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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
5
For Rent a 24 acre tract with house and good well. Includes a 60 by 60 foot strawberry bed and 100 bearing grape vines with 50 swarms of bees. Located two miles east of Elgin. Inquiries to Joun Faun.
All residents warned to remove ashes and debris from alleys and premises. Chicken owners ordered to confine fowl as required by ordinance. Mayor H S Hapser issues the notice urging compliance.
Epgway BH. Fourr of Waukon Iowa announces candidacy for State Senator from the Fortiath District covering Allamakee and Fayette counties. He states intent to seek Republican primary support in June and submits to voter will.
A. Steele, recently employed by C. J. Monnahan, purchased the blacksmith tools on Tuesday evening and took possession Wednesday morning, joining Elgin’s business community. Monnahan shifts fully to the automobile business, continuing his earlier involvement.
Notice states from this date Sunday closing law will be strictly enforced requiring all places of business to remain closed all day on Sunday except hotels and seating houses which may open only to serve customers. Dated April 25, 1912. H.8. Hapsen, Mayor.
Mrs J C Miller announces a sale with date changed from April 27 to May 4. The sale will be held on May 4. Read the list to find good articles at your own price and be on hand for bargains.
J H Williams of Elgin announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Fayette County Superintendent of Schools. A longtime educator, he has led Elgin schools for eleven years, expanding from a 10 grade, four teacher system to a 12 grade, seven teacher institution. He argues his proven progress and deep state schooling knowledge qualify him for the office.
For sale listed are a Buick No 10 and an Overland No 54 live passenger car in good condition, with both likely sold cheaply. An old note mentions boys catching black bags, legal limits on black bass fishing until the 15th of March, and a question about Elgin celebration this year.
Early Sunday a fire at the Gottfried Frieden home damaged a tool shed and smoke house, with the roof falling in. A new cream separator, tools, meat, and the building were a total loss, and the paint on the new house was scorched. A. M. Weibel and a small crew arrived, loaded extinguishers, and quickly controlled the blaze.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy during burial of wife and mother. Ladies Cemetery Association met with Mrs T W Dean to transact business and discuss memorial day observance. Committee appointed for Memorial Day program. renovations at Clem Schmid residence underway with Sam Lehman overseeing. The Pricillas met with Mrs Mary Skarshoug.
Mrs James Booth died after illness at 3:00 this Thursday morning. Funeral services will be held at the home Friday at 2:00 in the cemetery here. An obituary will appear next week.
The issue notes Heath's last lectura course appearance at the opera house despite personal grief. It covers Massachusetts presidential primaries Taft leads, Roosevelt winning districts, Clark defeating Wilson in Democrats, and expected Memorial Day home talent programs. Local notices include store clerking changes, a death, funeral plans, and school news with an upcoming May 10 program at the opera house and a Junior class reception for 1912.
A special 10 day sale features Electric Hot Point irons and toasters. One hot point iron and toaster priced at five dollars, regular eight dollars. Visit CG Lunman and Son for details. C L Freiburghaus and wife visited their daughter Mrs Will Kreuger and husband for a day last week.
The notice promotes paying bills by check as a neat receipt for money and a dignified modern method. It urges placing accounts to enjoy conveniences and courtesies for customers.
Fayette County Postmasters Association will hold a meeting at Hotel Mealey in Oelwein on Tuesday May 14. Program includes address of welcome reading of minutes topics on postal savings banks needs of postmasters in fourth and third class offices league as a factor in improved service and new post office rulings with a question box a vocal solo and an original poem. Also notes of a local auto trip by L.S. Hutchinson and wife and governor of Wisconsin naming Mrs Adda F Howie of Elm Grove to the state board of agriculture plus brief mentions of Matt Klingman J Witenbaugh from Wadena and other items.
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