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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
4
C A Ackers offers a wide selection of residences with land from 10 to 47 acres and farms from 80 to 300 acres. Properties available with down payments and easy terms. Also offers local loans, abstracts, and insurance, inviting inquiries.
Fred Reichert and wife visited Elk ader. Mrs C L Klingman ill. John Wilson and wife also Elk ader visitors. Edith Richards and friend at Israel Shaffer. Ila Patterson at Mary Shaffer. church canceled due to weather. Ina Kohler from Elgin stayed with Mrs Jerome Yearous. Ray Shaffer recovering. rain benefited fields and gardens. Teachers attended meeting at Waukon by quito. Ed Wenger improving. Mrs Chas Fritz visited relatives in Elgin and West Union. John Rothlisberger family moving to West Union. Drug advertisement endorses Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs and lung troubles. price 50c and 1.00.
Oak Grove residents share a week of visits with Hull Brabham in Elkader and At Ridge lines. Enos and Ern Howard each own new Fords while multiple families visit or host on the Ridge and nearby towns. Electric Bitters advertised as health remedy with testimonials from Mrs Rhinegault of Vestal Center and routine local drugstore mention.
Elgin Land Agency offers two timber tracts for sale, 10 acres and 5 acres, both described as good and available at a reasonable price. Prospective buyers are invited to visit Exam Land Acancy for details.
Local column records residents traveling to Elgin Decorah and Lawler brief visits. Names include Mrs Wm Ritchie Misses Anna Julia Brorby and many others. Movers include Melvin Markham and Ole J Olson family relocating near James Powers residence.
J T Sossaman publisher of News of Cornelius North Carolina reports that Bucklen s Arnica Salve helped his severe skin ailment after other remedies failed. The ad claims the product is the best for all skin diseases burns bruises and boils and notes a price of 25 cents and a recommendation by The City Drug Store.
W d Ainsworth spent Tuesday at Elgin. Miss Emma Relerson of Elgin visited. Mr and Mrs R O Woodard were in Elgin. Mrs Mary Bennett of Elgin visited her daughter Mrs Roy Vought. Mrs O P Hitch of New Hampton and Mrs Dan Craft of Brainard stayed with Mrs John Craft. Mrs 0 W Branch left for Minot to answer a telegram about Mrs Randall’s decline after a fall. Pierce Hodge returns from Chicago for leave before joining Asiatic squadron on torpedo boat Jupiter. Ads note Dr King’s New Life Pills for constipation and liver issues with 25 cent price. recommended by The City Drug Store.
H L Griffith attended a Ben Franklin Club gathering in Cresco on Friday. Mrs Alice O'Brien left Monday to live with her brother near Elgin. Otto Friend bought the stock of the E Kaltenbach Jewelry Store which will close after 60 years in business. Chas Huebner and wife of Grand Meadow stayed with Wm A Walther’s family Wednesday to Thursday noon. Mrs Adam Walther returned home with them to Elkader. A court room meeting Monday planned oiling Elkader’s four main business streets.
A. B. Hagensick and John McLaughlin were appointed to solicit funds to meet the expense, and the committee has begun work with good success. It is probable the streets will be oiled.
In Wadena residents celebrate recent rain while neighbors share updates on moving into a new home Mr Frays on Monday and Mrs Sargent widow of a long time county settler dies April 29 at Union church services led by Rev Moore Debest with IOOF lodge attending.
The Decorah Public Opinion reports a letter from Rock Island General Manager W. M. Whittenton detailing work on the Cedar Rapids to Decorah line. He notes planned improvements including laying heavier rail, distributing gravel and cinders, and extending two extra gangs from May to October to improve track conditions. He asks for patience and promises better service.
The advertisement promotes Motor Spirits as the best engine fuel, claiming 20 to 30 percent savings on fuel bills. It warns against substitutes and notes the Standard Oil Company produces the refined fuel via a patented process. Agents, including Frank Greenley, sell Motor Spirits.
Seventy three acre property with sixty five under plow includes a six room house, wind mill and well, fair barn, fenced yard, and an active well. Price six thousand dollars. Contact Oyson and Reinaart. Also available are ladies and misses muslin under wear at Caprrr's.
Ossian marshal Geo. Beer conducted traffic enforcement stopping several automobiles without numbers and requiring drivers to obtain numbers before continuing. One speeder was cautioned to avoid a repeat offense under local auto laws.
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