Electric death toll rises as line worker dies
At Des Moines, Carl Jacobson, an electric light company employee, was fatally shocked while assisting at a work site with a live wire thirty feet above ground. He fell, breaking his right leg, and later died from complications of the electric shock. The incident follows a prior fire and other local accidents noted in this column.
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Dubuque
Carl Jacobson
Waterat
Aoine
Manner
Pastacobabin': Wae Hn’ Apo Of.the Standard Phone Co
Lad Gonelectric, Light Company
Y Stevens
Jacobayne
William Hobbs
Cata
Nansen
H. Mathews
Martin Bander
Mathews
Mathewa
Hielp Fench
Joa Aim
Miss Josie Lehman Dead in Cedar Rapids Dispatch
Miss Josie Lehman long respected Elgin bookkeeper died Sunday morning after a Cedar Rapids telegram announced her illness and death. Her funeral was held at home with Rev R J Hnok officiating. interment followed in Elgin cemetery. The community mourns the loss of a beloved young lady.
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Lehman
Cedar Rapids
Josie
Ming
Ehmiin
Cédar Rapids
Elgin
R. J. Hnok
Elgin Cemetery
Lehman Ov
Skeleton unearthed near Dewey in 19th century mystery
A dilapidated Fayatte Co. Union report describes a buried skeleton found amid rock and dirt in a quarry near the West Union area. The tale links to the 1850s disappearance of Chea Henley, speculating murder and burial in a crevice as the probable fate.
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Weat Union
Henley
Dewey
Fayatte. Co.Union
Fayette County Tidbits and Local Incidents Pack News
Fayette County notes recount a bank inspection in West Union, a fire scare at Spensley Bros in Oelwein, and attempts to curb bootlegging while reporting a storm related injury. A Los Angeles returnee William Riley is noted, a Hawkeye baby tragedy is mentioned, and a village merchant tests advertising impact versus nonadvertising across stores near Elgin.
Elgin Breaks With Postville In Contested Game
Last Saturday Postville manager arranged a Sunday game at our grounds. Elgin players declined to play yet accepted visitors. The visitors used rough play and dirty tactics, prompting our team to stop the match after a Postville baseman tried to knock an Elgin runner loose.
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Postville
Atlemen
Elgins
Ranners
Elgin Defeats West Union In Ninth Inning Thriller
Elgin baseball team traveled to West Union and won 6 to 5 in a tight ninth inning. County Supervisor Dwyer umpired, praised for fair calls as Elgin players celebrated a perfect game atmosphere. Townspeople praised local entertainment ads and a forthcoming musical at the Elgin Opera House.
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Elgin
West Union
Dildo
Dwyer
Waatgate
County Sedrors
Sid
Les
Weat Union
Rural Free Delivery Instructions Adopt Bond Steel Box
The Paymaster General on March 26 1901 requires rural routes to use one of fourteen approved boxes, Bond Steel Box adopted for Elgin routes and available from carrier or postmaster. No mail delivery without the box. Elgin patrons receive daily weather forecasts printed at the post office. Carriers stamp all collected mail and do not bring mail to the office until trips are completed. By order Post Office Dept Hans Krisen Elgin Iowa.
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Elgin
U. S. Weather Bureau of
Chicago
D. Elgin
Towa
Post Office
Post Office Dept
Hans Krisen
Iowa
Coming Events at Democratic State Convention and Meetings
Fragmented notice lists Democratic state convention in August at Calivern Aerayette County with events at West Union in February, date details faded. Includes references to M. WA northern division plank and local meeting dates, unclear venues, with multiple broken items and uncertain years.
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Cea Moines
M. WA
Lowd
Calivern
Aerayette County
West Union
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