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Local notices and updates crowd a bustling Elgin scene
A jumble of ads and reports covers general store offerings at Finke and others, a horse killed by lightning near John Rothlisberger, ball games on Elgin grounds, property improvements in town, births, weddings, and civic concerns. Also noted are legal warnings, road and bridge repairs, and town business on street cleaning and weed control.
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Eagle
Finke’s
Drayne& Ave
Finke's
Patch Pramo Va Elgin
Dean & Ft
C. Leban’s
John Rothlisberger
Tike Gells Kerosane
Mrs. Grafinms
Newa
Hoor & Shaffer's
Qipper & Shaffer
T. A. Burrell
Iown
Iowa Press
Allas Hia
National Treasury
Uneli Sam
Clei Yetenuption
EA Mbuhers
Waller
John Mogi
Ab ‘Thomas
Ka Bigelow
Tonin
Des Moines
Ww. N. McPadden
Swine Department