West Union Hears Rumors Of Main Line Rail Expansion
West Union residents discuss potential Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul main line through town. Rumors claim a line up the Volga branch to Lawler or Jackson Junction could connect with the Turkey River division, shortening Seattle to Chicago travel and easing grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad
Volga
Lawler
Jackson Junction
Turkey River
Rock Island Road
Decorah
St. Paul
Minn
Clermont News notes and local moves in Elgin and area
K Halverdon transacted business in Elgin last Thursday while Supervisor Gunderson of Elgin visited Clermont. Several residents moved or visited nearby towns. H H Groth Jr bought a 200 acre farm in Charles Mix County. Geo Rounds joined Bakers Medicine Co. as traveling salesman. Earl Gruver found a pearl in an oyster stew, small yet intriguing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.halverdon
Elgin
Gunderson
Hub Anderson
Montana
Dr. Kennedy
West Union
William Larrabee
Geo. Rounds
Bakers Medicine Co
Ft. Dodge
Earl Gruver
School Notes Digest Postponed Exams and Enrollments
Examinations were held last week for departments. Ella Olaon entered third grade in the primary room last Monday. Olga Gilbertson is out of school for the Month attending Norwegian school. A one week spring vacation is planned. School closes on March 26. Earnest White and Mabel Olson enrolled in the Intermediate Department. Miss Lydia Backhaus of Madison, South Dakota, visited the Intermediate room Tuesday morning. Seniors are preparing orations for correction next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Olaon
Olga Gilbertson
Earnest White
Mabel Olson
Lydia Backhaus
Madison
South Dakota
Aid Planned for Modern Woodmen Tuberculosis Camp
Federal officials in Washington will aid the Modern Woodmen society in its tuberculosis fight. A letter to Rock Island head office confirms aid and details a tuberculosis camp near Colorado Springs with 600 acres of adjoining government land on Cedar Mountain. The camp will fence the water source to keep it pure and may transplant timber on the government tract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen Society
Rock Island
Department of the Interior of Washington
Woodmen Order
Colorado Springs
Washington
Cedar Mountain
Woodman
Novelty Ghost Mask Ball at Opera House
The next dance at the opera house will be a Phantom or Ghost dance with sheet and pillow-slip masks. Dancers must be costumed. admission with mask is fifty cents, spectators twenty five cents. Set for Saturday evening March 20 with Carpenter's orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Black Hawk Dip for Horses and Hogs and Poultry
An old patent remedy claims to treat horses cattle poultry reptiles including ticks worms ringworm and wounds. The ad mentions sale by a seller and touts healing for cuts and other ailments.
Suit Cases and Trunks at PER'S Display
Friday a small blaze occurred at the home of Thos Lewis in the west part of town. The fire was in the upper part of the building near the stovepipe exit and burned a section of the cornice before neighbors and the Lewis family contained it. Damages set at about $25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Lewis
Lewis
Board Organizes at Regular Meeting
Monday evening the school met in regular session and organized with T. J. Capper as president and W. H. Finke as secretary. Committees named for School Management with Capper Hadeel and Benson. Finence Bengon. Radsel and Steahr. School House and Grounds with Buald Swine, Benson and Stoehr. The management committee was to confer with Principal Williams and County Superintendent Belknap on contemplated changes to the course of study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Capper
W. 4H. Finke
Capper
Hadeel
Benson
Finence Bengon
Radsel
Steahr
Bualdswine
Benson and
Mrs. F. K. Robbins Dead in City
Mrs F K Robbins died at her home on Thursday March 18 1909 shortly before noon after months of illness She leaves an aged husband and children with relatives and many friends Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time
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F. E K. Robbins
Echo
German Baptist Church Prayer Meetings and Notices
German Baptist Church schedules weekly prayer meetings every Thursday evening and a Sunday school at 9 45 a m Bible Day program from 11 to 12 noon a Young people prayer meeting 7 30 to 8 00 and preaching at 8 p m All invited Miss Follen features at Butler millinery and is noted for hat trimming and styles Mrs Grover Cleveland granted free use of United States mails by post office order widow of ex president usually enjoys such privilege A Nashua man recalls a pig buried for a month in a snow bank revived after rescue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Follen
