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Elgin News Notes and Local Happenings 1905
Windy day by the river. Elgin and surrounding towns report changes. Mrs. Hunsberger and daughter Lena return to Main Street home. Georgina Gulsvig visits. Telegraph business, pruning of lamps, and new furniture arrive. Letters from W. I. Grush recount life away from Elgin and railroading memories. Public dances, prayer meetings, and club activities fill the week. A move to main line tracks at Blencoe brings duck hunting interest while local trades, farms, and marriages are noted. Peters attacked on way home. Preston and Rogers face legal scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finke
Luther Shaffer
Hunsberger
Lena
Elgin
Main Street
Mr. Eaton
Waukon
Standard Telephone Co
Mike Yanni
Ulrich Haas
Wisconsin
G. Dauder
Ormenly Louise Rothlisberger
Edith
Katie
Deadwood
N. Dak
Clab
Strong
Epworth ‘League
Sher
Hawley
Wang
W. I. Grush
Hexespit
Ecuo Sea
Jia Age
BGR &N
Yun
Teaw
Decorah
Sioux City
Omaha
Blencoe
Mizaouri River
Anata
Peters
Mr. Preston