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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1903
Page
5
Walter Abendroth proprietor of the Oity Meat Market at Nora Springs was found dead in his slaughter house with his throat cut from ear to ear. It is not determined whether the death is by suicide or murder.
The Jefferson Ive Company of Chicago starts work on an ice house at Powerslake in Kenosha county. It will be the largest in Wisconsin, covering over six acres with a capacity of 60 000 tons. Jay Menley, Delwain dry goods merchant, failed last week and closed his store, liabilities around 20 000 dollars, assets about 10 000 dollars, with banks in the city holding some of the debt.
Rumors from Volga City indicate a new Manchseter and Oneida railway could link Volga City and Algin, feeding the OGRL system. Projected as a feeder through rich Payette and Clayton counties, it faces right of way costs but promises farm support, local equity, and improved service amid telegraph outages on the Volga branch.
Dr W A Marner sells his stock of drugs to R W Muehlenthaler of Elgin Iowa who will take possession January 1. Mr Muehlenthaler is described as a capable young man and will operate from the Gotshal building with a fuel stool of drugs. Dr Marder will establish a modern office and continue practice. Miles Independent notes this marks a noted local professional entering business for himself. The new proprietor has long been a key figure in Stooking & Go's pharmacy and brings thorough experience to the venture.
For sale an 18 month old Ouapura bred Shore Horn bull eligible to Mycard and a 10 f all blood Poland China Buapiga weighing 225 to 240 pounds. Contact Warren Phyrenann, Route 1, Mbgig, Iowa.
A town note from Holver Brae township warns of farm occupancy disputes in Pleasent Valley with dogs and arms mentioned. Scrutiny hits editorials and a safety warning follows as others report editorial miscues and wedding musings. Decorah reports a stone cutters strike over union fines, later settled.
A deer seen several miles north of town near Capt Tittla's old farm attracted settlers. The animal may have wandered from Wisconsin forests into the hilly timbered country, a rare local curiosity in Clayton county.
Mall Bross notes Iowa has been spared major wars on its soil, unlike neighboring states. He cites the Spirit Lake massacre of 1857 as a rare exception in an otherwise peaceful record amid Indian uprisings and conflicts across the era.
A curmudgeonly meditation on charges by professionals from lawyers to undertakers and editors. The speaker quips about prices and ethics, describing a harsh critique of newspaper practices and the toll on readers and staff.
A Davenport newspaper appeals to the public for 2500 to purchase a single bank for the public library. The item is John James Audubon’s Birds of America, four volumes, 432 colored plates, 1 065 life-size bird figures, complete sets not in town.
Our stock is the best assorted and largest in the city including dress fabrics ginghams muslins prints in the dress goods department for smallest living profit. The nice up to date assortment and the low prices will more than pay you to come and see them.
Local retailer advertises the John Strootman line of ladies and misses shoes praised as the best fine shoe. The store carries a complete rubber goods selection in all grades available in stock.
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