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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
6
Local chatter covers town life from gossip and dating to wartime thinking. Residents remark on a summer of rain, sugar limits, and candy incentives, while wrestling bouts, a car near the Newcomer building, and sports at Wisner loom. A caller seeks honor roll inclusion and courthouse records on those who have gone to fight.
A list of warranty deeds and transfers in Hardin County centered on Liberty Park Add Eldora. Notable entries include James A Webster et al to Lillian Stadler for Lot 7 Block 7 priced at 240 dollars and to Lora N Lakey for Lot 10 Block 1 at 300 dollars, among many others including Ellora Eldora parcels and several Liberty Park Add lots with varied sums. Other transfers include large sums such as Walter G Austin to John McCarley for the W%2 SEY4-59-19 at 19000 dollars and Mary O Laughlin to Michael P Laughlin for property in Iowa at 24 dollars.
Mrs ENoy of South Pakin visits the minister’s home. Glen Kersey and wife visit Bess, sister to Mrs Weatherly. Miss Agnes Moore back from Marshalltown. Dora Pence an Eldora caller. Miss Pence visits Cedar Falls and Marshalltown friends. W Turner calls in Steamboat. Rainbow division soldier Daniel Harris wounded July 26, families send cheer. Chet Reed and family in Steamboat. Sunday school picnic on August 21 enjoyed by all. Gardner returns from Washington. Frances Moore visits Marshalltown friends. Agnes Moore at home after operation and feeling fine. Mrs Chas Gelhorn hosts Ladies Aid. Mrs Ratliff and Alice return to Radcliffe. Stella Carpenter visits Robertson. Ebart Eckhoff an Eldora caller. Dick Campbell and Bernard Todd Eldora callers. Will Reed returns from Marshalltown after over Sunday. Mr and Mrs Al Riley and family visit Riley home. Jennie and Grace Pence tick in town. Bill Riley and Zella go to Eldora. Ray Johnson and baby progressing nicely.
Radcliffe and nearby residents share Sunday and weekend visits. Webber family from Ackley spent Sunday at Will Wykle’s. Clara Hines of Mason City visited Adama home in Sherman. Eller family of Auburnette visited Philip Eller. John Fowler and daughter Beulah of Ackley visited relatives. E C Thompson traveled to Butterfield Minnesota. Sarah Olson visited Gilbert Knutson near Buckeye. Kings Daughters with Senna Tow and Thea Tow. Welland family and Mrs Pederson toured Story City. Langland family visited near Williams. George Moore family from Tola Kansas visiting F Houck. former Radcliffe residents en route home from Janesville, Wis.. C A Ferner and two children from Gleat Lake visited Radcliffe. Mr. and Mrs. M Holt and two sons from St Paul came to Paul Friest home. Mrs. O H Commack travelled to Iowa Falls for a visit. Mrs. Etta Peoples and daughter visiting James Peoples. Mrs. Branyard returned from Jewell visit. Mrs. John Tapps left for a few days with folks at Conrad. Lenore Winterfield went home to Sibley.
A flurry of social visits and travel is noted as residents from Webb City to Alden and Hubbard visit relatives in Des Moines Minneapolis Elmore and neighboring towns. Miss Gretchen Lenning and Miss Lori Smith visit kin while others attend family gatherings and return from trips. A birth is announced in Iowa Falls and several residents plan stays with relatives in town and nearby communities.
Chicago children arrived for two weeks training live in homes of Fred Draper John Dinnes Lester Hoffa D W Shock I Meyers Mrs Helen Snovel D D Sheller and A E Propst. A baby girl born to Samuel Lewis died last Wednesday and was buried in Ivester cemetery. Addresses list trainees and private lines reference Camp Pike Arkansas and nearby training units with names and units.
Sunday report notes the school chair man leading county convention plans to be held in Dike in a few weeks with full announcements to come. Reinbeck visitors discuss county Sunday school work while Kenneth Sheller recovers from illness. Local residents visit over Sunday and Prairie City travelers joined. A diagonal trail near Sweater is staked for county grazing and will improve the area. Many youths plan to enter high school this winter, implying a need to drive or board.
Mrs Chaster Von Potter visited Rowan with her mother and sister to visit an aunt. Norris left Saturday to begin work as a fireman on a freight train on the Short Line. An auto collision between Frank Overmeier and Wayne Miller of Alden damaged both cars but left no injuries. Mrs Fred Kahl planned a two week visit with friends in Illinois. Mrs Fred Foster and Arlene visiting at Arthur Peglow home. Mrs G H Bailey and Elma left for a two week outing at Clear Lake. Buckeye Mercantile Co named Earl Caryl of Beach as new clerk. Prof Crosby and wife welcomed a daughter born Friday in Corydon. Miss Gladys Smith assists in the restaurant in place of Mrs Van Patter. Mrs Hilker, mother of Mrs Chas Lightfield, died Saturday from kidney trouble. funeral Monday. Floyd Evans left Friday for Great Lakes naval training station.
OWASA Mrs O M Cesana visited friends in Owasa Monday Mrs Downs and son Paul were in town Falls Tuesday and Wednesday Frank Jackson 8 G Costello and Ed Dowd drove to Des Moines Tuesday W N McLenon spent days in Omaha last week returning Tuesday Mrs Oliver Nichola is home from Camp Dodge where she has been with her husband Prank and Ben Fuller transacting business in Eldora Thursday Misses Sophia Rosa and Elisa Reed of Decatur visiting in the home of their uncle A S Reed Mrs Ralph Cowle and children of Charles City visiting in the CG JP Leslie home Henry Stielow and Harry Costello were in Eldora Thursday Rev Marks and wife returned Friday from their two weeks vacation
Mrs E B Downa of Iowa and Miss Flota Mulford are visiting in town at the homes of F B Downs and Frank Jackson. Mrs Pettijohn and her son, who have been visiting the former's parents, spent several days with the Jackson family. Wilcox attended a gathering Thursday awaiting news of Ree in Golostade whose daughter has just had a baby.
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