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Elgin Echo Highlights Local News and Events
The Elgin Echo reports a bustling week with weddings, school updates, and community notices. Highlights include Florence Berg elected teacher, a Fay County Fair wrap up, tractor demos at Brn Holzer farm, and various visits, shoppers, and travels among residents like Nelle Kiple, Miss Winifred Smith, and Walter Merriman. Local ads promote fall footwear and farm equipment, while rain and cooler weather set in after a hot spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Greenley
Gene
Harl Jaquette
Dale
Clayton
M.V. Kiple
Wadena
Chas, Capper
Chicago
Naval Reserve
Great Lakes
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mary Skarshoug
Aid
Bert Enos
F. R. Berg
McGregor
Berg
Bayfield
Minnesota
Iowa
Miss Florence
C. P. Stoehr
H. D. Yack
Independence
Pete” Gays
Charley AnNeker
West Bend
John Martin
Roanoak
Illinois
Fayette County
Echo
Florence Berg
Volga City
Winifred Smith
Walter Merriman
Ames
Des Moines
Margaret Grether
Lizle B. Lyons
Lee Baldwin
Nelle Kiple
Myrtle ‘Wagner
C. F. Frans