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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
5
The body of Henry Kuempel was found hanging in his attic after a masquerade night. Neighbors recall his joyful mood at the event before his disappearance and the locked attic door, with his body suspended by a bar from a ladder.
Lima and Albany connect to Fayette county via telephone on the Sumner line linking a Fayette county post office. Westgate Mercantile Co to merge E W Saabtleben and Schoonmaker Dwyer stocks into one large department store. Paul Ellings relocates to Portal Minnesota near the international boundary reporting good prospects. John Riger and family move Clermont to Earlhaw Iowa where a large farm will expand the family. River remains a longstanding Fayette county resident and hopes for prosperity in the new home.
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