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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1904
Page
5
Great stock reducing sale for January 1904 with genuine pricing. Our stock is large for this time of year so prices are cut per list below. Goods marked in plain cash prices. Sample figures show low prices and cash terms.
Yeoman lodge held Thursday evening installation of officers led by District Deputy W A Wallace. A banquet followed in the hall, regarded as fitting and well arranged. Elected officers include Arthur V Shaffer as honorable foreman, Mrs C M Albright master of ceremonies, Mrs N J Shaffer correspondent, C Theo Schmid master of accounts, Miss Jennia Anderson physician, Bernal Blow overseer, Miss Anna Baldwin lady Rebecca, Miss Ethel Albright lady Rowena, R Sutter sentinel, C H Green watchman, William Wilson guard, Caila Reed organist, Ernest Bum berger chief Yeoman, C S Harrington and A M McMillen auditors of accounts.
Public installation Saturday evening saw Deputy Grand Master A Blunt oversee the proceedings. A banquet followed at Hotel Dewey with many out of town guests. New lodge officers include Joe G. Kinney N G Lewis Etter W G Sill Shaffer Guard Lew Oswald Warden J B Boleyn Lee H Finke Treasurer Henry McMullen BR 8 N G John Winkler L 5 N G A D Kinney R S V G H Hunsberger L 8 V G.
The season for game birds including squirrels ends December 31 with limited after dates for ducks grouse brant rail plover sandpiper and marsh birds and rabbits. Ruth Cleveland daughter of former President Cleveland dies of diphtheria in Princeton New York. A New Year’s Day hunting accident in New York left John Young’s rifle discharge fatally wounding Henry Kuehling. funeral services for the victim will be held at the German Luther church. Our sympathy goes to all concerned.
L. F. Loros becomes president of the Rock Island railway at age forty five, born in Fulton New York educated at Rutgers College New York he started in railroading with the Pennsylvania Central in 1877 and later led the Baltimore and Ohio before moving to Rock Island a salary of 675000 per year is noted in Decorah Republican item.
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