News From Towns: Buoyant talk amid crops and church plans
In Dumont and nearby towns residents report good school conditions and strong community spirit. Reports from Wellsburg and Cleves note cheerful outlooks despite low crop prices, with discussions on incorporation and local governance, church activities, and market conditions. Local names include Marion Stafford, Ota WF Brenneeke, Miss Wendelborn, Mrs. Pred Perry, Charles Kluver, John Ashton, George Schuhner, and J. Bauygartper. references to Potatoes, New York varieties, and a Burlington line.
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Wellsburg
Mws
Incorporation
Lee
Piye
Maden
Alastens
New York
Gerhard Ludeman
Tio
Steamboat Rock Town Notes and Local Advertisements
Crowded town. families crowd into store buildings. Propose building modern rental houses. Grain market strengths selling Eldar and Wellsburg grain for small margins. Rev Brebnall arrives from AL conference. Caldwe tt plans to dispose of horses. Electric bitters advertised for female complaints and general health. health claims and price fifty cents at Phincee’s drugs store.
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Eldar
Wellsburg
Dastmaster Button
Alden
Brebnall
AL i
Mts
Phinclee’s
Crags
Applington Town News Highlights Farmland and Social Events
Holsa Whatey of Ames visits family as Corn crops surge and prices fall. Frank McMaton tends farming interests in Pipestone Minnesota while threshing begins. Local social activities include an anniversary ball at Harkersburg and a basket social at Applington public school in October. Merchants stock fall goods. residents anticipate lower prices. Mrs Elizabeth Seary praises Dr U W Wood in a letter to a Illinois friend.
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Applington
Holsa Whatey
Harkersburg
di Pont
Elizabetl M. Seary
Princeville
Illinois
U. W. Wood
Moettregor
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