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Elgin Echo notes local ads and life events
The Elgin Echo lists local notices and items from Elgin, mentioning visits to Decorah and Guttenberg, new construction at Main Street, property improvements, a stray yearling heifer, a new eye law for candle testing eggs, prison and court notes, and community ads for flour, tonics, and local businesses. It records multiple residents' activities, subscriptions, and upcoming regional court cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Capper
Decorah
Stophr
Phil Moser
Moser
Main Street
West
Higin
John
Sutter
Luther Shaffer
F. Hunsberger & Son
St.Paul
Echo
C. 3
Kniel
Fred Gehring
J. W. Bopp
Guttenberg
Chas Johnson
Fred Keeling
Volga City
Jerome Phillips
W. H. Finke
A.M. Weibel
Elkader
Anderson
McGregor
Ira S. Moody
Elgin Land Company
Iowa
Henry Groth
North Dakota
H. S. Groth
Elgin
Byrd Seymour
Ames
Seal of Minnesota
Crystal Patent
Pioneer
Weibel Mill Company