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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1909
Page
6
The 1909 calendar lists holidays with dates and days, noting New Year on Friday and major dates including Lincoln’s Birthday, St. Patrick’s Day, Decoration Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Also advertises Bucklen’s Arnica for wounds, burns and skin conditions and promotes Berg’s sale at the City Drug Store.
M. E. Church notes outline a prayer meeting Thursday at 7:30, a class meeting led by Mrs. Shoemaker at 10:30, Sunday School at 11, Junior League at 2:30, and a preaching service at 7:30. All are invited to attend. Friday evening at Mrs. Anderson’s home teachers and others will meet to study next Sunday’s lesson led by Mrs. Shopmaker.
German Baptist Church lists weekly prayer meeting on Thursday evening Sunday school at 9 45 a m preaching at 11 a m and Young People's meeting at 730 pm Bible study on Paul Ben Schori and sons have bought the Marti farm about eight miles east of town D C Hood and wife of Independence visited Will Pollock in Highland for a visit
Valentine Wander suffered a fractured arm and facial bruises when a hay wagon overturned Tuesday morning near Melchr Luchsinger. He was treated by Dr Hadsel and remains under care after a recent Iowa City tumor removal. Additional notes report Mrs Knight in Whitefish recovering from paralysis and Celia Bloomer traveling to Larchwood Tuesday.
The Elgin community recalls Mr. and Mrs. I. K. Robbins two eldest married residents, together with Mr. and Mrs. David Modis, both long married, tied to Fayette County history. Immigrant brides Miss Emma Qussert and Miss Roseto Bishel aboard La Bretagne plan marriage with Rudolph Reathlisberger and Fritz Burgi, as immigration authorities track licenses.
Real estate transfers reported from the Abstract Office of W J Rogers show multiple parcel conveyances for Elk 2 Hale s Afld West Union and neighboring townships with prices ranging from 1 to 4850 dollars. Transactions include Elizabeth Shaw to Ezra Patterson, Almira and John Pember to Alice E Hanes, Arritus Olds to Edward Meswart, and others involving trustees and families. Also listed are marriage licenses for Otto W Krueger with Clara H Miller, A Boleyn with Sarah J Boleyn, Henry Wolfs with Lena Larson.
The Decorah Republican notes the first statement of the Winneshiek County State Bank for 1909. It lauds the bank’s steady growth under President Weiser and predicts progress toward a million and a quarter dollar milestone. It commends the management as a model of fiscal discipline in the new century.
S A Boleyn and Sarah J Boleyn received a license to marry. The couple, one a prosperous nearby farmer and the other long residing in Wadena, have friends expressing happiness and wishing them success. A note adds local ads from Tripoli and Winnebago County banks.
Libbie Gruver is out of school sick. Alfred Cook returned Wednesday from Waterloo. August Burrow has entered school and will work with the C Class in the Granming room. Chas Gruver visits his sister Mrs Klingman at Highland. Thelma Knudtson re enters school after weeks absent due to illness. Cold mornings test the steam plant as furnaces fail to perform. Water freezes in radiators and clogs pipes until thawing around 1000. System remains unclear and problematic.
The Relief Fund in the city shows slow growth with contributions listed up to January 13, 1909. Names and amounts include Mayor Hadsel and Mrs. Austin Shoemaker, Albert Christianson, John Baumenon, Edward Grimm, Frank Sova, Rev J G Draewel, Anna Muehblenthaler, Hans Keiser, and others. Subscriptions remain open until January 20 and will be published in the Ecro. Hans Knessett represents the American Red Cross Society.
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