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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1924
Page
7
A fragmented hometown page lists advertisements and notices. It mentions subscription terms, local names visiting relatives, a school board meeting, birthday celebrations, and comments on early automotive data, with references to people like Max Thomas, Hugh Patterson, Bertha Mealey, and Harold Kimball amid community updates and a note about David Forbes in Union Mills Oregon.
Hendersons Stock Co. return after three years for a week at Elgin opera house offering plays and vaudeville at low prices. Schedule includes matinee for ladies, The Unloved Wife, The Road to Happiness, What Is Your Daughter Doing, St Elmo, and It Pays to Smile with an amateur contest Friday night offering a 4 gold prize. Matinee price ten cents. Also notes A C Os Homecoming dinner party at Sugar Bowl Cafe with attendees listed and festive scenes.
Hallowe'en in Elgin saw playful window decorations and costumed revelers. A large plate glass show window at Smith Implement Store was smashed, uninsured Mr Smith reporting a loss just over one hundred dollars, while other mischief was minor.
The new Iowa Code went into effect October 28. It is a compilation with dead statutes removed and revisions placed with the relevant laws rather than scattered through supplements. Actual changes are fewer than in previous legislatures due to this organized recodification.
The new two-board system expedites results, with a Receiving Board comprising judges Robert Wilson J J Phillipe and Henry Friden and clerks Geo B Schori F D Welch. The Counting Board includes judges C J Harrington J D B Shaffer and Fred Reichert with clerks Walter Kohler and Frank Capper.
Those born in the first half of this month are likely to have musical talent. They also possess qualities of good soldiers, doctors and chemists, being exact and careful in all they do. Those born in the latter half are quick witted, think far ahead of others, and speak so quickly they often make enemies.
Move from Eldora to Clermont street Falk house welcomed by former Elgin friends. The J. W. Allen family, who lived in Eldora after leaving Wadena, arrived Friday and are settled in.
A quirky item notes November 3 and a garden pen stunt. It mentions Mrs M J Monnahan from last Monday and requests readers to see if anyone can beat it. Mr and Mrs Trygve Husberg spent last Friday in Oelwein.
A jumble of small items from Kalels will sell goods next Saturday with a 4i good broom priced at 48¢. Visitors J D Shaffer and Samuel Mosby drop by Dikadi Wednesday. City council holds its regular monthly meeting on Monday night November 3. Miss Probert and her brother Guy of Wadena were visitors yesterday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Howard and family dined with W G Smith. A school superintendent notes no red haired teachers. Priscilla Club hosted by Mrs H T Knudtson. Bob Peters hosted a wood hauling bee and ready for winter. Egg’s offers a white 7 inch breakfast plate at $1.25 daily to reduce stock for Christmas dishes. Local election in Mlyria township shows Coolidge 173, Davis 118, LaFollette 97. A Mason City incident reports gas theft from a filling station. Luana Co-operative Creamery meeting approves building a new brick creamery. Franc DeSart’s guest Mrs OHE Rob erty of Forestburg moving home from hospital to Clermont. Schupbach and Butter install a new heating plant at J D Shaffer home. plan to postville for another job. A Iowa code section requires a flagstaff and flag on all public schools. H & Halstenson buy Grossman property at Clermont and will move, bringing sister Nellie to help.
A collage of small town items notes visits by Arthur Stoeler and Ern est Bailey, farm work plans, and shoppers near Kniel's bread offers. It recalls Christmas promotions and outdoor goods, several family visits to Oelwein, Decorah, and Remsen, plus historical Novem ber facts and travel notes to Portville and Allamakee.
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