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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1906
Page
4
J W Bopp offers to match landowners with reliable tenants for farm rental periods from one to five years. He promises first class tenants, secure agreements, and moderate rates, and notes several farms are available. Inquiries suggest farming demand is rising and owners should act quickly to secure good tenants or farms.
A string of social mentions covers visits to Elgin and nearby homes, including C M Klingman and family, Mrs C M Klingman, Mrs Thomas Richard, Ida Rothlisberger, William Braden, Luther Shaffer, Scott Wickham, and many others. Other items note Ella Frey closing a fall term, Harvey Robbins family visits, Clermont and Clermont-area visits, and farm and transportation news. An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a powerful tonic from Muehlenthaler Bros.
J H Wilson of Illyria and John Minger of Wadena visited on Tuesday for business. Miss Pluma Weaver secretary of Elgin Canning Company visited her parents on Thursday. Attorney W J Ainsworth and family returned Wednesday from a two week visit to Youngstown Ohio. Mauricé Dorehan has many friends.
Nels O Nelson departs for a Dakotas trip while Fred McKinley returns to Chicago after a week with family. Castalia visits. Wickham funeral brings Fort Dodge and Hawkeye residents together. The Hawkeye school becomes accredited, adding a Glass room and new instructor. Community gifts Esther Carlin a history prize. Dr Kings Life Pills advertised for digestion and vitality. Fishing and hunting laws summarized with public nuisance penalties for nets and traps and seasonal limits on salmon and trout.
The document details seasonal limits and prohibitions for game fish and birds. It covers conditions on nets and lines, ice fishing, fishways, minimum sizes, explosives, bait rules, number of lines, sale prohibitions, dam obstructions, and dates for various species including grouse pheasants wild turkeys quail ducks geese and other birds. It sets time frames from November to May and December to September for different species and actions.
A fragmented 1908 page lists prohibitions on hunting and trapping including limits on game birds and species restrictions. It blends legal notices with local items, mentions a man named Boak and mining ventures, anti voting machine talk, rural society notes, and upcoming probate in Iowa. It references Maurice Mulchy's will probate and local visits by residents.
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