16 Nov 1950
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1950
Page
1
Elgin Iowa Fayette County Post Office notice appears from September 1 1881 under Act of March 3 1852. The item records a local postal action in Elgin Iowa and Fayette County with details readable in the faded page segment.
A long string of quips and anecdotes from a 1950s style column includes jokes about time, honesty, patriotism, universal concerns, and social commentary. It weaves stories about soldiers, judges, a Boston psychologist, and a parade of everyday situations with punchlines and moral observations, ending with a note about a seed directory for Iowa farming.
The Iowa State Commerce Commission lists petition by Interstate Power Company Dubuque to construct operate and maintain an electric transmission line 2400 volts from the southeast corner of Section 29 Township 92 North Range 9 West across public lands highways streams and private lands Hearing set November 28 1950 at 10 a m in Des Moines address objections in triplicate five days prior Attest secretary and commissioners signed October 30 1950 10 lc
Ordinance No 182 changes water rates for the Incorporated Town of Elgin Iowa and clarifies who is liable for water rent. Two or more premises cannot share a service pipe without separate curb boxes. Owners who lease or subdivide premises must cover all water used on side premises. Minimum rate rises from 8 to 106 dollars per year. Effective after passage and publication. Passed November 6 1950. Attest Town Clerk R E Kohler Mayor H Falb.
A brief note argues that investing in sturdy feedlot fencing reduces maintenance and future repair time. It suggests that upfront strength leads to fewer breakdowns and lower long term expenses for operators.
Can You Remember recounts local happenings around Fayette and nearby areas. It notes Henry Christianson’s cattle loss likely from moldy corn, ongoing cold wet weather delaying corn husking, and a record Iowa corn yield. Also mentions Arnold Bauman dragging the Illyria to Elgin road, a surprise fifth wedding anniversary for the Becker family, the Miller household welcoming a baby girl, the Will Christ family visiting Waseca, Minn., Mrs. Adolph Koevenig’s bronchial pneumonia, and L. L. Kiple selling Freed-Eismeman radios to Walter Rothlisberger and BE Olson.
Elgin Farmers Dairy Company invites bids for cream routes No 1 and No 7 for a one year term starting Jan 1 1951. Bids must reach the board by 2 PM on Saturday November 18 1850. The board may reject any or all bids and details are available from the president secretary or buttermaker.
A farmer advises cleaning fertilizer spreaders now to avoid hard cleanup later. Use a wire brush to remove all fertilizer from the hopper and coat the interior with used motor oil or a rust preventive. Also notes hay feeding from mianger type racks reduces waste and can be built from poles or planks.
Leonard Anderson of Ames pulled off a highway near Dyersville after his semi trailer seat cushion started glowing hot and caught fire. He extinguished the flame with no injuries reported. Authorities were not listed as responding.
George Walter of Luana drove a semi which overturned spilling cattle onto the highway near Humboldt. In other news, seven week old Dale Robert Schlitter of Monona is reported with seven grandparents including one great grandfather and three great grandmothers indicating a large extended family.
A compact observation notes that three rats typically eat as much grain per day as two high-egg producing hens. The note compares rodent and poultry consumption to highlight relative feeding rates.
A garbled OCR item mentions overemphasis on importance of a convention and an arsenal, with unclear reference to Wat and cattle losses. reader is left with unreadable specifics and no clear event or outcome. The fragment lacks identifiable persons, organizations, places, dates, or concrete facts to summarize.
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