[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12370]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          ELGIN, NORTH DAKOTA

 Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize a 
community in North Dakota that recently celebrated its 100th 
anniversary. On June 17-20, 2010, the residents of Elgin gathered to 
celebrate their community's history and founding.
  Elgin, a Northern Pacific Railroad town site, was first named Shanley 
but became Elgin in 1910. The residents were having difficulty agreeing 
on a new name, and Isadore Gintzler is said to have looked at his 
pocket watch to check the time at a very late hour and suggested its 
brand name, Elgin, as a compromise name for the town site. The post 
office was established August 11, 1910. Elgin was incorporated as a 
village in 1911.
  Some of the present day businesses and accommodations that continue 
to thrive within the city of Elgin include the Jacobson Memorial 
Hospital Care Center and Clinics, Dakota Hill Housing, a dentist, an 
eye clinic, a cafe and bowling alley, a grocery store, a hardware 
store, gas stations, a bank, accounting offices, a drug store, 
insurance agencies, a newspaper, the post office, a lumber yard, a 
motel, a new public library, and grain elevators.
  Citizens of Elgin organized numerous activities to celebrate their 
centennial. Some of the activities included an opening ceremony, 
historical Power Point presentation, historical bus tour, musical 
entertainment, an alumni football game, a magician show, and an antique 
parade.
  I ask the U.S. Senate to join me in congratulating Elgin, ND, and its 
residents on the first 100 years and in wishing them well through the 
next century. By honoring Elgin and all the other historic small towns 
of North Dakota, we keep the great pioneering frontier spirit alive for 
future generations. It is places such as Elgin that have helped to 
shape this country into what it is today, which is why this fine 
community is deserving of our recognition.
  Elgin has a proud past and a bright future.

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