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West Union letters reveal a busy regional social week
Jerson al Tattle MeKellar won as Wealonton Fr flay of last week. Several residents, including Thos Capper, Peter MeKeller, Maurice Defshaw, Hans Kelser, Herman Malwitz, Miss Grace Forbes, Nelle Stoehr, Peter Lostguyd, Frank Gyaenley, L. L Lowners, Harley Helms, Alma Johnson, Mrs Keonou, OB Bush, Mrs Middelstants, Mrs Lewis, Wienis Schmid, and Louis Falk, visited relatives or attended funerals in Elgin, West Union, Decorah, Fayette, and other Iowa towns. The note also mentions residents traveling to Ames and Cedar Rapids for schooling and meetings, and reports the Rock Island plans to build a new depot in Chicago with trains connecting at Grand Central.
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Tattle MeKellar
Wealonton Fr. Flay
Thos
D. Capper
Walter
West Union
Christ
Hans Kelser
Odlwoin
Herman Malwitz
Aon
Arthur
Grace Forbes
Kalal
Nelle Stoehr
Prairie du Chien Stateys
Peter Lostguyd
Elgin
Lewia
Thos. Lewis
Volga City
Wienis Schmid
Clara Seborl
Turaday
Fayette
William Wander
Fentin
Iowa
Fairmont
Minnesota
George Ford
Ames
Kayette
Willams
Rattenberg
Louis
Leah Falk
West Bend
Towa
Cueu
Cedar Rapids
The
I. L. of MH
Rock Island
van Buren Street
Grand Central
Fifth Avenue
Harrison Street
BOR & N
Chicago
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Nickel Plate
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
BO R & N
Jno
G. Farmer
GP. TA
Cedar Rypda