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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
11
Local notes report a Spelling Contest to be held at the high school Friday evening. The item mentions community social events, church society meetings, and local family news, including health updates and a farmer’s assessment details for Fayette county in 1911.
A Tuesday evening blaze in Clermont destroyed the Lewis Dr house, a 36 year old structure once the Lewin family home and later the Episcopal parsonage. Editor and Mrs Blake were away, but their household goods suffered and insurance will partially cover Mr Blake's losses.
Des Moines reports a continued deadlock in the Iowa legislature on the first joint ballot for the Dolliver succession. Vote tallies show Porter leading with 85, followed by Young 32, Funk 21, Kenyon 23, Byers 14, Garst 6, Feely 7, Franke 2, with small shifts noted today. Further bills on public utilities and saloon treatment were offered as the stalemate persists. A local blacksmith business change occurred as Fred Muehlenthaler sold his stake to C. J. Monnahan, who gains full tool set for auto repair and related work.
The Ladies Cemetery Association will convene with Mrs. Fred Kobler next Wednesday evening marking the first 1911 meeting with officers urging full attendance. The Scranton Journal discusses Iowa congressmen opposing parcel post schemes that centralize business and raise freight inequities. J A Parrell, new steel head, rose from peddler to leader, advocating equal opportunity for youth. Mrs John DeSart stays in West Union to help her daughter move from Clermont, Renoes.
Mies Louisa Butikoferia visits Hat Anna Meyer ia visiting sister Mrs Dana Bellis Carl Pulfer spent Sunday at parental home Fred Hanson did carpentry for Mrs George Meyer Friday Will Schupbeth repaired telephone line Tuesday A number from area attended Bauman sale Wednesday John Fredrick and family visited Will Lante's family Tew Lehman called at Adolph Baumgartner home Gotfied Kurt visiting Gotlieb Dennler home John Muehlenthaler from Waterloo visiting Julius Zaugg Emil Mathys visited Ben Hofer home Mrs Louisa Christen visited Adolph Hanson home Celia Christen visiting sister Mrs Adolph Hanson Mrs John Butikofer Jr caller at Joe V Schneider home Alfred Marti and wife from Missouri visiting Fredrick's daughter visiting Mrs Will Schupbach Fred Frieden bruised shoulder hauling hay Monday Adolph Hanson Ernest Meyer and families visited Tom Hanson Oscar Baumgartner Julius Zaugg Emil Mathys spent Saturday eve with Gotlieb Dennler Edwin Hanson shopped wood for Adolph returned home Mrs Chris Meyer visited Dan Beilis home Mrs Beljlis recovering from nail wound Young people helped Rudolph Pulver cut lard Tuesday evening Alex Baumgartner wife Mrs Ben Frieden Mrs John Bulihofer Jr Esther Frieden Lizzie Mary Pulver passengers for West Union Monday Ben Hofer Jake and Christ Dennier moved Jake Kurt to Chris Dennler farm to become future home Also visitors at Adolph Baumgartner home Sunday include Mr and Mrs C S Halstenson Adolph Weibel family Gottlieb Dennler Bennie Samuel Mrs Geo Meyer and children Oscar Baumgartner John Muehlenthaler All report a good time.
An ad touts tailor made suits from T J Carter and Frank Thoma of Guttenberg pleads guilty to grand larceny at El kader district court and receives a sentence not exceeding five years. Roy F DeSare invited to BiH College of Osteopathy commencement in Des Moines with classmate status noted.
For sale a fine stock farm two miles northwest of Clermont, 155 acres with 125 acres timbered, rolling meadow, and pasture land. Includes two springs, orchard, warm 24 by 26 house, granary, wagon shed, two barns, hog and chicken houses, fenced pastures, and woven wire for hogs and sheep. Owner in South Dakota seeks funds for a Dakota homestead. possession March 1. price 45 dollars per acre on easy terms. Also rentable if not sold soon.
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