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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1910
Page
4
Illyria notes a busy social stretch with visits among Reichert Shaffer Wenger and Gehring families. Barn raise at N Connor’s, ground hog bounty, Buick swap, and a larger harvest mood after Sunday rain improve fields and cisterns.
West Union notes report visits by Mr. and Mrs. Geo White and Mrs. Manning to Elgin, plus various local movements. Des Moines State Bar meeting attendance by Judge Hobson and Mayor Hughes. Elgin obsequies for a Burch child. Miss Edna Alton joins 4th grade, others move to teach grades. Rattle snake bounty awarded to Roger Henderson. Roy and Mrs Wells transfer missionary work to Ipoh. Holstenson lawn ice cream social planned.
Mr Beer's party attends M W A picnic at Guttenberg on June 22 while Prof Jay Cosgrove and wife visit Fred Reichert. Colgrove leaves for six weeks in Wisconsin. An ad-campaign review touts Electric Bitters as a health and beauty aid for women, highlighting stomach liver kidneys and skin benefits with a 60 cent price at The City Drug Store.
Rev Lilley from Elgin and Prof Navela in Cedar Falls. Joe Shipton a Fayette passenger. Frank Pringle in Decorah. J H Sheehan in LaCrosse. Bessie Cahalan to Fay ette for summer school. Ed Scott remodeling. Chauncey Hills and Fred Grossman in Ossian for mason work. Mrs Hendershott and children return from Fayette. Mrs Jessie Triem to Spokane seeking opportunities. Beulah Graver hosts friends. Tim Leshy ill in Lewistown MT. No Fourth of July celebration in Clermont. nearby observances in Postville and Wadena. Elizabeth Crowe to Tunis MT. Larrabee family from Chicago. Anna improving. Grover attends Iowa bankers meeting in Des Moines. Dr Becker to Iowa City graduation. Roy Becker finishes medical course.
A collage of local items chronicles Dr King’s New Life Pills ads in Buffalo a visit by the Schmidt family and Highland township acquaintances plus travel news. Notable notes include Christ Bear’s seventh trip to Switzerland aged 76 and Elkader updates. Opera House opening at Farmersburg features D D Murphy speech, games, balloon ascension, fireworks, and dances. A city drugstore promotes Arnica Salve for wounds burns and skin issues alongside corn economic notes and a Piano Buyer’s Club organized by Griffith Music House West Union Ia.
Elkader notes report Miss Clara Schmidt arrived today from Lincoln Nebraska. She is welcomed by local residents and mentioned in social circles as visiting for a short stay.
Farms for sale, houses for rent, and money to loan are offered. Prospective buyers are urged to list farms for summer sales as many look after planting and harvest. Desirable residences in West Union and nearby towns are available with small down payments. Loans from five to eight percent, secured by any security. Call or write the office. no listing charges unless a sale is made.
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