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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1959
Page
4
Wanted for Clermont residents to perform whitewashing and disinfecting of barns and related facilities. Floyd Burden listed as contact for further details and compliance with local laws.
Elgin Iowa town council met in a special session July 24 1959 at 12 30 p m with Mayor Schori and five councilmen present Absent was Councilman Wilson The meeting opened with the engineer's representatives from Omaha briefing on the sewer project and providing plans profiles and specifications to be filed at the town hall Adjournment motion carried.
Motion by Wilson approved permits issued to J N Haddrian, Gordon Schup, Engitt Furniture Store and Max Medberry at the Berthd Boyeafl Building. Second by Multord carried. Attest Leo L. Friederich, City Clerk. Mayor Leo L. Schori.
Mrs Ern Holzer and Ernestine toured San Francisco in July and returned in August visiting Oakland Seattle and Yellowstone area with relatives. Charles Koch Rosemary Schori and Allen Schori hosted Bertha Lehman on Aug 23. Ted Wedel and family arrived from Ansheim to visit Anna Schupbach and relatives. Florence Block underwent major surgery at Palmer Memorial in West Union. Gratitude notes express thanks to clubs neighbors and the American Legion Auxiliary plus Rev Capers.
Wadena Livestock reports a very good sale with 420 head from 91 consignors to 58 buyers. Ted Carson of Winthrop led the top consignment with 28 Angus steers averaging 820 pounds at 28.30 per cwt. John Arp of Fayette topped the fat cattle sale at 27.60 while Lester Tope of Fayette also featured.
Feeder cattle ranged from 26.00 to 31.00 with heifers at 23.00 to 28.00 and steers up to 38.00 per hundredweight. Cows, canners, bulls and hogs posted varied bids. top consignments included 600 pound feeder steers at 38.00 and heifers at 25.40. Castalia Brockway and Cline led with $38.00 top for feeder steers. Ft Atkinson’s Othmer Hackman reported 30.25 for light steers and 20.60 for heifers. Ossian saw 450 head traded with 66 buyers and 08 consignments.
Meeta and local library members met with Ernestine Grafton and regional director Leon Funk to review the Iowa state traveling library program. Elgin qualifies for reference books worth 200 dollars and rotating books totaling 1 500 dollars with a 25 percent library-budget fee.
Reported work on a one story six by ninety six foot residence and a new post office project valued at thirty thousand dollars continues in Blain. Olson and others checked the layout Monday morning and prepared for excavation, with work expected to proceed midweek as cement blocks were laid and the scene showed full construction activity.
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