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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
5
A garbled report from New York City recounts events around a postponed fair at Strawberry Point and local hardships. It mentions a party of children, strained finances, and governing figures facing tough moments as attendance waned and costs rose.
The Decorah paving project advances rapidly with two experts from St. Louis laying a long stretch of brick street in two days. A large roller and covered crushed rock are used, with sand topping and brick setting, as the work proceeds along the street.
Lawmen tracked Cassiday to LeRoy Minnesota after a seduction report involving Miss Katia Rood. Cassidy appeared in court pled not guilty. Bail set at 81,000. Cassidy remained at large briefly before surrendering at Winkon Blitor house amid town tension.
A severe accident occurred September 17 near the village of Girard in Atlanukea county when a man cutting corn lost his grip. A nine year old child was caught and severely injured by the blade and knife, likely not to survive. The father is currently away in Ohio.
Fragmented text describes a bribery scheme involving cantons and gun shipments to districts. Officials discuss loading canton cargo, cheaper substitutes, and political manipulation to favor Republican congressmen. Incoherent phrases reference donations, transportation costs, and alleged schemes to influence votes.
A jagged clump of items from county life includes fires burning timber and grain stacks near Westgate in Banks township, a typhoid fever outbreak at Independence asylum, and local figures like Elder W. M. Hellett resigning Arlington church duties. Town papers report theater troupes in Waukon, a Delwain store fire harming M. Lagen’s stock, and Sam Wright and other speakers touring for political education at West Union while urging voter engagement.
Reading fragment notes a football injury near Maynard and a riderly accident with bruises, plus a burial notice for Claude Testie, a U S soldier who died after serving in the Philippines and Japan. Interment occurred at Eden Cemetery with D M Parker officiating.
In a suit over a fatal crossing accident on the G and G W Ry near Westgate two years ago, the Tonkinson estate was awarded $5500 by a U S court jury in Cedar Rapids. The administrator Downing of Westgate led the suit seeking damages for the death of Cling Lonkinson.
George Ray, a young man from Greeley who had been in West Union about a year, was jailed for stealing twenty dollars from Thomas Crowe’s house in Union township. He reportedly admitted the burglary after Sheriff Finch confronted him, leading to the recovery of the money buried in a tin can five miles from town.
Unclear report describes editor Atten of Fayette County sustaining injuries after a mishap while on duty. Friends and colleagues express sympathy and hope the injuries are not as severe as first feared.
The Elgin Canned Pumpkin and Corn Factory expands operations with new packing lines and retorts. Workers label corn for shipment as pumpkins are canned in three pound containers for Thanksgiving pies, while big warehouses bustle with gangs of workers and streamers announce Elgin Canned Corn and Pumpkin products from Bigin, Iowa.
The convention attracted a large crowd and showcased delegation strength, signaling prospects for electing a county ticket. The article asserts support for a strong Democratic slate and criticizes opposing political rings, urging voters to back the county ticket for fair taxation and county services.
At the county supervisors meeting a proposal was adopted to levy an annual tax of six hundred dollars on anyone who operates or maintains a place for the sale of intoxicating liquors and on the real property where such a place is located, with the owner liable for the tax. The board plans to discuss its probable county impact at the next meeting.
Clifford Howard of Bethlehem Penn a Columbian University graduate and District of Columbia executive staffer gains interest for The Story of a Young Man in The Ladies Home Journal. His first sustained work follows poetry and prose contributions and is praised by theologian critics for minor editorial change. Meg Howard, slated to turn thirty two, anticipates publication in October Journal.
October term of court opens October 8 with Judge Fallows presiding. The docket lists many attorneys and villages across Iowa including Oelwein Jefferson Fairfield and Union centered offices, with numerous party and attorney pairings such as Abbott Bethel Archer West, Coonrod-Oelwein, Grimes Union, Greenley Fairfield, Eckhart Fairfield, Haxton Fairfield, Kusnan Auburn, Paulson Dover, Richmond Eden, Shadbolt Center Sullivan Center, Voshel Fairfield, Wagner Auburn, Wellen Fairfield, and others.
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