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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
8
Whitten and Union area residents are listed visiting relatives, attending events, and traveling to Marshalltown, Des Moines, and Gifford. Notes mention engagements, births, funerals, and a cataract surgery, with multiple named families and towns including Mar shaltown, Eldora, New Providence, Conrad, and Ackley.
Ae Frank Hinshaw is sick and Will Creson sells land to Walter Reece near Honey Creek. Purchases include 40 acres at $175 per acre and a large touring car. Many neighbors visit relatives, a new baby born to Ray Davis, threshing underway, oats and wheat yields listed, and Honey Creek Fairview churches without a preacher.
Miss Clara Kaseiska visits her sister and brothers in Eldora while Mrs. F H Knight field hosts. Mrs Gus Luttsehwager and Mrs Patee were in Iowa Falls on Tuesday. Henry Luttschwager badly scalded on Saturday while operating a traction crane. Miss Florence Jenkins of Swalerdale visits A E Reynolds home. Mrs Gephart returns after two days away, escorted by her brother. H J Bruhns and wife attend funeral of Mrs McConologue in Town Falls. Miss Neuenfeldt returns to Buckeye Mercantile after two weeks absent. Miss Lillian Edick of Hubbard starts work in the telephone office. Many attend Hubbard bids on Thursday. Dr Hincken of Sheffield visits R B Clift over Sunday. Rufus Seeley and Chester Van Putter go to Des Moines Sunday. Mrs Patee undergoes dental work in Iowa Falls Thursday. Miss Olga Gherke visits in Iowa Falls Sunday. Mrs Curtis Boylan and children visit Ju D Van Patter home. R L Pace of Blue Earth arrives Friday to handle local business. Miss Vern Martin goes to Alden Saturday evening.
Morning services were held at the N S church lot. Mrs G Ey Main, long ill, died Saturday evening. Miss Hazel Harris of Forest City visited Dan Munson and Ole Harris homes before returning home. Mr and Mrs Leerburg and family and Mr and Mrs Gilbert Haaland visited Geo Knutson. Lane girls shared supper at Ida Towley. The Sieliff threshing outfit started humming in the lane with Dora Kahrs Hazel Munson and Henry Munfial? nearby.
Ed Nelson of Iowa Falls set up a new tinder Thursday with his wife accompanying him. Albert Younker and Harry Ryan visited Hampton Friday. Mrs. Ed O'Neil of Dubuque and sister Anna Spengler of Ackley visited Mrs. P. J. Ryan and friends here. Mrs. J. K. Bass and children stayed with her parents Saturday night and Sunday. Virginia McGough visited the Ren Sehoon home Sunday. Leo Mfushka and ahs Smith of Bradford were in Clear Lake. Younker and Ryan visited Belmond and Clear Pate Wing FF. Aldringer rents his farm to his son-in-law John, plans to move to town. Fred Richtsmeier and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Richtsmeier visited Grafton Sunday. Richtameier's parents are Mr. and Mrs. John Rademaker. Filla Hively of Birds Eye, Minn., and William Mulford of Town Mills visited aunt Mrs. James Ke cough. Sara Snater returned from Waterloo Sunday to visit Henry Sniter family. Wm. Aldinger and son Harry were Hampton callers Tuesday. A. N. Ejtsert and Emanuel Schil lion of Bradford were Hampton visitors Tuesday. Ed Ryan and son Philip were in Hampton on business Tuesday. James King shows off a new automobile.
Maple Grove reports show Rey and Ward of Raymond visiting Henry Wetzell. C J Stockdale and family attended church at the Ridge and visited the McCoy home. Daisy Hunt and family hosted in the Co Mark home Friday. J R Santee of Dows visited Mary and J R Santee homes. Blanche Castle and Edward Castle drove to Waterloo. C Stevens returned from the southern state trip. Miss Bessie Esterson recovering from appendicitis after recent operation. Grandpa Ward remains poorly. Guisy Haunt and others spent Sunday in Hampton with Matel Elfefson. Mrs Guy Dodd and daughter Lillian visited New Providence. Maple Grove youths enjoyed an ice cream social at the Frank Wall home in Burdetto. Daisy Hunt of Rolling Prairie, Indiana, arrived for a two week visit at the W. & McCort.
Thompson and family arrived home Friday while Will Blair and family visited Owa si Sunday. Rev Miller and wife are proud parents of a new son News on. Bays report a new baby boy at their home. Matt Waseen and wife visited relatives at Hubhard Sunday. Joe Race and wife visited Mrs Race's parents near Waterloo during the Old Settlers event. The afternoon program for the Fort Elerdine Grove fair will be August 24 and 28. Will Johnson has built an addition to Kasbarn. Almost everyone from here attended Chautauqua.
Frank Bothwell is listed as sick. H B Leslie and R J Darrah operate the Moon Brothers threshing machine. Mrs W V Carey visits her daughter Mrs Frank Bothwell. H W Morelan departs Tuesday night for Canada to seek land. H B Leslie and wife and P M German and wife journeyed to Clear Lake by auto. Chas Newton and wife visited C I Jacques Sunday evening. Stewart Stockdale conducted business in Hampton early this week.
Mrs Ed Benson and baby are doing well. Threshing has occurred with oats yielding 80 to 40 bushels per acre. A threshing machine from Illinois is due this week. John Hanson Jr is ill. Elmer Ford and family visited relatives near Boone last week. Mrs Lulu Curtis of Madison Wis visits her parents in Town Falls and Elk Run. she lived here before marrying twenty years ago.
Movable camp described as a large tent and smaller cook tent offered for sale at a reasonable price. Apply at Ledger office. Fifty cents buys one of the three wall tents. Only a few left in Hardin County.
Robertson Jack Zufall took a business trip to Alden last Saturday. Mrs. Ida Cobb remains on the sick list. Mrs. Clara Perkins of Iowa Falls came Friday to help care for Mrs. Levi Nelson. Mrs. Clarde Garrison from Iowa Falls visited her sister Mrs. Harmon for a week. About sixty friends surprised Rev. Hughes and wife Thursday evening with a rug and refreshments. they plan to move soon. Wainsworth and children from Boone and Mrs. Manning from Eldora visited St George home. Lauterbach family and others visited Reinhbeel. Hughes and wife attended church at Town Falls. Mrs. Stotser and children and Mrs. Bennett of Town Falls visited locally. Reed Tool of Ackley spent Sunday with Mrs. Strahorn. Miss Lelis Wilson to teach Pleasant Hill school this fall. About thirty-five Greeks work on the section of the town. G Wickham family visited last week. Rose Simpson and Bess Wilkinson visited the Wilson home. S. I. Wilson visited relatives last Thursday night. Whooping cough again in town, Evelyn Wilaby named as victim.
Miss Bessie Hoefer left for Pasadena to join her parents who went there last fall. Families and friends visited in town, including George Vigars and relatives from Eldora. Mrs. C. E. B. Marie died Saturday. funeral held at the M E church. Several local people traveled to Des Moines and Jewel for visits. Eddie Witherspoon had a car accident but was not seriously hurt. An advertisement promotes Huey binger glass dashboards for Iowa autos.
The article reviews Garrett P. Serviss's New York Journal piece on planetary drama. It argues Mars hosts intelligent life per Lowell observers and details ecosystems, canals, and water from polar ice, while Earth experiences a later tragedy and the Moon ends as an empty stage.
A detailed note on summer and evening neckwear highlights the era’s trends. Statements cover frilled net and lace neckpieces, tucker additions, brooch statements, bead necklaces, colors, and fabrics from ivory beads to colored strands. Mentioned are high wired collars, surplice bodices, and age of Paris influence.
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