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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR reads like a wedding notice or social item. It mentions Adolph Weibel and a partner tied to a corner firm and references a wedding, with garbled surrounding text implying social commentary and domestic themes.
A Pioneer of Co at Frederika dies as towns Dasorah and West Decorah mull merger to form Greater Decorah with projected population 4708. Iowa G A R head urges each veteran to wear a large ear of corn on the shoulder and bring two extra ears for the Washington event, a plan Lindt and department endorse.
The council met in special session called by Mayor Shaffer. Roll showed present Shaffer Lehman Capper Knudtson and Schmid. They levied six mills on the dollar for general municipal purposes and three mills for road taxation for 1902. Ordinances 88 and 89 for 1902 taxes were read and final passage approved.
A vivid account portrays a summer social hosted by aid society ladies, where lawn tables, Chinese lanterns, and a veranda quartet enliven an afternoon event. Attendees man the preparations, pass the money dish, and promenade Lover's Lane as the town band plays. The piece winds with the crowd departing after the last freezer empties and hosts tidy the premises.
Fayette County notes report the Soldiers' Monument grading near completion at Clermont with the monument to be expanded within weeks. Local items mention notable figures, a new president nomination, a youth suicide, and various repairs and protests in surrounding towns.
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