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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
2
The Elgin Echo announces its weekly publication schedule and local advertising policy. It offers printing in a versatile style and promotes subscriptions priced at 1 year for 1.50 and six months for shorter terms, with monthly accounts payable.
A 1916 Fayette county Republican appeal urges support for Sheriff Dewey for a second term. It rebuts attacks, notes overpayments by former Sheriff Clark, praises Dewey’s repayments, and urges party unity to deter scandalous political tactics.
The Senior Class of Wadena High School presents a commencement program at the Wadena Opera House on Thursday evening June 8 at eight. Six graduates are L Clair Kelley Pawine C Buehlman Ea M Cook Allie M Smith Guy R Probert and Lillian M Flanagan. Class colors pink and white and rose as the flower. Motto The Future is Ours Let us Prepare Today. Principal Ela Foxwell guided the class. Program includes Dandelion Song Mother Goose Goslings Scandinavian Dance Fresh Little Butterfly La Gondola Eva Heiden Clark Invocation Rev Moore Sailing performed by Marks Fearis Violin Duet Gehring and MacKellar Come Where the Lilies Bloom Thompson Leonhart Mike Broughton Miss Gehring Miss Whittenbaugh Address Rev T H Temple Wayside Roses Friedman Girls Chorus.
Mayor Weibel announced road oil will arrive Monday or soon after and be laid on streets to end summer dust. He noted his thanks for community subscriptions and urged contributors to deliver checks to banks or to him to support the oil project.
An advertisement extols Dr Kings New Discovery as a pleasant syrup for coughs and colds. It claims experience proves it best, offers a money back guarantee, and urges buyers to use as directed and keep leftovers for insurance. Edna Knight of West Union noted as a customer in Elgin.
Perry Medberry visits Waterloo while several families host guests at various homes. A 25th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Edt Gehring draws about 110 friends and relatives with music and a feast. Memorial exercises at Illyria church on June 4 feature a program of songs readings prayers and addresses.
A Wellsburg New York druggist endorses Chamberlain s Tablets as the most satisfactory stomach and constipation remedy he has sold in thirty four years of service. Available from R W Muehrenthaler. A note mentions white muddlings priced at 24.00 per ton and Wetbel Bros MII urging attention.
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