Local Social Note and Clermont Road Work Update
McMillian hosted several young friends from town at her country home Saturday evening. Road Supervisor Frank Boyle and crew completed improvements on the Clermont road Tuesday. Mrs Franc DeSart returned with a sample of Dakota sod corn, an eleven inch ear with a small cob, grown without a corn plow or special care on the Ben Robert place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feel
Frank Boyle
Mnen
Clermont Road
Howard County
F. F. Peebles
Martineburg
A. V. Shaffer
Alma
Neb
Country Kids” Co
Elgin Opera’ House
Sarah M. Kimball
Dacorah
Frank
Bert Kimball
Our City
Kimball
West Union
Elgin News Bits and Local Notices An October 1909 Labor of Daily Life
Local items include births and visits, sales and farm notices, accidents, sales dates, and social events from Elgin Iowa and nearby towns. Notable points: a Tuesday birth in Vange family, farm sales by I N Conner, Mrs. Craft birthday party with O P Hitch attendance, Mrs. Kimball’s rib injury from a train mishap, Sorghum sales, and upcoming Hallowe en events plus election voting for electric franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover
Mgr
Roy D. Carpenter
Okmulgee
Augusta Fuller
West Union
Christmas Gift Dilemma for Youth’s Companion Subscriptions
The piece compares the better Christmas present between 52 issues of The Youth’s Companion for 1.75 or a book priced 1.50 to 2.00. It extols the Companion’s breadth of reading, noting its wholesome stories and variety by famous authors, and offers a 1909 free-week subscription with a Venetian Calendar for 1910, with Boston Massachusetts publisher details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Companion
Boston
Mass
School Notes and Exams Prompt Parental Visit
The gram mar room hosted a program last Friday while Helen Nicklaus visited Remsen with her mother. Examinations are scheduled for Thursday and Friday. The Corinthian society presented a fine program, and several families visited the grammar room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Nicklaus
Remsen
Corinthian Society
Miss Lyons
Mae Fayette
Frank Greenley
Whorley
Miss Hurd
Fayette and
West Union
Myrtle
Bessie Halstenson
St. Ansgar
Paper Hanging Services Ready on Short Notice
Hans Greater of Elgin Iowa advertises ready paper hanging services for city or country work. All projects guaranteed with competitive prices. Call or address for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Greater
Halstenson family trip to St Ansgar by Reo car
Halstenson and family left for St Ansgar on Tuesday morning to visit for a couple of days. They traveled in Mr Harstenson's Reo car and described the trip as delightful with roads in fine condition for driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
C. &. HoLsTenson
George Schori
Leslie Lehman
Ames
George
P.O. Aescheliman
Bigler
Wadena
C. F. Becker
Mr. Aescheliman
Halstenson
St.Ansgar
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City Drug Store
Muehlenthaler & Halve
Kniel & Rubyor
David M. Pfaelzer
F.R. Berg’s
Iowa
Finke's
Vange
Peat
Eorn Schori
Hane Beldig
Chicago
Ed Grimm
Volga City
Riceville
Lexington
Halter
Hans Emsna
Mabel Halzer
Dubuque
Adolph Weibel
Miller House
Center Street
John Neuenswandersbrick
Osener
Ina Bennett
Gin
R. BR
I. N. Conner
Eco
John Halverson
Henry Christianson
Postville
Guam
Stoehr
Dakota
Thoma Bros
F. R. Berg
David M. Finelger
Henry Fuller
Illyria
Wilson
Finke
Thos. Knudtson
Hallowe'en
Chas Feller
Turkey River
Leslie Cooley
Chris Duby
Missouri
John Falk
Elkader
John
R. P. Berry
Clermont
Canada
Hadsel
Epworth League
Epworth League At the Home of Mrs. J. ©. Miller. From 6 To 11. Thus, Wold
Mollie
Decorah
Adolph Olson
Ruth Wold
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Alverson
C. Miller
C. Miller & Son
JEWEL
F. G
Gehring
Towa
Chas. Elgin
Monnahan
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