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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
5
Beulah Gruver and Mamié Conner from Clermont were here last week visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seaver for Quests.
The Ladies Cemetery association will meet with Mrs. C L Freiburg haus on Wednesday evening June 6. All members are urged to be present. Nora Lang of Remsen is visiting at the Fred Miller home and with other relatives and friends.
Hulda Schori dies en route from Kil Base Texas after six months away seeking health. Sister Liu and nurse Bila Dasha accompanied her. funeral to be held in Elgin cemetery. Elgin hospital nurse and local residents mourn a life filled with kindness and friendship.
Accompanied by her sister Luisa Schori who helped pack household effects before moving to this city arrived Wednesday evening and will occupy the Keiser house on Pleasant street.
Hazel Russow was ill Monday and Harriet Moaby is on the sick list this week. Miss Bowen visited West Union Saturday. Richard White spent Wednesday there. Oliver Gage entered the Fourth grade Monday. Boies Capper visited Monday afternoon. Florence Lehman welcomed a baby brother Otto Olson out Tuesday due to sickness. Myrlin Feller visited his uncle Tawtia Cooley at Turkey River Junction Sunday and Monday. Eighth and Seventh Grades held a picnic to the Eighth Grade, a decided success. The meeting was on the creek old Barrington farm, in good weather with good food and games. The eighth grade thanks the seventh and the Board of Education for time granted from usual duties.
A Commercial Club committee report shows success in raising funds to oil Elgin streets for dust control and mud reduction. Residents praise oiled roads as best in towns of similar size, marking three consecutive years of oiling. Mrs Arthur Dibble and children with James Boots leave for Spokane, Washington, for a visit.
Primary on June 3 sets voting at the Elgin opera house for Pleasant Valley. Polls open from morning until 8 p m. Voters urged to cast their ballots for the best qualified candidates to fill the offices they seek and to ensure a large turnout.
In West Union a prominent business man praises C B Hughes for enterprising public spirit and civic work. He notes Hughes helped organize a cement factory a farmer s creamery and a local hig hautauqua while secretary of the Commercial Club. As mayor he aided sewer construction and reassessment lowering taxes. The speaker says county sentiment favors Hughes over four term rival Lewis due to industry and open dealings.
Card of thanks to friends and neighbors for sympathy and aid after the death of Mrs Jess Blunt of West Union. She died at her home Wednesday morning after a cancer battle. Frances Benson arrived from Cedar Rapids Wednesday evening to visit the family.
A bank offers a blunt pitch to attract depositors, claiming it helps safeguard money and advises on financial matters. It invites non-depositors to open an account and promises 4 percent on time deposits as a selling point.
Notice to stockholders of Citizens State Bank at Elgin Fayette County Town on June 2 1910 at 10 a m for adopting substituted amended and renewal articles of incorporation and to consider increasing capital stock from twenty five thousand to forty thousand dollars to be distributed among new subscribers Also to elect a seven member board of directors Dated May 20 1913 President K H Grom Benort T A BeNsOW Cashier Tuos Littin
Iowa City May 25 The feature of Commenconfént week next June at the State University of Iowa will be conferring degrees and certificates upon nearly 400 men and women from 88 Iowa counties 14 other states and India. The College of Thierts leads with 169 candidates followed by Law 41 Applied Science 92 and Medicine 31. Fayette county is well represented with names just sent to the State Board of Education for approval including Master of Arts Lyman W Sampson Edna Cooper Marguerite S Fisher Alta Schenak Bachelor of Laws Harry E F Tullay J C Probert.
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