Elliott Centennial, 1879 - 1979

Elliott Centennial Committee

 
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Aug. 22, 1907 - The Railroad have sold all the rest of their lots.

1907 - J. N. Fate built and sold re-enforced concrete tanks.

Nov. 21, 1907 - The last corn crib was removed from what was formerly railroad land in this city. John West bought the last one and moved it to his farm in Pilot Grove. At one time there were acres and acres of these corn cribs and they meant a great deal to the community as thousands of bushels of corn found a market that otherwise would have forced the farmer to build cribs and hold it, or take the low price that is usually found at husking time.

Feb. 20, 1908 - 41 business men and their mottoes were listed.

Feb. 20, 1908 - The Elliott Pressed Stone Co. of this city has been traded for 160 acres of Oklahoma land. The plant will be moved to Oklahoma.

Fourth of July, Elliott, 1908

Oct. 1, 1908 - Braden buys the Brick farm and will plat it.

Oct. 8, 1908 - Dr. Alliband will erect a brick office building on the North side of Main street.

Sept. 30, 1909 - The bridge men finished their work on the new steel bridge across Coe Creek. The structure is a fine one. The stringers are steel as well as the frame and on the east side of the structure is a splendid sidewalk which will be appreciated by the south ward people. The new bridge is much stronger than the old one, and has been painted white.

Dec. 23, 1909 - Hummel & Sons are putting up ice this week and at the rate they are going they will soon fill all their houses. 58 loads came in Mon. They have a new ice plow which saves a great deal of sawing. The ice is 12 inches thick, the best in several seasons. 10 inches of it is clear as crystal and solid as a rock, while the top two inches are of a sleet formation. The Hummel's will have 1/2 ton of ice for every man, woman and child in town.

 From recollections of Millard Wallace:  A big crowd came to Sands Hill, in Waveland Twp., in about 1909, to see a demonstration by the local Oldsmobile dealer. He had to put chains on and had the top down, to make it over the hill. Lou Cocklin in his Auburn, went up and over the hill with no chains and the top up on his car. Mr. Cocklin had the Auburn Agency in Griswold. On the left is a picture of the event

  

June 30, 1910 - The baseball association met and decided to have a roof put on the grandstand. A stack cover has always been used before.

 

July 21, 1910 - There have been n prisoners in the jail for over two years. Sunday School averages 400 scholars or three-fourths of the population.

 

Aug. 25, 1910 - The fire bell, which was a present to the city from the Congregational Church has been mounted on a 25 foot tower on the city's lot adjoining the engine house.

 

Sept. 1, 1910 - Turner Elevator burner to the ground.

 

Oct. 1910 - A new elevator is going up.

   

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