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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1928
Page
2
Elgin stores will be open every evening from now until Christmas to give shoppers more time for Christmas trading. Customers may shop anytime now through post holiday weekend.
The Christmas program at the Baptist church on December 24 includes a processional carols readings and prayers with acts by Maxine Lehn Freid and others. The program lists songs recitations and a choir selection, concluding with a benediction by Rev Ph Lauer as the community shares in festive worship. In a separate note, Mrs Lucille Mattocks Swale suffers appendicitis days after her wedding trip to Hartley Iowa and undergoes surgery. husband Charles B Swale plans a visit to Royal Iowa wife remains in hospital for recovery.
Christ Lehman born in Bern Switzerland February 26 1845 died December 16 1928 aged 88 years 9 months 2 days. He arrived in America with his parents at age seven and settled in Elgin where he grew to manhood. He learned wagon making at sixteen, later ran a shandmare business in Elgin with his nephew John Lehman, and soloed from 1890 to 1918 before passing the business to his son Leslie G. Lehman spent his later years in Elgin enjoying reading and visiting friends. He married Mary Sunkel of Macomb Illinois in 1871. Mrs Lehman preceded him two years ago. Surviving: three children Lulu Schmid Edith Berg and Leslie G. of Elgin. four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. one sister Anna Reinhart of Alta Vista. Burial in Elgin cemetery beside his wife.
Children and dealers report activity in the Delice area egg business. demand remains steady with consistent receipts. Prices highlighted include Porker Sugared Tankage at 8.25 per 100 pounds as part of the ongoing supply and feed context.
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