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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1904
Page
4
Clermont residents report visits from Fort Dodge and Fargo acquaintances, moves to new homes, and a church fundraiser that will fund repairs. Local distress includes a death and a minor public disturbance ended with a town fine.
Local notes recount visits by Mr and Mrs J A Mutts at Elgin and a Pleasant Valley business day for D W Clements and J W Bopp. Miss Maxon joins OT as verde. Sand, Emerson College grad, speaks at Presbyterian church. Irene Whatley ends vacation and returns to Cedar Rapids to resume duties at Luke's Hospital. Mr and Mrs B W Finch plan California winter. T R Burns recalls rifle shooting at the fair and marriage to Cedar Rapids girl Sarah O Brien. Prizes at the fair include three sacks of Ben Hientto Mrs Bart Butler. second to Mrs Gao Culling. third to Mrs Frank Schrof. A correspondent asks origin of phrase He isn't in it, traced to an editor who died and went to heaven.
Chief Willis Moore of the U S Weather Bureau campaigns against weather prophets Hicks who issue forecasts up to a year ahead. He says such literature harms agriculture and industry and urges reliance on government reports for reliable weather information amid widespread long range almanac claims.
Lumber dealers warn of a lumber famine for railroad ties how railroads must source ties from Florida and distant mills raising freight costs. Carnegie Steel officials confirm orders from six trunk lines for durable steel rails and are testing several shapes to replace wood, with huge production potential if steel wins.
The charge to the grand jury states two hundred persons were murdered in 74 days, 80 in Mississippi, with Judge Miller claiming the state leads in murders despite population. He attributes most killings to crapshooting among Negroes and whiskey drinking, countering claims lynching stems from a nameless crime.
A damaged ad fragment promises peaches for canning with a vendor listing items for sale. It mentions quantities and a sale location, inviting buyers to inquire. The handwriting is unclear but indicates fruit availability and a forthcoming sale event.
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