Council Proceedings Elgin Iowa July 2 1917
The council met in regular session with Rage Weibel presiding. Minutes of prior meetings were read and approved. Claims for road oil freight surveys and street labor were allowed by vote. An ordinance to establish grade and sidewalks on Main and Center streets was read for third time and passed. The meeting adjourned with Town Clerk AG Groth recording.
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Elgin
Iowa
Rae
Rage “Weibel
Wwere
Grether
Harring
Phillips and Short
Standard Oil Co
John Conner
Hunsberger
Ray DeSart
J. L. DeSart
Main Street
Emily
Harrington
Phillipa
Séhori
Molloy
AG. J. Groth
Elgin Boy Enlists in National Guard
Elgin reports another local enlistment as Earl Dummermuth, son of Mr and Mrs Chris Dummermuth, joins the National Guard after moving from Canton South Dakota where twenty two youths volunteered. He returns home briefly before training then mobilization at Huron and assignment to a camp in New York before possible service in France. Neighbors wish him success and duty well.
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Elgin
Earl Dummermuth
Chrip Dummermuth
Harl
Canton
South Dakota
Earl
Huron
New
Ex cd
France
Kehkl
Clermont Chautauqua Opens With Five Day Program
The Clermont Chautauqua begins Tuesday July 10 running through Sunday with daily afternoon and evening events. Highlights include concerts by The Columbians, readings by Evelyn Bareglet and The Gray Shevinne Company, lectures by Prof Lew Sarett and Gov Robert B Glenn, and a Junior Chautauqua pageant with songs of Hawaii.
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Clermont Chautauqua
The
C. C. Mitchell
Chautauqua
the Columbians
Ar—tistle
Gray Shevinne Company
Lew BR. Sarett
Evelyn Bareglet
Copley Players
Cathedral Chair
Matt R. Sawyers
Cathedral Choir
Robert B. Glenn
Hawaii
Understanding a Billion Dollars Through Large-Scale Counts
John Lehman of La Forte City explains the magnitude of a billion dollars by outlining that counting one dollar per second would take about 68 years, or over 90 years if counting every day including holidays. He notes three billion dollars in silver dollars would fill about three thousand cars carrying sixty thousand dollars each.
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John Lehman
la Forte City
Elgin Chautauqua Opens With Strong Attendance
The Elgin Chautauqua opened with strong audience interest and praised setup. Tuesday featured Kealaki’s Hawaiian singers and Dr C W Wadsiam’s instructive lecture. Alfred H O’Conner shared his war experiences in France and Red Cross appeal. Clermont Band and a Geo W Bath lecture followed. Friday and Saturday offered Blackman’s Village Singers Ned Woodman and Texas Glees plus an Army talk by John C Welsh. Junior chautauqua activity continues.
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Higin
Haa
Tueday
C.W. ‘Wadsiam
Poluni and Company
Edna Thomas
Alfred H. O'Conner
France
O’conner
United States
Tome
Red Cross Ong
Enone ‘gHtarnoan
Oak Buriea Orchestra
Col. Geo. W. Bath
Tf LT
Blackman
Village Singers
Ned. Woodman
Clermont Band
Texas
Married at Monticello and Klinkel-Wilcox nuptials noted
Monticello and West Union report two wedding notices. Mise Bana Wenger wed John McCoy of Bimk Iowa in a morning ceremony with Ruth Orr as attendant and Bruce McCleary of Ordaville as best man. Guests included several out of town relatives. Miss Wenger is Monticello public school alumna and former teacher. The second notice details the vows of Gladys Irvine Kilig to William Klinkel at West Union Methodist parsonage with Culver officiating. The couple will reside in Weak Union after a wedding trip.
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Mise Bana Wenger
John Wenger
John . McCoy
Bimk
Iowa
Bruce McCleary
Ordaville
Misa Ruth Orr
McCoy
J. Hooe
Fonticéllo Public Schools
State Teachers
Cedar Falls
Newhall
Monticello
Elgin
Pasing—Klinkel
Gladys Irvine Kilig
William ‘Klinkel
Methodist Parsonage
West Union
Culver
Kinkel
Géo i King
Sines
Adam
Exemption Board Named for Fayette County
Governor Harding names Fayette county exemption board members R. C. Woodard West Union Fred H Hoyt Fayette and Dr Cole Oelwein Their duties follow President Wilson proclamation after the conscription of registrants for army service on June 5th Grievances from board decisions may be appealed to the higher tribunal
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Fayette
Harding
R. C. Woodard
West Union
Fred H. Hoyt
Cole
Oelwein
Wilson
Cause of Despondency and Local Notices
Despondency often stems from indigestion and constipation and eases after taking Chamberlains Tablets which aid digestion and bowel movement. Stoehrs Pharmacy sells them. Mrs Irvine Hendershott and child ren visit from Oelwein this week to see relatives and attend chau tauqua. Clermont Greenhouse lists celery plants at 50 cents each. The draft drawing is underway with many serial numbers to call boys in Fridays dallies. Local residents host visiting friends this week.
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Chamberlain
Stoehr
Irvine Hendershott
Oelwein
Clermont Greenhouse
Short Sketches On Self Development And The Value Of Work
A reflective collection of aphorisms on self development self control and moral guidance. It warns against demeaning youths and emphasizes hard work fair wages and accountability. It contrasts the dignity of self improvement with the tragedy of being swayed by base influences, urging steadfast character.
Surprise raid nets fifty Aquor transports in Iowa crackdown
On a Wednesday last week eight deputies from Attorney General Havner's office joined Sheriff Bergemeyer and Clayton County Da vidson to raid automobilists carrying Aquor into prohibition territory near McGregor. George Freeman, mayor and ferryman, was fined $100 and forced to resign, with three transport employees also removed. Thomas Laws was arrested for running a blind pig on a shanty boat. About fifty autos were stopped, drivers fined $20 to $60, and goods seized. some loads allowed if properly labeled for personal consumption despite the Webb Kenyon law taking effect July 1 making Aquor transport illegal into Iowa. Mrs Otto Topp left for New Hampshire to visit relatives.
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McGregor
Prairie du Chilon
Havner
Bergemeyer
Davidson
Clayton County
Aquor
George Freeman
Prohibition
North McGregor
Towa
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Elgin Savings Bank
Gus Gunderson
Samuel Moshy
Council Proceedings
Elgin Boy
Elgin Chautauqua
Theople
Citizens’ State Bank
Ern Schori
L. J. Groth
Otto Topp
New Hampton
Tere
Seal of Minnesota
Weibel Brothers Mill Mix
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