West Union Iowa Promoted as Regional Center and Town Beauties
The piece extols West Union as the political, religious, and social center of a seventy five million dollar county. It highlights the town’s high school with twenty teachers, water, sewer, drainage, lighting, and the abundance of private homes and Linden Park. It notes a large tree population, a fine public park around the courthouse, and six leading religious denominations with strong churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weat Union
Iowa
Ias
West Union
Linden Park
West Union Promotes Growth and Local Amenities
The city highlights rising population and property values, two major county newspapers, the largest county fair, a notable Chautauqua, winter lecture series, a soldiers' reunion, a well-supported hospital, and the county’s best garage. Nearby roads and services offer farm and housing opportunities with reliable abstract and loan help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Weat Union
Pike Roads
Stop Look and Listen Before Crossing Rails Warns Public
Rock Island Lines Safety Bureau cautions the public about railroad dangers across tracks and trains. The notice urges stopping and looking both ways before crossing, avoiding trespass, keeping children off right of way, and refraining from boarding or leaving moving trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Lines
Safety Bureau
Elgin Echo highlights and society notes from Elgin
The Elgin Echo reports community news from Elgin including social visits Mrs. C. H. Halstenson and daughter Bessie, Mrs. Geo. Blow of Austin Minn visiting relatives, and Mrs. Hazel Smith from Gilmore City sending regards. It notes local business ads, a Red Cross dance that raised funds, school resumption after a storm, Masonic installation, and various local errands and letters from soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capper
T. W. Donn
R. L. Grimes
West Union
C. H. Halstenson
Bessie
Cedar Rapids
Halstenson
C. L. Shailer
Hazel Smith
Gilmore Cuy
Eeho
Elgin
Frank Capper
Cedars Rapids
C. L. Young
Hecho
Melvin Johnson
Minnesota
Weibel Bros
Mil
Brewer
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Boies Capper
Fort Bliss
Texas
Red Cross
Carpenter
Chris Moser
Chrisy
KB. J. Halverson
Mel Kobler
Halverson
Spring Valley
EB. J
Chisago City
Waterloo
Dike
al Schorr
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Schorr
Masonic Fraternity
August Benson
Max Thoma
Decorah
Rock Island
New Jersey
Hart Dummermuth
Carl Hennatt
Walter Kohls
Bummermuth
Bennett
Local Visits and Travel Notices From Cedar Rapids
Herbert Falk returns home from Cedar Rapids after a brief Sunday visit. Olaf Berg and Samuel Mosby travel to Mikader by team on a business trip Wednesday morning. Mrs. Anna Rogers learns of her sister-in-law Mrs. Hancock’s death in Dubuque Tuesday. Weather and train delays keep her from attending the funeral. Chamberlains Tablets advertised for indigestion and constipation relief with local availability at Stoeler's Crub Store.
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R. P. Strauch
Wm, Vinton, Sr
Wesley Miller
Fayette County
West Union
Clermont Opera House
Black Signal Corps
M. F. Finder
Beulah Grover
Clermont
Hadith G. Grether
Fayette
Marguerite
FP. G. Peterson
Minneapolis
Camp Grant
Rochelle
Alf Wenger
Ray DeSart
Cedar Rapids
Dows
Court House
Bell Thorpecker
Ern Holzer
Poland
China
Sam Yost
Sre
Echo
Hugh Patterson
Pleasant Valley Township
J. 8. Gruver
Thomas Kim
San Antonio
Tex
John F. Kelly
Lancaster
Wis
United States Service
Navy
Bowen
Eveding
B. E. Bowen
H. T. Knudtson
Ed Hanson
R. W. Muchtenthaler
Max Thoma
John Falk
Sam Lehman
Frank Gehring
Fred Kohler
Payette County
Herbert Falk
Olaf
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Buckeye
Old Trusty
L. G. Lehman Hardware
Miller & Gruver
Elgin, Iowa
Are
Karl D. Fisk
Optometrist
Hotel Dewey
N. B
Opt
Wertz
THE
Elgin Echo
Avery Thuradsy
F.W. Hughes
Whursday
the Gem
RexaLw& Store
C. L. Freiburghaus & Co
C. J. Harrington
Elgin Hotel
Maurice ‘Goldsman
Stoeler’s
Crub Store
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