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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1948

Page

2

Ossian and Clermont Triump Over Ossian Girls and Boys

The article notes both Ossian basketball teams were defeated by Clermont with girls 33 to 8 and boys 65 to 11. High scorer G. Kittleson hit 25 points as the first team shot 13 of 17 from the line. A long school roundup covers menus, grades, and local events including a bus accident and a fox hunt in Cherokee county.

Ossian Clermont G. Kittleson China East Jean Valjean Willam

Livestock Operation Inventory and Feed Stock Summary

A historic ledger item lists 45 head of livestock and various feed and storage assets. Rye about 100 bushels. corn about 300 bushels. Tama oats about 700 bushels. Silos about 30 ft tall, rich corn ensilage. clover and alfalfa hay about 50 tons in barn. chopped hay. baled straw. 2 rye straw piles. some ground feed.

Hog sale inventory item and weights listed

A historical notice lists livestock for sale including 15 head of hogs, 6 feeder pigs at about 150 pounds each, 8 feeder pigs at about 80 pounds each, and 1 sow. The record preserves the specific counts and weights as read from the source.

Wide line of farm machinery and tools for sale

Large assortment of power farm machinery including MM Tractor 15 30 K E A on rubber and many implements such as 40 in disc plow 6 ft combine with pickup attachment 26 ft shredder 12 ft grain elevator hammer mill grain drill Moline binder tractor mower corn plow stalk chopper and more. Also includes lumber, cement mixer, 1937 Chevrolet truck, tools and equipment described as in excellent condition with minimal use.

Oliver Quack

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