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Local visitors and holiday greetings in the community
Abe Miller of Rockwell City visits his parents J. C. Miller and wife. Will Walther from Elkader spends Christmas with relatives in town. Senator Cullom, aged 80, joked about Methuselah’s years. Earn Bauder plans a vacation with relatives in the city. Earn attends the state school at Ames. Sam Hofer arrives from Rock Valley and Kent Moats of Scotch Grove visits relatives. Mrs. Harry Hills and sister travel to Brainard to see their parents. A minister’s remark about the perfect man leaves the audience smiling and thinking they are the one.
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Abe Miller
Rockwell City
J. C. Miller
Will Walther
Elkader
Earn Bauder
Earn
Ames
Sam Hofer
Rock Valley
Kent Moats
Scotch Grove
Clara Nelson
T. J. Capper
Gander
Tena
J. C. Cooley
Cedar Rapids
Will Cooley
Omen Cooley
Chicago
Rebekah Lodge
A. V. Shaffer
F. F. Peebles
Alma
Waterloo
St. Paul
Minn
Cut Bank
Mont
Martin
Jane Harrington
Elizabeth Kohler
O.T. Knudtson
Gladden
Frances Rogers
Wilkesbarre
Battle of
Antietam
Edward Grimm
Wea Union