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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1902
Page
6
In a tense homeward meeting, Dr Ephraim Barwood interrogates Ralph Marlowe about loyalties and past opinions. Marlowe challenges Barwood’s temper, asserts independence, and accepts a druggist position with a provisional contract. Barwood departs for a country drive leaving Marlowe to manage the stock until his return.
Railroads across the nation, pressed by demand east, west, north and south, predict a car shortage soon. Managers have placed large orders with locomotive and rail manufacturers for months of production with healthy margins. The era of prosperity suggests few idle hands as workers are urged to engage in productive tasks under the Siara and Siripes.
In Court square a spectator dismissed the president’s address on work as a mere sermon and noted she already understands the duty of labor. The Springfield Republican quotes the exchange as a reminder that Roosevelt’s message resonates differently across ranks.
Judge John H. Reagan of Texas is celebrated for a six decade stretch in public office under three flags, titled by Texas papers as a record of steadfast service. He has reached his 83rd milestone, marking a lengthy career across multiple eras.
The Washington Star notes skepticism about a watch owner’s reliability citing a man who times his watch to 11:36 and critiques how it keeps time at the 12 o'clock whistle, a reflection on trust and punctuality.
A fragment shows Briggs quizzed on living within income and feeling cramped. The reply hints at borrowing money to cover everyday expenses, suggesting a rough, humorous exchange about financial strain and access to funds.
A godfather narrator laments forgetting how to write while dictating letters to his stenographer Willie. After a failed attempt with a fountain pen, he recounts a romantic misadventure where a letter delayed by Willie’s vacation leads to a mistaken Atlantic City top line on the page. The tale ends with a vow to relearn writing to avoid angering loved ones.
In New York at the New York Aquarium Prof Spencer tends brilliantly colored sea anemones that resemble flowers. The creatures reach for clam bits on a stick, unfolding petals and showing startling intelligence, surprising observers with their near human-like behavior.
General Miles plans retirement in about two years, delaying wear of the new khaki uniform. The St. Louis Star notes the upcoming change as a consolation. Chicago reporter William Bartholin compares Pat Crowe’s peaceful life to the brief notoriety of Harry Tracy, per the Anaconda Standard.
Burlington faces a week of burglaries with about a dozen homes looted. Looters spared wealthier houses, overlooked watches and money, and fled before stealing. Police intensify patrols and order curfews to question anyone on the streets after midnight.
K L C E convention runs Sept 22 to Oct 18 in Cedar Rapids with Keystone league members from Des Moines and other regions. Delegates gather after the state U P B convention, with Cedar Rapids society organizing welcome efforts and railways offering reduced fares. send names to Miss Littie Nisley for entertainment planning.
Washington Iowa prepares for October first reunion of Eighth and Nineteenth Iowa infantry with Col I R Earle of the Thirty fourth Arkansas Confederate infantry expected as eloquent speaker. Earle faced the Nineteenth Iowa at Prairie Grove in 1862. Col Joseph Patterson of Alabama Confederate troops may attend alongside Col W D Bell and J W Morton on the local committee.
The will of Geo W Chapman filed for probate states Rebecca Farrington inherits three fourths of his estate after debts and funeral expenses. Dr Reuben Harmon of Onawa is named executor.
Claude J. Watson and Ivy Manning wed at the city fire station by Justice Burritt due to Watson’s duty. The couple invited onlookers and issued a playful challenge to John Shillato and Miss Mattie Holcomb, who then obtained licenses and wed with Burritt officiating.
Rept. 22 notes fundraising for a fall carnival in Atlantic. About $1,500 is needed and nearly $1,100 has been raised so far. The carnival gate is expected around October 18.
Sept 22 at Montezuma Judge Dewey dismissed the Dr Hammer case after a venue change from Jasper county. He stated that if any evidence existed he would send it to a jury but his conscience would not let him uphold a verdict and he would set the verdict aside rather than risk conviction.
In Marshalltown on September 22 a 5 year old son of F. K. Jaconson near Pickering started a blaze while playing with matches. Three hundred bushels of oats were consumed in the fire.
The Upper Town Fayette trustees unanimously elected Roy T. J. Bassett of Thornton Indiana as president of Upper Iowa University. Bassett previously led Jennings Seminary at Aurora Indiana for three years then was principal at Depauw University Academy for 18 years before three years in Indiana ministry.
The two year old child of Mr and Mrs N G Patterson drank a pint of kerosene left within reach. The child is in a serious condition after the incident in Waterloo on September 22.
Des Moines September 19 The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows today repealed the amendment to the constitution adopted at Indianapolis in 1901.
Chariton notes the death of Peter Lawson, a well-to-do retired farmer long resident in Charlton. He leaves a wife. Lawson recently planned to move to Colorado. The obituary records his passing Tuesday morning and marks another early Lucas County settler’s death.
A. L. Wilson, Civil War veteran and longtime mail carrier on the Murray Hopeville star route, died at his Hopeville home after a short illness. Funeral services were held there under G. A. R. auspices with burial in Hopeville cemetery. Murray G. A. R. camp members attended.
While tending his garden in Waterloo on September 18, O A Kennedy found a Mexican horned toad. A rarity outside California or Mexico, the specimen was given to the high school class for study.
Work on the Great Western Des Moines river viaduct in Fort Dodge begins with W J Donahue of the Kelly Atkinson Construction Co Chicago arriving to supervise eight expert bridge builders. He says good weather could finish the superstructure in 90 days as 350 tons of steel have arrived of 4000 needed and the rest arrive daily.
In Keokuk on Sept 20 the Methodist Episcopal conference heard the case of Rev P W Henness now living in South Dakota. He separated from his wife last year and will not discuss the reason. The trial by special committee inside closed doors follows a push to bring the matter to the floor, with potential implications for church policy and a parallel issue involving an aged bishop and lay groundwork for a General Conference action.
Avorn Sept 22. At a preliminary hearing of Lewis Smith, colored, for the murder of his companion Charles Edwards, Thursday night, he was held to the grand jury without bail.
Anamosa notes a biennial reunion of the Fourteenth Iowa infantry on October 23 and 24 with reduced rail rates on certificate plans. Members are urged to bring their wives or companions. secretaries and officers Moss Wheatley and J W Morgan call for attendance.
Mason City reports Cerro Gorcia county can boast the youngest Great Western operator in the nation. At Bur chinal ten miles south, Gordon Emerson is a 14 year old lad famed as an unusually bright operator and trusted agent known for his remarkable accuracy on the division.
In LeMars nine Renisen saloonkeepers were served with suits seeking $10,000 in damages and temporary injunctions, with permanent injunctions requested for Oct. 6. Mrs. Arens claims loss of support from her husband Nic. Arens’ death two weeks ago and asks $10,000 in damages.
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