This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Elgin duty roster and town notes on 1918 era trades and events
Local items report on sick lists and shop news, births and deaths, auctions, and school events. Mentions include Rosine painting supplies, H. B. Gion, Evans sale, Rhode Island Red eggs, Miss Huldsh Meyer in West Union, Tanlac at City Drug Store, inclement illness cases, and civic updates from Elgin including dairy equipment, elections, and new pumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’ Pinney
Lehman
H. B. Giieon
Hvans
S. C
Rhode Island
Max Thomas
Huldsh Meyer
West ‘Union
City Drug Store
Otto Topp
Chas
Feller
M. KB
C. S. Kniel
C. Rhode Taland
Poorman
Harry Becker
Wm. Grover
Julius Scholen
Berndt
Walter Falk
Gordon, Mosby
Harry Keiser
Frances Sharshoug
Fayette
United States
Chas Neuenschwander
Cast
J. N. Nelson
Helen Nicklaus
Chicare
Imn Elgin
Chicago University
Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Company
Haneon
Elgin
Breskner
Bighn School
Evans
Magonic Lodge
Clermont Brothers
Eadie Conner
Federal Grand Jury
Cedar Rapids
Luce
Frank Weck
Slayton
Minnesota
James Dunn
West Union
Anna Rogers
Clermont
Edward Schmid
Davenport
Winnifred Schmid
Miles City
Montana
Clermont Lodge
C. Theo. Schmid
Cornell Girls’ Glee Club
Jeff Mt. Vernon
Stanwood
Clarnce
de Witt
Maquoketa
Anamora
Bret
P. C. Gunderson
Ben En
Misa Edith Grether
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Mae Harrington
Neile
Mattoor
Decorah
Warren Harrington
George
N. Schori
Opal
H. T. Knudtson
QW. Ma@nienthaler
J. S. Phillips
Gelwein
C. F. Evans
Chicago
Tlinois
Miles
City
S. W. Rubger
Randalia
Theo. Schmid
Harding
White House
Chris Lehman
APS Tvine
Brn Helzer
Kenneth Morton
Mason City
Henry Ford
Halstenson
Halstengen
Clem Schmid
Clint Kinney
Sioux City
Kinney
Grace
Spokane
Washington
Mr. Kinney
Minneapolis
Elgin Water Works
Ed Wenger
Wisconsin
Eagle
Postville
Rigin
Becker Bros