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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
4
Dry dusty weather noted as Lewis Klingman visits Elgin and many locals are mentioned in social calls family visits and events. The column lists callers to Thomas Richards Elgin residents at Wadena Fayette Oelwein Waterloo Volga Kishwaukee and other nearby towns with church society talks and a rainy weather plea.
Oak Grove News records visits and calls among residents including Simon O Neill entertaining company, Anna Howard visiting Rob Wilsons, Julia Brabham staying with Frank Boyles, and numerous Sunday gatherings atHoward, Conner, and Wilson homes. The item notes a Gleaners picnic at Brainard and advertises Electric Bitters as a health aid for women with claims of beauty and vitality.
Miss Bly Conner leaves Saturday for Little Cedar to visit until tomorrow. Myra Lydia Reusser of Elgin visits till Monday with her niece Alice Esterbrook. A. L. Adams and Frank Camp at Payette on school board duties. J. J. Earle heads to Fayette for his daughter Minnie’s U S A senior class commencement. Mrs. L. L. Ainsworth returns from Decorah for funeral of A. R. Barrett then stays with son Lester’s family. J M Wetherbee reports Burkey, N D as thriving and finds work in a blacksmith shop. D W Clements, grand master Iowa Masons, goes to Waterloo for grand lodge. Mrs. Clements accompanies. Thirteen prisoners arrive under Oelwein guards. jail intake sets county record. Daisy Crowe travels to Sheridan Wyoming to visit sister Merle then Montana Yellowstone trip. Effort to pardon Frank Walton in county jail for junction violation. remonstrance filed. Councilmen Patterson, Thoma, Monnahan inspect Elgin street oiling. Mayor Hadsel visited. T L Green returns to town from Los Angeles with family for visit.
Streets are being prepared and oiled in Tulsa area tests with Mayor Hughes and councilmen overseeing work. The effort follows a dry spell and frost-damaged crops, while local business notes include market conditions for strawberries and a promotion for Dr King’s New Life Pills. A new 80 horse motor is being installed at a brick yard and the creamery motors will soon run on electricity. Ed T. Scott buys a Reo for mail delivery on Route 1out of Clermont. A new Elgin Co. stack will replace the one destroyed by wind.
Clermont residents and visitors are noted with Chauncey Hills in Elgin, C. C. Miller in Delwein, Joe Hovlick pitching for a Lawrence team from Washington, Wm Larrabee Jr. traveling to Fayette, Winnifred Appelman returning from Iowa City for summer, and Hendershott family at Fayette for U S A commencement. A Fayette County Mutual Insurance Co. meeting occurred with C Miller in attendance as Clermont weighs whether to celebrate this week.
Farms for sale and houses for rent are advertised with offers to list summer sales, locate buyers after harvest, and provide loan money at five to eight percent. Desirable residences in West Union and other county towns are listed with options for small down payments. Call or write the office. no listing charges unless a sale is made.
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