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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1911
Page
5
Auction-like notice offers 38 acres of good land with strawberry potential along a mini road, one half mile to a canning factory. Call or address Hans E Grennar for details. Clermont to have a new furniture store opened March 1 with Nels Ps Nelson as proprietor.
T J Capter of Berg announces good sewing machines in stock with guaranteed quality. He travels to St Olaf to auction Larson Olson's stock of goods, offering reliable performance comparable to any machine.
The wedding of Margaret Frances Delaney to Harry Ford Becker took place Wednesday at St. Peter's Church Clermont. A reception and dinner followed near the church with many friends present to offer best wishes. The couple will live on a farm near Elgin after a wedding trip to Milwaukee and other cities.
A fragmented note indicates Elgin Canning Company plans for contracting sweet corn. References suggest early actions and ongoing negotiations, with unclear terms and dates due to garbled OCR. Further context needed to confirm parties, prices, and timelines.
A letter from Thomas Stoeri of Elgin Iowa expresses deep gratitude to the Ladies Missionary Society of the Baptist Church for Christmas barrels of donated clothing and toys. The writer notes the joy, warmth, and improved spirits among local needy families and describes the distribution event and the long effort behind completing the gifts.
Larson and Olson of St Olaf will auction 81500 in merchandise including dress goods notions shoes hats underwear and chinaware. Sale daily from 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm at Larson Olson hall with Fred R Berg as auctioneer. Also note moving to new home today and Magonica fraternity degree work January 28 at Cyran Lodge 518 A M & A M with H S Hapsen W Mi.
120 acre farm five miles southeast of Elgin with 100 acres under cultivation. Eight room house 82 by 82 with barn hog house granary chicken coop and machine shed. Buildings in good repair spring wind mill and yard well. Rural mail delivery and telephone service and a nearby school. Inquiries to Lucas Orson.
The John Bauman farm, four miles west of Elgin, reputed as one of Fayette County’s best with superior improvements. Inquiry requests by B. E. Skinner at Allison Hotel Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Mathews of Clermont dies at home at eighty seven, funeral held today.
Des Moines Iowa January 25 Garst backers switch to Funk amid a continuing deadlock in the senatorial contest. Garst loses seven of eight votes leaving the race unchanged. Mrs Al Short and children recovering from illness. Steven's Royal Picture show slated for opera house Monday January 30. Lew Christ and sister return from Chicago trip. January thaw arrives. sleighing ends. February expected.
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