Eldora Herald (Newspaper) - August 30, 1917, Eldora, Iowa Keep Business VOLUME XUV NUMBER 3S HARDIN AUGUST 1917 PER YEAR IRDIN GOP MEN CALLED FOR SERVICE Eightytwo Men Have Passed Local and District Boards and Arc Subject to Twentyfour Hour Exemptions Not Yet The local Exemption Board hasr glv en out a list of eightytwo moil who have passed both the district boards and are subject to cafi to mili tary service Within twentyfour hours A number of men who appeal the District Exemption Board have heard their revers ing the decision of the local but the cases have hot yet been de Following the list of names of hose called for service Waldo Iowa Edwin Iowa New Prov Iowa Steamboat 1723rTom Olia Wilbur Al Glenn El Henry Lewis Iowa Elsie Whit L 332TAdrian Iowa Titus 662rLorenza Don Iowa 1769 Barney Severen Passe Bear Emil Rad Albert Nelson Ellsworth Elmer George Theron Young Iowa Glen Ross Charles Steve Otis Iowa 1674Mayo Leslie George Ackley Earnest Steamboat WOOD Family Gathering Held at Wood In New Providence Guests From Quite a remarkable reunion oc curred August at the home of Wood of New All of immediate brothers and sis ters were the youngest of whom 67 years Wood him the being The broth ers are Wood and of the Mary Ann living between New Providence and Eliza Skellenger tff Whit and Anna Martin of Oska The number of the family has In creased from the original to about about half were present on this occasion The Wood and Wood of were accom by their wives and Mar tin and daughter of were Others present from a Melville and wifeof Calif Harry wife and son from wife and children from Iowa Delia Moore and children of Bur Aside from these there were a num ber of the vicinity of New which was the pioneer home of the A delicious picnic din at noon and pictures taken by part of the days BLAME TEDDY The kaiser crown prince were sipping a who started the war quoth the crown pulling on his weve proved it on France and to say nothing of sharply answered the I said but who was really responsible father if you must it was like You re member when came back from Africa I gave hima good I showed him all around andI took him out and together we reviewed the When we got back to the pal ace Teddy clapped me on the back and asid you can lick the whole a fool I believed ON SEPTEMBER TENTH GIRL KILLED IN Miss Florence Daughter of Frank Meets Death Near Cedar Falls When Automobile Smashes Into Friday evening about six miles from Cedar Falls and between that city and the town of Flor ence daughter of Mr and Mm Frank Freed of Melrose wau instantly killed when the automobile in which she was riding with four oth er young smashed into a sign post at the fork Her sis Agnes badly her brother Ray broken collar Harold a nephew of Wilson this suffered a compound fracture of the loft thigh and a broken collar and Glair who was driving the sus a severe scalp wound which re quired eleven The party of young people had Heft home shortly before 7 oclock to ati tend the fair at Cedar Falls and the trip was being made in fast time as the I happened about tag to authentic reports who i was intended to make the turn in the waff driving faster than j he realized and when making the turn j back to take straight road he misi calculated the distance and ran the car into the sign post at the fork of the turning the car over and throwing the against the cement The accident happened in sight of parties living near the place and help was soon at The dead girl was i care of and the others given asI to Cedar where they seI cured medical Wilson is still in the hospital at Cedar Falls In such a serious condition that the doc tors were for several days unable to subject him to any further shock by the setting of his broken The others were able to come home the next day and the funeral of Florence was held Monday afternoon at the Brethren church in Ivester and burial followed in the Alice The father and mother of the de ceased had started on Friday morning for a trip to but when about 300 miles from home Freed came eo depressed with a feeling that things were not Tight at home that she l ELDORA MEN OF AFFAIRS ON THE FARM IN UNTIL HE WAS THE CHAMPION CORN HAD RECORD OF 156 BUSHELS IN ONE AN AVERAGE OF FOR THIRTY STRAIGHT ONE YEAR HE HE PLAYED ON THE HUBBARD TEAM TWO SEASONS CLERKED IN GENERAL STORE IN HUBBARD 1909 TO LUMBER CONRAR IOWA Now THE NEATEST EXCLUSIVE GROCERY HOUSE IN ELDORA PLACE HE PLAYS AT NEGRO FIGHT AT ACK LEY ENDS IN MURDER ff Employed on Paving Crew Assaults Arizona Friday Dim Dies 8atnrday Friday evening em ployed on the crew which is paving became jealous because he claimed Arizona was kissing his and assaulted Watson with a His victim was badly cut on the arm and side and three ribs were sev resulting in the death of Watson on Saturday During the as sault Brown also badly cut his wife on the hand and Brown was immediately arrested by Sheriff Gherke and lodged in the coun ty where the grand Jury will bring an indictment against him at this ses the RALPH MURRAY DEAD WHORRALL Roscoe Lyle 1032 George Steamboat Roy E John Willard Steamboat Alexander Iowa Falls Louie Roy Milton Hardie Homer Iowa Gustav Iowa 72 Irwin 1709 Elite Ivan Robert John Selmer Glenn Faucet El Elmer Clifford On Account of Arrival of Stairways One Week More Is Given to Complete Building and Save Construction of Temporary Ball The opening of school has been de ferred one week The arrival of the steel for made it pos to open school without the erec tion of temporary stairways In case was allowed the completion of this Football Schedule day of county fair at Cedar 30at El 6th at Mason 13th at El Iowa 20th at Iowa October 3 at Webster 17th at El New night to learn that her fears were well Three of the party in the car were of the Freed The Har old Wilson and Clair were close friends of the John lives with his father on the Baskim farm and Willlson has made hie home for a number of years with Recce near Wilson has one McNaught of Lake who was summoned at once and who has been near him at Cedar Falls since the accident It was a sad ending to what was planned for an Innocent pleasure ride and Is all due to the mania for fast The stricken parents have the sym pathy of a host of friends In the loss of their young daughter just coming into an attractive TOM JONES RALLY Missionary Worker of Friends Church lOMES MORE LIMY Hi BONUS Expert Accountants Show That Tax Levy Has Been Gradually Reduced Since That of