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The Laughing Grasshopper
Produce Market
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May 12,
1983 - A new business has come to main street of Jewell named the Laughing
Grasshopper, owned and operated by Roger and Myra Altman.
The Altmans have lived in Ellsworth since last December with their five
year old son, Andrew. They previously owned a wholesale greenhouse
in the Quad Cities area. They are carrying a wide variety of bedding
plants, fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs, and lawn and garden accessories.
They grow all the bedding plants and vegetables themselves in greenhouses
on their acreage. They will have the fresh fruit year around, along
with Christmas trees and poinsettas during the holiday season.
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Unfortunately, the
business did not long sustain itself,
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and The Laughing Grasshopper
Produce Market closed business on Main Street
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when it was known that the building
was to be removed.
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In June of 1989, the Jewell City
Council offered the Altmans $1,500 for the building which was to be torn
down.
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Rear view of the produce building
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The removal of this main street
structure provided space.
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