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West Union notes and local farm incidents in July
A fragmentary West Union column reports visits by Lena Wegmiller and Vera Stahl, a new flivver in Wisconsin, a parrot gift to Mrs. Belle Pinney, plans of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Belle to move to Minnesota, and multiple farm and town happenings. It references contractor work by Kiple Bros, Albert Halverson, the Alma Record purchase by A. V. Shaffer, accidents including a duck and a boy with a hay fork, a snake and duck encounter, and a robbing incident of J. A. Plamondon in Chicago on his way to Pennsylvania. The column also advertises wire stretchers and notes railroad officials visiting. Weather and social notes appear alongside community updates.
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Minnesota
Elalstenson
Katie Chambers
Ada Hoyer
Reuben Lowr
West Union
E.D. Rockwell
Des Moines
Northern Pacific Railroad
L. M. Foss
Great Western Railroad
Our City
Oscar Jenson
Fred Schneider
Lansing
Jas. Gee
Jeffries-Corbett
Mr. Gee
J. A. Plamondon
Delwell Town
Chicago
Pennsylavia
Paris
W.T. McGea
Vanieer
Tenn
Bluellenthaler Bros