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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
8
County notes from Owasa and surrounding towns detail visits, family moves, school term start, bank lockout, farming activity, and upcoming weddings. Notable items include C K Mason moving from Oklahoma, relocation of Coston to Lytton, multiple visits among Elmer Ford family and local households, and a wedding announcement for Chas Hopkins and Chloe Conklin.
Sherman residents made weekend visits to relatives and friends including Miss va Zielska and Dory Kahrs. Several families shared Sunday gatherings at Leerburg and Knutson homes while L. C. Kahr took hogs to Chicago. Other noted visits included Mrs. Matilda Moe hosting Ladies Aid and threshers help with Tom Knutson.
Stewart Stackdale was a business caller in Hampton on Monday. Gus Fredricks sold his threshing machine to John and Will Hamilton. John Hayes and son were called to Mlinois Saturday night by the death of Hays brother. Mr. W Lewers and daughter Mable of Atlantic UK visit Lee this week. Ted Newton and P M German run Stewart Stockdall threshing machine. C Kaplin family and Men sing went to Clear Lake by auto Sunday. George Newton family of Fopejoy visited C E Jacques Sunday. Steven Harris was a pleasant caller at the Frank Wall home Sunday evening.
Mrs Ethel Hunt and her son Howard returned to Ouray Colorado after months with Maple Grove family. Mary Hensley improves from blood poisoning in the hand. Local youths enjoyed an ice cream social at the Woods home. Jerold Kelsey family visited W P McCord over the weekend. M G W W met at Wm Halbrook's for a fine gathering. J R Santee M M Santee and Jamilien picnicked at Idlewild Sunny.
Real estate transfers include New Providence Academy board to Independent Consolidated School District of NP for lots 5 and 6, B 12 at $1, and multiple others such as Charles McClean to C R McLean for E 140 A at $14,000 and Edward Schwartz to William Furstenay for 90.26 acres SEY 35 88 22 at $12,185. Calculations show transfers, addendas, and prices. an autos note and atlas advertisement appear within the item.
Tent for sale size 14x14 in near new condition. Price listed at 28 dollars. Include offer details about delivery and pickup. Also advertisement for Ledger subscription and wall charts to be obtained at the Ledger office with fifty cents.
Lydia Higginbotham seeks partition of undivided one twelfth in a half acre tract in section 26 township 88 north range 20 west Hardin County. Defendants include Mary Clow and numerous Stewarts and related parties. Court warns appearance by Sept 8 1913 else default and decree. Dated Eldora August 6 1913.
On July 14 1913 the District Court of Hardin County Iowa appointed P S Browder as executor of the Sarah A Reese estate. All indebted persons must pay the undersigned and all claims must be presented legally authenticated to the court for allowance.
An travel pitch touts the Chicago and Northwestern line to the Great North Woods and lake country of Wisconsin Minnesota and Northern Michigan. It promises cool air pine scent and hundreds of outing spots for fishing sailing and tramping with fares via the railroad and asks readers to contact ticket agents for specifics. A separate farm ad in Geneva New York promotes 85 acres near town with a 10 room house and multiple outbuildings at 99 per acre. It urges requesting a catalogue from Payne Farm Land Company. The advertisement also notes a local Buckthorn bark remedy Adleritica claiming instant relief of sour stomach gas and constipation.
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