This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1904
Page
4
The notice promotes listing property for sale in Bulletin No 24 and Bulletin No 33. It invites readers to mail or call with details, promising free listings, no charge if unsold, full advertising, and clear costs only when sold. It emphasizes prompt attention and universal inclusion of listed property.
The document recounts a day at Chris Miller’s woods with a large dinner, games, socializing, and travel home. It covers the BU meets business session electing P. M. Swyter president, Carl Hackman treasurer, Hana Keisar secretary, and plans to raise funds. It lists delegates across towns, notes a German Baptists association meeting with speakers from New York, Burlington, and Chicago, and mentions church bacalllaureate remarks and cemetery walk grading.
State of Iowa Fayette County to Hanna Ayeworth Franela Rollason Teresa Smith Kette Patee Phillip Tobin Margaret Carroll Mary Killerlain and Tom Killerlain. M Edmunds administrator seeks court authorization to sell Lot 1 Block 3 Westfield Addn Fayetta Town to pay debts. If you fail to appear by Sept 12 1934 a default and judgment will be entered. Hancock & Binge Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The report covers a Sunday baseball game between Elgin and John Mishler born in Canton Berne Switzerland on August 22 1824 who died at Lakes City aged 79. It also details Mishler’s life his marriages and a large family with ten living children and notes his German Lutheran faith and expected death. The article lists players and scoring notes from the game and mentions clashes with Clermont High School, plus remarks on the teams’ practice and posture.
The senior class of High High School will hold graduation exercises at the opera house on Saturday evening June 4 1904. The class includes Marie Freiburghaus Amelia Etter and Claude Fothergill among others. The program features prayers speeches and a diploma presentation with local notable participants and a brass quartet. Robert Wilson suffered a severe leg fracture while moving a building last week.
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church Tuesday morning at ten by Rev. J T Leo assisted by Rev J F Cowling and Rev Thos Cloud. Interment followed in Lake City cemetery. The Lake City Graphic notes visits by Mr and Mrs Mishler to relatives after a 22year absence and other local social and civic items from the area.
Notice of stockholders meeting for the Elgtty Opera House to call and transact business before the body. Provisions call for a board of directors meeting on May 20 with the specified venue and agenda details not fully legible.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.