Community notices and local happenings in Elgin
Reports from Elgin include F R Bare and Joe Frieden aiding Rock Valley farmers with corn busking, H O Knudtson of Colorado visiting Gus Gunderson’s family, and R O Woodard of Elgin Canning Co named president of the Iowa State Canners Association at Cedar Rapids. Funeral for D W Clements respected by Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge. county board meeting in West Union. sales pitches and local business updates from T J Cappin and C Lehman. Lars Rierson dies in Blooming Prairie Minnesota. ties to local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Bare
Will
Joe Frieden
Rock Valley
H. O. Knudtson
Colorado
Gus Gunderson
Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge
Finkes
Gunderson
West Union
Local notices mix events and ads from 1910 era
A collage of items lists social events and ads: Carl Gipper with parents at Hawk eye, Redpath Trio at the opera house, Berg cures for cold hands, sugar production at Waverly Beet Sugar Factory, business college in Oelwein, a November 15 1910 marriage in Postville, Elgin Woman's Study Club plans, and social notes including travels and Booker T Washington in Europe with Danish reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Gipper
Hawkeye
Redpath
Opera House
T. J. Capper Berg
Waverly
Oelwein Business University
P.J. Beucher
Postville
Louise Bender
Lynn
McEwen
Elgin Woman's Study Club
Hadsel
Pelee
Miss Lyons
Smith
Gehring
R. D. Kinney
Lamont
Iowa
Kinney
Edmund Kempffer
J. A. Kinney
O. W. Hennings
Mr. K
Europe
Shanghai
China
Alexandria
Weather and events in Elgin and vicinity fall items
Mrs Garber among the sick. Berg's Store features boy sizes. Fall weather continues. Dr Hutchinson dentist in Elgin. Milo Olson and wife visited relatives from Manchester. Lapres hawking heavy shawls. Mrs Emil Salverson returned from Spring Valley. Rose Comb Rhode Island Red stock for sale. John Baumgartner moved to Veracraz Indiana after selling farm. Berg auctioneer at Nela Cold sale. A V Shaffer handled grip. Attys Albright and Shaffer of Brainerd visited Alma. Theo Schrack to Town. Ally Shaffer's daughter Aya celebrated fourth birthday. Concert trip planned. Thanksgiving dinner invites. Ralph Johnstone killed in Denver fall. Teachers exam set for Nov 25-26 1910. Capper sells kerosene and barrel salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Olson
Manchester
Lapres
Elgin
T. J. Cappur
Emil Salverson
Spring Valley
Minn
John Baumgartner
Elgin-West Union Road
Veracraz
Wells County
Indiana
F. R. Berg
A.V. Shaffer
C. A. Albright
Brainerd
Alma
A. V. Shaffer
W. A. Allbright
Brainerd, Mixn
Shaffer
Almena
Kansas
Theo Schrack
Elya
Ally, Shaffer
Minnesota
Wermer Bros
Jerome Mealey
Fairbank
Ralph Johnstone
Denver
Belkman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elmo Electric
Coal
Fred
Schori & Benson Lumber
T. J. Cappin
C. Lehman
Leslie
Lars Rierson
Blooming Praiie
Rier Rierson
THE
Elgin Echo
High
North Sastern
Hoon
Hughes
Secon Olass Mall
Warning Bros
Booker T. Washington
Institute
Tuskegee
Alabama
Denmark
Alexandra
England
United States
Roosevelt
Washington
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
WAL
International
International Sugar Feed CO
Minneapolis
Weibel Brothers
Mrs. Garber
Berg
Dr. Hutchinson
Rhode Island
R. S. Doud
Herschel
Benj Weibel
Olaf
Hong
Near West Union
Capper’s
Harry, Boteyn & Wine
Katie Medberry
Illyria
Alta Reeder
West Union Iing
Prof
F. L
Fairmount
Korth
Dakota
Northwestern
H. T. Knudtson
Elgin, Towa
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