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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1897
Page
5
A rural Iowa paper notes Elkader defeated a proposed megaqore electric project by a strong majority, while observers reflect on local enterprise and past delays. The item also mentions local history and other regional notices from Adams, Arlington, and Decorah related to politics, business and court matters.
The Citizens' Bank of Decorah opened in their new building last week with finishing touches ongoing. Workmen push on first and second floor rooms while weeks of work remain. the new bank is praised as the handsomest and most conveniently arranged banking house in Northern Iowa, a source of local pride.
The Courier reports the last vestige of Fort Crawford is disappearing as workmen tear down the 1828 30 stone walls to reuse rock in a new wool factory building. The fort was once commanded by Gen Zachary Taylor and later saw Jeff Davis serve as a lieutenant in the regular army.
Polk county court officers note a state law amendment allowing a seven year penitentiary sentence after a third conviction for larceny, regardless of grand or petit larceny. The provision aims to reduce crime by harsher penalties for repeat offenders.
Oalwein records report Mayor Peck shutting his hotel Thursday morning after a Great Western railway protection plan. The scheme let rail workers receive tickets for boarding, with charges deducted from salaries, leaving hotelkeepers exposed to losses of thousands. Peck, who fed about 200 guests daily, cites unreliability of road crews and hopes the railway company will share the burden.
A seller proclaims huge discounts from 20 to 50 percent below rivals. He explains the motive is not to rob a friend who trades with him and that honest profit for others yields honest profit for himself as he notes his stock of goods.
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