Fall meeting of Fayette principals and land sale at Hopkinton
Principal J A Williams attended a Fayette County school principals meeting in Donnan. F C Reeve sold 25 acres near Hopkinton at 200 dollars per acre, with E B Dufoe paying 5000 dollars. Ed Hoag’s Elgin business offered for sale, rumor of return to Strawberry Point. Red Cross seals set to raise funds, 100 million expected, on envelopes to fight tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Williams
Donnan
Fayette County
Delaware County
F. C. Reeve
Hopkinton
E. 8
Dufoe
Union Township
Elgin Echo
Ed Hoag
Strawberry Point
Mail
Red Cross
W. J. Rogers
Autumn Days In Iowa Highlight Local Happenings
A long village column recounts social visits, travel to nearby towns, illness and recoveries, and community events in Elgin and surrounding towns. It notes October’s arrival, club activities, road trips, a fatal burn accident, horse loss, market chatter, and residents preparing for winter. Families, stores, and local officials are mentioned with multiple named individuals and places.
Farms for Sale and Homes for Rent in County Listings
Farm properties and houses for sale or rent are advertised with summer timing for listings. Prospective buyers may be kept posted on farms for sale. West Union residences offered with small down payments and reasonable prices. Money to loan at five to eight percent on various securities, with no charges unless a sale occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Fothergill
Claude
Cincinnatti
Ohio
Eclectic Medical College
W. F. Albright
T. W. Potter
Lima
Grant Reed
B. L. Adams
Dwyer
E. Beastey
West Union
Auto Sunday
Fayette
Talso
Joan
Mason City Wins Auto Factory Plant Deal for $1 Million
Mason City secured a new automobile factory valued at $1,000,000 that will employ 200 men. The deal was closed quietly with little public notice. From Cerro Gordo County comes a boost to the city’s growth spirit. Elgin merchant T. J. Cappur urges shoppers to visit his store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Matthys
Russel Lane
Roy
Nelson Conner
Des Moines
Nelson
State Board of Education
Elgin
Gus Stoehr
Missouri
Johnny DeSartis
Prof. Williams
Johnny
Hace
Clermont
Clermont-Elgin
Peter Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Gue A. Stoehr
Carthage
Mason City
Cerro Gordo County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Muehlenthaler
Halverson
Iowa
T. J. Capper
Elgin, Iowa
C. J. Harrington
Ruth.Grimes
Sylvia Stanton
Peter Thoman
Lamont
Tim
Ira Tomkins
Prairie du Chien
Frank Greenley
Fairbank
Eldora
Rufus Doad
Alf Weibel
Benj. Schori
California
Bigin, RB
Kniel & Rubgers
Kensington Club
John Falk
M. G. Webb
Boleyn & Wing
R. W. Muehlenthaler
Tripoli
L. W. Fettkether
Honace Yack
City
Myrtle Conner
Sarah Schopp
John Bauman
Kansas
Bern
W. T. Knapp
Elkader
Lula Oathout
McGregor
Ben Schori
Ida Schori
Postville
Mia
N.C. Smith
Mt. Carroll
Illinois
W. Hughes
Kansas City
Fremont
Neb
Minneapolis
Gladys Powell
Fort Dodge
Archie Tomkins
Dr. Hutchinson
Dr. Hadsel
Schori Bros
Chas Gipper
Hawkaye
Dan Goetz
John Christ
Edith
Waterloo
Geo Fertig
Carroll
John Downie
Susie
Shaffer
Frank Shaffer
Elmer Shaffer
John Schrack
Alma
Bergman
Sam Greenley
Depot
Gus A. Stoehr
Gona
Harold
Otto
Stoehr
Eouo
Stoehers
Mary Holzer
Castalia
George Nenenswander
Dr. H
Hadsel
Wear
Pension Board
Clermont and Elgin
Paris
Boone
Frank Kimball
Decorah
White
J. W. Bopp
West Union, Iowa
John
Falb
Rogers & Adams
Weat Union
H. S. Hadsel, M. D
T. J. Cappur
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