20 Dec 1928
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1928
Page
1
An advertisement offers 48 acres near schools and towns in La Moure County for a small down payment with an annual 2.50 per acre payment for eighteen years. Deeds and abstracts would be arranged through a trust company. Purchasers can pay off early if desired. seller cites lack of farming time as reason. John A. Risk, Box 57, Fargo ND.
The Elgin Echo prints every week despite the holiday period. Dr Frank Mack reports the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs George Leuchtenmacher on December 18 southeast of Elgin. Feller's Hardware markets Christmas gifts while Baumgartner Jewelry Store showcases new clocks. Otto Topp incurs a crippled hand in a holiday accident and will be laid up a week. The Henderson Stock Co returns to Elgin Opera House December 24 with new plays and the vaudeville, including Hell's Garden and Smiles on Christmas Eve with 10c admission.
Claude Howard, once known as a wholesale robber in northeastern towns, was sentenced in Joliet prison after pleading guilty to a robbery charge in Cambridge, Til. His prior notoriety and the case are noted amid local holiday shopping notices for Christmas candies and nuts at Falb's Meat Market and Christmastime deals at Feller's Hardware Store.
Tom Hoy promotes the electronic hydraulic dhumbo brake tester with free tests. Wes dler's Hardware advertises Christmas gifts for all. Florence Berg returns from Town Falls to attend grandfather Chris Shaman's funeral.
George W. Troer was arrested Friday at Oelwein and brought to the county jail by Sheriff Robertson. He is charged with bootlegging under the bread law as bound over for justice. A large shipment of new clocks was received at the Baumgartner Jewel Store, advertised as fine Christmas gifts.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a district or county reference involving Jews and a request or directive. Details are unclear. No identifiable events, people, or organizations are readable enough to name.
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