Fayette area busy with factory work and town notices
The Elgin canning plant hires locals as West Union and Clermont residents converge for work while Capper Shaffer and Benson advertise goods and services. Social events include harvest picnics, a Clermont Observer launch, and hotel openings in Elgin with invites for a grand opening week. Community updates cover livestock, lumber yards, sales, and local travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clink Cooley
Nir
Benson
Uander
Cassandria” Algar
West Union
Mra. Pose
Macomb
Lehman
Benson's
Scott
Elgin
Max Raffauf
Carper & Shaffer
Canning Factory Opens in Elgin
Last Monday the Elgin Canning Company opened its new factory in Elgin for the prison's pack of 1808. Only a few hours have been run daily so far as corn orders were delivered to test the machinery. The plant is now running and will operate at full capacity through the season, employing about 250 workers who will have steady work for the next month or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem Sehmid
Elkader
Miss Winnie
L. B. Mattoon
West Union
Weat Union
Elgin
Ann Cooley
Jane Barrington
Mary Stahl
Patterson Farm
Clayton County
Allraport
Ladies of the Cemetery Association
Ball Park
Arlington Fair
J. 1
Hazlett
Merton
Portage
Wis
Emmett
Hazletts
Wisconsin
Fayette County
Finke's
K. Wazierrr
Fayette
Elgin Domino Band
Great Central Cigar and Tobacco Factories
Elias Benxon
Walter Crandall
One Starr
Wadena
Walt
Chicago
Walter Normal School
Decorah
Sam Mosby
Trench
Elgin Canning Co
Bam
Indiana
Michigan
Dan Hills
Bir. Hills
Clermont
Hanson
Couray
Fayettes County
Mr. Hanson
Elgin Canning Company
The Bail Ball Game Farce Between Tepans Sides
A Sunday ball game between the east and west Tepans sides degenerated into a farce. The eastern players quit after the sixth inning, handing the west enders a twenty plus to nothing win. The piece criticizes management for dull play and low crowds and notes locals have funded fishing gear as entertainment shifts away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tepans
Eaghe
West Enders
Ancora
Council Proceedings Exam Iowa August 15 1898
Council met in special session at adjournment mayor absent Recorder opened meeting Roll call listed Schmid Gram Nicklaw Knudtson Knudtson seated as mayor pro tem Ordnance 63 presented read suspension of rules to third reading Ordinance 68 adopted by roll call Knudtson Graham Niskhius and Schmid voting yes Order of Business adjournment motion carried Signed F E Lennan Taos Knyppson Ruvorder mayor pro tem
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Schmid
Gram
Nicklaw
Knudtson
Knuutson
Fingl
Graham
Niskhius
F. E. Lennan
Taos
Knyppson
Ruvorder
Pro
Elgin Iowa Town Tax Levy Ordinance No 63
Ordinance No 63 levies a three mill tax on the dollar for road and highway purposes for the year 1808 within the Incorporated Town of Elgin Iowa. It directs certification of the levy to Fayette County Auditor in the usual manner. signed by officials including F. E. Lewman and Recorder Tips Eguptson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa
Bell
Fayette County
F. E. Lewman
Eguptson
Pleasant Valley Democratic Caucus Set For August 20
A Democratic caucus in Pleasant Valley township will meet at Sohmid’s harness shop at 7:80 PM on Saturday August 20 to select delegates to the county convention and to nominate candidates for county offices and delegates to the state convention. All Democrats urged to attend. by order of the township chairman Aus. Bansoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant ‘Valley Township
Sohmid'a
Abseat Union
Seid
Aus. Bansoy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stoehr
Elias
John Lehman, &.&On
Luaber Dealers
Bigin
Town
Citizens
Bank
Mattoon
Ioan Tolyverson
Vrex
United States
Europe
Lome
Laurie
Geo
Heller
Etgin
RAPID
Lier Ua A
Pases
BGRAN
Paksonggor
WAL Grush
Freteht Tratae
Aban Stove
Tfekuta
Rudy Huet
Kiple & Sutter
Weao
Wort i To Mart
Kiple & Sutrer
Ainsworth
Attorneys AT Law
C. O Fothergill
A. D
Peotrolio
Calla
Ollive
Citizen's State Bank
Exuaixn
JT. Palda
Law, Collections Cinveyancing
A. Kreamer
Real Estate
Lana Tires
Conveyanelny
Tugurince
Notiry Public
Oillca
Hoyt & Hancock
Weat
Haosel
al K
Gunderson& Kordtann
L. H. Lemke
Sova & Bchlupp
Bhoe
Tee
J. Greenley
Bocas
Walters
John Folb
Capperdé Shaffer
Sea
Eugene Wander
Lou Kern
Boleyn
Arthur
Butch) Stoehr
Creainery
Joe Leighton
Klingman
Elinder
Fred Branch
George Heller
Center Street
Capper & Shaffer
al Schorl
Hans Keiser
Clements & Clements
West Union Town
National Bank
Nettis Berger
Tilda Berger
Jennie Anderson
Elkader Teachers' Institute
Knuptson Dros
Capren & Starven
Charley Smith
Nordness
Searon
Ed Gunderson
Brown's Valley
Minn
Paul Stephens
Prairie du Ichien
Blunt
Madison
Stephen
1 C. Schneider
Adolph *Weible
Elgin Roller Mills
Minnesota
Dubuque
Buffalo
Ligzig Bonson
Lizzie
Cme al Aha
George Heller's
Tun Venr Brey Oigat
Cassindya
George Heller’s
Brad
Tom
Sora
Towa
Sam Bracker
Elgin Hag
Bony Paine
Art Shaffer
Clint Cooley
Ralph Dowse Ware
Elknder
Clayton County School
Imarms
Thorlow Doan
Vinton
Cedar Falla
Thorlow
Hag
Segenn
Dow
ER Shaffer
Elgin Déming Band
Harry
Dune Y
Towd
Hote Dewey
Council Proceedings
Democratic Caucus
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