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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1911
Page
4
Mlyria notes Elkader visitors and local happenings. Names include Mrs Kebler ill, Fred Reichert entertaining guests, wolves near Chris Helms barn, and multiple trips to Arlington Dubuque West Union Volga Elgin. School term closes, piano purchased, and medical remedy praised for foot ulcer.
T J Capper visited from Elgin Monday evening. Rev L A Swisher spent Monday in Iowa City and yesterday. H L Adams conducted business at Maynard late Monday night. Mrs Harvey Dunbar left Monday for a several day visit at Hawkeye. Mrs Mary A Clements returned Friday from Chicago and Dubuque. Miss Adella Chapman and May Fritz of Elgin visited Friday to Monday with Edith Ernst. Mrs Frank Kobler returned Monday from three weeks in a Dubuque hospital, reporting feeli ng well.
The passage records numerous visits and travels among residents, noting Mrs. Keller returning with strength to regain, Mrs. Cyrus Washburn visiting from Pottige Wisconsin, and Aunt of Hol Washburn and Mrs. Anna B. Woodard arriving. It mentions Mesdames Gilson and Welch returning from Pine Island Minnesota and Mason City, Miss Maid Zoller on vacation, and Mrs. Wenger with daughter Mary visiting Illyria township. Further, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Vinton of Pleasant Valley left for Tillamook Oregon for the winter, with W. H. Vinton Jr returning from the West and renting a farm on the Elgin West Union road.
If all people knew neglect of constipation leads to severe indigestion jaundice or virulent liver trouble they would use Dr King's New Life Pills. The pills are advertised as safe and best for biliousness headache dyspepsia chills and debility priced 25c at The City Drug Store.
The Coterie hosted a Halloween party with Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Murphy. Rev. Heddon returned from Cellar Rapids after attending a religious movement. October saw ten marriage certificates issued by Clerk Max B. Bishop at Elkader. Clermont teachers visited Elkader public schools by car. Mrs. Max Goldberg attended the Eastern Star grand lodge meeting in Dubuque. A ten pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Anderson near Clermont on Oct 29. Max B. Bishop and wife plan to keep house in Elkader. A wrestling match at Garnaville Turner Hall on Nov 4 features Sampson of La Crosse and Hagen of the city, vying for the welterweight title. Graham Lewis, a deaf mute, died at the county home and was laid to rest near Elkport.
Peter Bondy of South Rockwood Michigan notes his son suffered kidney trouble and doctors could not help. After six bottles of Electric Bitters he improved markedly. The ad warns of backache nervousness and loss of appetite and claims the remedy guards against dropsy diabetes or Bright's disease with a 50 cent guarantee at The City Drug Store.
Ed Hanson rode as a passenger for Elgin on Friday. H F Shipton visited the county seat yesterday. Tony Kern and family plan to move to Oelwein today. Miss Bettina Gunderson was a visitor from Elgin Saturday. Mrs Anna M Knudson traveled to Postville and Elgin yesterday. Mr and Mrs J M Blake returned last Thursday to their home.
Elizabeth afcer and the Euterptise family with Hon. Wm. Larrabea Jr. and two children visited Elgin yesterday. Mrs Cartie Fecaur of Latte Park visits her father Ce K Week. Anna Rogers leaves for St Paul to establish her future home. Chas Colliton of Dixon visits his parents in Elgin. Dr G M Berry returns from Chicago, traveling by handcar. Will Cabatan injures his left foot in a horse shoeing accident. no bones broken. W L Mock of Mock Ark touts Dr King’s New Discovery for lung ailments. trial bottles free at The City Drug Store.
Cheery Valley news items recount neighborly visits and chores. Martin Hanson and Fred Hanson did carpentry for John Lantz and John Ritz respectively while Ellen Hanson visited at Ole Benson’s. Albert Meyer and Christ Meyer with family attended gatherings, and Wool carding at Bert Chapman’s drew locals. Several residents, including Jake Christen and family, head for Switzerland for the winter. A Sale at the Christen home drew attendees with John Pulfer auctioneering. An appendicitis case sent Mike Monaghan to Iowa City for treatment.
An editor in Philadelphia recalls a Dunfermline tale about Andrew Carnegie. A gray bearded laird helps an old woman fleeing with a sack of chips to avoid the laird's arrival, a story reflecting Carnegie’s community reputation and acts of kindness.
A well dressed man thanks William Henry Younghusband for a slice of Mince pie that revived his hope after years of hardship. He recalls how those doors refused him before, and credits the kindness with renewing his belief in humanity as he reports his eventual success.
A Toledo Blade excerpt quotes Hdna K Wooley praising early rising and daylight virtue while noting the excesses of nightlife. The piece contrasts renewal from morning routines with regret and physical signs tied to nocturnal indulgence.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tale recalls contractor Mulligan arguing with building inspector Dunn over a church’s vertical alignment. Mulligan climbs to measure, declares the structure “more than plumb” with triumph as Dunn is invited to inspect.
A London Chronicle note compares German and English self-descriptions on New Year cards. It cites a German widow calling herself a director and widow of a razor blade works manager, while a German friend shows a card claiming the widow is a national debt office official.
The seller advertises numerous properties from 50 to 200 dollars per acre including 155 acres near a town with two sets of buildings, 11L acres with good buildings, 75 acres cultivated land, 5 acres in West Union with a large house, 2 acres in West Union with a house and barn, and 80 acres near Elgin with fine buildings. Also offers abstracts, loan money, and a large collection of cottages and residences in West Union, with easy terms and a push to relocate.
It is claimed that no graduate of Vassar College has ever obtained or been involved in divorce. The institution, limited to about a thousand students, is described as phenomenal with not a single matrimonial failure among its forty years of graduates.
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