Remembering a near miss and town notes from 1906
A Frieden infant drank carbolic acid and oil but recovered after treatment by Dr. Fothergill. Ex Governor Larrabee’s forty fourth anniversary was quietly observed at Clermont. Clermont visitors include Mrs Pringle. T A Roland opened a jewelry and repair shop on Center street. This year has fifty three Sundays, the next extra Sunday offers chance for church, scripture reading, or leisure. Several residents travel to Sabetha and Loveland. Epworth League meetings resume at the M B church with Fred R. Berg giving a talk. Miss Lyons joins Drnam’s Grove public schools as instructor. Berg displays a baby alligator in his show window. Mrs Hadsel visits Cedar Rapids. Dr Hadsel travels there for wife’s operation. Dr L S Hutchinson to locate permanently in Decorah. Elgin Canning Co closes season 1906 with pack near one and a half million cans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Frieden, Jr
Wm. Larrabee
Clermont
Pringle
A. J. Bryant
T. A. Roland
Center Street
T. Schupbach
Albert
Mary Schupbach
Dan
Louisa Butikofer
Rachel Martie
Louisa
C. Meyer
Sabetha
Kansas
Schupbach
Loveland
Colorado
Epworth League
M. B
Fred R. Berg
Teader
J. J. Hawley
Reacher
Miss Lyons
Drnham’s Grove
Berg
Grimm
Florida
H. 5
Hadsel
Cedar Rapids
Harry Hadsel
Typewriter Pads Offer At Echo Office For A Nickel?
An Echo Office advertisement promotes a large typewriter pad priced at 10 cents. The listing suggests trying two pads when in doubt and promotes classified ad space at 521f. The item appears in a compact, old newspaper ad style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo
Echo Shop
13 Projects Win Final Approval For PWA Road Work
Clayton county officials confirm 13 secondary road projects approved under the public works administration. Total cost about 127,989 with 57,595 federal grant and 70,394 county share. Projects include grading and surfacing on county trunk roads in Marion Wayne Monona Sperry and Highland townships, with labor drawn from county relief rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Washington, D. C
Clayton County
D. E. Hoover
Board of Supervisors
PWA
Gander
Elgin
Marion Township
St. Olef
Norway Church
Wayne Township
Monona
Monona Township
Volga City
Sperry
Highland
Sperry Township
Farmersburg Township
Clayton County Register
Tripoli corn pack light this year
Tripoli's sweet corn pack will be one third less than estimated due to rains and cool temps. Quality is good but maturation is slow, causing many small ears to be discarded. No hard ears. Warm sunshine helped some fields, but late. Factory runs two shifts with about 65 workers per shift. Ten thousand cases packed by Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Decorah approves bonds for swimming pool project
Decorah voters approved a $15 000 pool construction bond Friday with 800 in favor and 319 against, a 71 percent affirmative rate well above the 60 percent threshold. The town also sought a federal grant which was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Circulation Stunt Prompts Doubling Readership at Macksville
An editor claimed he was kissed by the town’s most beautiful married woman and promised to print her name in the next issue. Within two weeks circulation doubled, then the editor named his own wife, sparking controversy in Macksville Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macksville
Kan
Ink origin disputed as India ink not from India
Pathfinder Magazine notes that ink widely called India ink is not produced in India but mainly in Japan. The article traces its origin to China rather than India and identifies it as the oldest form of prepared writing fluid, still known in many parts of the world as Chinese ink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Japan
China
Pathfinder Magazine
Iowa Patrol Bulletin On Protecting School Children
The Secretary of State through John Hattery issues a bulletin to the Iowa Highway Safety Patrol urging patrols to cover rural school areas during pick up and drop off. It orders immediate court action for bus violations and license suspensions, checks on school bus licenses, and rear markings. It emphasizes enforcing speed limits in school zones and safeguarding children on highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hattery
Iowa Highway Safety Patrol
Iowa
Friday the Thirteenth Tells Cassidy Tale of 13s
