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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1905
Page
5
A firsthand report describes a remarkable rainbow trout caught in the village stream. The fish measured over 18 inches and weighed two pounds three ounces, marking one of the finest specimens seen in the area this season.
The first freek ant gathering near the A. Haug home east of Clayton county brought together A O Neeby Petersburg Minn Florstensth Clermont John and Fh who reside in Clayton count and Mrs Bear Clermont. The four men aged 78 to 91 recalled their boyhood days in their native country and the journey to America. The gathering offered shared memories and a sense of kinship across generations. Also reported is the death of William Brause, about twenty, who lived between Elgin and West Union after a serious accident and operation. he faced the illness with exemplary habits and will be missed by family and community. A notice about late A D’s estate and a collection at his birth smith shop is included.
A notice urges prompt settlement of accounts with the firm Weibel & Gebring. It mentions Fred. Gunnina and M. L. Adams who recently resigned as county superintendent and will study law at Chicago University. Adams is praised for his prior school administration. The first opera entertainment at Denton features Six Scenes from the Life of Davy Crockett next Tuesday with no reserved seating.
A wedding took place on October 4 in Fall River Wisconsin uniting Mise Nettie R. Hat ef to Charles W. es of the city. The ceremony occurred at the parents home with immediate family present. The bride, though little known locally, is described as kind and trustworthy. The groom is a diligent, reputable business man. After a brief honeymoon they will reside at Cloverland Washington, with home to be established November 1. Local accounts urge all debts to be settled promptly as October bills near due date.
A mixed local items summary notes a 20 acre farm for sale near Elgin with outbuildings and bleak details. Town notices include a sentencing of former Gelwein city clerk Whipps to three months for guilty pleas, plus a commentary on jury error and insufficient evidence. Other notes report Miss Clara Holatanson ill with tonsillitis, publisher James A. Kinney selling Observer control to brother R. D. Kinney and Kinney’s move to Alexandria Citizen. The Wisconsin fish commissioner’s permit revocation prompts a reaction from sportsmen who say fines have harmed game fish and angling.
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