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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
4
Bulletin No 03 is being prepared for property listings in Iowa. Property owners may send details or drop a line to have listings added at no charge. agents advertise broadly, with emphasis on prompt attention and accurate sale costs.
Local notes show residents relocating, visiting, and praising harvest efforts while teachers, clergy, and neighbors support schools and fairs. Mentions of land purchases, school openings, marriages, and crafts reveal a tight-knit community economy and social calendar amid seasonal routines.
Oscar Frieden called on Miss Hanna Minnahan of Highland on Sunday. John Ritz and Will Schupbach visited friends in Elgin. Many locals plan to go to West Union Thursday. Ben Bellnieder and Lew Butikofer were in Mikader on business Saturday. Church services are 10 am to 2 pm with Sunday School at 10 am. Mrs. Anderson left for Cedar Rapids after a two month visit. Mrs. Jender and A. L. Butikofer headed to Bern Kansas for a few weeks. An agent tried to take grocery orders for a Chicago wholesaler but the response was light. Chris Moyer and daughter Lona visited Jo Baumgartner’s. a young girl lost three toes in an ax accident. Local folks share news, some in high spirits, others in gossip.
Sam Schtupp improves after a stroke as neighbors discuss weekly visits and church concerns. West Bend Iowa visitors Pete Hobiker and family plan a brief stay after visiting Kansas. Lulu Kurt delivers bone butter, Frank Humphrey spends weeks in South Duledtie, and Miss Louisa Humphrey teaches in Banks Township. Rev John Walters health limits appointment, Mrs Oren of Wadena visits daughter Nota nearby. J Shaffer’s cattle judged. county fair attendance rises. local education shifts as Barak Partridge begins first day of school in Pleasant Valley No. 8.
A narrator recounts a circuit through Iowa from Elgin to Cedar Rapids and West Liberty, chasing connections to Omaha. The tale includes a misrouted ride on the Flyer, a humorous dream sequence with Alf Solzer, and a night of train mishaps near Adair. The piece notes scattered corn crops, odd weather effects on fields, and a reunion with Wink. P. Maupin of Bryan's Commoner appears as a returning figure.
A letter praises the street fair and A A Cavill's Concert Band as highlights. Reports note a severe storm, a steam shovel train repair trip to Cedar Rapids, a family reunion at Oscar Haug's, and Jona Paulson's brutal assault on his wife with a near-fatal outcome. A Chicago bank offers a ladies stocking room for discreet access to funds, while bookkeepers seek janitorial posts and a burgess and Hanson herd dispute ends poorly with a buffalo from Canada valued at 800.
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