Eldora Herald (Newspaper) - January 15, 1914, Eldora, Iowa VOLUME XLI JANUARY 1914 NUMBER WILSON DIES SUDDENLY THIS MORNING Prominent Eldora Woman After Only a Pew Hours Funeral Wilson died this at about oclock after only a few hours death being due to Wilson turning with her husband were re from exercises at the high school In which their daughter had taken and when near the First National bank building Wilaon dying 4 few hours never having gained full A physi cian was hurriedly summoned after first Bign of but to no Effle Miller born Haiel Green In Marshall la where her girlhood was spent and where on she was united In marriage to children wer bogh to this the a dying when but 28 months The other two chil Webb and Bessie Wil with their father and Wilson continued to reside county until years ago when they removed New Providence and about fifteen years since moved to which city has been their home Wil sons father and three brothers Jive in and one broth er and a sister reside in Mrs Wilsn o was a woman admirable qualities mind and heart and her sudden death was a severe shock to others outside the immediate members of her house The funeral will prob ably be Saturday GAME State Leases Large of Land Near Iowa Falls to be Stocked With Wild Game Warden John was in Iowa Falls Friday establish ing a state game preserve of sever al hundred acres west and north west of that In company with Deputy Game Warden he secured leases running for five years on land along Iowa This land will be stocked game birds by the state and will be pro by state game warden and his will be marked by the state with signs warning the public against tres passing on the land with dog or gun and any one found on the preserve with whether hunting or will Be prosecuted by the eastern boundary of the pre serve will be the Foster property in the western part of the city and will include several farms along the river for a of miles or more and north several em bracing a thousand acres or quail and other wild fowl will be placed on preserve and protected for five years with a to tually making these birds plenti ful all over the This is one of the first preserves establish ed in the It being the in tention to place such a preserve un the arrangements not being determined upon as fully WILSON Brings Bay and The Ackley correspondent to the Iowa dailies furnished a readable item last week when the following was As the parties with which the item has to do are pro minent Hardin county the Herald uses it in its Two boy babies born to whose names were Wilson before their the babies being born just a half hour apart on Presi dent Wilsons and the father of both being brothers democrats and Wilson men as well was the event that took place in this part of Iowa Harry of and George of Rowan married the Misses of Rob ertson The expected to pay a call at the homes of each during the latter part of the month of and both of the enthusiastic democratic pros fathers in the event that t e youngster proved to be a to name him Wood row Wilson The bird strange to at both homes on and his visits at the two homes were just a half hour George Strahorn immediately a message to his brother ing that the arrival was a boy and he had immediately named him Woodrow Wilson Harry was slightly putout to discover that his brother had stolen a march him in the matter of appropria tion of but not to be en tirely outdone in the matter gent back a message announcing that he had a brandnew democrat in Kill home and that be expected to have him named Wilson der state jurisdiction in most the counties of of ANNOUNCEMENT The two sister mothers the two Wilson birthday an youngsters are in excel lent and born under Mich circumstances and times the boys should develop Into party leaden of The democratic party is picking up In was received In Iowa Falls Friday of the of death occurring in Cedar The body was taken to Iowa and took In Union WM resident of and Approaching Marriage of Eldora Girl Made Known at Pretty Social Event Friday evening the home of her parents Mr and Burgess living east of Eldora Miss Platus Burgess was hostess to eight of her girl friends at avery pretty dinner party at which time her en gagement to Merle Lytle of Washin ton A pink and white color scheme was carried out With valentine The announce ment was uniquely made the names of the bride and groom to be ap inscribed a handsome wedding to occur is One of doras moat young She has been employed as instruct or in drawing at Iowa for several years and until the holidays was draw ing at in this line has been of unusual excel young ladies present were Miss Gladys Miss ite Haas Pauline Peisen Reed of Chicago Marion WelchEd of Miss Maimie Shultz and Miss Hazel CHARLES KEITER Pioneer Grundy County er MUD Answers the Final Charles for twen ty years was editor and publisher of the Grundy County died last aged 71 Deats occurred at the home of his son Keiter had served in many capacities the people of Grundy being city clerk and and was for years prominently identified with the business interests of our sister city to the He is survived by his widow and five grown Keiter served during the war for the preservation the union In the 142d Illinois volunteers and was a good soldier and BUILDING BUHNE Flic lit Estimated at About HISTORIC BUILDING IS TO BE TORN DOWN One of the First Buildings of El flora In Which Celebrated Motto Wus Written to be No The frame structure which for several years has oc a site at the northeast cor ner of the public square and which previous to this stood near the al ley about a block west Is shortly be razed to the For years the part of this building was used by Ezra as a Jew elry store and the upper rooms uti as offices and a place where the pioneers held