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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1910
Page
5
Nels J. Cold offers six Elgin farms ranging 23 to 196 acres with decent improvements and stock farms for sale near Opepin Wisconsin area. A 90 acre parcel lies six miles east of Elgin. If not sold by private sale, bidding moves to an mid November auction. F R Bern, The Auctioneer, Elgin Iowa.
Des Moines reports that at Pella several infantile paralysis cases have occurred among chickens. The secretary of the state board of health received the information yesterday and an investigation will follow to determine the cause and extent.
The Elgin Farmers Dairy Co invites sealed bids for all cream routes with contracts starting January 1, 1911 and expiring December 31, 1910. A special meeting will be held November 25, 1910 at 2 p.m. at the creamery to open bids and award to the lowest responsible bidder.
On November 1 the rural carriers will shift their time, leaving the post office at 8 30 a m and returning at 2 30 p m This change updates daily routes and affects delivery windows. The weather question appears as an aside and is not part of the schedule item.
Funeral services for J. C. Miller will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:00 from the German Baptist church if a son arrives from California. An obituary will follow next week in these columns.
Flora Boyer wed William A. Walther of Elkader in a quiet home ceremony officiated by Rev. Draewel of the German Baptist church. The couple, joined by close relatives, received guests at a pink white and blue decorated parlor wedding and will reside in Elkader after December first.
A private wedding occurred October 10 1910 at the Miller home as Marie Miller wed Alfred B Jacob with Hulda Miller as bridesmaid and Harry Trude as best man. Rev Draewl performed the ceremony before close relatives. A wedding dinner followed in the dining room and an evening reception.
Alfred Jacob, rural mail carrier, wed a well regarded young lady in a ceremony attended by many friends. The German Baptist Band provided music and refreshments followed the reception at their home. The couple plan to reside in Elgin where a ready-made home awaits the bride. The Ecou extends wishes for happiness and prosperity.
Sunday visits and absences mark the Elgin school notes with reminders of medical sickness, late arrivals, and a six weeks exam forthcoming while parents and townsfolk praise the new sidewalk and music instruction.
Democratic congress candidate Hon D D Murphy will speak at the opera house Tuesday evening November 1 on the political situation. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Our weather shifted to a cold wave with snow flurries on Thursday.
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