Great Summer Excursion to Hereford and return
Travel offers announce a July 20 round trip via Elgin Kansas City Oklahoma City to Hereford with low special rates. Details and bills available from H Linpeng Auger of Clermont Iowa. An A L C mat with Mrs Ruby or Tuesday evening. Dr Hutchinson visited Decorah relatives. his wife and child also with relatives. Ketchel defeated Papke in a hard fought twenty round San Francisco bout on points. Valder College Decorah Iowa consists of Valder Business College Normal and Shorthand. catalog free. three months tuition free.
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Hereford
Texas
Elgin
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
H. LinpEnpAuger
Clermont
Iowa
W. Ruby
Hutchinson
Decorah
Stanley Ketchel
Billy Papke
San Francisco
Ketchel
Valder College
Valder Business College
Valder Normal School
Valder Shorthand School
Oven Savings Saved by Treasury Expert
An elderly West Coast widow baked $500 in a cook stove oven and charred $600 in cash was later recovered. The Treasury Department identified every bill after a rescue by Mrs Minnie Brown, ensuring the savings were restored in new money. The incident underscores why she avoided banks.
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Treasury Department
Minnie Brown
Iowa Cow Contest Opens With Top Three Cows Revealed
The Iowa cow contest after the first month names the top three cows. Jessica of Oaklands owned by Grant M Enlow of Fairfield produced 904 pounds milk at 6.5 percent test and 58.76 pounds butter fat. Natura Queen Alcartra, a Holstein owned by McKay Bros Buckingham, yielded 1860.3 pounds milk at 8.1 percent test and 57.6693 pounds butter fat. Inka Tritomia Alcartra, owned by McKay Brothers Buckingham, produced 1501.9 pounds milk with 2.832 butter fat and 39.53 pounds. Families from Volga City and Postville visited the Seaver home last week.
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Iowa
Jessica
Oaklands
Grant M. Enlow
Fairfield
McKay Bros
Buckingham
McKay Brothers
Celebration Day Shines In Elgin July 1909 Parade
Elgin celebrated on Saturday July 8 1909 with a packed opera house program led by H P Aaocock West Union a lively industrial parade led by taatus ally decorated autos Elgin Concert Band and floats from local firms townspeople enjoyed races street sports a balloon ascent pony race and a grand ball game Clermont defeated Postville 8 to 0 amid fireworks and crowd cheer Prof Frasier noted a cool air current limiting his balloon ascent
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Elgin
Opera House
H. P. Aaocock
West Union
Illyria
Fayette County
Postville
Clermont
Frasier
Boyle
Island
Center Street
Frazier
Citizens Meeting Set For Celebration Planning
A meeting of citizens will be held in the band room Friday evening to settle all matters pertaining to the celebration. Persons with checks against the celebration committee are asked to cash them before the stated time. Everyone is invited. Dr. A. B. Hadsel was called to Maynard last Thursday night and made the trip in one hour and five minutes by auto.
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Dr. A
Hadsel
Maynard
To Our Patrons Four Page Paper Due To Misshipment
A mis-shipment caused our patent ready prints to arrive late, forcing us to publish a four page issue this week. The delay affects distribution and reading plans for patrons relying on the usual full paper.
Elgin Iowa Council Proceedings June 6 1909
The Elgin Iowa Town Council met by adjournment with Mayor Hadsel presiding. Roll call showed present members Benson Knudtson Patterson Thomas Capper, with minutes read and approved. Bills for labor sundries and lamps were allowed. A tax exemption for Mrs Mattoon and a homestead exemption for Mrs Rudolph Lehman were recommended and adopted. An ordinance notice required iron covering or removal of a building on Original Elgin. The council adjourned.
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Exem
Iowa
Hadsel
Benson
Knudtson
Patterson
Thomas Capper
Knudtsan
Thoma
Capper
Max Thoma
Ord
John Conner
M.G. Webb
City Drug Store
Kniel & Rubger
Lehman and Son
Lillie Mattoon
Board of Supervisors
Mation
Elgin
Fayette Co
Rudolph Lehman
Diamond, Conner & Armstrong
J. H. Wintiams
Consolidation of Elgin Telephone Exchanges Under Standard
Wednesday evening a deal was made in Elgin where E A Hurmence sold his Elgin and West Union telephone exchanges to Standard Telephone Company. Hurmence keeps lines from West Union. Soon only one exchange remains in Elgin with poles removed and wires improved. Standard is reorganizing and buying many lines in operating territories. Service expected to improve with new methods. Rev Martin Anderson and bride visited Gus Gunderson and wife during their wedding tour. They married June 18 at Driscoll North Dakota and will live in Madison South Dakota. Miss Clara Strauch visits sister Mrs F W Hughes for three weeks.
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E. A. Hurmence
Elgin and
Weat Union
Standard Telephone Company
Hurmence
Elgin
Standard Company
Martin Anderson
Gus Gunderson
Anderson Willj
Cora Gunderson
Driscoll
North Dakota
Madison
South Dakota
Anderson
Clara Strauch
Mra. F. W. Hughes
New Laws Take Effect in Towa on July Fourth
The new laws enact the Cosson removal act expanding county official duties and allow citizens to impeach enforcers of morality. Strict liquor rules and a cigarette ban for minors are in effect, with a $1 hunting license for Iowa residents and a $10 fee for nonresidents. Outward-swinging doors requirement may cost property owners. Local notes report on state and national political matters, infrastructure progress, and residents’ travel and activities.
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Towa
Iowa
Kull
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Sam’s Mosby
Cashier
W. J. Rogera Abstract
H. M. Ecker
Will G. Ecker
Earl C. Moody
E. R. McMullen
Elford Hunsberger
Jennie Anderson
Hunsperger's
J. H. Bulham
J. B
North Waucoma
Louis Peterson
Putnam Township
Katherine Merklet
Louis John Peterson
Ida Mary Ford
John Franklin Steggall
Ne & Nis Blk
Eliza
M. Brooks
John Langreck
Fred Ritz
Lena Lehmanne
Thomas Ll. Green
John Langwreck
R. O. Woodard
Robert Sloanse
Will Ewing
Cecilia
Henry Carmichael
James Carmichael
Volga City
Nellie Carmichael
Frank Seaver
Council , Proceedings
Sells Exchange
Berg’s
Mrs. Thos. Howard
Dakotas
United States Senate
Congress
Middle West
New England
H. P. Hancock
Mr. Hancock
Main Street
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Becker
Muriel Riddle
St. Paul, Minn
Fred Muehlenthaler
Spring Valley
Adolph Lehman
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