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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
7
Fred G. Gehring remarks on marriage as a trial spoken by a girl sewing her trousseau. A cynical bachelor agrees the change is a trial but not as hard as "working out the sentence." John Conner hobbling after a coal-bin accident left him with a sore foot from a heavy chunk of coal.
Local Elgin items list a July 26 ice cream and cake festival on the program, a postponed social, and a busy week of visitors. Mentions include Dr Becker from Clermont, Berg Co sale promos, Bergs, and neighbors attending family events, plus roadwork, new births, and repair projects around town.
John O Baran of the area became suddenly ill Saturday with an ailment later diagnosed as appendicitis. On Tuesday he was taken to the hospital in Iowa City where an operation will be considered if needed.
For sale. N 73 acres near U5 with six rooms, high twill and well. Farm born, Al well fenced. Price $5000. Contact Olson & Return at 66 for details.
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