town meetings and all kinds of public Governor Enoch father of Nuckolls occupied upper rooms of this structure as a law office and it was while thus employed that he was called by Samuel the war gov ernor of to one of a com of three to frame a motto to be placed upon the stone furnished by the state of Iowa and now resting in the cele monument in Washington It will be remembered that in this building are stones taken from each state in the union and motto placer The commit tee appointed by Governor Kirk wood met first in Des Moines and together they went over ihe work for which they were It was finally that the members of the committee should return to their homes and write out a motto which seemed best suited and desirable to each in which to perpetuate the name of the At the second meeting of this committee the sentence writ ten by Eastman was chosen as BOWMAN Prominent County Died Serviced Today at the HELU MEETING one of the prominent women sou died at the family home early Tuesday death being due to complicate with Bowman was 61 years of ia Flourishing And Directors Three banking institutions of now the most fitting and wording of the motto which adorns the Iowa stone in the mon reads as follows the of its like the af factions the flow on to aii inseparable Anyone who has visited Washing who has taken the pains walk the winding stairs had stone pretty wording and hats been thrilled with the thought that a son who came west to Iowa as one of its pioneers Is the author of the It is with a sense of pardonable pride that who visit ihe capital this nation look upon this that it was one of the citys early settlers was responsible for perpetuating Iowa and name on this enduring structure at the seat of government of the mightiest nations of all afternoon at a miscellaneous of this institution are er for Vera a now as follows Moser bride of a few weeks A very Davis Cash pleasant social time was assistant Christmas ideas were used in decor Nuckolls and Light refreshments directors are Thomas Modlin was the MN Thomas pient of some very handsome pre McKeen sents among them three rocking Duren The board some fine of directors were unanimous in ing utensils and many other useful their approval of the management ot this during the year just HELD UP BY Ackley Man Has Queer Experience With Two in Money and Clifford of Ackley had rather an exciting experience the latter part of the week when re turning from a hunting When near town he was attacked by two who after causing him to give all the money in his Saturday gutted the Barlette building in Iowa located near the Washington ave nue The origin of the fire is but ID supposed to have smarted from an overheated No one was about the building the waa possession about 100 cents bound bis legs with a strap and left him on the Illinois Central railroad Milton managed to free himself from his perilous position and shortly after secured the aid of a passer by who liberat ed him of bis Milton is to give a food description of bis assailants the pair was recognised as tramps who bad been loafing the Illinois Central depot in Ack all afternoon the day of the bold So far no arrests have been TO SELL GAS of Iowa Falls OHM Company to be Sold by Sheriff Friday January When the ire started and well under headway fore the alarm was It On 30 the assets of the Iowa Falls Gas Company will be sold by the About is speedily subdued on arrival of the involved and the Oregon The Includ of the Twin lag loss of contents by smoke jg a The plant Is Is estimated at jn the hands of George The building was as a carpenter shop and IN Emll who indicted by recent grand jury of this county charged with was locat last week at and will be brought back here for trial Walsh left Monday for HOMO to accompany the prisoner back to The sheriff has been trail for several bin In pa y who states that as soon as the litigation in which the plant has been involved for sev eral months is cleared up the plant be rebuilt and service resum On 10 a wild engine on the Island telescoped the plant and put it out of resulting in the company asking damages of the railroad com Matilda Elizabeth was Eldora held their annual meetings born in Pennsylvania Tuesday evening and transacted the and when a young lady moved with routine All three of her parents to where these financial institutions are In was married in Carroll county to flourishing condition and the same Bowman in shortly after careful management of affairs are wards moving to Hardin guaranteed under the managements where she continued to reside up to for coming the time of her Six children the meeting of the First Na were born to this all otf tional bank directors the same of whom with the husband survive fleers were chosen for the coming the wife and The children year as that of last with are William James exception that Marks was John Wesley and as cashier in ad ma Shepard and Mary to the present list of The officers now in control of this Bowman was a member of j Dank are as follows the Church of having united JMurray vice with this organization in her Rathibone vice She was well and favorably Moil Crossan as known over this section of county and the many friends the sistant Barnes and The directors are this worthy woman will extend their Ham the family in this time of severe The funeral was held this after noon from the Rath Ait the meeting the board pastor of the Baptist unanimously adopted conducting pf a HANDSOME GIFTS FOR resolution providing for the tance of the terms and provisions of the federal reserve At the Hardin County National Home of Vera Given a bank board of directors annual Miscellaneous Shower Saturday at inS Tuesday evening the same list of officers were chosen as last year with exception that Davis