This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Weather and community notes from a midwinter day
A busy mid February page covers soaring prices, local weather, cruising remarks on ice, coal needs, and a mad dog incident. It notes butter cost, Harvest Queen flour price, a Progressive Euchre club gathering, and travels of residents to Hudson and Des Moines. Reports on a horse illness, a gasoline accident, and a fatal dog case near town weave with views on Elgin parks, hunting, and public notices. Efforts to drain local lakes and the return of spring loom amid farm, railroad and school society items.