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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
4
Sunday activities fill Syria items with visits across Wilsons and Hammrys families. Notable: social at Foxwell home with 29.60 proceeds for church, a May 22 Illyria concert, and school news from Pleasant Valley. Edel Holm dies from a gunshot wound. six classmates act as pallbearers. interment at Gunder cemetery.
Wadena lists residents on the sick list and recoveries, with notes on visitors, barn building, and social visits from Elgin to Clermont. Mentions of surgeries in town, street improvements, and upcoming homecomings plus farm and creamery activity. An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a malaria remedy with a testimonial from North Carolina.
Community members including Miss Beulah Hough Nellie and Alta Hofer and Mrs. Jake Griesinger with Celia Amy visited the Prichard home and related households. Mrs. Walter Prichard recently visited the Prichard family while others gathered at Henry Overbacks and at Johnie Wilsons for Sunday evenings. Escapes An Awful Fate. Mrs J E Cox of Joliet credits Dr King’s New Discovery for relief from a dreadful cough amid typhoid pneumonia. Trial bottle offered free. bottles 60c and $1.00.
Ben Jacobs and wife visited Sunday at Wayman Tradees Mrs O Craft spent Monday at the W Humphrey home Emma Baldwin stayed at the Wm Prichard home Victor Budeen visited Thursday at Tim Thomans Rallen Butler was at Wilson and Prichard homes George Jones family visited Monnahan’s Sunday Henry Feller family spent Sunday with Mrs Amelia Strong Clara and Gertia Griesinger at Tim Thoman’s John O Harren family visited Mike Monnah Hans Grather family at Wayman Trade Mr and Mrs Tim Thomann at Johnie Wilson home baby at Wm Pritchard home ill but improving George Overbeck family at Wilson and...
E Meyer was a caller at the Paul Johnson home Monday Clarence Tripp and family were Brainard visitors Sunday Wallace Lowell and wife spent Sunday at the C Northrup home Ernest Crain and family spent Sunday at the Henry Badger home Aloe and Edward Frisbie were callers at the Meyer home recently Mrs Will Moree spent a Wednesday of last week with Mrs Lou Appelman C L Shaffer and wife Frank Bowers and family were visitors at the Fred Crowe home Sunday John Waldron and son Eugene Bernice Badger Eva Crain and Elma Meyer were visitors at the Frisbie home Sunday is hearty vigorous life according to Hugh Tallman of San Antonio We find that Dr Kings New Life Pills surely put new life and energy into a person Wife and I believe they are the best made Excellent for stomach liver or kidney troubles 25 cts at the City Drug Store
Harvey Howard is on the sick list. Several neighbors visited and hosted relatives over the weekend including Earl Bennetts, D. D. Mays, Ed Boyles, and the Holzer family. Thomas and Mrs. Howard from Elgin joined gatherings on the Ridge, with Local residents sharing visits and social calls throughout the week. A medical note praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for a leg sore cured after doctors failed, sold at The City Drug Store for 26 cents.
Edward Grimw and Gott Dennler from Marion township visited Elkader today. John Wilson of Illyria township came for a weekend with Wm. Crane. Crane, injured in a recent runaway, is recovering and walks about. Thos Hanson of Highland showed a sorghum bottle he made, praised as fine. A family reunion at Mrs. Adam Walther’s home drew many relatives from Elkader, Grand Meadow, Cox Creek, and Elkader area. Chas H. Curley, St. Paul insurance agent and Boy Scout supporter, spoke with local scouts about experiences in a 600-member St. Paul troop. The community urged fish law observance to stock the Turkey River with game fish, with a promised delivery of stock near Elkader above the dam for future enjoyment.
Mrs George Berry left for Lincoln and O Neil Nebraska for a visit. Groth and brother Bert of Mayville North Carolina dined with Kittle H Groth. Beulah Grover returned from Cedar Rapids for a short college vacation. Chris Frautchey of Wisconsin helped Hon C Miller buy cattle shipped yesterday. Charles C Lewis and Rev Graham discussed a play titled Mrs Buzbys Boarders. Father Hehir attended Father ODowds funeral in Independence. Archbishop Keane delivered the sermon. Mayme Boyle left for Dubuque to supervise a telephone office job at headquarters with a raise and future promotions anticipated.
Mr and Mrs J J Earle returned home Saturday from a wintering at Pouce Park Florida. Mrs B Zeigler is due tomorrow from Chicago where she has stayed with friends. Miss May Carmichael arrived Monday from Morristown Tennessee to supervise the musical department and stay through summer. Dr J F Cole left for Cedar Rapids to attend a meeting.
Shriners send an Iowa section representative to California while Willis Layton becomes clerk at Fitzgerald Co drug store. Frank Childs leaves to join a yeast foam company on the road. James O. Lockwood and Joanna Crain wed at Rev T P Griffiths home and will reside on Fred Crowe’s place southeast of the city. Decoration day plans remain with Abernathy post as the Commercial club again handles the event. A death notice from North Yakima Wash. recalls David Philips, 31, long crippled. remains not brought here. Judge Treichler rules on railroad trespass and contributory negligence. Mother’s Day emphasizes white carnation wear on the second Sunday in May.
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