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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
5
The piece urges readers to embrace financial risk and invest in property to boost the town, praising wealth creation and urging action rather than sorrow. It cites economic vigor, personal gain, and the idea of immortality through success, with exhortations to buy, borrow, and invest for a prosperous future.
Notice from Elgin mayor H S Hapse requires that chickens ducks and geese not run at large after April 15 and that street alleys be cleaned by May with property owners adjoining streets removing refuse. Also mentions Elgin centennial events and a Hudson River celebration September 27 to October 9 featuring replicas of the Half Moon and Clearmont to mark Hudson’s voyages.
Government land homes and town lots to be offered to home-seekers on May 22 and 24 in Powell Wyoming. On May 22 the second unit of the Shoshone irrigation project will open for homestead entry, and on May 24 town lots in Powell will be auctioned to the highest bidder. Send inquiries to the Statistician, U S Reclamation Service, Washington D C.
Elgin church holds 10 a m service led by the pastor and a 3 pm quarterly meeting at Clyria church with Presiding Elder Fleming to preach. The notice outlines continuous church activities and leadership.
A local sale lists eating potatoes at 1.00 per bushel and seed potatoes at 2.00 per bushel. Ava Honzarr is noted in the text.
State Supt J F Riggs ruled Tuesday in the Jennie Hall Hawkeye School Board case, upholding the board and affirming Supt Belknap. The hard fought matter stirred strong town sentiment from the start in Hawkeye.
Frederick Ernst, a Civil War veteran aged about seventy six, died Saturday at 2:30 pm after a long illness stemming from a paralysis attack. He lived in Elkader for over fifty years, mainly in Highland township, and retired to the city. Funeral services were held at the Illyria church with interment in the local cemetery.
Mrs Marshall widow opens small laundry business and paints sign on shutters. A gust of wind blows the left blind, making the sign unreadable, attracting a morning crowd and prompting speculation about a misread message.
The Chicago Record-Herald and the Ecuo offer a one year joint subscription for 3 50, with the deal valid in Fayette and Clayton counties excluding several towns. Local items mention visits, ads changes, travels, and a Taft tax economy note amid personal incidents and accidents.
A Fayette incident reports a young man Moree who dressed in a star and blocked a bridge area warning pedestrians to avoid a cutoff. He was arrested and fined five dollars plus costs. Nearby Lt. H Preston and his wife escaped a bull dog attack on horseback as the animal leaped at them.
Public school notice invites applications from teachers in the Independent School District of Elgin by May 24 1909. All applicants must hold first grade certificates. T. J. Capper presides over the Board of Education.
A parson preached salvation is free then faced a reply about paying for it. He argued water, like salvation, is free but piping it to homes costs money. Deacon passes the hat after the lesson as the debate ends with a practical point on infrastructure and cost.
A Britt Tribune item reflects on changing mobility from horses to cars and notes a tandem bicycle’s lack of success among youth. It also reports the death of Hon Edward Rice at 65 from kidney disease in Chicago and burial in Arlington. A Kansas Dispatch quip jokes about quarantine hardships and city authorities.
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