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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1935
Page
4
A historical notice details want ad pricing: up to 25 words at 26 cents per insertion, over 26 words at 1 cent per word, plus extra handling for office replies. It promotes a four jewel watch at $2 and silverware sold at mail order prices with postage included, by Wm. E. Baumgartner, Elgin.
R. P. Strauch, agent for Mill Owners Mutual Fire Ins Co, invites building owners to reduce annual fire costs by joining thousands of policy holders. Eligible properties must be classed as preferred risk and cooperate with hazard elimination. Investigate potential savings.
A column reflecting on Congress cites Adams and Harasons presidents, notes civil war veteran mother pensions, and mentions Arthur Mitchell as first Democratic Black congressman from Illinois. It also recounts the costly repairs to the Washington Monument scaffold, describing the peril of high altitude work and the writer's closing.
A clipping notes Colorado’s Carbon Mountain near Durango is behaving anomalously with increasing quakes and landslides. The three mile south peak, nicknamed the perambulating peak, shows worsening internal disorder and threatens a crisis after recent avalanches and debris slides.
District Court to hear the instrument believed to be the last will and testament of B. M. Benson, deceased, for admission to probate. Filed in West Union on Jan 9 1986 by clerk Philip K Meskel with deputy L L Fisk and attorney W W Davidson. The hearing date is February 4 1995.
Local notes report Mrs. Jane Harrington ill with sickness. Sam Greenley and Chas Hunsberger aided John Hall in driving cattle to West Union Wednesday. Dr Frederick Becker and family joined his son’s 67th birthday celebration in Clermont. Editor Hughes begins second year at Echo. Irvine Hanson dies of scarlet fever aged four. Weigand returns to Rowley. a new scarlet fever case appears this week. Murray Kiple’s daughter is ill. Disease described as mild. A hard time ball set at Beyen's hall in Wadena Friday night Feb 2. Old-timers asked if they went. T W Doan retained as Elgin canning foreman for 1905 with higher pay. Ladies Aid readying apron and handkerchief sale. City schools closed by health board order. If no new cases by Monday, the bell will ring again. Miss Bertha Weibel and others spent Sunday with Clermont friends. Amelia Muehlethaler Amelia Etter Grace Forbes Clara Miller also guests at Clermont. Ray DeSart, lately with a railroad job in Milton NC, home for week’s vacation with parents. Jake Gehring and daughter Ella visited Schupbachs Sunday.
In the Oc wn Register editorial the plan of the PWA and the administration to fund public works projects is praised as a job-creating relief program paid largely with federal funds. The piece urges communities to seek projects and benefits, describing it as a Santa Claus style opportunity for local improvements.
Two Oelwein men Dale Stone and Ted Welen began serving one year each in West Union county jail after pleading guilty to grand larceny. Police found stolen tires rims and tools at their Oelwein homes linked to camp thefts near West Union. Mrs. Lance is Ed Quinn’s niece.
Real estate transfers recorded include Ellen Rounda to Louis J Rounds for $1 covering Thompson's 1st add to Clermont Ls 5 and 6 and Bs 3 and 4 B7 and Jorgen Jorgenson to Thos Cummings for $1 covering SE 1 2 Lg 1 4 and B18 Clermont L O Koevenig to Lena Baumgart ney for $1150 covering Ls 3 and 4 B a Forbes 2nd add to Elgin. Echo note includes闲 уп.
The piece argues that good roads are vital to welfare and progress, urging liberal support and cooperation to create all-year-round roads. It states roads benefit both business and leisure, noting war harms all and roads become a public asset through merit and public demand.
A junior Clayton county farm bureau for boys aged 17 to 27 is being planned. Arrangements will be made at the next meeting of the farm youths where officers will be elected and the program for the new organization outlined.
A simple truth is illustrated: if one boy takes one hour to complete a task, then two boys will take two hours to finish the same task. The reasoning rests on additive work rates and consistent time per unit of work. The statement holds under standard assumptions of constant productivity.
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