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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1907
Page
5
The text notes a proposed Iowa hunter license requiring licenses for all gun carriers, penalty of 25 dollars for failure, and a one dollar annual fee for residents. It states the bill aimed to fund fish and game enforcement, but only non residents now pay ten dollars for a one year permit. It mentions age and parental consent rules and a misprint about a Lime Kiln school teacher.
A farmer reports two steers died after eating dynamite stored in a basket under a rock in the pasture. Nitroglycerin within likely caused heart failure. a mysterious explosion risk remains. Nearby resident Jack Deemer notes his long life with no alcohol or tobacco use as other locals remark on observations.
A noisy crowd at a Tuesday show in Decorah attracts criticism while a prize for the deepest wading lady at the Clear Lake harvest festival draws chatter. Readers are urged to seek bathing resorts for a better scene and to heed local ads for Weibel Bros and others.
Mrs Peter Nicklaus marked her seventy fourth birthday with a large family dinner attended by six daughters and many longtime friends. The neighborhood shared in a group photo and stories of years past while neighbors and relatives joined the festive afternoon. A church schedule and social notices followed, highlighting sermons, Sunday school, and a dinner hosted by Mrs Anna Mitchell for John Jackson and Claude Aborn before they depart for Philadelphia.
A brief note from the Eatherville Democrat advises a simple home remedy to rid homes of pests. Combine half a teaspoon of finely ground black pepper with one teaspoon of brown sugar and moisten with condensed milk or cream. Flies are drawn to the bait and will be poisoned by the first taste.
In Alma this week B H Batty sold the Record printing plant to Arthur V. Shaffer who had been leasing it for two years. Art’s friends celebrate his step forward as the Record notes a paying proposition. Local items mention Elgin entertainment and community notices including addresses and travels of residents.
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