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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1921

Page

5

Delinquent Auto License Lists Set for May Publication

County treasurers will publish lists of automobile owners who have not paid their license fees during the first week of May. The notices require showing vehicle make and model, registration number, owner's name as records show, and the amount due, including penalties. Each list covers vehicles in the county with unpaid licenses, and the treasurer is tasked with collecting the amounts.

Ag Dla County Tranqurer Gether Traasurer

County sheriff to seize unpaid vehicle fees and penalties

The county treasurer certifies unpaid taxes and penalties for a motor vehicle. The sheriff must proceed to collect the fees and costs and may take possession of the motor vehicle after ten days' notice.

Severe winter returns with frost and wind across central regions

The text notes zero and below temperatures across Winnipeg and Nebraska with strong winds causing damage. Reports include a snow fall in Nebraska, livestock losses near Hastings to Trumbull, a tornado in Worthington causing four hundred thousand dollars in damage, and fatalities in Nobles County. Local winds in the vicinity also brought a six below zero reading.

Winnipeg Man Lanepta Neb Hasterne Deka Nebraska Hastings Trumbull Ponda Fair Grounds Worthington Minn Nobles County

Midnight apparitions and celestial joy in a retired astronomer

An unnamed astronomer reflects on midnight phenomena and celestial beauty. The Aurora and Borgalis 5 accompany contemplation as meteors appear, spirits feel present, and trees bloom under moonlight. The narrator values astral study and simple rooftop reveries amid calm hope.

Borgalis

Murderer Schuler Escapes Across Plains After Greeley Murder

Loyd Schuler, wanted for the murder of William Matusach near Greeley, fled with a party of women after the crime. Sightings reported in Cedar Rapids and Davenport. the group split and Schuler and his wife boarded a southbound Donnan Junction train. As investigations unfolded, Schuler claimed self defense and forced financial withdrawals before continuing northward. a posse traced his movements to Postville, where his mother resided, and an inquest followed after the body was moved to Manchester. The case remains unsettled with no arrest recorded.

Loyd Schuler Willam Matusach Greeley Wade Cedar Rapids Davenport Schuler Donnan William Matusach William Cobb Ad’ghter Nellie White Atusach Lloyd Schuler Matusach Postville Bank Security Savings Bank Manchester Bik Whiie Schuler Harwept Scmtler Bagewood Schu Jep Matusuch Strawberry Point Arlington Fayette West Union Postville Test Donnan Rock Island

Crystal Pate Flour Sells At Low 49 Lb Bar Price

Wetbel Mill Company advertises Crystal Pate Flour as a fancy high patent flour made from select No 1 hard wheat. Neighbors are urged to ask about quality while the price of 2.65 dollars per 49 pound bar is quoted, claiming identical pricing at stores.

Wetbel Mill Company

Henderson Stock Company at Opera House Week

Promises hot onl toasts and good reviews for the Henderson Stock Company as they stage a week of clean entertainment at the opera house with strong performances. Tomorrow features the play When Man Turns to Brute and the company is praised for balance and conduct both on and off stage. A separate note reports Mr Daubenberger, last seen in Postville, traced to Duluth after a 39 year absence.

Man Brute Ip von Winkle Postville Waukee East F Daubenberger

Congress of the Dancing Professors Opens in Paris

The Congress of the dancing professors of France England Belgium Holland and Switzerland opened its sessions in the Paris Academy of Dancing. Delegates favor eliminating the shimmy fox trot and ong atep with a majority pushing for a return to waltz.

Congress of the Dancing Professors France England Belgium Helland Switzerland Paris Academy of Dancing Ard Tawaltz

Vote Records Highlight Fractured Balloting in East Youngstown

The article notes East Youngstown with 434 votes cast as the highest tally yet, despite a population over 10 000. less than 100 votes were cast in a school bond election. It cites a 96 percent foreign born rate across thirty six nationalities and fifteen religions, and includes a quip about the Bible’s use of the word holy on its cover.

U. S. Ann Babot Youngstown Ohio

Settlement Notice From Father To Son on Part Interest

Native to Settle background note shows a father selling part interest in his forage to his son George Path. He requests all book recounts be closed as possible and directs settlement at once. The tone implies a personal debt settlement request from the father to the son.

George Path Yoho Faib

Notice to Settle Debts and Oddities in an OCR Fragment

A mixed historical OCR notice urges payment by April 1 from Wigin Land Company while straying into garbled technical notes about postage stamp gum making and printing equipment. It also references weathering houses, paint cycles, a death notice for Mrs Panison in Minneapolis, and a poultry grain ad from Welbel Mills.

Wigin Land Company United States Wm. Panison Hazel Sullivan Delos Sullivan Bain Ave. S Minneapolis Minnesota Miller Own Crystal Lake Cemetery Welbel Mi! Company

Gasoline Romance and Flower Day in Iowa News

A mixed Iowa wire bundle notes a new serial by George Agnew Chamberlain titled Gasoline Romance, praising its pace and humor. Flower Day in Iowa July 24 aims to beautify homes, with Governor urged to declare the day. Also covered are the Berry chicken hatchery at Clarinda, electric lighting for a farm near Traer, and growing use of consolidated schools raising pupil transport. The items skim various rural topics, from poultry to education trends, with a breezy, promotional tone.

Taxji George Agnew Chamberlain New York Hume Iowa Hawkeye Ethelleg Clarinda Ias United States Clarinda Charles City W. C. Keith Traer Tamas County Keith Dea Consolidated Schowls

Mrs Etter Dead. Longtime Elgin Resident Dies

Mrs. Etter, born January 4 1843 in Canton Bern Switzerland, died Easter morning March 27 1921 at age 78. She married John Etter Sr in 1864, settled in Clermont then Clayton County, later near Elgin, and reared nine children, thirty-five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at home with Rev. Edward Grimm officiating. interment in Elgin Cemetery. Card of Thanks from the children. Also notes on Boy Scouts lumber project and a discussion on praise and suggestion in therapy. Alfred Johnson of Decorah visiting family.

Anna (Kellar) Etter Bérn Switzerland John Etter Mary John America Clermont Clayton Omunty Elgi Elgin Marty Schwettzer Liddie Pinney Annie Schner Baltz Kamm West Union Ernest and Lewis Menahga Minnesota Fred Courtland Frank Medicine Hat Canada Edward Grimm John Iver Sr

Two Young Men and Opportunity in Sumner

In Sumner the community faces a moral choice between a diligent, ambitious youth who spends on education and hard work for a better future and another who expects a free ride. The editorial argues opportunities exist today, urging the first to seize them while warning against entitlement and Bolshevik rhetoric.

Troe Seiimer Vod Trust Siak Sumner Diamond Dick Deadwodl Dan

Decline in Northwest Lumber Shows Large Price Drops

A Deer Park Lumber Company survey reveals steep market declines for white pine fir and larch in the Northwest. May output and current prices show a 39.3 percent reduction for white pine and about 65 percent for fir and larch, with production costs around 30 per thousand. The survey notes a single grade sells poorly while No. 3 common dominates, and prices have fallen from 47.25 to 24 per thousand for the lower grade.

Northwest Deer Park Lumber Company Lumber Company Newport Miner

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