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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1926
Page
7
Numerous short notices recount purchases, visits, and travels around West Union in mid July 1926. Items include a second-hand cook stove for sale at Lehman’s Hay and a variety of household goods, family visits, and social events in Clayton county with names like DeSart, Reichert, Somers, and Koevenig.
Publication notice from R P Strauch outlines Thursday issues for Higin Fayette County Iowa. Rates include seven and one half cents per line for local advertisements and one cent per word for classified notices, with consecutive run until canceled and special rates for church school or society notices and cards of thanks. Subscriptions listed at two dollars for one year and one dollar for six months.
Josephine visits her aunt Mrs J W Bopp in West Union while millinery store prices hold steady at 1.05 2.00 and 3.00. The Gruver reunion in Ohio is noted with Mrs N Fritz and A G Gruver accompanying. Mrs Mary Bennett’s eyesight declines further and she plans to conserve vision. Local news covers Beho office papers, Aldean Tinney as a teacher, and Lester Lowery of Decorah visiting La Crosse. Delaval milking machines installed for Karl Miller between Elgin and Clermont. H W Faith posts strong fruit demonstration results for Western Grocer Co. groups visit depold and Toependeners. Mrs Halsenson improving health. Rex Stark travels with Des Moines return.
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