Local Iowa notices blend commerce and tragedy
A ragbag of notices from Clayton county to Decorah reports Capper and Shaffer's maple sugar offers, Elgin merchants seeking attention, Capper and Shaffer urging trade, physicians meeting for county organization, a hunter party bagging a badger, Benson Bros lumber shipments, evangelists assaulted in Harper's Ferry, a foreman injuring his foot, a veteran resident Joseph Shipton Sr. dying, a horse death at Mushlenthater's livery, and musings on community devotion and town pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berg
Capper & Shaffer's
Clayton County
Elkader
Nels Hulgergen
Postville
Elgin
Nels
Decorah
L. Toplift
Iowa
LaCrosse
A. Wilson
Mississippi
Harper's Ferry
Grover
Joseph Shipton
Plaasant
Shipton
Mushlenthater
McGlory
Pontvilla
West Union
Isha
Local Tourists and Visitors Count in West Union
A stream of arrivals and departures fills West Union as residents and guests from Decorah, Postville, Fayette, Clayton County, and nearby towns visit homes of Lehman, Becker, Shaffer, Capper, and others. Notables include Mrs Selmid from Oaborne and John Shaffer Jr. returning from Gary, South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Low Bohanna
West Inion
Jutin Lehman
la Porte City
Tuveday
P J. Bellehay
Postville
George Noble
Harry
Gieon
Sheriff Winch
West Union
Theo Selmid
Oaborne
Mra. McDermitt
Stuart Coventry
Wadena
Aug Holzer
Alt Holzer
Alster Mable
Clayton County
Mra. Bizler
Wadenn
Ets
Slater Mra
Q. J. Becker
Mra
M. E. Snyier
Sabula
Une
Hughes
John Shaffer Jr
Gary
South Dakota
Phos Knudtaon
Fred Fath
Stows
Junder
Elikander
Frank Sova
Sammel Bunder
Elyhy
D. T.d. Capper
Chive Clubbg
Tatrbanks
Clarmont
Geo Greanley
Sim Gree
Fred Koller
Fragmented Text from Early 1900s Newspaper Notes
Disjointed items mention life insurance inquiry and kitchen insurance. Post office rulings classify cremated bodies as merchandise for mailing. Iowa Iron Works at Dubuque builds a boiler. boilers sold to St. Louis buyers for exposition building. A practical joker near Fayette asks wife to build an engine clock in kerosene, clock missing after supposed roof incident. A farmer near Eldorado reports strange fur collar disappearance. dream leads to granary search revealing hedgehog or skunk remains and a buried token noted by fireman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Lowa Iron Works
Debuque
Kay City
St. Louis
Fayette
Eliader
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A&a
Weibel
Gehring
Sis
Tee
Jayne & Keve
H. Johnson
Mg’r. Elgin
Bigid
North
Lowa
Nook
Oneydar
Sizmonths
E. Grimm
Elgin, Iowa
Fred Berg
Mada
Capper & Shififer
Dean & Donn
Thoma Bros
Benson Bros
Elyth
Ane
Arthur Gage
Frank Ettor
Oscar Bauder
Docorat
Shaffer
Fostyte Visltors
Peter Johnson
Julius Bauder
Ben Short
Chas Clubine
Fairbanks
C. L. Shaffer
T. J. Capper
Sidney Rubger
Rena Sehmid
Fayette Sunday
Hends
C. Lehman
Tuo
Roy Bakeman
Earen
Theo Sehmid
Elkador
Misa Ella ‘Seimadh
Mra. Wock
Thos Kuudtsen
B.A. Welbul
Thyria
Rudolph Yanni
Minnisota
Will Cooley
Turkey River
Erickson
Dallas
Texas
C. Cooley
Arlington
Chicago
Kano
Leigh Wade
Wm. Watkins
A.M. Welval
Burunek S&s Stepanek
Gus Gunderson
Gity
John Falb
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