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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1927
Page
4
Numerous community gatherings fill weekends in Cheery Valley and nearby towns with family dinners, birthday celebrations, and hospital recoveries. Residents from Dubuque to Garnaville visit friends in Elgin, Clermont, and Festina, while church events raise funds and carry on local traditions.
Beamer's Tire Shop in West Union Iowa offers a new air and water auto washer for fast and clean car washing. The shop also provides top building and repairing glass cutting ground and set tire boot over shoe vulcanizing radiators repair and related services.
Fayette resident Mary Stanford joined Alma Nelson for a dinner Sunday while Knudt Christianson from Waseca Wisconsin stayed with the T J Olaon household Saturday night. Will Nelson and family near Clermont returned for dinner with C J Anderson Sunday. Alvin Halstenson of Inwood was a weekend guest nearby. Grace Kjusa shopped in Postville Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs B Nelson and daughter Tina visited QO Houg in St Olaf Sunday. Paul Liddle of Kensgett spent the weekend with K B Mark. Mrs T J Olson was surprised Sunday upon returning from church to a full house at home.
Advertisement offers a 35 acre farm well improved located about 212 miles west of Elgin. Improvements alone are said to justify the price of 3500 dollars. Terms can be arranged on a good part of it. The notice urges buyers to act quickly.
Fred E Schori who visited Grand Junction sent a clipping about Frank Mc Clintock a key figure in the area. McClintock born in West Union edited the Fayette County Union as a boy later invented lino type devices earning recognition and compensation. William Mullin 91 reportedly oldest US constable died by hanging at his home in Lenox Iowa. He was seen earlier in good spirits. For Sale Scratch pads at 16a per pound Echo Office.
Fresh shipment of Red Top steel posts promises easier fence building in autumn. The ad pitches fall as a time to shift work from spring. A lighthearted exchange about a fireman and a joke verse are included between the ad copy and street humor.
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