Notable Anglers Lead Weekend Fishing Charge
Inday delivered a fine fishing day with Elmer Short and Dr Kunter catching the season's best. They brought in thirty three black bass, while Chas Holzer and Jim Schmid landed eighteen more and Chas hooked a carp near twelve pounds. Meanwhile the secretary of state's office begins sending over 100000 letters to Iowa automobile owners detailing next year's license applications. The mail will total over five tons and go out by November.
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Inday
Elmer Short
Dr. Kunter
Chas
Holzer
Jim Schmid
Secretary of State
Iowa
Making Good Pack At Elgin Canning Co Plant
The Elgin Canning Co plant reports a strong pack this year with exceptional corn quality. Fields are yielding large crops and per acre returns surpass expectations, signaling the second largest pack in the factory’s history. Machinery runs smoothly, with an eighteen hour daily intake and hand huskers keeping supply steady. Superintendent Dean returns after knee injury to oversee details, though mobility requires a cane. A brief wire fault caused a short circuit Tuesday evening. Geo Fertig also injured Thursday while handling the can dropping machine, his right arm still sore.
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Elgin Canning Co
Dean
Geo. Fertig
George
Vast European Battle Reports From Frontline Skirmishes
Reports from Paris claim French and British forces win key sectors while German units also score in various locales as a battle spanning over 200 miles unfolds with about 3 million per side. Russians push in Galicia and Poland amid conflicting censorship and cautious claims about outcomes.
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Paris
Galicia
Russia
Poland
Arrives Home After Norway Visit During War News
F R Berg returns home from Norway where he learned of the war via a ship wireless message. He notes Norwegians are excited but neutral and describes American tourists seeking tickets home amid tight conditions. Berg traveled Bergen to Elgin in eleven days and is glad to be back in America.
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Norway
Berg
Bergen
Elgin
America
Thieves at Ossian Loot Trunks Belonging to Rabinovitz
Ossian Bee reports burglars broke into H Rabinovitz's wagon trunks on Thursday night and stole rain coats shirts handkerchiefs and underwear valued about 75 dollars. Some goods were recovered Friday in a lumber yard and the Rabinovitz shed, but most items remain missing.
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H Robinovitz
Mary Street
Rabinovitz
Ossian Bee
Damage Suit Over Injuries From June 1914 Elgin Incident
Frank N. Boyle sues Michael Monnakhan for damages claiming injuries from being struck on the head at Elgin on June 9 1914 after a surgical operation. Boyle alleges impairment of sight and hearing and that he had to give up hotel keeping. E. H. Estey.
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Argo-Gazette
Frank N. Boyle
Michael’ Monnakhan
Elgin
E. H. Estey
For Sale Polish China Pigs and Spring Advertising
For sale 25 pure bred Poland China male pigs bred in March. Big type breeding, heavy boned long bodied herd. Visitors welcome to view. Prices low to encourage purchase. L Hunsuercer Elgin Iowa. Also Dr King’s New Life Pills advertised as a tonic to digest and improve health, 25c. All druggists.
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Poland
China
L. Hunsuercer
Elgin
Iowa
R. J
Wood For Sale By C J Harrington
Wood orders are invited with delivery promised before peak farming. The note hints at corn price adjustments for retailers while consumer prices stay steady. Reports claim a 150 million can shortfall in yearly corn production due to crop shortages and high sugar costs in canning. The letter also mentions investigations and favorable muskmelon growth with a Saturday night play referenced.
Evanses Visit After Wedding Trip
N W Evans and wife arrived Saturday from their wedding trip to visit at the home of her parents Gus Boyer and wife. After a week they will go to Missouri where Mr Evans will resume work as engineer with the Davis construction crew. The newspaper man is blamed for many things he cannot help, as he prints all the news he can find. Some people inform him about such things while others do not.
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John Bower
John
Pauline Loertcher
Weat Union
Sumner
West Union
T. N. Carothers
Clermont
Adve
N.W. Evans
Gus. Boyer
Missouri
Mr. Evans
Davis Construction
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The
Elgin Savings Bank
Gus
Gunderson
Sam’l Mosby
Cashier
S. J. Greenley
Lowa
C. S. Halstenson
Ossian
C. J. Harrington
Citizens State Bank
Wgin
Citizens’ State Bank
Barn Schori
Pres. C
F. Becker
Mackinaws
Max Thoma
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