Memories for September 20, 2017

100 years ago

September 20, 1917

Saturday, contractor McCaughlin finished work on the new Edwards & McLellan block in this city. Mr. McCaughlin has made record-breaking time. The interior of the building has been finished in the last of modern styles and of very pretty design.

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Of interest to those who attend the State Fair, there will be an exhibit of "A half acre of war." A large piece of ground has been set aside and has been constructed into a miniature of the battlefields on the French front.

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From the school notes of 1917, an inspiring program was given by s...