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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1910
Page
3
The report notes wool duties failing to affect Berg quotes for suits and overcoats. Irena Boyer returns to the Eouo office after a short illness. Attorney Hughes of West Union visited Tuesday, en route to Elkader for a circuit court appearance, choosing the inland route to avoid drifted prairie roads.
The Elgin issue explains old patents limit this week due to heavy snow and cold delaying freight from Chicago. A four page paper is produced as time and rail service constrain coverage. The editors note shortages and hope winter hardships ease while praising the era’s stubbornness.
John Kohler and family joined relatives in Elkader to honor Mr and Mrs Chris Beer on their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Forty relatives attended at the Beers home, including five daughters and their husbands, one son and his wife, twenty six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A son in New York could not attend. Mrs Gehring of Illyria attended with her husband as a daughter of the couple.
Isaas Johnson brings a volume to the Argo office about a Kensington Minnesota stone eight years old. The inscription allegedly claims Norse discovery of America centuries before Columbus with a date of Anno 1362 and notes of fishing and a ship crew.
Finch Chandler and BR. F. Dougherty will be in Elgin on Friday January 21 to buy horses. They seek good mares three to six years old weighing 1850 pounds up and blocky, unbroken three-year-olds acceptable. Also want good horses four to eight years old weighing 1300 pounds up. Bring any good animals to Elgin. top prices promised.
President Taft sent a special message to Congress advocating amendments to the interstate commerce law and a federal incorporation act. He argues federal supervision of railroads is essential as railroads fail to supervise their rolling stock and coal famines persist.
All stockholders are notified of a meeting of the Elgin Opera House Company stockholders at the Opera House on Tuesday January 18 1910 at 2 o clock P M Gus A Stoene secretary supervisor Gunderson was made chairman of the board at the meeting held in West Union last week Also read Bergs 3 advice on front page.
Otto and Elien Delson are ill while Pearl Greenley and Merle Klingman miss school due to sickness. Helen Reinhart returns after a week away, and Walter Draewel resumes duties. Isabella Etter and Miss Louiga Schori visited the High School and Primary room respectively. The sixth and seventh grades prepare for district spelling, and Rev Lilly with Rev Guilbert visit. Theodore Nicklaus and his mother sought a Cedar Rapids specialist for Theodore’s ayer.
The Eastern Stars will hold a meeting next Wednesday evening January 19 for the purpose of installing the new officers by order of the Worthy Matron.
Charles Mcnuehab and C J Harrington completed the former's machinery invoice and Harrington has taken possession of the business place. Advertisers include C B Holstanson, Citizens State Bank, F R Berg, Griffiths Music House, Elgin Savings Bank, Kniel Rubger, Weibel Bros. A Clermont boy, adopted son of Mr and Mrs A N Anderson, was kicked by a horse with a broken jaw piece but is recovering and receiving care.
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