Rock Island to restore train service by spring
The Iowa Des Moines area piece reports cancellation of a Rock Island hearing in West Union and a pledge to restore morning and evening train service to Decorah. A March 12 hearing was postponed, with a new schedule promising service by March 30 to April 6 and a revised time card.
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West Union
Rock Island Road
Decorah
North End
Rock Island
Washington
State Railroad Commission
Weat Union
Death of John A Grover Shocks Elgin Community
John A Grover dies in Iowa City after stomach ulcers and an operation. Born Elgin September 1 1882 and married Mabel Conner September 30 1908, he leaves six children Lowell Velma Helen Grace Bix Ruth Rolland. Funeral at Baptist church with Rev Wefel. burial in Elgin Cemetery. Survived by wife and children. parents Mr and Mrs Wm Grover. sisters and brothers in Iowa and nearby towns.
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Iowa City
John Allen Grover
Gruver
Miller & Gruver
Grover
Elgin
Mabel Conner
Lowell
Velma
Helen
Grace
Bix
Ruth
Rolland
Wm. Grover
Our Town
C. L. Klingman
Wm. Kerr
Praa Mason
Cedar Rapids
Samuel Gore
Des Moines
Bart
Clermont
Lew
Charley
Wigin
Baptist Church
Weflel
Digin
Mask Ball at Elgin Opera House Planned for Friday
A mask ball will be held at the Elgin Opera House on Friday evening March 14 with six cash prizes and a grand march ending with unmasking at 11. Adults pay 50 cents plus tax, children 25 cents plus tax. Carpenter's Orchestra provides music and costumes may be rented at the venue.
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Elgin Opera House
Carpenter
Opera House
Matilda Halverson Dies in St Paul Hospital
Relatives report Matilda Halverson died of pneumonia in a St Paul hospital. Her remains were brought to Clermont for interment on Wednesday. She was about 29 and the family once lived at Gunder. A local farmer plans to buy and bale hay in about ten days, weather permitting, and asks anyone with hay to sell or bale to leave word with Ern Schort or Arthur L. Mishler of West Union.
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Matilda Halverson
St. Paul
Clermont
Highn
Ern Schort
Arthur L. Mishler
West Union
Tows
M E Chuareh Notes and Upcoming Religious Meetings
March 16 to 23 features morning and evening services with Sunday School at 11 and groups including Junior League and Epworth League. Unper Iowa University Gospel Team leads Sunday service, with Rev. E Baker and Rev. A R Grant leading other sessions. readers urged to welcome and support the visiting speakers. Mississippi nears peaches with 1,386,000 bushels produced last year and a push to plant 1,000,000 orchards yielding 4,000 trees. Berg & Kobler shop presents a large neckwear and soft collar stock for shoppers.
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Lowa University
E Baker
West Union
A. R. Grant
Decorah Willl
Young Peoples Society Program Promotes French War Orphans Aid
A Baptist church youth program led by Captain Mather Reusser features French topics and music by Miss Flossie Kiple and others. Part of tonight’s collection supports French war orphans. Also notes a 60 percent drop in female job requests across US employment agents. War pressures cause increases in baldness in England per London barbers citing stress and military gear effects.
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The
Young Peoples’ Society of the Baptist Church
United States Employment Service
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Elgin Savings Bank
Mask Hall
Robert Grimes
T. ‘W. Dean
Conner
Dummermath
Herbert
Blanche Conner
M. BH
O. 5
Baker
Myrtle Olaon
Karl Dummermuth
Commercial Hotel
Clinton
Missouri
Eldred Patterson
Eddie Conner
Judson Conner
China Dummermuth
Elgin Red Cross
American Red Cross
Europe
Red Cross
Citizens’ State Bank
Ed Hanson
Manchester
Clem Wilson
Elkader
Elkader-West Union Road
Hugh McKellar
Cleve Erhardt
Elgin Land Company
A. M. Weibel
Iowa
Elgin Canning Company
John Grover
Bern
John’ Gruver
Citizens State Bank
Fayette
Resources
Neururalia
Federal Reserve
United States
Transurar
Federal Reserve Bank
Bilver Cola
Valen Ce
Anece Renee Legal Tendur
National Bank
Voing
State OF
Douva
Honda
Fayette County
Ernest Hoherl
J. Groth
L. J. Greer
Canhier
Haxker Benoni
L. 9
U. Tree Boom
Notary Publicin
Fayetts County
T. J. Carter
Elias Burson
M. E. Chuareh
Notes
Mississippi
Berg & Kobler
Mather Reusser
Mubig Wyreeees Vereees Orchestra
Land and People of
France
Peeevevereas
Colla Rennison
Hans Kelser
History of
Flossle Kiple
Wedel
Grether
Belgion
Prange
Carl Miller Bivle
Fred Miller
Mra. Dorn
Wsther Reunser
Marie Muchlenthaler
Freida Freiburghausa
Buceces
England
London
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