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10 Mar 1887
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Eldora Weekly Ledger in Eldora, Iowa
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Newspaper
Eldora Weekly Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1887
Page
7
Cheap watches and knives at Ezra Nuckolls
Ezra Nuckolls advertises cheap Reed & Barton knives and forks and other items like Rogers 1847 knives, urging readers to buy now. The note mentions H C Beckman from Grundy Center in town Sunday and various locals and trips to Chicago and Garner with short social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nucholls
Reed & Barton
Rogers 1817
Ezra Nuckolls
H. C. Beckman
Grundy Center
Ezra
Rogers
Jewelry arrivals at Ezra Nuckolls store
A large assortment of gold and silver watches has just been received at Ezra Nuckolls jewelry store and will be offered at prices as low as the lowest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Nuckolls
Masquerade Ball at Opera Hall Eldora in March
A masquerade ball is planned for March 23 at Opera Hall in Eldora. Music and dancing fans are invited to enjoy an elegant evening of pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera Hall
Eldora
Land sale notices in Kansas and Iowa entice buyers
E C Coor of Marshalltown Iowa advertises 100000 acres in Kansas across Graham and Trego counties with rail lines and perfect titles priced 5.50 to 7.50 per acre, plus 100000 acres in Iowa covering Plymouth Lyon Sioux and O'Brien counties with prices 8 to 16 per acre. Terms include cash and 10 to 20 year time at 7 to 8 percent. An excursion to Wakeeney Kansas is planned for March 15 and 29 with maps and reduced fare details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Graham
Trego
Wakeeney
Iowa
Plymouth
Lyon
Sioux
O’brien
E. C. Coor
Owasa News Roundup Moves and Minor Local Notes
W V Willcox at home this week and Nellie Farrow back after school closure. I O Narum in Chicago, J T Boylan to Marshalltown. Wickham of New Providence in town. Sander's toddler ill with lung fever. Maquoketa Lime for sale by 1141 C M Lee. Henry Wilsons three year old died of lung fever. Welch family moving to Dakota. Frank Wallace has measles. several town families ill. Chris Hussing is injured by a hand car. Owasa Library Society sheet sociable nets 12. Readers invited to share news from country and town. James McManes returns from visit to Madison, Wisconsin.
Spring millinery and local injuries reported
Mrs. Geo. B. Speers received a large invoice of spring millinery. Dr. Morse returned from Kentucky after being summoned for his mother's serious illness. Mrs. Kennedy, 92, was injured when a barn door blew and knocked her down, breaking her thigh. she lay in cold water over two hours until Dr. Young began treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. B. Speers
Dr. Morse
Kentucky
Sunday School Board Officers Elected 1887
At a March 7 1887 meeting of the Sunday School Board of the M E Church officers and teachers for the year were elected. J T Boylan was named Superintendent with C F Woodward as assistant, G W Porter secretary Susie Reynolds librarian Mate Dolph organist Allie De Groff assistant organist Nellie Ridgeway treasurer. Teachers listed by class include H E Bemis Minnie Murray Lizzie Curkeet Washburn Cad Peyton Anna Ridgeway Jennie Curkeet C F Woodward Rev J Dolph Mrs M E Hedges Mrs C F McClean, with Rev C F McClean Mae Lee Kate Reynolds Allie Louden Miss Page Mrs J Dolph Mix ME Murray secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday School Board
M. E. Church
J. T. Boylan
C. F. ‘Woodward
G. W. Porter
Susie Reynolds
Mate Dolph
Allie de Groff
Nellie Ridgeway
H. E. Bemis
Minnie Murray
Rev
C. F. McClean
Mae Lee
Kate Reynolds
Allie Louden
Miss Page
J. Dolph
Mix ME Murray
Careless act leads to shooting at Wilson Ziegers
At Wilson Ziegers restaurant on Tuesday night Rozelle Edick was shot in the shoulder by owner Buffalo Zieger who drew a revolver after a boy traded him a weapon. Edick wrestled the gun away as it discharged. The wound is not serious. The incident, described as gross careless or criminal carelessness, prompts calls for strict enforcement of gun pointing laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Zieger
Buffalo Bill
Edick
Zieger
America
Protracted Meetings Begin at Steamboat Church
Protracted meetings started February 27 at the M E church in Steamboat. The Steamboat Circuit holds a quarterly meeting at Steamboat on April 2 and 8 with elder Magee preaching Saturday evening and Sunday. Bert Fields returns to Kansas City while Rev Backus of Viola and Rev Fields安排 a lecture at Abbott. The LepGen paper remains popular locally as good reading.
