Eldora Herald (Newspaper) - May 30, 1900, Eldora, Iowa TWO PARTS EIGHT PAGES ISSUED WEDNESDAY SATURDAY HARDIN MAY NUMBER 35 Result of House to House Vis FOOD FOR of Eldora Makes the First Re turns for Hardin County and the State of Hardin In charge of the house to house canvass for the district of El which includes the corporation of the is the first person in the county and state to compile his returns and get the facts and figures in shape for study and future actual He 20 canvassers under his super vi and for one day most effective work was The results as shown by the figures following will be of in KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Program Of the Annual Dating at Union June 10 at Castle march to Iowa Central depot to meet 11 hi ad id by Iowa Falls Military band to by Iowa Falls Address of Mayor Chapln and ladies Tom by Short Music by the concert up and good time at both Official The program of amusements includes every line of sport and is rich in va terest not only to those in Sunday school and religious work but also to every interested While it is evident that the canvassers did not cover the entire population of the yet the information obtained is of great value for many From the summary of Chairman report the figures gleaned follow Total adults over 21 adults 604 adults not 492 adults In Sunday 260 adults not In Sunday 830 Total persons B to 81 484 persons B to 81 00 not church 838 in Sunday 253 i not In Sunday 170 Total children under B 181 Children under Bin Sunday 10 B not In Sunday la Grand total TOO Grand total not church 838 Grand total In Sunday Grand not In Sunday of testaments 1500 ot families found i 01 families 457 state superintendent f Of the is well pleased with the Eldora canvass and in a few days to haye the summary for the en tire AT THE JoIy Crowd Picnic ou tlie the Placid Iowa Saturday morning a merry party of fourteen hustled around making ar riety and prizes Eldora will have a large John Nassen Hangs Her self in the CAUSE NOT Was of a Well Known and Family and Leaves a Son and Two Heralds special reporter at Had sends the news of the suicide o John of that Mon day afternoon about 2 oclock by hang ing in the She was dead when No cause is assigned for rash act fact tha she had been in poor health for som time and It is suggested that her min was Coroner of was sum moned and made a thorough investiga WAS ASLEEP IN THE Man Scurry Walked oft With and Up In a young fellow went o sleep in the it Is presumed to wear out a jag which he had taken on tiring the Between 12 and oclock in the morning Marshal Scurry thought he would shake off the which seemed to surround the sleeping The fellow when pur aroused wanted to light the big but that worthy walked him over to the little brick with iron before Mayor Monday young fellow plead guilty to the charge of He was as sessed and which he Hadleys Hopefuls and Miles Purple ALL KINDS OF ANOTHER OF For this encampment which occurs at the Chicago Great West ern railway will June 11 to 14 sell through excursion tickets to Daven port good to return June 16 at one fare for the round For further inquire of any agent Chicago Great Western railway or address H 113 Adams rangements for a day In the woods fish ing and picnic dinner and The spot selected for the was that delightful bit of landscape about four miles north of this known as the Lesh Abun dant sparkling water and his toric in point of big is entto lure almost anyone away from everyday No regular program had bean but there were decla which were entered into with zast and pro picnic The crowd declare that Harry Martin fished all day without even the intimation of a Harry believes that the male members of the gang successfully per formed a hoodoo on The personnel of the party was as follows wife and wife and Martin and daughter anil the Misses McCullough and THE DEAIN LAW Prominent Concord Township Farmer Auk Court to Settle The latest suit filed for the August term of the district court is Nessa Ola Both parties are prominent Concord township The trouble Is over the laying of drain the claims that the defendant is about to con struct a tile drain and connect with the drain that is not of sufficient capacity to carry off and drain any more water than is already supplied from the land through which it Nessa prays for a writ of in June tlon enjoining Tvedt from making the connection In any manner or or in any way Interfering with or mo lesting or connecting It will be a nice question for the court to t ESTATE Following are the real estate trans last report Stacy to Ola sec 26 to ieo to ex n 18 ft CORNELL COLLEGE agent of Cornell spent Sunday in the the guest of the Herald preaching the Memorial sermon for the in the Methodist church Sunday He reports the closing year of the college the most prosperous one in its Six hundred students were present at the winter 357 of whom were in the