Sneaking Back to Towa and Iowa Chorus Tale
Poetic fragment contrasts travel fatigue with longing for home Iowa and Tama Democrat. Verses lament leaving paradise for California coast and earthquakes. Also brief local notes report Katie Wilson returning home from Waterloo after resigning as bookkeeper and stenographer to stay with her parents. Mrs Frieden relocates due to a swollen foot.
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Pacific Coast
Lowa
Towa
Jas Cummings
Tama Democrat
Katie Wilson
Waterloo
Robert Wilson Jr
Jake Frieden
Reinhart
Pfister
Elgin Council Advances Street Plans and Ordinances
In Exfam Iowa on January 5 1911 the Elgin town council met in regular session. motions authorized bill cuts and condemned a well at Center and Clermont with a drive to drill on Neuenswander corner. Ordinance 130 for a sidewalk grade on Mill Avenue and Street was read final. Ordinance 180 passed. The session adjourned with mayor Hailael presiding. The paper notes local obituaries for Isabelle Halverson and Nels Engen and mentions dental health guidance from Dr L Hutchinson and local work updates at F B Berg home addition and U S A students.
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Exfam
Iowa
Hailael
Hadsel
Dean Monnahah
Patterson Schori
Thowia
Doan
Monnahan
Thomas Gus Boyer
C. Lehmat
Clermont Streets
Elgin
Neuenswander
Mill Avenue
Mill Street
Dean
Patterson
Chori
Thoma
Schori
H.S. Hansen
J. H. Williams
Nels Engen
Here
Clayton County
Highland Lutheran Church
Dr. L. &. Hutchinson
Herman Hackmann
Robert Earl
Fayette
Lew Oswald
F. BR. Berg
Butler
To Start Factory In Elgin Cement Plant Proposed
Ged N Schori and Gen E Schori plan a new Elgin factory to manufacture cement blocks tiling posts and pillars. They believe local sand gravel and materials plus good facilities ensure cheap production and aim to build a large regional industry with brain money and labor.
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Elgin
N. Schori
Gen. E. Schori
Hotel Dewey sale ends as owner keeps hotel in Elgin
Mrs J C Miller, owner and operator of Hotel Dewey, rejected transfer deeds and halted the sale after researching the arrangement. She will continue to run the hotel at its current high standard, showcasing her business acumen and commitment to Elgin.
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BoxHo
Dewey
J. C. Miller
Dissolution Notice for C. T. Schmid & Son in Elgin
The firm operating as C. T. Schmid & Son in Elgin dissolves by mutual consent. Business will be conducted by C Theo Schmid, with J C Schmid retiring. All accounts owed to the firm payable to the present proprietor. all indebtedness assumed by him. Dated May 29, 1911.
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City of
Elgin
C. T. Schmid & Son
C. Theo. Schmid
J. C. Schmid
Tree, Scamp
J. C. Scamp
Trespass Notice Denies Entry to Premises
On account of damage to fences and property I forbid all boys to trespass on my premises. Any boy found trespassing will be dealt with according to law. Errorp Hunsbercer.
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Hunsbercer
Paper Hanging and Painting Services Ad
H. B. Gilson offers first class paper hanging and painting on short notice. Mr. and Mrs. Mushenthaler hosted a Sunday dinner honoring Mrs. J. C. Cooley on her birthday anniversary with guests from Chicago Cedar Rapids Elkader Wahpeton Ellendale Elgin and Wahpeton.
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H. B. Gilson
R. W. Mushlenthaler
J.C. Cooley
Muehlenthaler
J. C. Cooley
Clint Cooley
Chicago
Will Cooley
Fred and
Verne
Cedar Rapids
Patterson
Gladys Carpenter
Elkader
Parry Patterson
Wahpeton
Misa Hulda -Schori
Miss Stoehy Visits Brother Undergoes Surgery in Cedar Rapids
Miss Nelle Stoehy travelled to Cedar Rapids Monday to be with her brother Lewis, who recently underwent a second head ulcer operation. She left the bedside the next day as his condition did not require her stay. Lewis’s friends in Elgin rejoice at his rapid improvement and anticipate full recovery. The Priscillas met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. E. J. Halverson. Al Schori has a new Overland automobile, a four door model with power and modern features, purchased through H. T. Knudtson, the local Overland agent, promising many pleasant rides before winter.
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Mra
Isabelle Halverson
St. Paul
Minn
Halverson
Gunder
Olaf Nelson
Tha Temaing
Nelle Stoehy
Cedar
Rapids
Lewis
Elgin
E. J. Halverson
al Schori
Overland
H. T. Knudtson
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The
Elgin Savings Bank
Gus
Gunderson
Sam’l Mosby
Cashier
California
Council Proceedings
Citizens’ State Bank
C. F. Becker
Ben Schori, Pres
T. J. Copper
T. J. Capper
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