Probate of Will in Fayette County Iowa
Notice is given that on January 23, 1917, in the District Court of Fayette County Iowa an instrument purporting to be the last will of Maria Reinhart, deceased, will come for hearing for proof and admission to probate. West Union Iowa December 26, 1816. John T. Riley, Clerk By L Fisk.
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State of Iowa
Fayette County
District Court
A. D
Maria Reinhart
West Union
Iowa
John T. Riley
L, L. Fisk
Gentle reminder on unpaid accounts by Lehman and Hanson
Weibel Bros requests attention to outstanding balances as shipments of flour and feed arrive. they aim to start 1917 with clean books and ask debtors to respond promptly. Star Fence now in stock. Lehman and Hanson.
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Weibel Bros
Apollo Concert Company Lays Out Million Dollar Rig
The Lyceum Course announces the Apollo Concert Company, a large ensemble with a full drag of instruments costing over a thousand dollars. The "Appelophone" built for this troupe, over sixteen feet long, will be featured at the opera house on Saturday evening, February 10. Also noted are bank fixtures for the Elgin Savings Bank and the town’s improving weather.
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Lyceum
Apollo Concert Company
Opera House
Birth of a Nation shown as warning on Ku Klux fear
A Kentucky warning piece links recent night raids against whites and Blacks to Ku Klux Klan methods and Griffin’s Birth of a Nation. It notes disguises similar to Klan attire, warns of evolving violence, and urges prompt action. See Birth of a Nation at Elgin Thursday January 18 with matinee and evening Grand Symphony Orchestra.
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Kentucky
Haxrosy
D. W. Griffith
Ku Klux Klan
Elgin Opera House
Grand
Financial report and cattle sale notes from 1916
The Ladies' Cemetery Association reports a financial summary from January 14, 1916, to January 10, 1917 with receipts and disbursements, plus a list of purchasers and prices for thoroughbred Big Type Poland China pigs sold at a sale conducted by Mr Bauder. The document names multiple buyers in Elgin Postville and St Olaf with prices ranging from 25 to 75 dollars and notes the overall success of the sale.
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Ladies’ Cemetery Association
Jacob Koller
Chas. Kruman
Postville
Schupbach
Elgin
S. Halstenson
Martin Anderson
Mark
Are Your Sewers Clogged February Overcoat Sale Notice
A compact advertisement-style note warns about sewer blockages and touts Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild purgative that aids digestion. It also promotes February preparation with an overcoat sale and offers printing for sale bills by Stoehr's Pharmacy and a local print shop.
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Stoehr’s Pharmacy
Elgin Canning Co Opens Corn Contracting for Season
Mrs Ann Barnhouse Kennedy dies at 76 in West Union after two weeks of pneumonia. Funeral held at Methodist church with Rev Culver. burial at private West Union cemetery. Born Feb 17 1840 in Carroll county Ohio, she moved to Fayette county in 1853. Survived by siblings Sarah Ogle John Barnhouse Jane Sanderson Rena Hazlett and many nieces and nephews. James Kennedy her husband had died earlier. Argo Gazette.
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Ann Barnhouse Kennedy
West Union
Methodist Church
H. ©. Culver
Enat
Ann Barnhouse
Carroll County
Ohio
Fayette County
James Kennedy
Sarah Ogle
Ilyria
Township
John Barnhouse
Trinidad
Colo
Jane Sanderson
Arizona
Rena Hazlett
Butler County
Iowa
William
Frank
James Barnhouse
Argo-Gazetta
Valdez College Five to Visit for Friday Basketball
The Valdez College Five will play the local High School five Friday January 12 at 7 16 pm to fit their 8 40 Rock Island train north. The game promises to be good and is billed as early. Fayette Commercial Club launches a county farm and rural life promotion with a mass meeting planned in Fayette within two to three weeks. More details will follow as the plan develops. Iowa counties with county agents rise to over seventy as federal funds of twelve hundred dollars support start up costs for proper organization.
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Valdez College
Rock Island
Fayette
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Praised By Parent In Pittsfield
Mrs George Lewis of Pittsfield New York reports her five year old son recovered quickly from a two to three week cold after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. She notes rapid improvement and completion of the illness within days. Product available at Stoehrs Pharmacy. Also local notices include J D Shaffer purchasing the F W Hughes home on Center Street with possession to be given Marchist and Garry Becker visiting from Clermont.
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Chamberain
George Lewis
Pittsfield
N. Y
Chamberlain
Stoehr
J. D. Shaffer
F.W. Hughes
Center Street
Shaffer
Elgin
Garry Becker
Clermont
C. FP. Becker
Fred Becker
Atlantic
Becker
C. A. Akers
Cedar Rapids
Hadsel
George Berry
Henry George
West Union
Notice of sale of Vinton farm to Simon O'Niell
Notice that the Vinton farm sold on Saturday January 6 at 12 o'clock to Simon O Neill for 31600 dollars the highest bid at closing. Other interested parties were notified on January 8 by written notice of intent to refrain from raising the bid. A M Weibel Referees.
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Vinton
Simon O'Niell
Berg and Kobhler Big Sale at Gein This Saturday
Attendees are invited to Berg and Kobhler’s big sale this Saturday to meet the host at Gein. The notice urges prompt arrival and suggests turning out for bargains and possible special offers.
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The
St Pauls Church Notes Sunday School and Evening Service
St Pauls Church invites all in every department. Sunday school starts at 11 AM next Sunday January 14. Evening service at 7 30 PM features a sermon titled Heart s Eyes. Pastor T and Cleworth urge attendance to test heart s eyes in good condition.
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T. & Cleworth
Final notice for farm listing in Elgin Land list
Last notice regarding listing your farm in the revised list dated January 15. Listings must be completed by Monday the 15th as Elgin Land Company prepares for printing. The note links high costs of living with a weak economy.
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Elgin Land Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elgin Savings Bank
Gus Gunderson
Samuel Mosby
Lehman & Hanson
JCC Corset Sale
Bowen & Greenley
Financial Report
Treas
N. H. Bakeman
F. W. Hughes
BE. G. Stoehr
Emil Schneider
Elgin Echo
Hanson
Patterson
Gus Stoeler
E. E. Bowen
Laboor
S. Kneil
Elgin Canning Co
Mess Ann Barnhouse Kennedy
Mrs Cold
Citizens’ State Bank
Ero Schori
L. J. Groth
Berg & Kobhler
ST. Paul's Church
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