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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1907
Page
4
Numerous short notices from Illyria describe Sunday visits to local homes, school events, and family gatherings. The column lists friendly calls, welcomes, dances, feasts, and a birthday surprise, alongside remarks on weather, corn conditions, and community activities. A health ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills and Electric Bitters with testimonials from residents.
Community news item covers visits and travels of residents including Mr Lisher Mrs Chambers and George Smith. Reports on duck hunt, a temperance lecture by Evan Jones, a quiet wedding between Francis Laughlin and Anna Thompson, school notes on a play and exams, and upcoming events at Wadena and Clermont with various local residents and activities.
The item records Ora and Pune Myron Mead visiting Oelwein, with Mead leaving for Oelwein for a bookkeeping course at the Oelwein Business University. It also notes a substantial cemetery foundation for a large monument to his wife and includes a health advisory promoting Kodal for indigestion with local retailer Muehlenthaler Bros selling it.
A rough local item detailing social visits around Elgin and neighboring towns, including Ashe Olson, Milo Olson and family, Jos Lantz and son John, Ole Lundt of Kenmare, Jens Larson, and gatherings with Chris Gregers. It notes a strike at Oelwein with a death by self-administered strychnine, a shooting injury to Cabalka, a traction engine accident injuring Fred Guenther Jr., and scattered weather and local happenings plus community notices and ads.
Berland Lew Kohler spent Sunday at home Mrs Ed Boyle visited the school Monday afternoon Generva Fennell spent Monday evening at Enos Howards Harvey Howard and wife visited Sunday at Geo Stanaberry s Henry Larson and family visited Sunday with friends near Elkader Coila Reed closed her fall term of school Friday and is home again The Gleaners will hold their next modeling at Geo Stansberry s Nov 5 0 P Craft and family and Mrs Gates spent Sunday at John Francis Courkey of Wadena and Roy Conner were guests of Sheldon Boyle Sunday Meadames Ellen and Mary Bennett
J W Routh and O B Smith departed Tuesday for southwest Missouri. Madge Hall visits Iowa City briefly. Alta Loomis also spends the week. J J Earle and wife head to Ponce Park Florida for winter. D W Clements at Charles City over Sunday. B Zeigler returns from Southern Texas. Jane Whorley ends week with parents and goes to Cedar Rapids. Mrs KE Estey hosts a surprise birthday party for Mr Estey. Mrs J M Lisher and Mrs R O Woodard visiting Chicago guests of Mrs Myrtle.
Land prospect near Sumner Fredericksburg and Hawkeye offers 240 acres of rolling prairie under strong cultivation. The farm includes a fine house, horse barn, corn and chicken houses, hog house, windmill, good well, and telephone line. Water and access are solid with a milk route. asking price 865 per acre with small down payment and balance at 5 percent.
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