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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1913
Page
5
Have sold much recently and list many residences with land near county towns. Properties range from 10 to 20 acres and 30 to 300 acres including farms. Large parcels of 80 to 47 acres available with easy down payments. Abstracts and insurance handled. local money available for farm loans. Call to discuss terms.
Mrs. Sarah Kimpson aged about eighty living with her two sons on Main street had a noon Tuesday accident reaching a top shelf. She fell from a chair seat injuring a hip and arm. fractures were set by Drs Bodsel and Berry and she remains bedbound.
Henry Matthys of Therien Alberta writes from January 14 describing 35 below zero weather and dry air. He details inland towns Vegreville and St Paul de Metis, describes an Indian reserve population, river land, forests and homesteaders mixed French Russian and American. He recounts fishing on a frozen lake catching five pound pickerel, a moose hunt with four moose and 900 pound loads, prices at a country store, and plans to return via Quill Lake and New Albia before Elgin.
T F Richards visited Elgin on Friday while Mrs John Rothlisberger of Myzia spent the day here. Mr and Mrs N B Schenck head to Florida for the winter. Court opens Monday with Judge Springer. Mrs L Schuh goes to Chicago for a week with daughters. Miss Beatrice McVey goes with Ella Parrott to Oelwein. Parrott and Ruth Macomber head to Cascade then Cha DeSart, Liva and Nellie De Sart visit Rainey Butte and Rock Rapids. Wander and Paulson leave for Fort Myers to view West Union Land Co holdings. Mesdames Evans and Kohler plan a sacred concert at Presbyterian Church February 9. Mrs Woodard and Mrs Spaulding go to Chicago to visit Myrtle Bowen and then Biloxi and Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Property includes 250 acres on the Fred Reinhart place six miles east of Elgin and three miles south of Gunder. Buildings are in fair condition. For details contact T. H. Oleon, Executor, St. Oluf, Iowa.
School notes report a strong Beavers program last Friday with visitors Miss Etter Mrs Graether and Elva Harrington among those absent or visiting. Principal Capper and Dr Hadsel from the school board attended. Marjorie Speed now teaching in Kingsley Oregon. Preliminary spelling contest to decide district entrants will be held February 5 in the assembly with a ten cent admission to defray costs. event begins at eight o'clock.
Clermont notes record a home wedding at the Lirson residence last Wednesday at 11 oclock as Miss Petra Lirson wed Lars Osland of Chester. Names Wilford Burk Anna Knudtson John Crow Jr Mrs Haas Fred Larrabee and others appear in brief hometown notices. Will Quinn visits, and Will now serves as Broadview Montana section foreman settling into a new home.
J. S. Donahue, eighty, a Civil War captain and former lighthouse keeper from Heyen, Mich., once averted wrecks but nearly became a casualty himself. He credits Electric Bitters with curing kidney trouble and chills, improving his sight, and keeping him vigorous at seventy. The ad touts dyspepsia and liver and kidney relief, priced at 50 cents at The City Drug Store.
Notice to all parties indebted to Clermont Percurron Hors Co Edcin Benctan Horse Co settle with Geo Miller at Elgin or with John Rolfe at Clermont on or before February 1st, 1913.
All parties who owe for gravel are asked to call and settle with Weibel Bros who have an account of the same. T. A. Konan. The note ends with a remark about cheap cattle and eye sight.
Mrs H Torkelson of Highland visits relatives after Tuesday. Max M Bishop and wife and Clint G Bishop visit Arthur Bishop in Bloomington Wisconsin from Saturday to Tuesday. Supt Robt Rienow elected superintendent of Independence Iowa schools. His departure in two to three weeks leaves a gap for five ward schools and about thirty teachers. Juvenile Court case arising from Cornish family leads to Donald Van Sickle being sent to Industrial School at Eldora. Interior decorating completed at the home of Mr and Mrs H Knudtson.
A bank tip urges opening a small account, noting most accounts are small and will grow. Supervisor Walrath and his wife visited from Arlington. The Ecuo received a pleasant call from Mr. Walrath, Floyd, and Mr. and Mrs. Halver Kuud taon's child has been ill and under medical care this week.
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