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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
4
If patients coming from Elgin on morning trains can phone or drop a card I will save time eighty. You can return on the ovon train or come on an afternoon train and return on the evening train. Patients who drive or come by train get a special price. The office boasts the finest equipped optical instruments that cannot be moved from town to town.
Ledger-style summary shows balance on hand January 1 1917 of 100.68 with total receipts 323.36 from dues lot sales and care and interest on trust fund. Disbursements amount to 198.54 for cement flowers labor printing and memorial expenses. Balance on treasurer’s books January 1918 is 124.82 with time deposits and trust fund totaling 13200.00 and names Mrs F E Kohler and Mrs R W Muehlenthaler listed in the record.
The Elgin Opera House presents its fiscal year ending January 1 1918 with cash on hand 1003.02 dollars and a breakdown of receipts and disbursements. Revenues include dances 360.00 shows 126.00 rent basement 216.04 miscellaneous rentals 239.67 and war tax 29.32 sales tax 738. Prizes, services, insurance, postage, light, and janitorial costs are itemized. net cash on hand 127.78. Max Thoma secretary and treasurer Al Holzer listed as officers.
The Elgin Iowa council met in regular session with Mayor Welber and councilmen Grether Harrington Phillips and Schori present. Bills approved include H M McMillan for dragging six eighty and Hunsberger for street labor eleven, J L DeSart four eighty six. Northeastern Iowa Power Company December rights one hundred etc, L J Groth revenue stamps and notary fees. The motion to adjourn carried.
The Eastern Stars announce their regular January meeting for January 23. Officers will be installed, committees appointed, finance report filed, dues paid, and the session will run through the social hour. Attendees urged. Secretary Toffeld Heck and wife attended West Union Saturday.
Q Dennlers entertained company Sunday. Hert Thoman spent Sunday night at Rob Lehman s. Andy Bracker owns a new Overland car. Julius Scholten contends with Adolph Hanson in wood chopping. Fred Dennler s entertained a houseful Tuesday evening. Phillip Leuchtenmacher visited with Henry Hanson and Grandma Frederick who is ill but slowly improving. Bert Thoman and Fred Hanson Spent Sunday with Jake Christen, Ida and Minnie Schneider. Will Sutter spent Thursday at G Dennler s. Louisa and Ida Schneider left for West Bend Iowa for a week. Johnny and Elizabeth Christen visited grandmother Mia L Christen. Jake Christen and family plus many others visited Thos Hanson s. George Leuchtenmacher returned from Camp Funston after his brother Matthew s death. Pete Luchsinger and family and others visited Adolph Hanson s. Mr Mrs Jake Dennler and daughter Louise plus Ernest Hegi and Louisa Muehlenthaler visited L Christen s Thursday. Mrs Adolph Baumgartner returned from Rock Valley to visit daughter Mrs Albert Muth. Ernest Hegi and Walter Luthi, who had been visiting at Dennier homes, returned to Brodhead Wisconsin. Edw Grimm and others went to Des Moines Tuesday and visited Dan Sutter at Camp Dodge.
Bert Benson attends school in Decorah. Several residents in this divinity suffer colds. Miss Mary Shaffer hosted an overnight guest. C L Klingman and family visited the Will Kerr home. Miss Lena Médberry returned from Elgin. Harry Reichert and the Wenger boys visited Jerome Yearons. Harold Chapman and others return to school in Elgin after a vacation. Miss Mildred Yearous begins teaching in Illyria, Miss Bertha Medberry starts teaching in Highland. Mrs. C D Chapman returns from Elgin where she assisted Mrs C L Chapman. Grandma Foxwell, aged 84, died January 11. funeral at Tilryia church, interment in Ilyrin cemetery. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised by several users. Elgin Home Telephone Company to hold annual meeting January 19 at 2 pm in District No. 8 school house. Gottlob Dennler presides. Welbel Bros advertise flour and feed.
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