxative Pills from Mueh lenthaler Bros.
Community notices recount a public installation for the Eastern Star and Magnonic orders on the 11th, a New Year wedding at M. S. parsonage, and travels to Chicago. Miss Effie Profit visits and praises Mrs Zeigler. Medical anecdotes celebrate Dr King’s New Discovery and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with patient testimonials.
Mrs. Jessie Triem visited James Boots at Elgin over Sunday. Miss Winnie Appleman hosted friends Tuesday evening. Miss Mary Caldwell and Ida Stugeland returned to Cedar Falls for school. Miss Emma Erickson, home for holidays, left for Northfield yesterday. Miss Lizzie Crowe plans to return Friday to resume her duties.
The New Year attendance was small. Jaquette is out sick. Miss Baldwin visited all rooms last Friday, Miss Forbes visited the High room Tuesday afternoon. Verle Kniel joined the A Class in the Grammar room, last Wednesday. Sylvester Grimm joined the B Class in the Grammar Department. John and August Burrow returned after two weeks absent. Pepper's second book is being read by the Intermediate Department. Frances Benson returned after illness. A health ad advises stomach indigestion relief with Kodol For Indigestion, sold by Muehlenthaler Brgf.
Mrs. J C Cooley visits West Union and Rose Wenger heads to Oelwein for study The Diamond Jo steamboat company plans exclusive freight service on the upper Mississippi if a six foot channel is secured Mrs Rufus Doud and child leave for Eldora joining her husband Grandma Patterson suffers a mild stroke Cedar Camp No 8878 MWA installs officers in Illyria A satirical note envisions brides in armor and riding train cars prior to weddings Federal rate law expands the orice rate to all patrons Immigration last fiscal year set records with 1 178 785 applicants 12 452 rejections 65 618 returning visitors Adolph Lehman leaves for Corliss Wisconsin to apprentice L J Palmer named deputy to Mr Quiver moves to West Union Progress in Turkey includes electric railway and lighting plans for Damascus
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