Puzzle of the pawn ticket teaches a math trick
A man with one dollar and 75 cents pawns the 75 cents for 50 cents, then sells the pawn ticket for 60 cents. He ends with two 50 cent pieces and a dollar of debt paid. Was anyone out, and who, and by how much. Also notes of a dance at the opera house on Saturday August 7 and Iowa’s first cigarette law arrest. Otto Anderson of Glenwood, under eighteen, fined 10 dollars and three days in jail for smoking.
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Iowa
Otto Anderson
Glenwood
Elgin Canning Co to Install Electric Lighting Plant
The Elgin Canning Co plans an electric lighting system with a dynamo for about 200 lights after Superintendent Dean travels to Chicago for equipment. The new lighting promises steadier, brighter power unaffected by machine vibration or wind.
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Elgin Canning Co
Dean
Chicago
Elgin Pioneering Merchant Ely Dies at 71
Alongon Ely born August 28 1837 Oneida County New York died July 22 1909 at his Elgin Iowa home aged 71 years 10 months 24 days He married Trene Ernst January 1866 and they had daughter Stella Dimond of Kensington Kansas Ely lived in Elgin twenty five years engaged in various mercantile ventures later retired A Mason for over forty five years survived by wife daughter two grandsons granddaughter two sisters and one brother Funeral July 24 held at home conducted by Rev R V Porter interment in Elgin cemetery
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Alongon Ely
Oneida
County
New York
Elgin
Iowa
Trene Ernst
Stella Dimond
Kensington
Kanaas
Ely
Mr. Ely
Masonic Order
Lettie Kinsley
Thief River Falls
Minp
Juliet Hammond
Winter Park
Ashley Ely
Rock Rapids
R. V. Porter
Methodist Episcopal Church
Elgin Cemetery
Iowa’s wealth per person listed in state assessment abstract
Auditor of State John L Bleakly’s abstract shows Iowa’s total live stock value 17.59 million and personal property at 4.02 billion. Land and town lots valued at 1.94 billion, with real and personal property totaling 2.45 billion. Per acre land value 42.43 dollars and 1.14 million horses statewide.
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Iowa
John L. Bleakly
Des Moines Register
Install Officers at Old Fellows Meeting
Saturday evening the Old Fellows held a marked meeting to install officers for the term. After completion, members adjourned to Kimball's restaurant for supper. Officers installed included A. E. Pinney N. G. Mike Yanny V. G. T. W. Dean Sec. W. H. Finke Treas. J. E. Boleyn R. 8. N. G. E. Hunsberger L. 8. N. G. U. Switzer R. 8. V. G. R. W. Moser L. 8. V. G. J. E. Boleyn W. J. Schricker J. G. T. J. Capper Con.
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Kimball
A. E. Pinney
N. G
Mike Yanny
V. G. T. W. Dean
Sec
W.H. Finke
Treas
J. E. Boleyn
N. G. E. Hunsberger
N. G. U. Switzer
V. G. R. W. Moser
V. G. J. E. Boleyn
W. J. Schricker
M E Church Notes Priest Invites Attendance
The pastor invites all to Sunday services at 10:00 a m and other usual services. A Wednesday prayer service is at 8:00 p m. Roy Victor Porter, Pastor.
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Roy Victor Porter
A Tragic Blunder and a Patchwork of Notices
A serialized tale by Mrs. Lovett Cameron promises a fresh plot built on mistaken identity and separated lovers Irene Garland and Rupert Carroll. The Eastern Stars meet, then adjourn for September. An obituary notes John Leonard Roeder, age 108, eyewitness to Waterloo. Iowa amends law to ban first cousin marriage, blocking licenses.
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Irene Garland
Rupert Carroll
Quincy
Iai
John Leonard Roeder
Waterloon
Roeder
General Blucher
Blucher
Napoleon
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Sam's Mosby
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A. New Lighting Plant
Frank Walton
West Union
Walton
Hawkeye
General Assembly
Fayette County
Qelwein
Casper Stoeri
Switzerland
Cadar Rapids
Mr. Stoer
Pipestone
Minnesota
Paul Keiser
Rudolph Schaerer
Hans Keiser
Thoma Brothers
Oxfords
Brighton
Balbriggan
Japan
M. E. Church Notes
Berg’s
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