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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
4
West Elgin notices repair and oil of harnesses at reasonable prices. New harnesses offered with price notes. Contact Geo. N. Schori for details. Royalty period and location noted as West Elgin along 14th day context.
Louis Schutte purchased the Franklin Furniture Store in Weert Lorion on Saturday and took immediate possession. The sale includes the established furniture and undertaking business active in Waston for many years. Charles Heft of West Gneorge Dessel of Ossian and their son G are named. Dessel is a licensed embalmer who previously worked for Schutte at the Ossian Furniture Factory in Uwetville.
Ayppsuik Webbe and the 4000 Farm Cureaw fubiltion attended the annual meeting of the Payette County Farm Bureau Tuesday at the Legion hall in Fayette Inson. Fayette was re elected president of the organization, Grant Laver Eldorado vice president Ray A. Bell Oelwein secretary M. C. Hanson Oelwein treasurer and LL A Kiel Fayette boys club chairman.
Seed prices will be high next spring with milk cow numbers about two percent lower than a year ago. Dairy product consumption and prices are expected to rise next year while crop and livestock production costs will increase in 1937. Experimental feeding shows cracked soybeans equal linseed in dairy cow rations. Federal reports note farmer cash income rose 16 percent in September. A new Iowa State bulletin stresses finishing lambs for high prices and butter prices may rise in winter. Red cedar fence posts rot if sapwood is high. heartwood lasts decades. Fuel wood must be seasoned. moisture lowers heat value. Poultry prices likely stay below last year due to heavy turkey and chicken production. Winter wildlife feeding is advised in northern states with organized campaigns and stored grain. Thanksgiving dinner guests included the Gilson, Wenger, Schneider, and related families in West Bene. Goat advertising is seen as an investment for sales.
Illyria items list a daughter born to Illyria Items My and Mrs Thomas Ogle on Saturday Nov 28 near Wadena. The community shares condolences and reports guests at Rex Medberry’s home and many relatives visiting in West Union Fayette Cheery Valley Elgin and nearby towns. A Thanksgiving gathering at Frieden and family near Lima is noted along with school programs and church events.
Mrs. Al Weis becomes Decorah’s first woman pilot after solo flight following 16 hours of instruction with Cliff Ryan. Her husband Mr. Weis recently qualified for a pilot’s license, making the Weis family possibly Decorah’s first flying family.
Notify Echo promptly of any address changes to improve delivery and service. Phone or write in advance if possible. If you have anything to buy sell or trade in a hurry use the want ads.
A farm magazine notice warns intruders near a chicken house with a stern threat, while a baseball game quip highlights a girl remarking on bases and another retort. Other snippets urge readers to buy coal now to fill bins before prices climb further and reference a neighbor’s opinion on the coal.
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