This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Record Breaking Catholic Fair Profits and Debt Payment
The Catholic Fair and Bazaar set a historic high with gross receipts of $1,607.35 and net receipts of $1,350. The parish plans to pay $1,000 more toward its church debt by January 1, 1907, following $33,000 already paid since February 1, 1906. Dozens of donated items and prize winners are listed, highlighting names such as Miss Voit ham, Francis Myers, and H. Voss, among many contributors from Akron and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Miss Voitham
Francis Myers
Burgess & Smith
Ras- Jmanssen Bros
Lamoreaux
M. F. Kuborn
Henry Voss
Henry Voss, No. 40. Fancy Apron, Donated By Mrs. M. Gleason
Harry Clark
J. F. March
H. Beavers
Jefferson
de Hurley
Geo. Schafer
Westfield
Harve Fuller
Aolon Metz
Jos. Klauer
Wade
H. Myers
Myers Bros
Sioux City
A. Metz
E. Neal
T. L. Burnight
H. ‘Manning
Los
E. F. Cobb
Will Manning
Wm, Muir
Dar
H. Rohrer
Will Adams
Mantle
B. F. Wintersteen
Pelletier’s
Mrs. Montagne
Wm. Muir
Ham
J. G. Hays
P. X. O’rielly
Morris
F. J. Swanson
Melvin E. Pratt
All Creation
Theo. Montagne
Akron Hardware Co
Margaret McDonald
Weidenfeller _& Schafer
Fred Larkins
Francis Smythe
John O. Douglass
M. A. Timmons
Elk Point
Antoine Smythe
W. B. Miller
Davidson's
Mrs
Loretta Martin
Katie Weidenfeller