Rates and notices from Elgin Iowa farm items
Rates up to 25 words only 26c per issue Additional words to each Wanted Live pigeons Will pay 86c per dozen Ray DeSart Elgin 86p For Sale 20 good Jersey cows and heifers from 2 ton years old One cow fresh now and rest to freshen this summer or fall P G Widger Fayette Iowa 26tip Old Newspapers Mandy at house cleaning time Get them at be a bunch at the Echo Office For Rent Front room of my store building between Kniel's and the Falh market Will be available July 1st Inez M Cook Elgin 33tfe For Sale Perfection milking ma chine 2 double units and everything complete Will be sold practically at one fourth the price of a new one Sea R P Strauch Elgin For Sale Four pure bred Short horn bulls Old enough for service Carl Gehring Elgin 38 All types of farms now in demand Our way is no sale no commission Write Farm C V Co Box 495 Olney mH 38 A farmer near Lone Tree has found an easy method of getting rid of rats He filled a wash tub half full of water and scattered oats over the top He then arranged runways to the edge of the tub and the rat goes up the runway and jumps into the tub and drowns He caught forty six the first night Telephone your News Items
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P. G. Widger
Fayette
Iowa
Lone Tree
Elgin Iowa Editorial Note in Local Weekly
The item notes the publication by the Member National Editorial Assn and states the edition is published every Thursday by R P Strauch. It includes postal details with entry as second class mail matter in Elgin Fayette County Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Strauch
Elgin
Fayette County
Iowa
Elgin Iowa Council Approves Ordinance and Sets Election
Elgin Iowa council met July 2 1928 with all members present. They approved minutes and listed bills including water tower balance 500 00 and street light power 24 50. Ordinance 164 was read twice and adopted after suspension of rules. A special election resolution was adopted. J Harrington town clerk. Poultry raisers urged to read Independence Produce Company ad in Echo for money saving tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa
A. M. Weibel
Stoehr
Vermey
Kiple
Schori
Falk
W. H. Penfield
Bal
T. W. Dean
W. H. Schupbach
H. B. Gilson
Central States Power & Light Corp
G. H. Kiple
Falb
Yeas
Yenney
Yea
Stohhr
Independence Produce Company
The
Echo
Northwestern Bell gets street rights in Elgin ordinance
Elgin Iowa grants Northwestern Bell Telephone Company right to erect and operate a general telephone system for 25 years in town streets and alleys. The ordinance requires 24 hour notice for pole and wire movement, preserves police power, and provides one free telephone station. Election and acceptance conditions set with mayor and town clerk notices.
Elgin Iowa to vote on Northwestern Bell franchise
A town council resolution calls a special election for August 1 1928 in Elgin Iowa to decide on granting Northwestern Bell Telephone Company a franchise under Ordinance 164. The mayor and town clerk are authorized to perform duties under law. Several local residents and visits are noted in accompanying items.
Special Election Called in Elgin Iowa for Bell Telephone Franchise
The Town Council of Elgin Iowa has ordered a special election on August 1 1928 to decide granting a franchise to Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Des Moines to occupy streets alleys and public places for a local telephone exchange under Ordinance No 164. The ordinance outlines rights duties poles wires and temporary removals to accommodate crossings and requires a binding contract upon approval by a majority of electors.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Elgin
Northwastern Bell Telephone Company
A. D
C.J. Harrington
A. M. Weibel
Towa
Elzin
North Bell Telephone Comparseme
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Ray DeSart
Wmandy
Kniel’s
Falh Market
Inez M. Cook
Sea R. P. Strauch
Carl Gehring
Farm C V Co
Olney
Hadsel
Dr. Frank Mock
Elgin, Iowa
Depot
R. A. Crider
Louise Rice
Ioati
Eacle Pencil CO
New York
Elgin Echo
Ssocia
National Editorial Assn
Council Proceedings
Matt Parrott & Sons Co
Fred Gehring
Richard Gehring
H. W. Falk
Ern Schori
Kipfe
Charles Anderson
P. H. Peterson
Duane
Keith
Fred Kohler
Ed Hanson
Wausa
Nebraska
C. J. Harrington
Northwestern Bell Telephone’ Company
A. B
A.M. Weibel
Ed Schmid
Ovlwein
Clem Schmid
F. L. Sires and Sons
Vern and
Paul
Postville
Waukon
Chris Schweitzer
Floyd Arnold
Manchester
Jake Schaer
Gordon Mosby
Rock Valley
Alex Yunker
F. Spahr
Louis Klingman
F. H. Peterson
Iona
Fair Grounds
West Union
Nelson Conner
Anderson
Indiana
John Conner
Love Brothers
Stoker Drug CO
Anacena
Coen
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