Elgin and Postville Game Recap and Local Crime Notes
Sunday ball boys struggled as Postville failed to beat Elgin, with Sawyer Benson and teammates contributing. The write‑up shifts to local businesses and residents, noting tailor Byne, Mrs. W. H. Finke, Mildred Palmer, and sherr Culver. A horse theft near Oelwein leads to chase to Reinbeck, with suspect W. W. Walker captured in Marshalltown. Walker is linked to prior liquor arrests and an escape from a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Postville
Elgin
Sawyer
Benson
Ter
Ich
Harrington
Sherr Culver
Hove
Oelwein
Onoe
Reinbeck
Marshalltown
W. W. Walker
Hazelton
Dubuque
U.S. Revenue
C.G. W
Betts
Union
Go to Fair by Open Boat Down Turkey River to St Louis
Gus and Albert Schaefer plan a week off from Clermont and will drift an open boat down the Turkey River to the Mississippi and on to St Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Expositions. They intend to camp along the route and return by train or boat if weather cooperates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaefer
Clermont
Gus
Albert
Turkey River
Mississippi
St. Louis
Tam
Taken to Independence Insane Patient Holzer
Moni layos this week Aug Holzar one of our oldest and well known men was taken before the commission at West Union and therefore the evidence he is judged insane and taken to the Hospital at Tudependanes on the afternoon where he will receive treatment for his malady He and his family have the sympathy of our entire community during his illness His mind became deranged gradually but he was rational early and he wished to go to the hospital hoping treatment would restore him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moni Layos
Holzar
West Union
Tudependanes
Holzer
Tima
Domrow
Surprise Twenty First Birthday Party At Frank Capper Home
A well known young man Frank Capper enjoyed a surprise twenty first birthday anniversary when friends gathered at his home for games conversation and refreshments. Dr A G Rennison plans to move to West Union joining Maple View Sanitarium with Dr Whitmore expanding his practice and leaving Elgin where his wife is a noted local figure. The respected family departs Elgin for better opportunities and prosperity in their new home.
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Frank Capper
Frank
A. G. Rennison
West Union
Whitmore
Maple View Sanitarium
Elgin
Shirt Sale At Bere Clothier Ends Saturday August 18th
A public notice warns many missed the hour lastay sale with Lemon’s summer shirts offered at 780 nearly half price to anyone visiting Bere the Clothier. The sale runs until 10 p.m. on Saturday August 18th and invites readers to call and view the shirts on sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bere
Fayette dentist exits Dorman and Forbes firm
Dr. Forbes of Fayette announces he has disconnected himself from the Dorman and Forbes firm and will not be available to perform dental work for a period. He states he will resume business when ready and will provide further notice.
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Dr. Forbes
Fayette
Dorman” & Forbes
West Union to host 50th Anniversary with Broncho John Show
The event runs Sept 6 1904 in West Union Iowa with free entertainments rain or shine. It features Broncho John s Wild West Show 10 Cowboys 14 horses and acts like Overland Coach Mountain Howitzer and Bucking broncos along with wild west sports and an auto exhibit. A reduced rail and road train plan will aid attendance with a premium item available by letter to the secretary. Also Elgin citizens Lillie Mattoon G Deaadler and CO L Shaffer drew Rosebud land numbers in the lottery and await decision.
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West Union
Iowa
Wild West Sports &c
Pitemium Tet
Elgin
Lillie Mattoon
G. Deaadler
CO. L. Shaffer
Luther
Mysterious Telegram Prompts Christmas Motto Wager
A Vermont church society planned a Christmas scripture motto in a pulpit space but a memo was lost. A telegram from Boston to a wife in Vermont read in error that the motto should read Unto us a child is born four feet wide and sight feet long. The Boston telegraph girl fainted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Boston
Boston Telegraph
Governor Larrabes Gifts Organ to Iowa Chapels
Des Moines reports former Governor Larrabes donated a grand pipe organ from the St. Louis exposition for chapels at the state industrial school for boys in Eldora. This marks his second gift to Iowa following retirement, with the initial organ given to an orphanage in Davenport. The Eldora instrument, valued at about 3,000 dollars, features two manuals thirty stops 1518 pipes and nine pedals in a solid mahogany case built by the Mollér company of Hagerstown Maryland.
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Des Moines
Larrabes
Iowa
St. Louis
State Board of Control
State Industrial School
Biya
Hidora
Davenport
Eldora
M. P. Mollér-company
Hagerstown
Advertised Letters at Elgin Post Office 1904 List
Letters addressed to parsons Fred Farmer Thead Co A T Thompson Mary Olson unclaimed by August 15 1904 sent to Dead Letter Office if not claimed advertise when inquiring. Lady Acme the largest cow weighs 2450 pounds stands about feet high 17 ft 4 inches tip to tip and girth 18 ft 9 inches owned by Acme Food Co.
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Elgin
Parsons
Fred Farmer
Thead& Co
A. T. Thompson
Mary Olson
Nora Tradup
Hans Kaiser
Acme
Acme Food Co
Ladies Cemetery Association Elects Officers
The Ladies Cemetery Association met at Mrs. Halstengen’s home and elected officers for the year. President Mrs. Chas. Kniel, Vice President Mrs. Cooley, Secretary Mrs. Halstengen, Treasurer Mrs. Hughes, with several others on the board and finance committee. A disastrous train wreck near Pueblo, Colorado, claimed 100 lives as the World’s Flyer plunged into a washed-out bridge over a dry stream. The electoral college to be chosen in November will consist of 470 electors, an increase of 20 since four years ago, with 239 needed to elect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Cemetery Association
Halstenson
Chas. Kniel
Cooley
C. S. Halstengen
W. Hughes
Tom Knudtson
Ben Schori
Gus Stoehix
L. B. Mattoon
Fred’ Gehring
Mra
F. M. Smith
Fred Falk
Finance Committee
Dry Rim
Pueblo
Col
Washington Star on health tips for children and skin care
The article notes that rapid editing toward health improves children’s vitality and discusses breathing habits in sleep. It claims a tablespoon of glycerine in hot milk can arrest severe coughing paroxysms. It also advises warm water for cleansing the skin and claims cold water strengthens complexion.
Looking It Up and Rail Changes on the Rock Island
A fragmenting notice discusses catalogues and credit terms from mail order houses, plus a Rock Island railroad division change. The West Union Cedar Rapids train will be abandoned after the last run on Saturday, impacting patrons along the line and factory workers during the Dust Bowl era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Railroad
West Union
Cedar Rapids
Berg
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Agent Din Ayatte Co
Toni
Inapsation
Byne
W. H. Finke
Volga City
Mildred Palmer
Hawkeye
Nieos
Finks
Highland
Koller
Lawyer
Kuster
Son
Mes
Tee Man
Ams
N. F
Eid Postville
H ‘Ington
Lerson
Tyaevene
Gee Oh
Ker
Ultz
A. Rabebind
Joy
Geaed Venig
Oatville
Koevenig
Higin
Scott
Bowes Chenne
Tayotte County Agricultural Society
Niy
Wienly
Himalyan
Daily
London Mail
Geneva
Misa Ruth Hofer
Switzerland
Gladstone Dowig
Elijah III
Zion City
Lake Constance
Zion
Bonates Organ
Marchant
Aug. Beyer
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