The Clayton Co Register recounts Doris M. Cassidy born September 18, 1913, who observed a thirteenth birthday with thirteen guests. It notes thirteen letters in key names, thirteen-year residence along Highway 13, and multiple 13s in dates and facts linking her to superstition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris M. Cassidy
Miss Cassidy
Chum
Rosalyn Sabban
George Cassidy
Gustie Cassidy
Rose Marie Horn
Florence K. Kent
Highway No. 13
Locke
Clayton County
Cassidy
Clayton Co. Register
Fayette county dairy judging team named for state contest
Dean Platt Joseph Hall Elwood Mabon and Leonard Talcott of Oelwein Randalia are chosen as Fayette county dairy judging team to compete at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress. They will train in Waterloo on September 21 under Ernest M. Wright supervision with Iowa Dairy Association backing. The state winner advances to the Interstate Contest in Waterloo on October 2. the Fayette team won the event last year. Mrs Dorothy Walsh of Clear Lake dies in fatal auto crash near Hawkeye after colliding at No 18 spur crossing. Munitions makers push to meet Italian orders with some plants adopting around the clock shifts as stock prices rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Platt
Joseph Hall
Oelwein
Elwood Mabon
Leonard Talcott
Randalia
Fayette County
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Iowa Dairy Association
Ernest M. Wright
Dorothy Walsh
Clear Lake
Hawkeye
No. 18
Italy
Clifton Mealey 18 Named WPA Officer
Clifton Mealey, 18, son of Mrs. Bertha Mealey, manager of Connor's Inc store in Red Oak, was appointed to the financial department of the Southwestern Iowa WPA by State Administrator L Hill. He will be stationed at Council Bluffs in the federal post office building and joins a growing local cadre with technical duties following Creighton College training in business administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Mealey
Bertha Mealey
Connor's Inc
Red Oak
Financial Department
Iowa
Works Progress Administration
L. §. Hill
Mealey
Council Bluffs
Federal Post Office
Creighton College
Connor’s
Red ‘Oak Express
Real estate transfers from Rogers abstracts end Sept 13 1935
Three transfers of local interest listed by W. J. Rogers abstract office cover Leo Beucher trustee to C. M. Kneeland trustee for 650 dollars Ls 5 6 7 and B 83 Clermont. Fayette County National Bank of Wear Union to B. D. Chandler F. W. Schneider and H. W. Hall trustee WD 1 L 15 B 1 Richel Add to West Union and L 87 Herriman’s Add to Wadena. Ethel Whittenbaugh to Lyal and Lottie Whittenbaugh WD 1 L 19 and E 40 L 18 Whittenbaugh’s Add to Wadena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Rogers
Leo Beucher
C. M. Kneeland
Clermont
Fayette County National Bank of Wear Union
B. D. Chandler
F. W. Schneider
H. W. Hall
Richel
West Union
Herriman
Wadena
Ethel Whittenbaugh
Lyal
Lottie Whittenbaugh
Whittenbaugh
Enter Baby Beeves At Postville Four County Fair
The 18 baby beeves shown by the baby beef club members have been entered in the Four County Fair to be held at Postville September 21 to 24. The beeves will be sold at auction Tuesday afternoon at one o clock with at least three packer buyers in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby Beef Club
Postville
Packer
Real Estate for Sale in West Elgin
Dainty bungalow living contrasts rent with a homey farm offering among five neighbors. 56 fertile acres with numerous buildings and springs. The old Weat homestead one mile from Clermont on paving features 170 acres of good clay soil with improvements. Price is right, get busy. Plenty of other farm bargains and exchanges. Contact Grether's Exchange, Elgin, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Elgin
Weat
Clermont
Grether’s Exchange
Elgin
Iowa
24 Calves Entered by Waterloo Dairy Club
Fayette County 4 H Dairy Calf Club members announce 24 calves entered in the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress show to be held from Sept 80 to Oct 6. The club aims to continue its winning calf display as advertised in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
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The
Elgin Echo
R. P. Strauch
Kathryn J. Strauch
Pnational Editorial Association
Rae
WPA
Wm. E. Baumgartner
Ern Schori
Butler
Beauty Service
Mary. Bailey
Beautician
Princess Theatre
Bette Davis
George Brent
Bette
Chas, Laughton, Zasu Pitts In
Ruggles of
Red
James Cagney, Pat O’brien
Paramount
Kay Francis
Eehoy
Em Elgin State Bank
Itas
Elgin, Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Loas
Bauer
Oomrmen
Elsin Furniture Store
Lorence
Maler Begin
Jowa
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