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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
5
A sprawling roundup of visits and movements shows Steve Reed and Elias Fuller of Owasa in town for business while Mrs. Walter Johnson of Dows stays with the Miller household. Numerous locals, relatives, and visitors from Eldora, Mason City, Des Moines, Clarion, and other locales travel, socialize, and conduct duties across the area amid school, church, and civic life.
A midweek roundup from Eldora area reports Mr and Mrs W A MacGregor on sick list Mrs Grandma Marshman still poorly and Jene Diott visiting relatives. Neighbors undertake home renovations Clyne Hough builds a new window and barn while Peter English’s daughter Marie dies after a sudden illness. coroner’s jury cites accidental death. Church groups meet and charity teas are held. depots and local officials are noted along with travel and visits across towns including Marble Rock Conrad Marshalltown and Steamboat Rock.
Abbott couple grieves a lost infant while Rev Knoll is reassigned to the charge. Visitors include Evelyn Seweert and Dena Oleman with Ackley and Eldora trips. John Eugle Sr falls from a hand car fracturing three ribs. Lew Grier resigns in New London and seeks business. The night office opens with Operator Coons arriving from Brighton. Mrs Owen returns from Atlanta after winter with daughter Mrs Bullock. Various locals travel to Rockwill, Steamboat Rock, and other nearby towns.
Ernest Taft moved his family into the C N W section house in Eldora. W N McLenon returned home due to his father's illness, who died soon after. Rev Joseph Snowdon and family visited Eldora. Mrs Herman Dornsbach and child visited Eldora relatives. Lectures planned at M E B church on Wednesday feature Famous Pictures of the Dresden Gallery. G G Marshian of Hubbara visited Owasa on business. John Lackey of Lowa alls visited Owasa. A B P Nichols in Isidora on business. Guy Smith and Jay visited Eidvia last Thursday. Charley Stauffer of Eklora and O Huffman visited Wrank in Iowa Falls Thursday and Friday. T B Downs and family visited Iowa Falls over Sunday. George Robertson and Wil Peary went to Chicago with stock last week. Miss Mary Huffie spring term begins Monday.
Providence township records a week of visitors and illness, births, and church attendance. Notable items include Will Spence mourning his mother, 16 fair days, 14 cloudy, 2 inches snow, 3.5 inches rain, four births, and Ross Reece purchasing the J. L. Thornton 30-acre farm for 150 dollars per acre.
Community items report a new 12 by 14 kitchen addition, a load of potatoes sold at Hubbard, and W R Thompson's auto garage built by L M Van Patter. Local activity includes shelling corn at Sherman elevator, Myrtie Van Patter sewing, house cleaning, Will Langford buying sixty more acres, John D Bowman attracting poultry orders from England and France, Edna Springer ill under a doctor’s care.
Maple Grove residents recall weekend visits and returns including Stockdale and wife at Ilona Falls reception. Mary Hensley back from Waterloo to see a sick relation, accompanied by granddaughter Blanche Castle. Reimers sisters hosted at Emma Mark home. Bertha Harper returns from Ohio after extended visit. Birdie Brown and Clara Roach attend Henry Wetzell’s. Jerald Kelsey family guests at W F McCord. Florence Stockdale teaching near Eldora visits home. Agnes Hadley and daughter with others at Charles Derbyshire home. Smith spends days with Henry Wetzell. Buzzells visit Newton. John King and family visit Beamish.
In pre secret ballot days a former Lord Dundonald, refusing bribes, challenged Tlennon but lost to an opponent who paid electors. A clever ploy was devised to win, involving town leaders and agents and a delayed payment of £10 to ensure votes. The following election saw Dundonald win by a large margin amid accusations of coercion and loyalty to money over principle. Also notes on comparing thermometer readings with the Gulf Stream, showing warmth signals tropical origin rather than current strength.
The head of a large trust told guests at a Boston dinner that being against speculation is essential. He argued that attempting wealth through stock fluctuations rather than honest work harms citizenship and noted that fluctuating investments are risky and uncertain. He called a wise stock one that knows its own par.
The Washington Star quotes Briggins claiming the smartest youngster in the world with Growcher agreeing that parental pride mirrors nature. The exchange suggests every life includes moments when one believes a person is exceptionally smart.
A Baltimore American line notes a man displaying vivid emotions: green with envy, yellow with jealousy, white with fear and red with rage, describing a life as highly colored by passion and intensity.
The piece argues alfalfa cultivation boosts yields, soil fertility, and cattle production. It cites state acreages, urges rapid adoption in the corn belt, and portrays alfalfa as essential for national prosperity, with projections of scalable acreage and improved livelihoods.
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