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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1928
Page
3
A listing notes a program titled The Show from Alemite Service Lofstuen. The entry asks readers whether their subscription tag reads the number 19287, suggesting a billing or membership cue.
A subscription promotion invites readers to save by subscribing through the Echo Enterprise and the Dubuque Telegraph Herald. The offer bills one year for five dollars with additional discounts on the Chicago Tribune via a combined home-paper deal and promises prompt service on orders.
Beamer's Tire Shop in West Union, Iowa advertises a fast clean car wash with an air and water auto washer. The shop also provides top building and repairing, tire service, boot and overhauling, vulcanizing, and radiator repair.
The Elgin Iowa town council presents a annual report detailing receipts and disbursements from General Road Water Light and Park funds for the year ending March 31 1928. It lists cash on hand from April 1 1927 and 1928 along with revenues from county treasurer licenses fines rents and taxes and outlines expenditures for salaries printing repairs street work insurance and utilities with officers and committees appointed for the new term. The report includes municipal officers oath of office and appointments for mayor councilmen treasurer marshal street commissioner and committee structure.
City minutes show regular session opened by Mayor Muehlthal er with councilors Kohler Yenney Stoehr and Schori. Finance committee approved claims including election judges clerks snow shoveling fountain repair street lighting and power charges totaling a few dollars to several dollars.
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