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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1904
Page
5
A wandering Maine comic jokes about marriage to his father by telegram after missing his golden wedding celebration with his parents. The exchange reveals a sharp reply that marriage endures despite doubtful outcomes. Nearby, Butler county farmers fight wolves makin g sheep losses. Farmers offer 45.00 per wolf scalp in addition to county bounty.
Beekeeping listing offering 18 swarms for sale. Inquiries directed to Mus N W Eastman in Egin Ladyta and A Thorson and wife who live some distance from the city. Mention of a sweet little girl as context.
The State Association of German Baptists will convene in Elgin next week with a full program of Sunday services, meetings, and social events led by Rev. J Meier, Rev. W Schunke, and Rev. Stoeckmann. A business-focused week follows with English sermons and discussions. Dr and Mrs Kuster take charge of the Fair Store after Mrs F M Smith retires. Physical culture demonstrations lead to injuries to Superintendent L H Ford in a schoolyard incident. Public notices for letters, Opera House board call, and cattle grazing rates appear amid community notices and advertisements.
Elgin defeated Postville seven to two in the second season game. Key plays included a third inning burst by Elgin with multiple singles and a second inning scoring by Postville on errors. Kohler and Kuster drove in runs for Elgin, while Postville managed a single scoring inning and otherwise failed to capitalize on other chances.
The Knoxville jail proposal draws editorials arguing for strict containment and work, warning against “bums paradise.” A missive from a Wisconsin cousin paper ridicules rural delivery demands and notes political loyalties.
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