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Iowa
Backus
Viola
Steamboat
Universalist
Fields
Abbott
Good Templars Lodge
Robertson
Dickey
National Capital in a Busy Congressional Week
Washington letter reviews a week of intense activity in Congress during the 49th session. It notes two appropriation bills disposed of, impending extra sessions avoided, and restless night sessions with crowded galleries. Excursionists flood the capital as Inter-State Commerce limits rail passenger fares starting April. President Cleveland faces resistance over a Recorder of Deeds nomination, with surprising Senate approval amid party dynamics. Local notes mention moves and arrivals in Point Pleasant, school terms ending, a zoological garden idea, and a ditching tile business.
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Washington, D. C
the Ledger
National Capital
Congress
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New England
Cleveland
District of Columbia
Trotter
Massachusetts
Senate
Matthews
Iowa Falls Notes and Local Tidbits
Wm Welden made a flying trip to Dows yesterday. A J Mann & Co is the new pork and meat firm. Tom Daugherty is building a neat home north of town. E Ivens northwest of Iowa Falls has been very sick. Geo S Myers plans selling out his Alden lumber yard. Miss Rusha Jackson died of consumption at Iowa Falls home of her parents. P L C boys give up play but promise an entertainment soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Welden
Dows
A. J. Mann & Co
Tom Daugherty
E. Ivens
Iowa Falls
Geo. S. Myers
Alden
Rusha Jackson
Rachael
Lawn Hill Wild Cat Rumor and Local Happenings
In the woods a wild cat is reported as certain by locals. Boys hunted wolves Friday nearby. D. W. Terril’s school closed March 1. Most pleased with changes, a few remain hard to please. Armstrong Walton sawing logs by horse power. machine work is quick. Yerman Eldridge has worked on the section for days and aims to learn the trade. A boy with a musket in a sleigh stopped to load and the rabbit ran away. An eight month old child of Mr. and Mrs. A Winslow died Saturday March 1 from lung fever and was laid to rest at New Providence cemetery Monday. Perkins school dismissed Friday. teacher Jennie Pangburn went to Ohio Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Terril
Armstrong Walton
Yerman Eldridge
A. Winslow
New Providence
Perkins
Jennie Pangburn
Ohio
Whitten community notes and local events in brief
Whitten Co operative Creamery grows with about 100 members as speeches condemn ring creamery practices. Reverends fill church, life insurance canvassing by Ed Coffin. Local election yields tied results decided by drawing lots. School meeting politics highlight governance tensions. R Q Wickham praised for Saint Providence school term. Anti Veto comments on the Rainsbarger trial kept to reader testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitten Co-operative Creamery
Ring
Odenweier
Christian Church
Jackson
Des Moines
Ed Coffin
Rolfe
Cherokee Life Insurance Co
J. J. Fones
James Lyons
Citizens
R.Q. Wickham
Providence
Whitten
Rance
Masterly Effort Opens Rainsbarger Trial in Eldora
The opening speech by Hon. H. L Huff drew a packed court room of largely female spectators. Huff argued forcefully for the prosecution, outlining the murder theory and accusing Frank Rainsbarger of the crime with compelling detail over nearly four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainsbarger
H. L Huff
Huff
Frank Rainsbarger
Beecher Dies After Prolonged Illness
Henry Ward Beecher suffered an apoplectic attack last Friday and remained comatose until Tuesday morning when he died in his 14th year of life after a 50 year ministry and 40 years as pastor of Plymouth Church Brooklyn. He was regarded as one of the country’s most remarkable men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Obituary of Hannah L. Ellsworth Lytle
Hannah L. Ellsworth Lytle, born August 23 1848, died March 4 1887 at her Providence township home. She married Wilson Lytle September 10 1870 and joined the Christian church in 1877. Survived by her husband and three children, the youngest four months old. Funeral held at Eldora Christian church with Rev J W McClure away, Rev J Dolph officiating. She faced death with strong faith, awaiting eternal rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah L. Ellsworth
Wilson Lytle
Herusband
Christian Church
Lytle
Providence Township
Eldora
J. W. McClure
J. Dolph
Agricultural Column Address for F P Bathbone in Iowa
The agricultural column states that all communications for the department should be addressed to F. P. Bathbone at Breambost Rock Iowa. This line appears to be a byline or official contact directive for the column in a rural Iowa publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Bathbone
Breambost Rock
Iowa
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