the City Has Been Taken Care of That There In No banger of There Any Need to Bond the for 39 Mills Against In Clayton Robert Ernst Steamboat Raymond Bl Providence at Iowa Iowa Iowa Rad Carl Iowa John Olle Rad FIX TAX LEVY City Council Reduces Levy Year From That Taxed Property Owners the Past Three The city council met last Thursday evening and fixed the tax levies for the coming There is a reduction of 4tt mills over that of last which was So if anyone tells the people that council is rushing the city into debt and that bond issues are Just look at the Following is Jn General Fund Electric Waterworks City Improvement Cemetery Water Sewer On farm property the Urn Ita or property that not subject to the corporation tax there is a tax for road of four At tbe same meeting of the council Mulford was awarded the contract relay paving it was torn the contract price 68 per square BALES wni be Hold Farewell in New September Thomas field secretary of Young Friends Activities of at the Friends church of New Providence on Tuesday September at oclock on The Present Challenge to Young Friends and Their Answer to That He speaks not only to young but has a personal message to each individual member of the Friends This is Jones only date in this part of the state on his last tour through the so the meetings of Iowa Pleasant Illinois Liberty and Stanford are Invited to Join with New Providence and Honey Creek in this It is with deep regret that give Jones up to go to And yet we are glad that the Christian forces there are going to have a He is thoroughly wide awake and a thoroughly consecrated young Let us all help our prayers and presence In making the Tom Jones Rally a MCHARD J The funeral services of Richard a veteran of the civil were held Sunday afternoon at four oclock at the Berlin Episco pal church chap lain of the County Veteran as assisted by Veteran Jackson was born at Kil 1841 and enlisted early In the war iw the Third Wiscon sin Infantry In which he nerved one and a Half He also served a year and a half in the Tenth Illinois Cavalry until the close of fee t He came to county n 1870 To the Citizens of Eldora Our attention lias been tailed to article in the Ledger of August concerning the finances of and as we audited the books of our city tor several years past asked to make up a statement for publi cation showing the financial condition of the city two years ago and also a comparative statement of the tax We present herewith a comparative statement of the balances in the var ious funds on August 1916 and 1917 Fund 1915 Corporation Water Works Park Sewer Electric Light Grading Bond Resident of Eldora Died Thursday Saturday In Eldora Ralph well known to most of the of died Thurs day afternoon at the home his moth John in the east part of death to uremic Murray had been ia failing health for many Murray was born in Allamakee in 1865 and when a small boy moved parents to which place had been his home most of the time Murray was married in Kansas City to Flo Matthias in his mother and one sister and two broth ers survive These are Rathbone and ot and Andrew Murray of Pasa Murray was of genial disposi tion and leaves a host of friends out side the immediate members of his The funeral was held Satur day the service being in charge of the Earl pastor of the Methodist Episcopal The interment was in Eldora GRAND JURY of Meii m City Improvement City Improvement City Improvement City Improvement Judgment Dragging Cemetery with the since and death oc and had lived ception two years at 1916 1917 There has been paid on the indebtedness of the city since August 1915 On Bond Fund On City Improvement 1 Fund On City Improvement 2 Fund On City Improvement 3 Fund Total The indebtedness of the city August 1915 was The indebtedness of the city August 1917 was The following are 1916 and 1917 Funds the tax levies made by the city council in the years 1915 Electric Light Water f City Improvement Water and Sewer 8 Sewer Maintenance 2 Bond Fund B Total 1916 Mills 1917 Mills The grand jury chosen for term of court is a most body of mere and It is assured that the mat ters brought before them will receive close Dunning of Iowa is the foreman and the other members are Provi dence Clay Pleasant Ellis Henry Jackson Brune Tipton Grant clerk and Steve teen years and the Sewer and Water Bonds in twenty years with a ing levy each We see no call for a bond issue but can see a prospect for a gradual de crease in the tax Certified Public The foregoing statement lias made by certified public and both residents of the city of They would not compile any statement that was not They have done this at tha request of citizens of Eldora in answer to the article In the Ledger of last week in which it was predicted that the taking oB the Training school into the city limits would involve the city in greater expense and that the city is such dire straits that a bond issue id All thinking persons need to do is to read the financial statement presented herewith and see for himself that the finances of the city are in better shape than they have been in for years ana according to the statement ot the pub lic accountant there is greater hood of a decreased levy than there is of an The voting of the School grounds into the city should be In the first place there te nothing about the school to cause an increase in taxes unless It Is an occasional extra police and there will be some tax paid into the city treasury from the person al property of the resident attendants on the school grounds the streets past the school the police control ot this city especially during the band concerts there on Sunday The third reason to that in the state census Eldora is credited with population and the world naturally thinks that the five or six hundred people at the school are included in the when they are not And feet osa Just practically the needed fc meet will per cent pity now loir I Tf i tht IB M r while it is a small yet nearly every has pride enough in hw home city want lit to get the credit for that population as long as we have It and the public charges us with it when they see the The Herald Is heartily in favor of adding the population of the school to When we go away from home how big and would rather say d we cannot understand ir does not have pride administration to want Is ID school t a menace to be If the taking of Into the city would be city The Herald would is there is noth of the
