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Elgin area notes and county news from the era
Local items report mail delivery on Route No 1, visits by Miss Nellie Stahl and Orvil Miller, and various town happenings. Changes in dentistry and store improvements are noted alongside weather impacts, legal notices, social gatherings, farm reports, and plans for rural carrier exams. Contained are community updates, personal movements, and brief notices from Benton and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Make’s Drug Store
Ole Lardon
Nellie Stahl
Donnan
Benton County
Riceville
W. W. Kimball
Chicago
D. W. Kimball
Daugher
Oelwe