regular college the others were distributed to the the conservatory of the normal training the commercial and the school of oratory and Since have been added to the endowment The conservatory of music affords su advantages for students in that New lectureships have been established in the English bible and Christian The prospects for the college were never more hope NATIONAL On account of the national conven tions of the three great political parties the Iowa Central railway will sell round trip tickets at the following rates Republican National June 10 and One fare for round Tickets on sale HES SITTING UP NIGHTS TRYING TO DEVISE SOME TO KEEP IT STILL PLAf June and Limit to return Prohibition National June 27 and 28 and Pro State Convention June One and onethird fare for round Tickets on sale June and good to return leaving July Democratic National Kansas July One and one third fare for the round Tickets on sale July and 4 and good to re turn leaving Kansas July For further call on coupon ticket agents or address REVIVAL OP THE When the daily toll is over and the sun Is going you are ready then to read the news that is going on in If you miss your heres a hint twill make you smile perhaps youll find It on your for the bustles back in When you wash your face in soapsuds and are looking for a while the soap is getting In your you start to swear and wipe your face upon your coat and remember all the that the towels hard to locate since the bustles back in Theres no use In getting angry and it does no good to If your Sunday shirt is missing and youve nothing clean to wear try your hardest to look do your best to wear a and re member when you miss things that the bustles back In Base White Ribbon Gets First Laugh and The Day a Veritable According to previous announcement Cowans class of young num bering about met at the fair grounds yesterday afternoon to settle a question as to Harvey Hartleys White Hopefuls could trail Frank Niles Purple Penitents In the dust of defeat before the very eyes of a crowd of athletic The event opened with a rifle which was won by the wearers of the white the ball game came Here was where the who were present tp a great extent in point of got What the bleachers lacked in numbers was amply mude up in good roasts for individual The wearers While free silver will not be the leading In this It will be one of the Bryan at York but held no being satis fled it was n clear case of Nassen was the wife of a well to do of Hamilton who recently and moved to Had She was about 55 years of and besides the husband there survive her one son and three The funeral services occurred Tues day afternoon from the German Evan AUCTION SALE OF TOWN LOTS Will be held by the Iowa and Minne sota Town Site Company in the new towns on the Chicago Northwestern railway at Dike June Stout June Eleanor June and Kesley June Free lunch served at Sale begins at sharp Terms Cash or onefourth cash and balance six and nine months at 7 per ELDORA 352 IOWA HOLLINESS For the above annual which occurs at Das June 8 to the Chicago Great Western railway will sell excursion tickets June 5 to 11 on the certificate plau good to return June at a fare and for the round For further information Inquire of any agent Chicago Great Western railway or address 113 Adams MANY BIO Of pike and sun fish are being made every day at Clear Lake and returning fishermen report this the best fishing season in The Iowa Central Hallway offers spec low rates for round trip including iwe w u board at Lake Shore Hotel It fli bit North Iowa during May and Call on ticket i I fni Corrected twice a week by Central Iowa Grain Company LIVE Corrected twice a week by Martin 25 to 84 75 4 05 to 476 to TAX All persons in the city of Eldora owning or harboring dogs are hereby noticed that the tax for 1800 Is now due and payable at I have the neces sary tags and am ready for the tf DATES As is its custom the Cedar and Northern railway has arranged for reduced rates to a large number of important places for the coming among which we mention the following most prominent gather Ing Supreme and Superior lodges of the Ancient Order of United Work June 9 to Na tional June S meeting of the National Educational associa July 7 to Baptists Young Peoples of J uly 12 to Encampment Aug 27 to Conclave Knights of 27 to Convention National Republican League of the 17 to Bummer tourist tickets will be on sale May to resort in different parts of the country and important informa tion can be obtained by calling on any ticket agent or writing to the under Send for copy of booklet en titled Cedar of the white ribbon warmed up like gang of fellows who had just money from home and the color 01 the purple began to Tucke guarded base with the same un erring caution manifested when lifting a hatch of high priced White The rubber doctor hud also played bal before and smoothed out several aching