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Birth of a Nation draws crowds in Elgin amid sale notices
Local notices describe Berg and Kohler’s big sale ongoing as readers are reminded of multiple events. Elizabeth Muehenthaler cared for by Henry Miller’s family. Fred Frederick to Dubuque for appendicitis surgery with Dr Hatlse. The Ladies’ Cemetery Association elected officers. theater ads promote Birth of a Nation at Elgin Opera House and Gem. Community updates cover farm sales, new doctor offices, and lectures by Judge Alden in nearby towns.
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Berg & Kahler
Jamie
Rosa Muehlenthaler
Rock Valley
Henry Miller
Elizabeth Muehienthaler
Fred Frederick
Dubuque
Hatlse
Ladies’ Cemetery Association
C. S. Halstens
Frank Greenley
N. H. Bakeman
Ed Hanson
FE. FE. Bowen
Gus A. Stoehr
Ben Schor
Hans Keiser
Aug Benson
K. G. Stoehr
Gem
Gunderson
Chris Holm
Brainard
Holm
North Dakota
Elgin Land Company
Fred Gehring
Eigin
Whl
Schupbach
Fred
L. S. Hutchinson
Elgin
Co. L. Shaffer
Ann Barnhouse
West Union
Berg & Kohler
J. S. Phillips
C. W. Nicklaus
Margaret Clark
the Gem
Elgin Opera House
Sam Bernard
Schwartz
Bernard
Donald Strauch
Champaign
Weibel Bros. Mill
Citizens’ Bank of Decorah
Echo Office
Julius Olson
R. R
Decorah
Iowa
M. V. Kiple
Cedar Rapids
Fred Bailey
Geo. Miller
George
Lehman & Hanson
Capper & Sons
Berg & Kohlers
Schumacher
W. H. Walrath
Des Moines
Brown
G. C. Baker
Portland
Oregon
Figin Home Telephone Company
Gottloib Dennler
Edward Grimm
Fred Dennler
Fred Frieden
Sam Yost
Bert Chapman
W. Kuster
Ben Schori
Mary MacLaren
Hugh Conner
Chisago
Minnesota
C. W. Kniel
Frank Benson
Board of Trustees
St. Paul's Church
Albert Schori
Fred Muehrenthaler
Kensington Club
Mesdames Geo. Berry
Henry George
Methodist Church
Chas. Feller
Mary Monnahan
New Hampton and
Will
Isaac Monnahan
Judge Alden
Kentucky