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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
6
The company to spend at least 10 dollars and about twenty two thousand feet of cable to install and connect farmer lines. The present system is disorganized and efforts are underway to improve service.
An Iowa prophet predicts a volatile late April through summer with warm spells from the 10th to the 14th and 19th to 20th frosts, heavy thunder storms with dangerous winds around the 15th to 18th, a stormy late month and unsettled but cool from the 25th to 28th, followed by fair days at the end. He links smoky rings around the sun and moon to more disturbances nationwide.
The Iowa State Teachers association executive committee met in Des Moines to draft plans for the upcoming convention. Robert J. Aley president of the University of Maine is the only confirmed speaker, noted for his rise from mathematics instructor to university president and national educator reputation.
Nels Snovel of this city owns a farm in Grundy county and shot a large American eagle on his property about ten miles east of Eldora. The bird, a gray brown behemoth with a six foot ten inch wingspan, appeared after being seen on the farm for weeks. His son, skilled with a gun, finally had the chance to fire and killed the majestic creature.
The six months from October 4 to March 31, 1913 were mild dry and pleasant with no severe winter storms. Temperatures ran above average and precipitation was slightly above normal. Early March brought cold and storms with high winds delaying field work. Soil and weather allow plowing and seed sown last week to proceed. oats and spring grains were sown but rain hindered progress. Fall sowing of clover timothy bluegrass and grasses wintered well. Hay and rough feed supplies remain ample. winter crop acreage is slightly above last year’s harvest and may rise to normal with good weather. Fruit trees remain dormant but prospects for all fruit crops are favorable.
Government promotes guinea pigs as viable human food aligning with historical and regional use in South America. Biological survey assistant David Lantz notes rodents can be edible, citing Peru dressing methods and Charles Cumberland’s cooking opinions. Spaniards and Dutch traders spread guinea pigs to Europe. previously kept as pets, now used in science and proposed for low-cost meat production.
Maggie Kruse aged 55 of Macy appeared before the insanity commission in Midora last week. She claimed neighbors were throwing stones at her house at night and secretly spraying it with carbolic acid, chloroform, ammonia, and arsenic to make her sick. She often reads the incidents aloud and sometimes delivers profane lectures on their supposed impropriety.
W. W. Doud has faithfully served as janitor for twenty years at the county courthouse building and grounds since 1898. He has taken only three days off, enduring summer heat and winter cold while diligently safeguarding county property and interests.
The article cautions that strangers posing as refined guests may charm communities and take money, while longtime neighbors with solid character deserve steadfast trust. It urges valuing established local friendships over flashy but unknown outsiders who arrive with pretenses.
County Treasurer Starr reports a heavy March in tax collections with a large volume of work. Receipts totaled 204,119.60 dollars, including regular 179,817.09, temporary 3,257.10, paving 5,787.88, and drainage 16,828.53, with staff burning midnight electricity to clear the books. The team finished the month on an easier street.
Local Knights Templar in Hardin County discuss plans for a Denver conclave trip set August 12 to 15. Indications point to a large affair with many city accommodations already spoken for. The event may be open to nonmembers with details to follow. Side trips to Colorado points of interest are being arranged.
In Hubbard last week the death of three year old Marie English is linked to possible dog poison. An inquest with jurors J. N. Rich H. S. Boeke and G. G. Mathews found she died from poison, likely strychnine, with dog biscuits suspected as the delivery. The note calls for severe punishment for the culprit if caught.
Minneapolis and St. Louis railway officials plan relocating track and depot west of the city to a more modern facility near the H. C. Webster house within the corporate limits. The project aims to straighten the line to avoid the current curve and reduce grades that hinder heavy freight, with work possibly starting next year.
Attorney Aymer D. Davis returned from Council Bluffs where he aided in habeas corpus proceedings for the release of Vista Cochran whose mother, Mrs Percilla Whitlock of Iowa Falls, filed the action. Judge Arthur sustained the question on juvenile court jurisdiction, ruling that the girl could be released from state custody, with detention previously at Mitchellville and Glenwood.
The regular meeting minutes note readings of reports from the health officer engineer and street commissioner with files kept. The boiler inspector and waterworks superintendent reports were filed with required boiler repairs and financial notes show four funds overdrawn while the general fund remains near exhaustion before county apportionment.
A Grant township transcription error mistook Ed Lehmeier’s road drag bill as 318 dollars instead of 138. The Ledger defends publishing blame while urging timely spring work. Neighbors risked blame for the miscalc but roads need funding and prompt action. Early spring is seen as ideal for road repairs and leveling ruts.