liners to the joy of the Frank threat ened to t ho game for lie got everything in reach and then The purple ribbon got Into the game for four while the white prew even more as the scorer announced that seven times around tho diamond had the devotees of The dash was won by Con Whitney second and Smith Crossan won in the quarter mile bicy cle Allison second and This was the victory for the The struggle began at 2 oclock and it was nearly 0 when the battle was ended in favor of the white 1he fellow who did not get his moneys worth out of the halfday out ing Is simply deaf to what constitutes genuine The Herald goes to press too early to give the result of each class separ ately and the honor CLIMATIC AND CROP Summitry for Week Section mid Weekly Crop The past week was warmer than with more than the average amount of and leas than the normal The dolly excess of temperature ranged from 2to 6 The rainfall was in form of light Hour Had No Money When by Foot Pud In of and well known to the stock men of this sends this a copy of the Chicago Dully which gives another version of escapade with a It says of Steamboat was Monday with two cars of cattle and one of With some other friends from he went to a theatre Monday night and had rather an exciting bit of experi ence on a street As he was get ting abroad some fellows seemed to be desirous of helping him on and one big chap crowded him up a post on he side of the while another at empted to go through his He brew himself backward and both he and the big fellow went tumbling to he He hit upon his elbow and his head was momentarily but the big fellow who the name of Ryan was caught in a saloon and lined before a police justice 885 for disorderly The grand jury bound him over to the criminal and Bear says he will be ready to come in and give his testimony when The report that he had In his pockets was pure notion as he knows too much to carry large amounts of The were entirely fooled and the one that wus caught was decidedly the worst of Bear returned from Saturday and when shown the above stated it WHS practically Ho has some bud cuts on his head whore he struck the and his right elbow was badly Ho is in over the report that he carried such u large of money on hit per Ho will re urn to Chicago when the is set fur trial and testify against his j for f nU Eggs 10 cents per dozen t Fannons TAKE A Special excursions to Colorado and Utah on June July 17 and August On above dates round trip limited for return to October will be sold to Col orado Salt Lake City and Ogden at the low rate of a single fare plus Call on any agent of the for tickets and fnl Information or address FAH N Cedar 530 81 equally in the districts where it was deficient in the preceding week the effects of dry weather are beginning to be The weather conditions were very fa for finishing planting and for cleaning out early planted The work of cultivation is now well begun the stand is fairly and the condition of the crop is generally quite promising than the average in past years for the closing week in The area planted ap pears to be a full and may prove to be in excess of last years The condition of spring oats and barley is generally very The hay crop Is quite ing much better In the southern than in the northern half of the The winterkilling of clover has Injured meadows and pastures to some extent in all And numerous re porters note the fact that the hay crop is short in their localities as a result of deficient In the southern where grass is an important be crop of bay and timothy seed promises to be a full LODGE The most brilliant gem that was ever taken from the earth would not amount to much there were no peo ple to appreciate its beauty and to vie with each other for its The most spacious the most carefully selected stock of the clever est corps of clerks will not avail unless people know about Knowledge of such things is spread in various A passerby may drop in and be He may tell his and he in turn may tell somebody That is one and there are some merchants who today think it is good Modern develop has sup plied in newspapers the best They go into ev ery home in the how ever however mag Through them all of the information can be not to but to Are you using this paper to the best advantage On account of the annual meeting of the Supreme Lodge Ancient Order United Sioux June 9 the Iowa Central will sell round trip tickets at one fare plus two dollars for round Tickets on sale June and from points within two hundred June in elusive good to return in thirty days For further call on coupon ticket agents or address Marshall FAR WE have gone to secure high class fabrics may lot be but the fact hat there is here a fine assort ment of Foreign and Domestic Novelties for made to order clo should be more than in Our prices are the our work is the so there is more than one reason why we should secure your The i J r f f