Indians Down Braves In Close Sunday Game
The Volga City Indians edged the Volga Braves in a tight contest with late scoring, while Klingman and Gruver led the hitting. Crowds at the plain ball park observed a hard fought battle as Elgin opens a new Citizens Emergency Hospital with Dr. Leonard Ulving in charge over the Citi zens Bank building.
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Mte
Volga
Saroes
Ted
Bide Ascred
Kulngmian Ror
Falk
Dtl
Oman Plain Ball Park
Neddy
Berndt
Elgin
Leonard ©. Ulving
Citizene State Bank
Skarshoug Family-Plenient Decorah Picnic Event
The Skarshoug relatives gathered at Decorah Park Sunday for a family picnic with about seventy guests. It was the first meeting and a strong turnout from Higin and Lyle Minnesota plus Clermont and Decorah families signaled an annual event. Attendees included Mr and Mrs H B Groth, Harry Groth, Mrs Andy Rela Skarshoug, John Jacobson and family, Mrs Benson, and I H Skarshoug family.
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Decorah Park
Higin
Lyle
Minnesota
H. 8. Groth
Harry i
Andy
Road improvement funds boosted by township effort
The donation project reports 124.00 in cash to start with an additional 6.00 improvised. Of this, 105.00 has been used, and a little more donation work will finish the road repairs. Work will be completed soon after threshing season as funds are used economically. Township officers farmers and Elgin merchants receive credit for the drive to fix the bad road stretch.
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Gilbertson
Elgin
Beamer's Tire Shop Offers Balloon Tire Repair West Union
Balloon Tire Equipment installed for balloon repairs on any tire size including trucks. Auto top and side curtain building and repair. Radiator repair and car washing. New grease rack available for Alemite service. Beamer's Tire Shop, West Union, Iowa.
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Beamer
Tira
West Union
Towa
Elgin Farmers Offer Cheaper Coal and Local News
Patrons may buy coal for threshing from Elgin Farmers' Dairy Co with a car arriving in about a week at a price cheaper than the Cranmy coal shed, if Fred Reichert is notified in advance. Dennis J. Murphy of Wauken, recently convicted of forgery, received an indeterminate prison term not exceeding 16 years and a $1,000 fine. intent to appeal granted. Fayette county fair runs August 24 to 28.
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Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Co
Cranmery
Draging Ia
Fred Reichert
Elgin Church Notes and Local News Summary
The Elgin M E Church outlines Sunday sermons on envy of God and Pauline journeys with a full day of programs including Epworth Leaguers, cinema series Home Sweet Home and Switzerland, and a Ladies Aid meeting. Nearby Baptist notes invite parishioners to prayer meetings, Sunday services, and Bible conferences. Community life covers a haying accident, local residents’ comings and goings, and plans for Illyria Community Day.
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M.E. Church
Elgin
Paul
Epworth
Thomas
Switzerland
L. G. Lehman
Clem ‘Schmid
Baptist Church
F. Muehlethater
Brainard
Ey, Lauer
Cedar Falls
Memories of Other Days Bring Local Recollections
Mr and Mrs FB Lehman and son of La Porte City visited from Thursday to Sunday with family. Their vacation included stops in Alta Vista Cura tonna and other towns such as Rochester and Waukon. At the Kalb home an old program from a Wigan Opera House event sparked memories of a 30 year old home talent musical.
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FB. Lehman
la Porte City
Lehmans
Alta Vista
Kalb
Curatonna
Minnnesota
Rochester
Minnesota
Waukon
Iowa
The
Kalb Homie
Kal
Kal Brought Out An Old Program That the Two Former Elgialtes
Opera House
Wigin
M. BH
Vhofr
Pringle
Finke
Messers Becker
Lehman
Schneider
Benson
Graham
Crist
Bevans
Bryant
Elgin
Hazel Davis
Albert Topp
Levi Frieden
Helen Ulving
Ole Matthys
B. J. Baumgartner
Merlin Feller
Misa Ida Mark
Cedar Falls
Chas Fetler
Delweln
McGregor
Wild Life
John Moetsch
Postville
Rudy Leb
Mayville Groth and local notes from Elgin area
Timea Have Changed K Groth of Mayville ND keeps tabs on home town events in the Reho. He missed the Decorah family picnic but plans to attend next time. The piece mentions his brother H S Groth’s June fat cream check and his role as vice president and director of Goose River Bank with over 860000 in resources.
