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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1901
Page
5
Senna, a real estate agent, announces Bulletin No. 204s loaded with farms from 20 to 820 acres and timber tracts at moderate prices. Listings cover exchanges, mortgage or loan offers, and properties across nearly every county town. No charge to show or list unless a sale occurs. Office in Hopp Block, telephone 6.
The column recalls Charley Wetherbee’s January arm injury after a long fall and a prior 1965 windmill incident, mentions Layton in Chamberlain and a hotel clerk identity, reports Quin Peetz’s Cedar Rapids custody for a drunken killing, and discusses Carnegie’s gifts and USU ties in Fayette County with Benton’s influence and fundraising.
A local reminiscence portrays H H Q O Sturgis as living in a Mexican town near the line from western Texas. He is described as a former Fayette County banker and outlaw figure, subject of a lingering rumor that authorities will not pursue extradition. The piece also notes Andrew Carnegie’s $26,000 gift to Upper Lawn University for a library, arranged through D B Henderson, highlighting efforts to secure funding and recognition for Fayette institutions.
Fayette County tidbits report a $250 bounty for post office burglars in Clermont, West Union bank construction details, a death in Smithfield, widespread illness in West Union, and a March 4 1901 district court start. Local liquor cave depositions, fair premium printing award, odd county names, and a dramatic Sapho stage show are noted. Also listed: West Union’s development, a Clermont coal gas incident, and a paralysis death of Mrs Moody in Waucoma.
Clipped notes recount a train accident near Savannah injuring a man who lost a foot and required amputation. Also covered are county map work delays, a court case on Kellison for assault with possible prison terms, and local notices about agricultural society officers and a West Union influence claim.
The Clayton County Board of Supervisors contracted Meenet Carhahan Bilddrbouk to uncover property hidden from taxation. The firm will earn 15 percent of collected amounts and has posted a bond for faithful performance. A nearby Standard Telephone map lists its northeastern Iowa and southern Minnesota lines, with only three sites in Fayette County including Elgin West Union and Oelwein.
The piece laments Queen Victoria's death on January 22 and reflects on how English children would mourn as deeply as American youths, comparing Uncle Sam to the queen in spirit and imagining a shared sense of loss across nations. It questions national sentiment and sympathy for the English people.
The Clermont Observer editor Hanson announces a new monthly magazine titled Opp set to appear February 1 2001 at five dollars per copy. Writers Odissa Ugel Bengene Kinphel and Bunson provide stories as the Observer suspends two weeks to launch the venture aiming to boost advertising and Observer improvements.
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