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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
2
The Elgin Echo announces Thursday publication for Elgin and North Eastern Iowa. W Hughes prints and posts mail matter. Local column ads cost five cents per line. display ads run until canceled. Monthly balances, jobbing material, and printing services offered with advance payment options.
Mrs Glen Conley of Webster City visits her mother Mrs Stanton while Miss Clara Strauch goes to Chicago for about a week. Harn Bollar visits John Berndt family in Farmersburg. Local trains shift times, Elgin hosts school of instruction for Eastern Star on March 30, Jennings case near Waydena settled with guilty simple assault, 30 days jail. John Falb moves shop gear to Monnahan garage. repairs planned. Lively dog scent-tracking visit by A Kerh’s bloodhounds aids Elkader burglary case. several local people noted, weather includes light snow and rising autos for summer, Weibel Brothers Mill advertises flour. West Union Fair Board secures attractions for 1916 fair. Local real estate listings invited. Earle relocating address to Elgin route 3. Shiloh battlefield visit planned. Street chatter on national affairs and Mexican border troops noted.
M. Federmann a leading Kansas City druggist endorses Rexall Orderlaxative as safe inexpensive and best for families. He notes it comes in tasty candy tablet form and will appeal to men women and children. The store asserts exclusive selling rights through Stoerh's Pharmacy.
Draying of all kinds advertised with reasonable wages and delivery citywide. Will Wing reports timber on hand from Elkader and seeks markets for walnut and white oak suitable for furniture and gun stocks. Mrs Harrington visits West Union and Atlanta for family, while Jack Hadsel recovers in sunshine. Henry Frieden now drives a Buick purchased from John Falb.
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