Local Labor and Building Notes Mix Odd Jobs and Oddities
C Moser finishes drilling for C 8 Halstenton and 9 at Al Schori’s new house foundation. Iowa workers earn 82,972,863 dollars year ending July 1, up 2 million from prior year per state labor commission. Chas Holzer catches 17 bass Sunday. Bed bugs gain high commercial rating as G W Zimmer at Vienna VA posts 5 cents apiece for bugs used to combat orchard pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Moser
Halstenton
al Schori
Iowa
Giste Labor Commission
Chas, Holzer
G. W. Zimmer
United States Agricultural Station
Vienna
Mr. Zimmer
Elgin News Highlights Farm Life and Local Moves
A flood of items covers crops and garden notes, local migrations, road safety rules, and public notices. Residents include S Shaffer with peach trees, Governor Carrol appointing W J Springer as judge, and Weibel family returning from Missouri.
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WE AR One of our please YOU anoth endeavor is to intelli of the week to supp liable goods at prices To do this successfully ing your patronage anc Our efforts are well mea
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
Fuller & Johnson
Fairbranks & Morse
Melrose
Elgin Savings Bank
Lizzie Halverson
Minot
N. D
Fannie Palmer
Oelwein
GC. L. Chapman
Chas
Bert Chapman
Illyria
Ingo
Oskvein Town
Valder College
de Corsh
Iowa
Local notices and family travel chatter from the era
Thos Bellows visits his brother Dan Bellows and family on Monday. Mrs T J Capper and son Charlie travel to Dike to visit her eldest son Frank and wife. Buick Automobile Co plans 1913 car ads in the next issue. Elgin Auto Co is their local agent. Worley trips to Clarion and Goldfield and plans to move his family to Goldfield within a week or ten days. The piece hints at editorial plans and upcoming features, with scattered notes on trips and local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Berg
Bayfield
Wis
Berg
Florence
Lake Superior
Rudy Lehman
Cedar Rapids
Will Cooley
Cooley
Rock Island
Decorah
North Fond du Lac
Soo
Postville
Iowa
Iowa State College
M. Mortenson
Fred Kobler
Kohler
Town University
Letta Carey
Adah F. Hyde
Des Moines
Miss Carey
Frank Kimball
Weibel
Missouri
Nebraska
West Union
Hlyria
Worley
Goldfield
Elgin
Thos Bellows
Dan Bellows
T. J. Capper
Charlie
Dike
Frank
Buick ‘Automobile Co
Elgin Auto Co
Clarion and Goldfield
Mississippi
St. Paul
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Sealy and
Nealthy
Nyal’s
Hirsutone
Muehlenthaler
Halverson Elgin, Iowa
J. Harrington
C. Lehman Quality Hardware
Elgin, Iowa
S. Shaffer
Coate
Eve
Carrol
W. J. Springer
New Hampton
B. L. Fellows
Lansing
M. W. Knapp
Aurora
R. Twanami
Tokio
Japan
George
Jake Fred
Henry Miller
Waucoma
Henry
M. D
Thos
Howard
Monsday
Forest City
John Christ
Waterlay
George Fertig
James Boots
Spokane
Washington
H&e. Bowen
North Collins
New York
Bowens
Panama
Peng
Rexall
SPE
Cis
Pantatorium
W. J. Nelson
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