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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1902
Page
5
Local items report the Oelwein baseball team ending its season and the mill and boiler shops facing wage issues. Real estate transfers show numerous parcels around West Union and Benton, while depot break‑in near Delavan yields $40 in missing funds. Public notices include appointments and a potential university president nomination.
On a Wednesday afternoon Gee Smith and Florence Desart rode bicycles east of the river bridge. Lee fell into the water after veering to avoid a rock and was carried about twenty feet downstream. Florence fetched help. Lee regained footing on the riverbank in swift current and walked to shore. Her presence of mind and the water’s depth prevented serious injury.
Miss Ida Feller wed Leslie J Cooley at the bride’s parents home in Clayton County with Rev. Baxter officiating. Only immediate relatives attended a very quiet family affair. After October seventh the couple will reside in Elgin. Harvest dance in Elgin Opera House last Saturday night was a success with Carpenter’s orchestra providing music and dancing late into the evening.
Northeastern Iowa awaits a large Fall Festival and Street Show in Dubuque the week of October 18 with Rostock Fersii Carnival. The event features two 20 round boxing bouts nightly refereed by Guo Siler of the Chicago Tribune, plus German Day Political Day and a big industry parade. Special rail rates and extensive western advertising are planned to draw crowds.
The article summarizes court decisions on newspaper subscriptions, detailing renewal presumptions, post office receipt rules, address changes, and fraud implications. It notes that failure to notify can extend liability, that subscribers must pay arrears if discontinuing and to inform publishers, and that recent laws allow publisher action for nonpayment.
Don’t miss this offer to bring eggs to the Fair Store in Elgin Iowa and exchange them for goods. A nice stool of ladies furnishing goods and a big line of fancy hosiery await inspection with price and quality pleasing.
Fred Lewenberg aged forty died at Wadena Saturday morning leaving four wives and three children. He was a Woodman lodge member and was buried with Woodmen honors. Interment in Wadena cemetery. Haven Grenson and Mrs. Halvor Gisleson aged seventy six died in Clayton county near Elgin. Born in Norway, she lived forty five years in Clayton, widowed with five children. Funeral held at Norwegian Lutheran Church in Gunder with Rev Tanner officiating.
A good blacksmith is sought for steady work beginning November 1 in Elgin Town. Primary duties include horse shoeing, with steady employment offered to the right man. Apply or contact Rouvette Lehman. Also notices include marriage license notices and a Des Moines Grand Lodge meeting invitation.
Reports detail 808 patients moved from Independence asylum to a new facility at Cherokee. Rural mail routes eyed at Arrowhead point to serve 1,500 population. Secretary Wilson offered presidency of Town Agricultural College with life tenure. Britt prospers with coffin sales. Sumner man own two legged colt amid horse show plans. Polk County courts see many divorces as speaker Henderson withdraws from congressional race. Elkader fair dates set for late August. rattle snake bite near Chariton. Ada Lewis found after escaping Independence asylum. Decorah delivers groceries by new company. legal clashes over city ordinances with Karl Fisk case. Waverly woman injured by needle fragment. eye surgery complications noted in Cedar Rapids.
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