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Community News Central to Elgin and Fairbanks Families
Fairbanks resident Virgil Weibel visited his grandmother Mrs. B Weibel on Sunday. Dr John MacKellar arrives from Chicago to visit his father Peter MacKellar and sister Hattie with other relatives. Local social notices include dinner guests Mr and Mrs Fred Frieden of Lamars Missouri and Mrs Garber and daughter Rose. Trades, home improvements, and upcoming sales are noted as J Schneider announces a closing out sale on Wednesday November 10. Nearby families from Randalia Wadena and Cedar Rapids visit Elgin for brief stays while property deals reshape Elgin Land Company holdings. A blacksmith shop on Center and Clermont streets is being razed for a new building site. The article also reports rain easing, field work, and a surge of Italian emigration expectations.