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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1903
Page
4
Louis Soman reports on the reopening of Praline Taye Lane near Eastbound Tollowa after repairs. Officials say traffic resumes normal flow with updated signage and temporary detours guiding drivers through the work zone.
Ben Sohnieder lost a valuable horse last week. Tom Hanson dalloned cattle for R. Pulfor. Joe Sohmiader praised as a gentle man with new suit of clothes. About 25 young folks in the district sewing with men. Rev Fred Schupbank and daughter Leng arrived home from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois Monday. Miss Jonnie Adams of Volga City played the organ Saturday night and is praised as the best organist. Adolf Baumgarthur cutting timber for a barn to be built this spring. Fred Dentat helping. Mrs R. Marti found the pump in poor order after water run and noted it shifted up with carpeting rags. Alf Schlupp spent time at Jang Jenson's and Fred Rita's. Schlupp mentions new final kinds of business, filing laws, and buying furs at high prices.
Real estate transfers compiled by GW Vandtten include Fred Bousa to Lonise Boess in 2894 10, 2 lu, Cass to Stoby land in 8093 4 1000, Univon to Gray in Owl wine 275, Mable to Agrams in West Union 8890, Ken Nandell to Whitmore at W U 840, Robins on to Drierland 9 910 0600, Chlow Connor to Elliott in Payette 150, Brown to Baldwin in Oulwein 260, Theron Finch to Elmer Gaga lot 6 Alpha 276, Netcott to Lexch in Oelwein 3500, Brown to Mills Baldwin in Oulwein 635, F Ow Suchstleben to Lizzie Schrack in Wastgate 500, Blethen to McGee in Maynard 1500, Thomson to Perkins land 14 927 3900, Wood to Gable in Kel leya Arlington 800, Mary Carswell to Porwander Bluuenthal land 12 95 4 8000.
Notices warn postmasters to watch for a new confidence man operating across the west. He buys small money orders from 10 to 50 cents, alters them with acids to appear legitimate and increases value to 35 or 40 dollars. He avoids cashing at post offices, instead buys small items from merchants and takes change in good money, often using government money orders and no ID. The suspect is described as 35 to 88 years old, slight build, looks like a prosperous businessman.
To the farmer and stock raiser Nebraska affords unlimited opportunities. Statistics prove that in settled sections diversified farming is a success and consequently farm land values are high, but there are vast areas of good land in the northern central and western portions along the line of the I E M V R RB that can be purchased at reasonable prices.
The New York Times recalls a chaotic election night scene at a Madigan Square restaurant where a loud celebration paused as a distant roar signaled a catastrophe. Fireworks redounded with deadly consequences, leaving witnesses stunned by the stark contrast between revelry and loss.
On a prewar train Wendell Phillips met a proslavery Baptist minister who mocked abolition efforts by asking why Phillips did not go south to save slaves. Phillips answered with a pointed counter question about the minister’s own calling to save souls, exposing the hypocrisy.
London papers print anecdotes about Yerkes and his cautious rule of never taking on more than one thing at a time. The Express notes his habit of cautious caution in business and his reluctance to back schemes promising easy gold from scrap iron.
A Philadelphia physician recalls a Zoo encounter with an old man who quips that apes are as human as he is. The passage notes Sir Gilbert Parker’s rising fame and the resulting small jealousies among peers in letters and politics.
Ellen M. Stone states it is not her aim to reimburse all contributors to her release from brigands. She plans to repay only those who financed her ransom, insisting the episode served a perceived divine mission in a distant country.
The June Jefferson women Democratic club of Denver has secured a thirty years charter and aims to evolve into a national organization of Democratic women. Named in honor of Thomas Jefferson’s mother, the club charts a long-term expansion path.
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A garbled 19th century property ad lists multiple farms and houses for sale or lease across Clayton County and nearby areas. Details include acreages from 40 to 250 under plow, timber, fruit trees, barns, mills, and spring water. Prices range from 60 to 600 per acre, with terms varying from down payment to half cash. Several properties include large frame houses, outbuildings, and timber stands, with distances described relative to Algin, German, German towns, and Edgewood.
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