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Local notices and community items from Elgin column
A block of fragmented notes details advertising, shipping, and social items. Mentions Finke’s shop, J. M. Dean agent, shoes, window shades, and local visits to Dubuque and McGregor. Reports on Miss Ida Schori, Aug Holzer birthday, census city classifications, haymaking, and a legal note on chicken theft penalties. Includes brief travel, family visits, and a local baseball game score against St Olaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Golobick
Colusa
Calif
St. Olaf
Henry Lehman
Baga
Ben- Son
Polean