School News Highlights and Student Updates
Olga Gilbertson and Harold Stoshr with Robin Earle are absent due to illness. Ruth Pinney and Flossie Capper return to duties after absences. Alfred Cook suffered a shinny injury at school. Clarion and La Vila West enroll as Intermediate students, bringing total to fifty. Miss Susie Capper assumes Grammar room teaching. Miss Lizzie Lyons visits home. weather notes included. The Elgin treasurer handles taxes for Illyria, Clermont, ships, Valley, Marion Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Gilbertson
Harold Stoshr
Robin Earle
Washington
Ruth Pinney
Alfred Cook
Illyria
Clermont
At Valley
Marion
Elgin Death Notice and Reflections on Success
The Elgin community mourns a deceased resident with family sorrow and distant relatives arriving from Utica. Funeral plans likely for Saturday with interment in Elgin cemetery as neighbors share sympathy for the bereaved Unger family. An unrelated prize definition on success is quoted from a Boston firm and Kansas woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Min
Will
Mexico
Son’ “Antonio
Cruz
Boston
Kansas
Wen
Uble
Bodda
Tagk
Earth
Then and Now in Hard Times and Injury Tales
Fragmentary 19th century style items recount old injuries and rough living. A man describes fearsome household dangers and amputations. A serious accident near Kern hill leaves Mr. Shaffer with torn ligaments and a swollen heel. Ed Boyle at Iowa City hospital reports improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Phillips
Phillips
Gus Boyers
Kern Hill
Shaffer
Clayton County
Ed Boyle
Iowa City
Married double wedding at local church in Ray and Elgin
Wednesday January 22 1908 a double wedding was held at the eplic church in Ray Margold of Burka and Alfred Imhoff of Eureka Illinois with Mrs Rachel Marti and Jacob Botikofer uniting in holy matrimony. Relatives and friends witnessed the ceremony and offered best wishes. The Botikofer couples will move east of town while the Imhoff pair go to Illinois for a public sale before returning to farm on the Marti place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eplic
Eat
Ray
Margold
Burka
Imhoff
Ilingis
Butikofer
Foff
Illinois
Hey
Héra
Elgin Reporter 1891 Last Issue Edited by ED Alexander
A fragment from the March 18 1891 Elgin Reporter notes ED Alexander the editor planned to relocate, marking the newspaper’s final issue. It praises Elgin as prosperous, mentions local advertisers, and records a barber shop move to the opera house basement with Ed Klingman joining Goetz building tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Benson
Elgin Reporter
Alexander
Reporter
Elgin
A. Gunderson
Geo Schappy
W. H. Finke
Peter Lehman
Wm. N. Bennett
L. T. Bilden
B. Schori
Gunndergon & Nicklaus
Stoshr Bros
H. T
Holstenson
Thoma
Guo
Stoehr
Opera House
Ed Klingman
Goetz
Goose gold find sparks Iowa mystery at New Year dinner
Local clipping reports Hon. Geo. C. Herberling noting a cache of pure gold in a tame goose gizzard. The bird, shipped from Iowa, ties to a high assay result. the sender alleges familiarity with the finder. The item raises playful questions about the goose’s origin and possible theft. Additional society notes cover Jed and Emma Jean Carlton at the Elgin Opera House and various travel and beekeeping anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. C.herberling
J. Flerberling
Iny
Iowa
Herberling
Sabula
Gazette
Jed
Emma Jean Carlton
Wnt
Elgin Opera House
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Texas
Elgin, In
NLE
Calmer, Iowa
Chori Bros
Eigin
Flossie
Capper
C. S. Holstenson
Center
MHS, Unghr Bbad
Hon
Wim, Larrabee Jr
Fayete County
Fred Muehlenthaler
Big Ladies’ Aid Society
Alma Borger
Finke
Holy City
Minnie Hawley
Biirio
Bergs Clothing Store
C.K. Kidney
Minneapolis
Minn
Ennio
Amr
Francia Jager
F. G. Spahr
Farmerdburg ‘Tieaday
Irvine Hender
EB. Hoag
Strawberry ‘Point
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