Resignations and Political Rumors Feature Local Notes
Supervisor Gunderson falls ill and stays home as Elgin guest Dora Matthews visits Postville. Ossian postmistress Arthalinda Mills resigns to move to Chicago with her son. Gasoline sold at 15 cents at Finke's drug store. Rev. Lilly, former M E pastor, visited Guttenberg. Politicians expect James Wilson to retire from the Taft cabinet after Pinchot letter controversy.
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Arthalinda Mills
Ossian
James Wilson
Agriculture
Taft
Gifford Pinchot
Dolliver
Pinchot
Local Elgin ads and notes sweep across town
A collage of notices from Elgin headlines covers mail matter avoidances and advertising terms. It lists rental rooms, drug store items, weather chatter, fashion show invites, bank inquiries, and upcoming courses at Oelwein Business University, with community updates on residents and local business changes.
Local Notes and Obituaries from Elgin and Vicinity
The report notes Mrs. Spalr visiting Postville with daughter Mrs. Irvine Hendershott, and Selma Weibel returning from Fairbank with her sister Mrs. Jerome Mealy. Lewis Stoehr visits with E. G. Stoehr’s family before resuming work with Loomis Bros. Jas Welsh of Wadena dies after ingesting carbolic acid by mistake, following a Rochester trip. funeral held Thursday. The election ballot will be long with many offices, primary June 7. Robins are back, Finke's Drug Store offers kerosene at 10c per gallon. Hans Keiser away on business. Six room house for sale on Center Street. Andrew Benson and wife visit Strawberry Point relatives. H. T. Knudtson suffers lumbago. others may testify to its pain. Rockford Register changes editor Miss Elsie L. Trigg. F. E. Trigg moves to Rogue River Valley to pursue farming endeavors and related ventures. Dr. A. B. Storms resigns as president of the state agricultural college at Ames effective August 31. The board notes his tenure as successful and the college’s growth.
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Hutchinson
Becker Bldg
Elgin
Spalr
Postvilly
Irvine Hendershott
Selma Weibel
Fairbank
Jerome Mealy
Lewis Stoehr
Cedar Rapids
E. G. Stoehr
Loomis Bros
Jas. Welsh
Wadena
Rochester
Congress
Atty
Board of Supervisors
Finke
Hans Keiser
Center Street
E. J. Halverson
H. T. Knudtson
Rockford Register
Elsie L. Trigg
F. E. Trigg
Rogue River Valley
Oregon
A. B. Storms
State Agricultural College
Ames
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Tive
Setite & Line
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Helen Nelson
Clermont
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Randalia
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August Benson
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Aurora Observer
Union
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Honolulu
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Our City
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England
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Carnarvon
Lloyd-George
Woman’s National Daily
E. B. Johnson
Decorah
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Paarl St
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