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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

17 Oct 1901

Page 5

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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1901

Page

5

Murder Trial of Andrew Thompson Recalled in County Notes

West Union Gazette recalls 1860s murder case of farmer Thompson near McGregor. He killed a woman and three children by smothering them, dumped bodies in the Mississippi, faced trial in Fayette and Dubuque, and died in prison after a series of legal changes and insanity rumors. Also reports on Elgin eight year progress, new industries, and local political notes.

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West Union Gazetter Andrew Thomp Clayton County Thompson McGregor Hs Neighshare Namhed Mara ‘Hagerty Hey Wisconsin Cres ‘Ville Mississippi St. Madin Ammoan Sears Milo McGlathery OT Granger Murdock J. S. Stoneman Euro Elgit Elgin Auccess Elginginde Great Central ‘Tobacco Works Bell Shirt Company Maple Grove Sugar and Syrup Company Elgin Box Elgin Canning Caimpany Elgin Roller Milla Elgin Creamery Caw Bérigon Bros, Idm Crandall & Ely W. H. Parkins Sullivan & Son Depot Ed. Rogers Ed Klingman Chas Becker Gua Holyer Mrs. Albright Frank Soya August Beyer F. M. Smith Halver Knudtson F. R. Berg Iowa George Hertrich Elkador Supreme Court George Hartrich George Haertrich Feach Frano Hertrich Sophia Hertrich John ‘Alexander Dowie Chicago Switzerland Dowie Zion Sophie John Alexander Dowie Glermont
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Rural Iowa notes and local court hints from Elkader and Clayton

Recap of weekly items from Decorah rural routes and Clayton county news. Mentions include two Roosevelts kinship, Elkader district court openings and docket counts, relief fund generosity after the Clayton fire, a Waverly hunting incident with a $26 total costs, Old Fort Atkinson history booklet, Judge Grangey’s health return, Clayton tax collections totaling about 20 727.50, Elkader Fair timing for 190%, Fort Atkinson county woodchuck tolls, and October scalps reported.

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Elkader Argus Ssus Clayton County
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Andrew Thompson Hagerty Fayette County Highland Park Des Moinés Fayette Upper Town University Spacere West’ Union the. Qelwein Foresters Independence Buchanan County Fair Rogers The Hawkeys Bea‘con West Union Ruppreior A. W. Dwyer Wartgate Helen Farr L. Farr Weat ‘Union Dwyer John G. Holmes Oelwein Qelwein Aity Council Oelwelm LD. Platt Oalwein Thomas Smith Gelwein Shirt Thos Kershaw Arlington Hainex Scott Public Instruction Hi Gillett Whitmore Thah Bart Waverly Wang Mason City Ft. Dodge Omang Sioux City G. W Westgate Herald Pred Lineus Oran Township Fred Elgin Town Fred Schock Bluader Everett Wash Decorah Post Office Department Ackley Roosevelt van Vorat Roosevelt Theodore T. Roosevelt Elkeder United States J. P. Dolliver Dodge Senator Dolliver Eskadey Fellows McGragor Clayton Chas. Holmes Samh Thompson Holmes Justice Dodd & Summers Company Old Fort Old Fort Atkinson Fort Atkinson T. Grangey Supreme Court of Iowa Hoy Springs California Hot Springs Judge Granger Almamakee County Elkader Democrat Elkader Fair and Track Association Elkader Gays Jones Afletmakee Orse Ainsworth Saddlery Imsworth Saddlery Ainsworth Saddlery Tust Stcehr’s Pharmacy Elgim Fitz & Webster's BIG Company Stoghria Rharmacy Ween
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