Great Racing Weeks and Farmland Rail Excursions Placed
Broad advertising blends farming lands along the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific line with upcoming rail excursion tickets for homeseekers and a four day Cedar Rapids race meeting. Notices invite buyers to inspect rich soil, stock country markets, and low rates on travel during Jun to Oct. Also promotes a Democratic delegate convention in Das Moines on September 8 2008 and details district representation and eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
RL & P. Ry
Jno
G. Farner
Cedar Rapids
Das Moniva
Owns
Lewas
Supreme Court
Judea
Formrs Distrator
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Ant
Democratic Party
Delegatva
LEE
Central Committee
F. McConxayn
N.C. Ropers
Chelrnuna
Fourth of July At Elgin Brings Band and Baseball Fun
Elgin gears up for a patriotic Fourth with a ball game at Spahr park against Guttenberg, a full day of music by the Elgin City Band, and a family picnic atmosphere. A recent one sided win by Elgin over West Union and Hawkeye 16 to 5 highlighted local talent and community spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilgin
Bill Shakespeare
Elgin
Spahr
Guttenberg
Elgin City
West Union
Hawkeye
Kuster
Randalisq
Biglerdf - Nye
Bengon
Wright
Holmes
Elkader
Eikader
Fayette County Tidbits and Local Developments
Fayette County notes report wagons and creamery horses in Waucoma and Oelwein July 3 celebrations. Fayette U S A lost to Charles City College 4 to 2. B B Shaw of West Union to become bank examiner for northern district. Fayette College presidency rumored for C P Cosgrove. Postmaster Sturpis of Oelwein gains raise to 2200 dollars with clerical allowances. Oelwein post office now second class. A cattle theft incident near Oelwein ends with suspect at large after sale attempt in Randalia. cattle later returned home.
FRED HADSEL WINS ORATORICAL CONTEST
The Mayatte Reporter notes Fred Hadsel of Elgin won the Fawcett Oratorical Contest held in Fayatte Wednesday afternoon. Three contestants competed and Hadsel earned a prize of Arty dollars. other speakers included Fred Huckel and Fletcher Grenthead. The report also covers a June 18 wedding of Miss Lulu Lehman to Mr Clem Behind in Elgin with Rev. R J Wack officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayatte
Fawcett
Fayatte
Fred Hadsel
Elgin
Red Huckel
Myr
Fred Huckel
Fletcher Grenthead
Nhe
Lulu Lehman
Clem
Uebride
Chris Lehman
R. J. Wack
Elfin
Ecuo
Notable Proverbs on Wealth and Matrimony
A compact collection of wry maxims on marriage and wealth. It suggests rich husbands do not guarantee happiness and warns against deceiving oneself in love. The tone mirrors a moralizing and humorous stance typical of epigrammatic columns.
Alderson to Mrs Bailey and many transfers in Iowa land records
Abstracts show transfers for Alderson to Mrs Bailey in Fayette County and multiple property deeds across Oelwein Clermont and Hawkeye including parcels for Hamlin Wilson and Osterhus. Other entries list Crawford, Stoll, Appelman, Paterson, Meyer, and Knudtson related land transactions with sections 2 8 and 9 in various townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers and Ainsworth
Alderson
Bailey
Fayette
Mylan
Belaske Aj
Donnan
Northrop
Willian Howells
Harris
Waucoma
LC Hamlin
Oalwein
Oelwein
Mary Thompson
Alfred W Thompson
J Appelman
Martin Stoll
Clermont
Genevieve Appalman
Pater Paterson Jr
Osterhus
Cere Tees
Benj Jacobson
J F Jacobson
Anna Knudteon
Elizabeth Osterhus
al Land Sen
Advertised Letters at Elgin Post Office
Letters addressed to Balow remain unclaimed at the Elgin post office and will be sent in care of Art Houch. Two letters are noted as awaiting pickup with July 1 deadline referenced in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Chati Held
Minn
Lansing. In
Thelves
Mont Worman
Hazelton
Oelwein
Chicago
Independence
Balow
Elgingut
Art Houch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ropp
J. W. Bopp
West Union, Iowa
Homeseekers
td'Hperte Shah
Wim. B. Simon
Marion I. Withes
Fayette County
Fayette U. S. A
Charles City College
Dubuque
Fayette College
C. P. Cosgrove
Sturpis
Niri
Guy Oglwain
Hoe
Randalia
Mr. Calwein
Ete Lehman’ Schmid Wedding
Tuan
Traan
Hendee
Christopher Osterhus
Knut Osterhus
I.cers JV
Crawford
Ross R Crawford
Knut Osterhts
al Tod
Peterson
Marcus McManus
Knee
Mary M Dempster
Sarah Smith
Mary J Crane
AR Croin
Mary E Burrell
Hawkeya
Nandy Conway
Michael Conaan
NTRS
Waterloo
Sumner
Waukon
W. E. Dunn
Cresco
West Point
New Hampton
Jay C. Sealey
The
Mabelle Conrad
Maynard
Lamont
Hello Girls
Des Moines
Iowa and Mutual Telephone Companies
Prairie du Chien
Otto Denning
Manson
Fonds
Katherine Hathaway
Mr. Lamont
Bim
Churchill Desart
Ruskin
Nebraska
Susie Churchill
Roy Desart
Miss Churchill
Mr. Desart
Desart
Grinnell
Berto Wuites
Ganndt
A H. Smith
FEF
A. Wiegand
Mer
Near Depot
Elgin, Iowa
Jayne & Keve Bros
T. M. Leacus
Mgr. Higin
C. Miller, Jr
Rudy Sutter
Eigin
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