Butler
Nashua
Power Dam at Clermont Proposed by A Miller & Son
A Clermont power dam project led by A Miller and Son aims to form a stock company to raise capital, build the dam, install machinery, and supply electrical lighting to Clermont and nearby towns. The Decorah Public Opinion notes Decorah dam details, including length 275 feet, height 50 feet to gates, 76 feet to powerhouse, cost about 85000, 1200 horsepower, water depth 17 feet with plans for 22 feet after spring land clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
A. Miller & Son
Ther
Decorah
Local youths stage The Danger Signal at Elgin Opera House
Under Lizzie B Lyons direction a group of Elgin youths have prepared The Danger Signal. The performance at Elgin Opera House is set for Friday evening March 26 to benefit the local school with proceeds funding improvements. Tickets cost 86 and 2h, children under twelve 15c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie B. Lyons
Elgin Opera House
Elgin
Mary O'Neil Dead In Quiet Old Age
Mary O'Neil eighty four, longtime Ireland native, who lived with grandson Simon O Neil and family near town, died Tuesday night after gradual decline. Known as Grandma O'Neil, she leaves numerous relatives and friends. Funeral from Wadena church Saturday March 20 at ten thirty AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary O’neil
Simon
Neil
Deccas
Ireland
Grandma ‘O'Neil
Rural Carriers Start at Noon March 22 1909
Rural letter carriers will leave Elgin Post Office at 11 46 a m and return by 6 p m Patrons please take notice Rudy Lehman carries a thousand dollar policy with total disability clause paid 452 33 partial settlement due to illness for several months Also a note about dance attire asking if you will wear a sheet and pillow slip to the dance Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Yeoman Lodge
Rudy Lehman
Imade 4
Elgin Public School Report for March 12 1909
Monthly report from Elgin Public School for the period ending March 12 1909. details include days taught attendance average daily attendance percent attendance pupil enrollment tardiness excuses and visitor counts across Grammar Intermediate and related departments with lists of students marked present or tardy and names of teachers, notably Lizz Lyons and Minnim Barce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Public School
Lena Halverson
Mildred Harrington
Melchoir Young
Ruth Conner
Earl Jaquette
Florence Berg
Otto Stoehr
Huldah Schricker
Esley Bartholomew
Lillie Frieburghaus
Charles Capper
Fred Hanson
Willie Gehring
Clarence
Louis Becker
Earl
Nellie Kiple
Lola Kiple
Lizz Lyons
Merle Klingman
Charles Greenley
Edith Worley
Leonard Wegmiller
Esther Draewel
Clarion West
Gracie Conner
Aldia Hofer
Herbert Falb
Helen
Theodore Nicklaus
Clarence Conner
George Falb
Lovisa West
Johnnie Yeong
Louis Klingman
Georgie Schori
Margaret Graether
Frances Skarshaug
Amatia Errer
Card of Thanks and Local Notes from Elgin
Card of Thanks from The Ladies Aid Society of the M E church thanks helpers for supper and entertainment including the Elgin Concert Band and Elgin Orchestra. Bank report requested on March 16 detailing gold currency and silver and patrons above or below $500. J I Phillips reports a Chester White brood sow that produced 53 pigs in two years with four past litters. Remember the sheet and pillowslip masquerade at the opera house Saturday night with Carpenter's orchestra. New acts in this issue include F R Barg T J Capper and Weibel Bros. Weather recalls St Patrick's Day 1906. Mrs BR O Woodard from West Union visiting Mrs W Nicklaus. L C A to meet with Mrs C S Holstensen next Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
Elgin
Elgin Orchestra
Citizens State Bank
Statistical Department of the
Goverment
J. 1
Phillips
Chester White
BR. O. Woodard
West Union
W. Nicklaus
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Clermont News
Herman Lindenbauer
Chas. Pringle’ Science
Tonjum
Little Son
C. L. Shaffer
F. K. White
Anna M. Knudson
A. Schaefers
McCall
Robert
Mt Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Henry Skarshaug
H.H. Groth Jr
Charlesmix County
Bred Berg
Thompson
H. E. Foster
Harry Biabing
Delhi
Texas
Black Hawk
Per’s
Jake Phfister
Mra. Freiden
Fayette
B. W. Mackay
C. Lehman
F. K. Robbins
German Baptist Church
Berg’s
Sheldon Boyle
Clare Cunningham
Elva Harrington
Dinah Kirkeberg
Sara Sova
Edward Wander
J. A. Willliams
Prin
Marie Falk
Harold Greenley
Fred
Gladys King
Glen Schori
Otto Draewel
Edith Graether
L. L. Kiple
Leo Schori
Elmer Womking
Loren Worley
Frieda Yenney
Julia
Bessie Boyle
Hazel Gehring
Myrtle ‘Kimball
Walter Kohler
Marence Lehman
Ernestine Schori
Opal Schori
Minerva Weibel
Minnim Barce
Lapres
Opera House
F. R. Barg
Weibel Bros
St. Patrick’s
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