Union Giants Doubleheader Warms Sunday Crowd
The Union Giants split a Sunday doubleheader with Eldora, winning 4 1 in the opener behind Howden and Luther. The second game ended 8 4 with key runs in the fourth and sixth and a late error deciding it. Eldora beat Grundy Center 3 2 at the fair, L Jacobson delivering the winning homer in the eighth. Joe Ross was badly injured threshing, undergoing surgery at St Thomas Hospital. Local junk dealers Morris and Zimmer ink remove old Barbour Asphalt crusher. land changes ownership but golf course unaffected.
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Union Giants
Eldora
Howden
Luther
Giants
Biser
Eldera
Brewer
Grundy
Eliora
Hayden
Brown
L. Jacobson
Grundy Center Olive
Dubberneck
Govenor
Lacody Ab . O'Rourkess
D. Jacobs
Walker If
Hibbins xi
Brown P
Eldora Eisler
Scien L. Jacobson
Jacobson
Wu Farrazher
Fagg
Kopel
Lynch Rf
Steamhort
Rock
Joe Ross
Hardin County
Ross
St. Thomas Hospital
Marshalltown
Morris Grinn
Abe Zimmer
Dubuque
Fair Will End Today With Military Day At School
The Training School held its annual Military Day on Tuesday with company and platoon drills. Co A won rifle drill, Co C hailing the prize squad, and Mona Hon was named best drilled. Major Lund and Capt Hale officiated as judges.
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C Hai
Monahon
Major Lund
Webster City
Capt. Hale
Ft. Dodge
Annual Iyester Picnic Featured by Double Header Base Ball
The 1924 Iyester Picnic on Thursday August 28 offers a big double header with Eldora Grundy Center and Wellsburg. First game at 1 pm admission 76 cents free for under 16. Morning North versus South Melrose sport events with a Daylong program by the State Training School band and a basket dinner at 11:30. Community Club serves supper at 6 pm all welcome. An ongoing court suit by Chas O Ryan guardian seeks about 60000 in notes alleging Kate Muller was incompetent.
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Eldora
Grundy Center
Wellsburg
Melrose
Iverter
Aiken
Des Moines
Hardin County Old Settlers
Grand View Park
State Fair Grounds
Hardin County
J. W. Wickham
West 20Th Street
Town
Coolidge Acceptance Promises Government of Common Sense
President Coolidge formally accepted the Republican nomination promising a government of common sense focused on honesty and economy at home and peace abroad. He urged tax reform, agricultural aid through committees, stronger antitrust and foreign policy, and enforcement of prohibition while opposing general government ownership and wars. The speech stressed agriculture, taxes, and foreign relations, and ended with a call for liberal thought balanced by common-sense action.
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Coolidge
Republican Party
Dawes
Permanent Court of International Justice
Europe
Java
Congress
Great Lakes
Pioneers Hold Reunion at El Erd ing Grove
The Pioneer Picnic near Eldora drew over two thousand attendees for a day of music, speeches, and tributes to early settlers. Judge Hubert Utterbach delivered a keynote address praised as outstanding, with officers elected for the year and a program committee chosen for next year. Robberies struck Steamboat Rock, stealing about $100 from Johnson Store and under $10 from Kramer’s, while Lions Club sponsored an outdoor program for Marshalltown Training School boys. The event featured songs, readings, solos, and multiple musical performances by local residents.
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Mardin
Haynes
A. E. Veline
Eldora
Ben Morrison
J. F. Morrison
Conrad
R. RR. Clampitt
New Providence
L. B. Mills
R H. Renken
Aplington
B. Bishop
State Center
Redolph Bros
Elders
E. Roy Skartvedt
Radcliffe
Roderick Caster
Stowe Bros
Town Falls
F. C. Balvant & Son
Jersey
Fred E. Curtis
Towe Falls
Ethmer Reece
Hardin Co
James Carter
Lawn Hill
Roy Finster
Steamboat Rock
Hardin County
Ormsby
Bekemeter
Hubbard
Morgan
Elerding Grove
Lions Club
Lions Club of
Marshalltown
Odd Fellows Big Day at Eldora for Grand Lodge visit
Eldora hosts an all day Odd Fellows program next Thursday August 28 with Grand Lodge officers visiting from a 40 mile radius. A full schedule runs from 2 PM registration to 8 PM instruction including conferring degrees tours of Iowa State Training School and Vine Lake boat ride followed by supper at Guy Park and talks by Grand Lodge officers.
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Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge
Eldora
Iowa
Vine Lake
Guy Park
Owl Cafe
Iowa Falls
Rambeck
Hubbard
Marshall County
Clarence Fry
Lake Dam
Straw Ballot for President in Iowa Poll
The Ledger teams with Towg newspapers and the Iowa Magazine to launch a six week presidential poll in Iowa. Coolidge may win, La Follette could split the vote, or Davis may surge. state results could decide the nation’s outcome. Readers are urged to vote and return ballots to reveal Iowa’s political history in November.
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Seldant
Iowa
Coolidge
Davis
LaFollette
House of Representatives
Senate
Towa
Ledger
Bergeters
Towg
Iowa Magazing
Asta
Ces
G. O. P. Coolidge
White House
la Follette
Towa Prairies
la Pollete
Coolhige
Congress
Callifornia
Thapele Ia
Market Letter Reports Week of Cattle Hog and Sheep Trade
Receipts show cattle at 64,000 last week vs 62,000 prior. lightweight steers up 26 cents, top steer price $11.20, fat corn-fed steers $9.00 to $10.75, grassers weak at 7.00 to 9.. Hog receipts 160,000 down from 184,000. late Saturday dull with prices 16 to 25 cents lower. Sheep receipts 78,000. week finished strong with lambs 14.46 to 18.50, feeders softer, heavy lambs steady to higher. notes include brutal weather near Iowa and a jailbreak at a Training School.
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Bert Heavs
Washington Range
Sale of Holsteins at Auction Yields High Prices
Auction records show several Holsteins sold with strong bids. one animal brought top price and another sold for $185. The notes mention a sale on a Saturday with buyers and prices, highlighting overall brisk demand.
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Kramer
Ann Ie
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Harriet Halltt
Gifford
Waldo Thorn
Orda Vietor
Ora L. Bumps
Filla Gundestr
Keith Coltis
Ruth Kellogg
Chas. O. Ryan
Kate Muller
Ackley
Lore
Psattsanem
America
Wen
Herald
Uae
Olive Hodge
Olive
Ant
Hodge
B.J. Bonnie
Detmer
Aberdeen
Dak
Roy
Marshall Own
Kenneth Anderson
Chicago
Hm Song
Thomas Changs
Memorial
C. A. Rubottom
Chester Pearson
Rav
William Bottom
Gheater Pearson
Parace
Ruth Chaney
Cecil Rhodon
Jensie Tynsey
Radelitfa
Fred Mitchall
Reading
Frieda Hanse
Vearnelle King
Hubert Utterbach
Mru
Jay Boyd
Mins Adams
Tit
Steamboat
Johnson Store
Les
Hay
County
A. Acs
Naual
Pate
el Lore
Miller, White & Woods of
Doys
Sdxor
Oklahoma
Cedar Rapids
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