Pioneer John Howard Dies at 72 in Elgin
Fayette county mourns pioneer John Howard born 1817 in Mercer county Peon married 1840 to Mary Elkhorn. He moved to Iowa 1854 settled near Elgin died November 17 1889. He embodied frontier virtues and community aid remembered as an honest steadfast man. Bailey Schmid wedding at Elgin oculates W S Bailey and Frances Schmid te with Rev Salisbury officiating. They will reside in Leeper Missouri.
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John Howard
Mercer County
Peon
Mary Elkhorn
Iowa
Elgin
Fayette County
Wwere
Ian Nood
Folke
Se. Bailey—Schmid- Wedding
Dainty wedding in West Union at Dr Ainsworth home
A dainty home wedding was held Wednesday evening November 28 at the home of Mr and Mrs D Beaton. Eldest daughter Maude Beaton married Dr Fred L Ainsworth in a brief ceremony by Rev Harriet Baker, with relatives and close friends present. Guests toasted the couple then left for their State Street home. Dr Ainsworth a young physician and Mrs Ainsworth well known in West Union, receive best wishes for happiness and prosperity.
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Elgin
Frances Schmidte
W.S. Bailey
Salisbury
Fromm Tie West Union Gazette
State St
Ainsworth
Local Gossip Notes From Elgin Area
A roundup of town visits and social calls across Elgin, West Union, Randalia, Clermont and Postville. News mentions Fred Spahr, C. W. Nicklaus, Dr H Hadsel, Mrs R J Stoshr, Mr and Mrs Branch, Anna Falk, Anna Keiser, George Neuenschwander, A D Kinney, Max Thoma, Mrs John Neususchwander, Dan McNeil, and others visiting relatives, attending events, or traveling to Cedar Rapids and Clermont. Includes a Woodman dance report and a clerk sale by F G Lsibrovok.
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Fred Spahr
C. W. Nicklaus
West Union
Knudtson
Chicago
H. Hadsel
Jasper Lowera
Wadena
Howdy
Elgin
A. T
Holstenaon
Postville
Clermont
A. D. Kinney
Max Thoma
Cedar Rapids
Business
John Neususchwander
Randalin
George Dowse
Saurday
Dan McNeil
Bafuntay
George Grover
Hofer
Gus Thoma
Max Raffaut
Toota Christ
F.G. Lsibrovok
Elkader
New Yorkators
Elgin Social Roundup Reports Local Moves and Wisconsinites Visit
Last Wednesday a party from Elgin toured West Union including Misses Louisa Holzer Falk Ester Frantchie and Messrs Hirman Reintz Henry Bussa and William Dreyer. Jakie Telephons the Standard boy heads to Ridgeway to build telephones for Via Stevans. Josie Ehrlich returns from teaching in Minnesota and plans to resume in Elgin. L J Ford and family depart for Mt Vernon Washington to start anew. Dr K S Hazlett deputy state veterinarian inspected dealer horses for glanders. A Gruver family reunion in Elgin with relatives from West Union Clermont Forest City. Claude Ainsworth editor visited Bono office. Ed Prior Tombstone dealer at Elgin. Salem Morse of Volga City visits Elgin for business and friend visits. pioneer resident reflects on progress from ox teams to railroads.
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Elgin
Louisa Holzer
Louisa Falk
Ester Frantchie
Messrs
Hirman Reintz
Henry Bussa
Wm. Dreyer
West Union
Jakie Telephons
Ridgeway
Howard County
Stevans
Jakia
Josie Ehrlich
Minneapolis
Minnesota
L. J. Ford
Mt. Vernon
Wash
Ford
Etter
K. 8. Hazlett
Oelwein
Glanders
T. G. Gruver
John Gruver
Ben Gruver
Clermont
Charley Gruver
Forest City
Wa. Gruyer
Claude Ainsworth
Monone County Gazette
Onawa
Iowa
Bono
Claude
Gazette
Salem Morse
Volga City
Morse
Towa
Butchering Notice Highlights Farm Aid Services
A local notice offers butchering services for farmers and others requiring meat processing. The team stresses professional expertise, quick service, and reasonable prices while inviting use of their own equipment for efficient work.
Rearing the Child We Hold In Ideal Portraits
Fragment from December Lab-16x Home Journal contrasts two parental images. One pictures the child as marble to be chiselled by adults, the other as a plant growing with its own needs. The piece urges choosing nurture over harsh shaping, stressing careful environment, sunshine, and attentive growth to guide a child toward blossoming.
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Barbetta Brown
Nother
Phan
Yous
Community Wood Drive Seeks Subscriptions From Readers
Local notice appeals for wood donations from subscribers and non subscribers alike. Donors will receive a receipt credit for the subscription amount toward future wood deliveries as thanks for their contribution.
Shiloh's Cure featured as cough remedy headline
A fragment remarks on Shiloh's Cure for a dangerous cough described as a nugleeted ailment. The note urges stopping the cough at once with the advertised remedy, attributed to a seller named Finke.
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Shiloh
W. H. Finke
Anle
Oo Finke
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Lester Ainsworth
Liginag
Citizens State Bank
Philippines
Sam
Liberty
the Hunter
Beaton
A. H. Perryman
Bertha Abbey
Jat
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C. G. Graham
Perryman
Leslie Cooley
Cornelia Bucher
Norman Lewis
Nita Ehelich
Katie Wilson
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Ed Prior
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Steiner
WN. Lamont
Town
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Skars Halla
Gunder
Karl
Ratuen
Robert Evans
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Charley Becker
Ed Klingman
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Brock Yards
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