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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1907
Page
4
J W Bopp announces strong demand for farm rentals from one to five years with reliable tenants and secure arrangements. He invites landowners with farms to rent to visit and discuss terms, promising first class tenants and moderate pricing, plus available farms in supply.
Geo Wilson visits Howard s Miny Minnie while Smith stays in Elgin. Mrs Ezra Howard spends Sunday at Geo Stansberry s. J J Fennell and Geneyra visit Wadena. O P Craft and wife guest Hugh Patterson. Miss Inos Howard Saturday guest Lottia Wilson. Geo Hendershott of Clermont visits Ed Boyle s. Mr and Mrs Reed call at Arthur Patterson s. Fred Schori family call at Ezra Howard s. Ernest Hoelzer family visit Ward Brabham s. Robert Wilson Jr and family spend Sunday with Mrs A Conner and others in town.
J. J. Fennell named director at a school meeting. Miss Coila Reed and Bert Kohler visited Wilsons. Anna Wilson assists Mrs. Hans Winkler. Mrs. Ernest Hoelzer and Frank Boyle called at Mrs. Bennett's. Gleaners to meet there Friday. member initiation planned. Reed and Foxwell visited Smiths and friends. Fred Schori family at Ezra Howard's. W. C. Smith at W. Pattersons. Dr Hazlett called on old friends. Winnie Fennell visiting O Harrolls. O P Craft with John Howards. John Kohler moving to new farm. Fennell recovering from grippe. A C O Gs met at Mrs. Thomas Howards. Ed Boyle lost four cattle. Ed Conner at dance. Anna Wilson helping Thomas Howard. Dr Hazlett of Oelwein at Charlie Boyles. Mask hall at Thomas Howards well attended. Ward Brabham and Enos Howards at Judah Conners. Willie Howard’s happy mood over a new baby. Thos Howards moving to Elgin. spring coats urged. Will Lewis visiting from Oelwein. Gus Gunderson in West Union.
A collage of small town items: visitors, court yard brush cleanup, injuries from a wagon mishap, moving to Valley Junction, Homer Archer returning ill from Peoria, Mr. Robertson hosting in Chicago, Fred Fallows dual trades aiding Archer shop, Seward Alaska letters, Aug Benson buying Joe Edmunds property, Hoyt from Des Moines hardware meeting, Kennedy and Shrek from Newport, a West Union wedding between Andrew Aeschliman and Rosa Stachli, plus a testimonial for Electric Bitters from Mrs. Rowan with store endorsement.
Gus Gunderson of Elgin visited Clermont on Tuesday and John Crowe Jr came from West Union on Sunday. Mrs Alex McKinley is home from Chicago after two weeks with relatives. J M Jobe resigned as mail weigher due to ill health. Nellie Devery left for Minneapolis to visit relatives. Mrs James Kelly cares for her father in Miss Nellie s absence. Agnes Crowe visited relatives during a short holiday and returns to Delwe to resume school. Mrs Ryan, an elder resident, fell Friday evening resulting injuries.
A broken wrist follows two similar accidents in the same neighborhood involving elderly women. Mrs. James Sullivan reports her daughter Mrs. Campbell improving after Delwe recent illness. H. H. Follett sold 64 hogs to J. H. Sheehan for 1173.15, top Chicago market. D. N. Walker praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for a healed foot wound. Guaranteed at Muehlenthaler Bros Drug.
The Primary room plans a program soon while Julia Barthelomew is absent due to sickness. Examinations are scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Miss Anna Frieden visited the High room and Grammar department last Thursday. The High room now spends opening exercises on spelling. The A class in the Intermediate department memorizes the piece The Liberty Bell. All Primary pupils are present except one, hoped to return soon.
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