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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
5
A notice offers a Buick No. 10 and an Overland No. 54 live passenger car, stated in good shape and both may be sold cheaply. The item appears alongside miscellaneous text about postal parcel regulations and a stray line about faith and the Panama Canal.
Cheery Valley news lists visits and family updates. The Hofer and Frieden households report mumps and pneumonia illnesses, while numerous neighbors including Hansons, Bentons, Meyers, and Denlers are noted for visits, quilting parties, wood chopping, and weekday calls at various homes.
Notice notes a commitment to selling only first class shoes after expert inspection. Misses Elisha and Anna Baldwin from Calmar, instructors in the public school, visited home folks for Sunday.
Yesterday two well known youths Miss Mary Holzer and Bert Allen wed at Rey Moore’s near Wadena. They travel to St Paul then Willow River and will be at home by April 15. Miss Holzer, an Elgin girl, is praised for charm and friends. Allen farms. Wednesday morning Wim Christ and Nelle Bohanan wed with J J Berkey officiating at West Union. The couple will live on the farm of John Christ, Sr. The Echo extends congratulations.
Elgin voters faced a quiet election Monday with one ticket and minimal opposition. Election board tallies list mayoral contenders Hadee Hand Webb and G. Hand M. G. Webb, council candidates Hugh Patterson Branchori Nicklaus Scho Sam l Mosby C Halstenson, and assessor Ed Banson.
Public sale to be held at Pleasant street Elgin Iowa on Saturday March 80 1912 at 2 PM. Items listed include cupboard bureau two bedsteads bedding chairs and other articles plus many unlisted goods. Cash for sums up to 10 dollars with over 10 dollars onew year credit with approved security at 5 percent interest. No removal until payment. Auctioneers F R Bera and David Moats proprietor. Also mentions Crystal White Orpingtons as winter layers with 50 cent setting price.
The Saturday dance ended a pleasant evening with Penner's Orchestra supplying music and the crowd enjoying the floor. Prizes were awarded by judges Weibel, T. W. Dean, and Ed Hangon for ladies and gentlemen costumes, with Mrs H T Knudtson and Miss Bessie Bowen winning Dutch girls, Bert Kohler and Levi Neuenswander cow boys, and others earning prizes as revelers departed content after the grand march and early morning hours.
Classifieds note a maid position offering 320 per month in Decorah Iowa with Rock Island Illinois transport. Local news recount mob actions Tuesday night at the city jail with stones thrown at officers. police ordered to fire and five or more feared killed or fatally wounded. state militia ordered to intervene possibly martial law. Additional local items include visits, family news, and a seed corn stop announced for Monday April 8 at 8 55 am.
A reflection on the importance of country weeklies, noting their role in recording local happenings, aiding the unfortunate, chronicling town improvements, and supporting moral and financial community standards. It praises readers and supporters beyond the home town.
The Waterloo Times-Tribune argues Iowa has the goods to rival California and Oregon in fruit and grain, noting strong crop averages and potential profits. The piece contrasts national presidential coverage with local sentiment and cites heavy March snowfalls as beneficial for farming, claiming each three inch snowfall is worth fertilizer for soil.
The notice promotes a convenient method to track daily expenditures and pay bills without handling cash. It claims accuracy, dignity in business, and pr ovides a receipt for money, urging readers to place their accounts to enjoy conveniences and courteous service.
Lehman Son adds a line of Hall hoists to its hardware stock with capacities from 1,000 to 5,000 lbs. The Jambo hoist combines a lift and wire stretcher for farming tasks, operable with one hand and locking at any point. Also included are unrelated moral and social asides in the column.
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