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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
7
The Elgin Iowa paper is published every Thursday under R P Strauch and is entered as second class mail matter in Fayette County.
Dr L S Hutchinson a longtime Elgin dentist remains active in the community. West Union visitors and Elgin locals travel for business and family ties. Local sales advertise Blackhawk Pure Wheat Bran at bargain prices and other grains. Town events include Eastern Star elections and gatherings hosted by local families. Gleaner drill team members return from national convention and Elgin high school faces Globe-Trotters in basketball.
For Sale items include a small heater priced very reasonably sold by Inez M. Cook of Elgin. Also notes on livestock, pads at 16c per pound, a lost Army blanket between Elgin and home with a finder asked to return to Carroll Klingman, and miscellaneous local notices. The page also lists events, plays, and school news from Elgin and surrounding areas.
A German claimant says he invented a punctureless automobile tire and may receive worldwide honor, surpassing politicians and conquerors. A Dairy Feeds car is on track at Elgin unloading Thursday to Saturday, with Weiber Mill Company listing Sugared Schumacher at 36 and Quaker Dairy at 88 dollars per ton. Ed Conner and wife now reside in Elgin's Enos house on Pleasant Street after moving last week, as Elgin housing remains scarce.
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