More photos of our community - Page 9
 
   The census of 1990 reported that Ellsworth had a population of 451.396

Here is a news article about The Bagel Works from October 31,1991:

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Click on the article if you wish to read about Uncle B's Bagel Works Bakery
starting in the former Land O'Lakes plant. (You may have to click again to see the full size image.)

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William T. Rose Jr. didn't have to leave his family to find some skeptics about his business brainstorm.   ''Bagels from Iowa, are you crazy?'' is how Rose recalls his father reacting.  ''Let alone Ellsworth, where the hell is Iowa?'' asked an executive at a New Jersey-based grocery chain.

The battle has been uphill, but Uncle B's Bakery now sells to its base for a product long associated with the ethnic neighborhoods in big cities, and is now in a former turkey processing plant in this north central Iowa hamlet of 450.  It's a place where silos and grain elevators form the skyline.

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This view of the west side of DeWitt shows the A&M Market.

The name of this Grocery Store came from the two people who joined in running the venture,
Margaret Anderson and Merle Marcus.

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People are enjoying a journey through the Ellsworth area
by taking a railroad excursion on a historic train.


News article from June 30, 1994:
Ellsworth Extravaganza Highlights

The South Hamilton High School Marching Band under the direction of Kathy Yoakam performed in the Ellsworth Extravaganza and Jewell Jubilee parades.

     The Ellsworth Extravaganza and Jewell Jubilee are now in the history books for aother year.   The weather didn't cooperate as much as the organizers had hoped, but most of the events went off without a hitch.   The South Hamilton baseball game with Roland-Story was called because of rain, but the Hawketts managed to dodge raindrops enough to complete the South Hamilton invitational and earn second place.   The parades were held in picture perfect weather before the rains cam, and both towns had large crowds and the kids managed to stock up on plenty of candy.

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