Middy Members Praise Our Little City Visit
Enterprise reports Cedar Rapids business leaders visited Elgin with a warm reception from Mayor and locals. About 150 representatives stepped from the train, toured downtown, and enjoyed brief music at the depot. They lauded the farming country, saying Elgin impressed more than larger nearby towns.
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Cedar Rapids
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Elgin
Jani
Cedar Rapidy Business Houses
Moe
Inai
Mombora
Commercial Club
Cotte
Elgin Canning Co. Poised for Big Corn Season
Manager CG W Nicklaus expects a large corn crop to be canned as Elgin Canning Co upgrades facilities. The plant gains a fire proof gag house with six foot brick wall and steel doors, repainted retorts, and renovations aimed at boosting output while maintaining quality.
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Amimense
Viow
CG. W. Nicklaus
Elgin Canning Co
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Nicklaus
Postville Dramatic Company Delivers Amid Bad Weather
Inclement weather kept a small audience from the Postville Dramatic Company at the Opera House last Monday. The amateur group showed effort, with Miss Jamie Burling's piano music earning some favorable notice as the cast performed a literary and dramatic program.
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Fayette County Tidbits Report Mixes Church Plans and Rail News
Fayette county notes detail Oelwein Presbyterian church efforts with brick veneer plans and a proposed electric railway franchise challenge. The report also covers Chicago Great Western engine deliveries, local council debate, a storefront theft case, and a young woman jailed after pleading theft while awaiting fines and board in Sheriff Finch’s custody.
Odd Fellows Install Officers at Elgin Lodge
Last Saturday evening at their lodge hall in Elgin the Odd Fellows installed officers for the coming term. After the installation ceremonies refreshments were served at the EF Mr. Smith restaurant. The following were the officers installed J. BE. Boleyn NG Frank Gehring V. R. W. Moser Secy W. H. Finke Treas
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V. R. W. Moser
Secy
W. H. Finke
Treas
Dr Rennison Hosts Elgin Youth Party With Games and Prize Winners
Dr Rennison entertained about fifty Elgin friends at his home last Tuesday evening. The program featured music readings and parlor football with a guessing contest awarding Ada prize a painted egg coup to Winnie Schmid, a decorated wine glass to Ethel Albright, and a shine cream jug to Lena Stoshr. The host sent guests home with a souvenir of the happy gathering.
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Elgin
Winnie Schmid
Ethel Albright
Lena Stoshr
Rem
Cure for Hydrophobia Told in Odd Dispatchy Note
Cited from a Tale dispatchy item, a German forest-keeper aged sixty two claims a Leipsic Journal receipt can prevent hydrophobia. The method prescribes washing the wound with warm vinegar and water, then applying muriatic delayed solution to destroy poison and relieve the patient from future danger.
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Brannon
Wattcoma
Napoleon Boys Fall to Higin In Spring Grove Shootout
Defeated 6 to 4 after leading 4 to 0 at the seventh, Napoleon Bonaparte era baseball boys faltered amid accidents and errors in Spring Grove. Rain halted the next game with Postville, as Elgin club members are urged to attend Elkader next Sunday for possible personal mentions in the following issue.
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Waterloo
Spring Grove
Higin
Postvilles
Elgin
Elkader
Fair Store Notice and Local Property Listings in Elgin
Notice announces a new Fair Store in Elgin by Mrs. F. M. Sarg at the old stand, offering eggs in exchange for goods and describing re-stocking plans and indied furnishing goods. The document also lists numerous transfers of property and deeds with names, places like Elgin and Oelwein, and various lot measurements and monetary amounts from 1902.
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F. .M. Sarg
Bigin, Town
Fragments from Iowa notices and incidents in brief
A scattered Iowa clipping reports Avy Canfield of Arora crushed foot after a freight train incident. Hasel Wall, 17, at Sioux City, reportedly died by self harm using chloroform after family disapproval of marriage. An Indianola storm killed Mrs. Court Taylor, with her infant uninjured. Postmaster Gilford received volcanic ash from Martinique. Postville voters approved a gun franchise. A home newspaper birth announced July 18. Creston Burlington train derailment left pieces separated. a purse theft involving $20 cash, a check, and $500 in notes led to an arrest after a suspect confessed and the book was recovered. Unclaimed letters listed for July 31 2002 in Elgin. Bids invited for plastering and papering a school room. janitor applications due at board meeting.
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Card of Thanks from Elgin Mayor Hints at Local Visit
A note from Elgin Iowa Mayor C L SuapfinR expresses gratitude to Cedar Rapids Commercial Club supporters who assisted in guiding visitors around Elgin. The text includes garbled, jokey lines inviting residents to share news, invite visiting relatives, or send small gifts, reflecting a fragmented, informal message.
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Cedar Rapids
C. L, Suapfinr
Iowa
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