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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1899
Page
5
The Fayette County Republican Platform council endorses Geo W Jamison for the next senatorial seat. A September 28 ceremony celebrated the formal opening of C G W railroad shops at Oelwein with Governor Shaw and thousands in attendance.
Oscar Wentworth Rogers, aged 49, and Rosa S Wright Bryan, 48, wed at the West Side Police Court after Magistrate Poole altered a question briefly. Rogers claims to be Payette County’s first white birth. The ceremony occurred in a private exam room with Poole officiating. witnesses noted Rogers’s resemblance to James Whitcomb Riley and a crowd watched closely.
A petition to remove Mr. Barrett, the Arlington County Poor Farm steward, circulates among residents as he visits with a retention petition. Citizens urge the Board of Supervisors to determine Barrett’s suitability, stressing county interests over personal prejudice and urging action if needed.
The Oelwein political feud between two prominent factions has stalled town progress for years. Reports from the Oelwein Journal and Register describe deputies raiding gambling houses, mayoral turmoil, and a chaotic scene as factions clash over control, with civic life disrupted and residents dismayed.
A misspelled but clear report outlines Deputy Sheriff Thomas and deputies pursuing miscreants in a town. Hough faces charges after an alleged assault and plea of guilty by his attorney. The registry notes opposition to Hough by the Gy administration, yet condemns the conduct and calls for restored order and police presence in the city.
A sequence of tragic and odd notes from Northeastern Iowa includes Brakeman Geo W Pollock killed on the Illinois Central at Farley Sept 20, two Bloomfield children burned to death Sept 27, and a Burlington carnival diver badly injured after a 80 foot fall. Reports also mention political maneuvers over a judge vacancy, a ministral farewell sermon, a burglary attempt at J B Campbells home with chloroform, a Tipton nutting party child lost and found after a night in heavy woods, and ongoing local chatter as the week closes.
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