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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1929
Page
8
Loren ce Bigler of Poatville Iowa advertises livestock and farm sales focus with urging to plan early for sale dates and prospective buyers to write for information.
A Wall Street correspondent reports a list of five million U S stock traders and others who fell for get rich quick offers is available in New York. The list is sold for five cents each and names are peddled nationwide, with no end in sight as long as profits continue.
Meal worms are useful as fish and bird feed but troublesome in flour, meal, and grain stores. In mills and granaries they can be controlled by periodic cleaning and refuse removal, though damage persists when infestations spread through storage facilities.
A jumble of classified notices from Elgin Iowa including For Sale items like White Wyandotte cockerels, Cheater White fall pigs and a 80 acre farm for rent, plus Wanted evergreen tree a Community Christmas tree and various household goods. Also mentions price per word rates for want ads, and notes on minimum charges with details of local sellers like F G Matthys Geo N Schori Henry Matthys and B J Baumgartner.
Multiple old radio models from Freed-Eiseman and Crosley offered in A-1 condition at low prices. Also notes political commentary about Iowa legislative process and a jab about an iceless refrigerator as social gauge.
Members of the Marion Township Farm Club met at Center school house on Wednesday evening November 6 for the annual township meeting and election. President L O Reiarson led the session with reports from secretary Hans Winkler. Officers elected include President L O Reiarson Vice president Henry T Olson Secretary Hans Winkler. Co operators were named for eight districts and County Agent Combs outlined the 1930 program. Motion pictures were shown after the meeting, with strong interest evident. Elkader Register.
Elgin high school notes list a three month basketball schedule with games against Clermont Postville Farmersburg Alumni Wadena Postville Arlington Hawkeye West Union Fayetta Clermont Junior Class Play and more. Students receive holidays for perfect spelling and arithmetic honors while the primary rooms prepare Thanksgiving booklets and a new radio program debuts.
Mr and Mrs Myrlin Feller of Moorehead plan Thanksgiving visit with Egin relatives. Mr and Mrs Beryl Holeyn visited Des Moines relatives from Saturday to Monday. Walter German underwent an appendicitis operation at West Union hospital Monday around 11 o clock. Dr Jerdee of Clermont performed the operation. Friends reported to Mr German at the hospital Monday evening that everything seemed okay and a speedy recovery was hoped for.
Elizabeth Schupbach and Faye Brabham spent the weekend in La Mont with friends. Arlington residents Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hungerford visited Elgin last Tuesday evening. Harold Heins, Leo Neuenschwander, Dan McNeil, and others from Postville called on Anne DeSart Sunday afternoon. Orville Bunting of Cedar Falls stayed in Elgin with his mother Emma Bunting. Mrs. Frank Mack plans to host M E Ladies Aid on Thursday. John Falb and spouse spent Saturday night in Marquette at E L Morris home, then dined with L D Smith in Elkader. Rudy Yunker and Gordon Mosby were dinner guests Sunday. Wm Weihe and daughter Hattie of Postville visited Friday with Nels Olson. Clint J Patterson and wife returned to Janesville after visiting Ida Patterson and L Liddle in Alpha.
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