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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
6
Sale notices a final clearance of winter merchandise with steep price reductions. Store urges quick shopping to stock up for next winter as profits are no longer object and room is needed for upcoming spring stock. Patrons are asked to come early before stock is broken.
A fragmented sale advertisement lists outing flannels 8c, youth shirts 35c, gents shirts 79c, embroideries at cost, varied former prices up to 2.00 now discounted, bed spreads and ladies petticoats with multiple marked-down prices, underwear and shoes with sale prices, and miscellaneous items including tobacco and felt shoe pricing.
R W Muehlenthaler and KE Halverson acquire the City Drug Store stock and property from Gus A Stoehr including brick building lots on Center to Main, residence, warehouse and oilhouse. They close the Becker building store and move stock to the new site. Stoehr retires after 24 years in Elgin business.
The finance committee presents the receipts and disbursements for the year ending December 31 1908. Balance on hand 383.83. Music Ep Hanson Mrs Gus Sroniff 4 Finance Com Earn Bauder leaves Ames to resume studies at Town State College after a month's vacation.
Otto Draewel and Helen Reithart are sick this week. Augusta Mosby is out of school for the winter, Dewey Jaquette visits his aunt, Mrs. Fred Crowe, and Charlie Gruver was absent due to sickness. The A grade began new readers this week. Friday January 22 features a popular program day in the High School. Merle Bennett has reentered school after absences. The A Grammar class plans a future debate and the B Grammar class performs Friday January 23. Sixth graders memorize Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Otto Stoehr missed Monday, breaking a fine record. The High School Literary Societies plan a Lincoln program Friday February 12, 1909 marking Lincoln's birth centenary. Fourth graders describe Elgin for language work. Parents should curb tardiness. check the school report and address causes at home to teach promptness and business discipline.
M. E. Church announces prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m preaching Sunday at 10 a m Sunday School at 11 a m Junior League at 2 30 Epworth League at 6 45 led by Miss Capper all welcome. Sunday School teachers meet at Mrs Berger for lesson study. Mrs Shoemaker leads. The L A meets with Mrs Bryant Thursday afternoon.
Contributions to the Relief of the Earth quake sufferers in Italy rise slowly with donors listed. Mrs Jane Anderson gives 25 dollars while Apostolic Church 36 Johns and others donate modest sums. Total receipts before Jan 14 reach 9.50 and overall total including 48.26 is noted with thanks from Hans Keiser, Red Cross representative.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening and Sunday school at 9 45 a m. Preaching at 11 a m with a Young People’s meeting at 7 30. Evening preaching at 8 p m. Mrs A L Bryant attended the Manning funeral in West Union last week.
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