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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1910
Page
4
The notice promises major bargains across furniture stock with advance price reductions, special low prices, and snap bargains on odds and ends. It emphasizes selling below cost to reduce stock and signals a public sale of discounted items.
A local listing highlights rockers and upholstered furniture as a highlighted category. The item set emphasizes variety in styles and prices within the furniture shop assortment and notes ongoing availability for in-store purchase.
Illyria notes describe a Monday school election and a stream of local visits and social calls. Citizens from nearby towns, weddings, moves, injuries, and church updates fill a compact community record with names and places.
Tra Bennett is among the indisposed. Ward Brabham entertained company Sunday. Mrs Issue Monnahan takes care of Mrs Sam Boleyn and son. Warm weather has caused ice and snow to sink fast. Rob Wilson's baby fell very sick Saturday but was better by last report. C Mounce hired to R W Helme for the summer.
Jon C Miller transacted business in West Union Monday. Senator Fredric Larrabee visits his Ft. Dodge parents at Montauk. A McKinley makes valuable improvements to a new store. Brick City Mills near completion of new machinery including two burr runs. Rebe and Lester Hendershott visited Irving Hendershott in Postville. Win Garvey's family prepared to relocate by loading household goods early in the week.
Austin Minn uses the depot area for a refined residence upgrade by Dr. Lewis. Albert Pringle visits from Chicago to Sedalia via hometown. Rebecca Hendershoot plans to join homesteading parents near Lavina Montana. C Clark sells Clermont Meat Market stake to Edwin Shaffer who continues supplying meats. Chas Larrabee delivers infant daughter to Clermont cemetery burial. B F Tolson from Elizabethtown Ky endorses Electric Bitters for health and vitality. The City Drug Store advertises the tonic at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
Supervisor Gunderson is in the city today and Hon. Wm. Larrabee Jr. comes from Clermont. J. W. Winston visited Cedar Rapids Thursday. The high school band performed in Wadena Saturday evening. Wm. Hidinger left Tuesday for a few days at the M. C. Dershan home in Algona.
Auditor Scallan called to Wan- Coma by his father’s illness. O Miller visits Clermont and greets friends. Mrs J W Dwyer suffers an infected eye from a child’s finger. Justus Herwig newlyweds laid up with scarlet fever. Eugene Stahl moves into Byron Hoyt house. Mrs Culling and son Harry at Henry Topp house. J W Dwyer and others return from three weeks in Florida. cold snap after July-like weather. Northbound train carries emigrant cars. several cars to Maynard and Oelwein. mostly Illinois migrants. Theobald market fire slight. meat piece fell into smokehouse fire. Mrs GW Kinney to Burkey S D. Mr and Mrs Clarence Augh depart for Palouse Wash. Visitors at Wetherbes home. Kinney and Augie daughters present. Dance at Elgin March 12 teased. Ed Hunsberger and Amelia Overbeck wed Feb 23. They’ll reside on Chris Messerli farm by Wadena. May they be happy. Plows and pulverizers sharpen now for spring. Ladies’ Aid meets with Mrs Carl Becker.
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