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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
4
A Wadena note describes a day in honor of Will Gehring and family from Oklahoma, plus visits by Will Mattocks and Otto Herrling parties to Oelwein and McGregor. Several locals traveling to Dubuque, Fayette, Decorah, and West Union are noted. Rain improves crops, corn and hay progress, harvest underway, county fair approaching as drift toward winter.
A Boston man lost his leg from an insect bite two years earlier. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is recommended to kill the poison and prevent swelling and pain. The ad claims it heals burns boils ulcers piles eczema cuts bruises. Only 25 cents at The City Drug Store.
Illyria items report Lewis Mosserli and Harry Reichert at home over events in the area. Farmers are busy harvesting despite Monday and Tuesday being very cold. Mart Klingman of Wadena visited Sunday. Pauline Loertscher spent Saturday evening with Mae Fritz. Mrs Francis Foxwell returned from a pleasant visit with her.
A long social column from West Union records visits and gatherings. Entries mention Mya Richards, Mae Fritz, Ben Stahl, Mia Klingmen, Grant Gruver, Bill Gehring and families, Mabel Medberry, Lena Wenger, Mrs. Frank Kimpson, Perry Medberry, Walter Rothlisberger, and many others visiting various homes. Local church sermon noted by Rev Larrabee. Weather notes report rains benefiting fields. Community updates include oiling streets plan and local business trip details.
D D Murphy returned last Thursday from Baltimore where he attended the Democratic National Convention. Miss Annie Richardson yesterday received via mail a Porto Rican hat sent by Mrs Zimm erman formerly Am Grannis who
Eva Crain spent Tuesday with Bernice Badger. Ernest Meyer and family were Elgin visitors last Saturday. Tom Meskel and sons called Sunday at the E Meyer home. Lazzie Miller visited Friday with Velma and Anzel Witcher. Henry Miller visited the C E Miller home Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Frisbie were visitors Saturday at the Walt Randal home. Ernest Frisbie and family spent Sunday at the John Waldron home. Lawrence and Clarence Meyer visited Friday with Claude and Walter Crain. Mrs Henry Badger and daughter Bernice spent Sunday at the F Martin home. Mr and Mrs C E Miller were callers at the Frisbie and Martin homes recently. Mrs George Tripp and Mrs R W Helms visited at the Clarence Tripp home. Mrs Frank Bower and children are staying with her parents. Fred Crowe and wife. This is an age of great discoveries. Progress rides on the air. Soon we may see Uncle Sam's mail carriers flying in all directions transporting mail. People take great interest in a discovery that benefits them. Dr King s New Discovery for Coughs Colds and other throat and lung diseases is the most popular medicine in America. It cured me of a dreadful cough writes Mrs J I Davis Stickney Corner Me after doctor s treatment and all other remedies had failed. For coughs colds or any bronchial affection its unequaled. Price 50c and 1.00 Trial bottle free at The City Drug Store.
Community notes detail social visits among residents. Henry Overbecks entertained Sunday while Bert Erickson and Johnie Wilson worked on farm tasks nearby. Dozens of locals including Hofer, Griesinger, Thomann, Monnahan and Wilson families share calls, visits, and a Saturday dance at the Erickson bowery near Wadena.
The document states the Citizens' State Bank of Elgin Iowa is renamed as Curt gens' STATE BANK with a main business in Elgin Payette county Iowa. It outlines general banking powers, capital of forty five thousand dollars, a board of seven directors, officer structure, meetings, and amendment rules. It notes provisional directors and officers, annual stockholder meetings, and legal formalities for real estate instruments and stock certificates.
A farmer audience is urged to plan a retirement and improve schooling for children by moving to West Union. The note promotes renting, selling farm properties, and obtaining loans with abstracts and title checks, inviting discussions on relocation and investment opportunities.
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