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Local notices and community updates across Elgin area
This page compiles business ads and community items: Finke's offers spring goods and dress shirts. Rev. George Furniss resigns after 17 years at Scott church to join West Union. plans for a Chautauqua trip by Woman's Study Club. Fayette county funds jail bids. Mormon discussion fades from the street. Iowa prohibitionists oppose Des Moines border post. various personals about travel, health, farming, and local trades. a gold rock sample in Burlington sparks development talk. Roosevelt Taft praise noted. Iowa 1907 wealth figures summarized. Elgin band wagon debut upcoming. residents’ travels to Niagara, Montreal, Concord. local family strains and farm labor reports.
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Seaman
Ben
Os Halstonson
Econo
Scott Church
George Furniss
West Union
Merry
Clermont-Monday
W. Rubyer
John Falk
Elkader
W. J. Finke
Dubuque
Grover Cleveland
Iowa
Elgin
Clermont
Hadse
Beebors
Niagara
Montreal
Concord
New Hampshire
Harry