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K. & Groth
Mayville
North Dakota
Reho
Groth
Decorah
H. S. Groth
Goose River Bank
Mayvilla
The Border Legion at the Opera House this Friday and Saturday
Zane Grey’s The Border Legion appears as The Border Lesson at the Bigin Opera House with Abrynto Moreno Helene Chadwick and Charles Ogle in a tale of the Old West. Prison escapes romance betrayal and a dramatic rescue unfold as Moreno and the girl seek freedom and justice in a landscape of outlaws. Meanwhile the County Legion picnic at Wadena features showers delaying events but the program proceeds and a Elgin Arlington baseball game ends in a eight innings tie before darkness.
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Zane Grey
Border Legion
Pete Grey
Paramount
Abrynto Moreno
Helene Chadwick
Bigin Opera House
Moreno
Corpuncher
Charles Ogle
Rockliffe Fellowes
Glason Gowland
Ant
Ogle
Fellowes
Morena
Legon
Legion
Fallower
Gowland
Birt
SMR Rri
Wadena Legion Spoys
County Legion
Elgin
Arlington
Wadenn Legion
Velay
Robbins Settled in Jackson County in 1851
The writer erred about the first Robling in Clayton County. Francis Robbins arrived in Jackson County, Iowa, in spring 1851, moved to Highland in fall 1851 and settled on a 160 acre homestead. J D Shafer holds a U S land grant signed by Millard Fillmore transferring the tract to Robbins in 1861.
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Tobbins
Bikader
Robling
Clayton County
Francis Robbins
Jackson County
Iowa
Highland
J. D. Shafter
U. S
Millard Fillmore
Civil War Veteran J H Carmichael Celebrates 85th Birthday
J H Carmichael one of Highs two remaining Civil War veterans celebrated his 85th birthday with relatives from Volga City and Wadena visiting. He is among the town's most active elderly men and enjoyed the company. Attending were J E Robinson and W M Jones families of Volga City and Henry Carmichael of Wadena.
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J. H. Carmichael
High
Volga City
Wadena
Mr. Carmichael
J. E. Robinson
W. M. Jones
Henry Carmichael
Chicago Sets New Record in Murders Year to Date 1935
Chicago reports 277 homicides in the first 211 days, signaling a record pace for the year. The prior high was 929 murders in 1919. A 30 ton car of mill feed arrives from Welbel Mill with products including bran rye middlings wheat middlings mash and oil meal.
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Welbel Mill Company
Elgin Baeadall
Sumner
Elgin Merchants
Digin
Chicago
Mill Feeda
Ted Dog
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St Olaf
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Otto Oleson
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Weat Union
Camp Des Moines
Trygve Husberg
Ind
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Wm. Blake
Blake
M.Q. Russow
H. B. Gitson
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P. U
Fred Schaer
Frieda Freiburghaus
Dorothy Grether
Ethel Rennison
Mia. Bawin
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Carl Hackman
Ph. Lauer
Fred Muehethner
Alfred Dacab
John Reusser
Wees
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G. Hackman
Hans’ Qrether
Alf Jacob Song
Roy
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Lloyd Dacab
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Margaret Alen
Elmer Kohls
Frances Pinney
Clara
Frieda
Luella
Joe Miller
Martin Hanson
Mr. Hanson
Harry Keiser
Vinton
Ytowa
Mueh-renthaler
Harry
C. J. Harrington
Harrington
Mra
George Weeks
Grace
Kate
Weeks
Ford
Arthur Adney
Tofield Heck
Carl Kiple
M. B
Maple Hill
Fred Revf
Rock Valley
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Remsen
Tom Olson
Henry Matthys
En Loertscher
Iowa River
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C. AC Green
C. C. Christ
Jimmy
Lois Kling
Barney Lee
Trygve Hesberg
Gin
Co. M. Green
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