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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1895
Page
4
A Missouri venue hosts talk on compulsory schooling, proposing seven as the minimum age for public school attendance. The piece attacks earlier age limits and argues education requires older children, noting prior legislature actions and public sentiment on schooling ages.
National Linenapment at Louisville Kentucky sets September 10 to 14 with B of Ry and NL Ky selling excursion passes from all stations for 15 round trip. Tickets available Sept 2 to 10, valid to Sept 28. Contact L C Union, Seere, Galwelu Town, for blanks and info. A A Snyder Super Purm Winnesheik Co. Also notes a Buffalo track claim and Witch Hazel Salve ad.
A Burlington special train arrived in Omaha with land agents to counter fears of last year's deaths and spur settlement across Nebraska. Reported crops stretch from Mississippi to Missouri with hay, oats, wheat, rye, and corn. corn appears abundant, prompting farmers to plan for large harvests and possible market effects. Iowa shows unprecedented yields with vast acreage in corn, raising expectations of surplus and price pressure. Republican senatorial nomination at Postville selects James H. Trewin by acclamation.
A petition by Addison Davey seeks to discharge specified mortgages on parcels in Township 92, Range 9 west, Fayette County. The case names Dennis Schoff, Watlace Beane, Branks & Campell as claimants, with key mortgage records dating from 1857 to 1870. The Clerk may enter satisfaction if the defendants do not appear by noon on October term, in West Union Iowa, 1806. Default will lead to judgment against them.
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