Local notes tout cigars, lumber, and goods in Elgin
Locals promote Lincoln cigars from Stoehr and RJ Stocky with claims of fine smoking. John Boleyn offers corn planters and plows. Benson Bros sells lumber and cement. Capper and Shaffer advertise dress goods and patterns. W. A. Pegg and Capper & Shaffer appear with millinery and apparel notes. Found at Cimrley Becker’s new block and dental services listed. Funeral mentioned as well attended in West Enion.
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Elgin
John Boleyn’s
John Boleyn
Lutra
Capper & Ffar's
Cap Shaffer's
Benson Bros
Shaffer
Cimrley Becker
John Lebman ‘& Don
Stoahr's Pharm
John Labman & San
C. Lehman
Elgin News Roundup Brightens with Local Trades and Marriages
Elgin residents report strong buying at Capper Shaffee and Capper Shaffar y while Ehrlich Lawrenge prepare for dam work and a river approach. Miss Effie Holaworth wed Walter Gayle in West Union, tying Elgin ties to Kentucky as the post office gains international money order status.
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Elgin
West Union
Capper
Keiser
Europe
Ben Schori
Mrs. Schori
Ben
John Spahr
Apahr
John
Effie Holaworth
Walter Gayle
Kentucky
Elgin and area residents listed in weekly social notes
Local notes list visits and travel across Elgin Clermont Volga City and surrounding towns. People mentioned include Patty Chris Miller Manda Phillips Roy Greanley J C Cooley Mildred Baldwin Jackson Alice Bartholomew and many others visiting relatives friends or working as traveling salespeople or clerks in nearby communities.
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Volga City
Roy Greanley
Arlington
Sam
Ck Rapits
David Moats
R.N
Douglass
Postville
Elgin
Rev. Sullivan
Mra. Shaffard
Misa Cora
Clermont
Line of Groceries Prices Always the Lowest
The notice proclaims prices for Country Produce are the highest. It highlights a market listing emphasizing that line items show the lowest prices on groceries and that Country Produce offers top dollar for produce sales.
Elgin men to open big clothing store in Millbank
S Schappy BE Johnson and Fred Schneider depart Elgin next Monday for Millbank South Dakota to launch a large clothing store. Bert Gruger arrived from Forest City division Saturday and resumes his timekeeper role with the B C work in the area.
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Johnson
Fred Schneider
Elgin
Millbank
S. D
Bert’ Gruger
Forest City
Bert
B. C
Jacob Kohler Dead at Elgin Iowa in 1899
Jacob Kohler dies at his home three miles south of Elgin Iowa on June 80 1899. Funeral services were held at the German Baptist church on July 2 conducted by Rev Hunk and burial was in Elgin Cemetery. Born March 18 1841 in Canton Bern Switzerland he came to America in 18h4 and married Elizabeth Buttlkefer in 1868. He fathered eleven children all living. He died by his own hand after temporary insanity. obituary calls him honest industrious intelligent and loved by family and neighbors.
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Elgin R
Jacob Kohler
German Baptist Church
Sunrday
Hunk
Tuterment
Elgin Cemetery
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Elgin
Iowa
America
Elizabeth Buttlkefer
Kohler
How to Build a Town
The Gulfport Southward offers advice on town growth urging citizens to unite as partners, act honestly with customers, and pursue organized effort. It stresses that legitimate business competition benefits all and that harmony among business leaders is essential for progress.
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Gulfport
Budlding
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Evuster
Retractliz
Ming
Jane Factlowt
Holger
Bluta
Town
Bank
Virgin Lawa
Cape Tal
Burplus
Loo
LB. Mattoon
Tom Holvierson
B. Mattoon
John Halverson
Henson BK. Becker
David Jacobin
Sherk
United States
Bayes
Lauke
Lincoln
Banson Bros
Himbar
Deatora
Gundergon
Fies
Graham
West Enion
R. J. Stoehr
W. A. Pegg
Elginavary
Finke's Drug Store
John Boleyn's
Stoehr's
Capper & Staffer's
Gus Gunderson
John Lehman & Son
Sha
Parmer
A.breater
Rona
Capper & Shallet's
Stoeht
God
Rocky Mountain
Maud
Jack
Kuster
Lizzig Christ
Minneapolis
Josie Ehrlich
Cedar Falls
Gua Gunderson
Tom Knudtson
Will Humphrey
Hugh Patterson
Patterston
Patterson
Dakota
C. L. Fraiburghaus
Freiburghaus
Chamberlain's
Charles Holnhauer
Newark
Nid
Stophr
Iphrson AL
Fred Branch
Rider
Mendelin
Penn
Frano Desart
Charley Kohlér
South Dakota
H.C. Ehrlich
Perham, Minn
L. A
Ehrlich Howe
Harrington
Friend
Calmar
Frank Greanley
Weible
Gusta Stoehr
McGregor
Mildred (Baldwin) Jackson
Mediapolis
J.C. Cooley
M. C. Dean
Clint Cooley
Patterson Place
Wagner Township
Clayton County
Alice Bartholomew
Gene Stahl
Milwaukee Road
Ethel Weaver
Rockwell
Alice
Bartholomew
Iya Uarrington
Schappy
Frank Sova
Whittle
Lawrence & Houska
Clermont, Towa
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