A Tuesday sleet storm knocked out telephone and telegraph lines around El Dora, stopping all wire communications. Heavy ice clogged wires, halting service and delaying normal operations as lines failed to function.
Peter Jensen has served notice of suit against J. G. Hardenberg claiming $500 for assault and battery and $500 for slander. The action stems from a dispute over rental payments after Hardenberg, who rented rooms in the Jensen building, allegedly slapped Jensen and hurled vile names. Hardenberg was tried in the mayor's court weeks ago and fined $1 plus costs.
The Eldora school board adjourned to review teacher applicants and bills. They discussed a loyalty clause in contracts, selected several teachers for next year, and noted current teachers who were not reapplied or not chosen.
About sixty five attended a Robertson farmers meeting to organize a Farmers Co-Operative Grain Dealers association. W. D. Ray of Colo provided an instructive talk on the grain business and cooperative operations. A temporary organization was formed and officers elected: Jacob Richtsmeier president, H. L. Harman secretary, Walter Sweet treasurer.
A local battle over Sunday movie showings unfolds in Mason City as Bijou and Orpheum proprietors face arrest and $2.50 fines plus costs for Sunday operations while one operator boasts a $50 house and accepts the penalties. Movie houses defend their programming as religious and harmless, sparked by a rival church group’s Sunday afternoon event at the Orpheum.
Alden resident Harriett E. Furry filed suit against E H Lundy to recover 8600 plus interest on a note dated Dec 16 1911 payable June 1 1918 with 50 monthly installments. she alleges the defendant may have disposed of property to defraud creditors and seeks attachment and a lien on land with costs.
Eldora junk man Mr. Seigel was held up in Buckeye last week taking about nine dollars in goods. He traded a broom for a meal and another for lodging while naked before the mayor and railed in the sun. The brooms were his, and no statute was broken. It seems Buckeye officials overstepped authority.
Ezra Sees Pu My. Bera Nuckolls, touring the Pacific Coast, observed a house blaze near a Salem streetcar stop. He learned the Miles home was burning, occupied by Don Miles, an explosion started the fire, and the family escaped with only their clothes.
Minnie Sharar brings a district court divorce suit against her husband E D Sharar. They wed in Radcliffe about nine years ago and have an adopted son with the plaintiff. She alleges cruel and inhuman treatment and seeks temporary alimony of 40 dollars monthly and 3500 dollars permanent alimony plus further equitable relief.
Mrs John Boylan entertained at the YWCA rooms with a travel talk praised as graphic concise and humorous. Using a prospectoscope she guided listeners through Scottish and Irish scenes she has visited, sharing clear descriptions and personal insight. Refreshments followed the presentation.
Dietrich F. Sprain died early Saturday at his Eldora home after more than a year of illness. He was born March 28, 1828 in Hanover Germany and married Dor ris Stark in Hastings Minnesota in 1857. Survived by three children Emily M Sprain Fred E Sprain and Mrs F A Buse all of Eldora Pos sum Mont and others. The couple lived on a farm west of town before moving to Eldora twenty seven years ago.
A Ledger note presents a clerk's sale report from 1843 Ohio, listing priced livestock and commodities such as sheep at 2.55 each, hogs at 2.25 and 2.10, corn 8.00 per 50 bushels, a carriage 21.00, cows and heifers from 1.00 to 4.95, horses and implements with varied cents, hay and oats stacks, rye at 0.18 per bushel, and tools priced from 0.50 to 2.01. It offers a historical price snapshot for Hardin County comparisons.
The Ledger supports the sewer and water extension as a public improvement. It argues the burden will be distributed and not great, benefiting all residents by health and comfort, urging everyone in Eldora with the town’s interest to vote in favor.
Reverend Tiser, pastor at the Whitten Methodist Church, is quarantined as a smallpox patient after taking his daughter to Des Moines for tonsil surgery at the Methodist hospital. He spent several days there before returning home, where authorities swiftly isolated him to prevent spread. The city reports no imminent danger and the patient’s condition is not serious.
Last Saturday evening about forty neighbors and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Boyer and gave them a pleasant surprise. The jolly party enjoyed games, music, and a bountiful luncheon before guests departed late, hoping for many more such gatherings.
The two lives lost at Steamboat in the M. & St. L. wreck cost the railway $18,500. The Yetter heirs received $7,500 and the Donaldson heirs $11,000. Settlements were likely preferable to court action for all involved.
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