St Pauls Church Notes and Local News
St Pauls notes Sunday activities at 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m in the basement. A Board of Home Missions gift of 882 46 and a 10 00 draft from F R Schneider Milbank SD support Elgin growth. A triangle meeting on Wednesday March 8 proposes a weekly church calendar. Shipped cockerels to Elgin and local visits noted.
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St Paul’s Church
Board of Home Missions and Church Extension
F. R. Schneider
Milbank
South Dakota
Elgin
Last Lilyria Letter Says Goodbye As Mrs Guyer Moves
OLD FRIENDS PART. The Echo’s Lilyria department ends with Mrs Max Guyer’s final letter as she and family move away. The paper thanks her for years of faithful correspondence and notes a successor will take over the Tilyria department. Notice asks patrons without personal checks to visit Citizens' State Bank to collect them.
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Lilyria
Max Guyer
The
Echo
Young Peoples Card Club Meets at Greenleys Home
The Young Peoples' Card Club gathers this evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Hard Greenley. Hazel Barnhart visited Cedar Rapids this past week, sharing local social notes and travel details.
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The
Young Peoples’ Card Club
Hard Greenley
Hazel Barnhart
Cedar Rapids
The Mask Ball Draws Mixed Reactions and Prizes
A Saturday mask ball drew crowds but offered limited prizes for winners. Judges J H Williams Max Thoma and Forest Welch distributed awards across categories including dames, ladies and gents character and comic costumes with Mildred Harrington Grace Bowen Folly Frances Bkarshau Thelma Knudtson Alessie Capper Earl Fitz Gerald Donald Dean Hattie Bake man Besse Halstenson Earl Greenley Jaquette Chas Greenley. The crowd enjoyed Carpenter's orchestra and the evening, though finances showed little profit.
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J. H. Williams
Max Thoma
Forest Welch
Dumes
Mildred Harrington
Grace Bowen
Earl Greepley Witch
Frances Bkarshau
Thelma Knudtson
Florence Filer
Alessie Capper
Harry Fitz- Gerald
Donald Dean
Hattie Bakeman
Besse Halstenson
Highland Ladies
Earl Greenley
Harl Jaquette
Chas. Greenley
Kid
Carpenter
Passes Away of Chris Schtadler Near Town
Chris Schtadler aged 71 years four months ten days died Wednesday night March 1 1916 near town after a long illness. He lived in America for many years and is survived by his son Chris. Funeral services will be at the German Baptist church Saturday at 1 30 pm with Rev Wedel officiating. interment in Elgin cemetery.
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Chris Schtadler
Chris
Switzerland
America
Mr. Switzer
German Baptist Church
Rev
Wedel
Elgin Cemetery
Thirty Fifth Wedding Anniversary for Freiburghan Couple
On Wednesday March first Mr and Mrs C L Freiburghan celebrated their thirty fifth wedding anniversary with a surprise party. Over one hundred friends and relatives attended, presenting cut flowers and a purse to be used for a suitable keepsake. The evening featured a pleasant social program and refreshments.
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C. L. Freiburghan
Citizens' caucus set for Elvin Town Hall candidates and business
A Citizens' Caucus of the electors of Elvin Town will meet at Town Hall at 7 30 p m on Tuesday March 14 1916 to nominate a candidate for Mayor five Councilmen Treasurer and Assessor and to transact other proper business dated March 2 1916 by order of Town Committee
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Elvin Town
Tusday
James H. Wilson Announces Candidacy for State Rep
James H. Wilson of Illyria Township Fayette County declares candidacy for state representative subject to Republican primary voters on June 6. Melcher Yenney Jr. traveled to Citar Rapid Monday seeking railroad work. See the Fyrolese Alps at the Gem.
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Fayette County
James H. Wilson
Illyria Township
Melcher Yenney Jr
Citar Rapid
Gem
Good roads convention to be held at West Union
West Union hosts a good roads convention on Wednesday March 15 inviting everyone to participate. The full program will be published next week. A large fire Sunday morning damaged West Union buildings and stock at Tisdale's drug store with losses estimated at 37,500 and 2,500 for the building owner Dr Darnall. The fire started in the basement rear furnace. Burgess barber shop suffered about 100 in damage. Also notes on local events and politics and a Caesarean birth at Deaconess hospital in Marshall town resulting in a nine pound boy.
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West Union
Tisdale
Darnall
W. L. Burgess
Chicago Tribune
Ogden
J. F. Miller
Pleasant Valley Township
Clermont
C. Miler & Sons
Arlington
Miller
Gus Gunderson
Arlington News
Roy Finster
Midora
Marsialltown
Bandmaster W B Coup to Organize Elgin Band
Called to Elgin to confer with citizens about organizing a band. Coup is a first class director and if hired will form a band that will be a credit to the city. Public Opinion reports February 22.
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B. Coup
Elgin
Coup
Judgcious Advertising Creates Many a New Business
Judgcious Advertising helps revive dull or failing ventures and saves several kinds of businesses. Jack Halverson has gone to Montana on a business trip.
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Maiy
Jack Halverson
Montana
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Elgin Savings Bank
Iowa
Samuel Mosby Cashier
Hether
Martin Christopher
Ithode Island
Decorah
Emma Kaudtson
Ray DeSart
Citizens’ State Bank
Citizens
Burroughs
Citizens’ Earn School
State Bank
C. B. Becker
Coop
C. S. Halstenson
Judgcious Advertising
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