was chosen as vice president in place of Carl Newcomer and Smith takes Newcomers place on the board of The Mesdames Hobart Sam and Percy Doud were hostesses to about thirty guests at the home of Follett Saturday start day of this on the Barn Walk east of INSTALL On Wednesday lit At the meeting of the Citizens Savings bank directors Tuesday ev ening there was but slight change made in management for the coming Edgar was chose 4 director instead of and Hardin was named as vice The officers of the installed the following officers for the ensuing DeGroff acting as officer ELDORA Clef Club Gives at Congregational Monday An Opera Program was given by the Treble Clef club at the Congregational church Monday ev ening Koeneman was the leader for the Piano 30 losand several vocal solos and duets from favorite opera com prised the The program for February is entitled Musical Newcomer will be the leader for the The Twentieth Century Club met in the library Tuesday evening Sentiments on winter were given for roll The subject for study was Amos Miss Ella Peisen was Papers were prepared by Miss Miss Miss Fouts was unable to be present but sent her paper to read by Miss All members took part in the dis cussion which followed the reading of the Whitney was hostess to the Womens Club Tuesday Roll call was responded to in from the club began the study of chap ters 1 to 6 being assigned for gave the setting of the story and the historic episode fixing the action of the Differences distin Saxons and Normans at this cited FJ el sence of and pf the date Conquest and the condition of affairs j a century after were given by gave a very in paper on the Rathbone read and commented on Chapter 2 one of the best written in the Before beginning the work for evening the club en joyed the presentation of the Ivan pictures at the Barnes was hostess to the Monday Club Monday afternoon Chapters 19 to 25 of tho Egoist were Papers and topics were given by Mesdames Moffett Willoughby and Col were the characters most Devices used by the author and the purpose and t certain FAREWELL Van Avery and Henry fc Senior Vice Charles Junior Vice William Officer of John Light I Patriotic Outer Stephen The officers of the in stalled were as follows of and Whine y Give Them Royal Friday Van so increased its capital stock from to The directors expressed themselves as well pleas ed with the management of the bank the past year and the new of 10 the SCHOOL BOARD At the regular meeting of the school held Monday a small number of bills were ttl Vice beth Clara Mildred Miss Miss Nellie Press Mil dred Assistant Florence Color Kate Ells Misses and Exma After the installation the ladies of the relief corps served a splen did then came music and All report a fine as teacher in the high Miss Cross Is now teaching mathe The board also entered into a contract with Miss Olive Kearns to do primary work in the grade The on passed a resolution affecting high school students This resolution provides that high school students must carr LADIES The Ladles Guild of Marys church was entertained at the home of Shafer last Thursday Shultz assist There were fiftytwo ladies During the afternoon a comforter was tied for Tom were served a I a social time The next meeting will be at home of Mary Mike Me gan also hostess for the thank the re in IMC of GOES TO SUPREME of who was arrested last summer In Iowa Falls for operating bis automobile with out the proper number and whose cafe was later decided ad to the has taken court win at least four The resolution college credits of the school from 32 to The salary of at the school buildings was increased to per DISTRICT COURT In the case of Strauss against tried before Judge Lee and a jury In district court now In session the jury rendered a verdict for the The next jury trial was that of Chambers against the Steamboat Rock Ice The jury in this case found a verdict for the plain who had brought th action on an alleged breach con tract by failure to deliver i certain amount of ice during the year The case of Robinson and barger against is now An This a ease wherein the plaintiffs are endeavoring to break the will of late William Rains Earl Frances Kadolph Booh i Mitchell 24 80 34 Fred XI and Whinery were given a delightful surprise at their home east of Eldora Friday even ing by about fifty of their friends and the affair being in the nature of a farewell to these worthy people who this week for their new home In Minn An oyster supper was and a jolly social time The guests departing about midnight with many expressions of good Will and wishing and Whinery the best of success in their new Whinery and family have resided in for the past eleven CLUB The Club met at home of Percy Doud Friday evening with ten members A picnic supper was Doud surprised the club very pleasantly by serving home made earn and devils food cake in addition to the other good things During the business ses sion the work for the coming year was planned and a calendar com A pleasant so cial hour the club pre senting their president Carpenter with a silver spoon as a token of At the previous meeting held at the of Towne the following officers were reelected Carpenter Sol Tyrrell Stephen Pat Under the auspices of the League State Lecturer of the De of Tuberculosis will give two free illustrated lecturers on Friday January afternoon lecture will be given In the high school auditorium at his subject Rights of the An Illustrated lecture on The social aspect pt Tuberculosis will be given at the Methodist church In the Kepford is an interesting speak er and knows his wotk wilt bring many facts that should known to every The lectures will be of especial value to rural teachers as well M to in A cordial Invitation Is extended to all
