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Local notices and ads from Elgin weekly paper
A mixed Elgin column shows advertisements and town items. Included are business notes on printing services, hat and cape showcases, and a moving announcement for Lamont water works. Local residents such as Pierce Moser, Mrs. John Falk, and Ben Kohler are mentioned along with social visits, a Postville trip, a fire scare at the Ben Weibel home, and Mrs. S G Graham's farewell to Portland Oregon with a $5 gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Prinvine Sp Nature
John Falk
Lamont
Enterprise
Ben Weibel
Main Street
I. OC. Chamberlain
Dubuque
8. G. Graham
Portland
Oregon
Golden West