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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1903
Page
4
J W Bopp of West Union Iowa promotes listing property for sale via bulletins. He explains listings cost nothing unless sold, offers to send listing forms, and guarantees removal from the list if the seller changes mind. Advertising is described as liberal with prompt attention.
Mrs and Mrs Innes Robbins visited relatives this Sunday while Alice OBrien and Hulagong stayed with her mother Rose Koehler. A grand social at Miss Livaig Kingman’s gathered Ww Lugo’s friends. Townsfolk note new telephone lines, religious talks, and family reunions featuring Ma Foxwell and kin.
Miss Mary Stamford visits over Sunday while pumpkins ripen and jack o lanterns glow. Birds, poultry markets, and canning work in Elgin appear amid local plans including a chicken pie social to aid the pastor’s salary. Parish projects and a sea gull sighting punctuate the week.
Local notes from German Bottom recount rain and social visits. Roy Moyar left for West Union for four days. Neighbors and visitors including Boatoff, Fred Butikofer at F Frederick home, Martha Baumgartner to Rock Valley, Jake Clark visiting Jake Gehring, Luchsinger and J Baumwart callers, Garber family from Elgin, Frieden siblings from Rendalia, Hofer ice cream party well attended, Pata Hallacker and Lew Schnieder family to West Bend, Mrs Tita Miller from Pulaski visited relatives near Postville, leaving Monday.
The advertisement notes a public sale at the seller’s residence in Elvin on Friday September 25 1003 at 1 o'clock. Items include household furniture Haugelield goods and heavy articles. terms cash for sums under five dollars and on amounts over five dollars a 0 month term with 8 percent interest upon approved credit. Also mentions a stove organ and numerous other articles in good condition.
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