Local and Personal News From Eldora and Surrounding Cities
Arthur Tubbs spent the weekend in Grinnell. Mrs. Jennie A. Gibson of Council Bluffs visits daughter Mrs. M. E. Reed. W. J. Murray overnight in Eldora and did business Friday. Harold Sellers and Miss Helen Richardson of Burlington, Town, guests. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Turner return from Canada and the lakes with Dr. and Mrs. Nyquis. Mrs. H. W. Stonebrook and family in Cedar Falls to arrange IS T C schooling. Mrs. Clyde Miller home from Maron fair with high school horse winnings. O. B. Noel of New Sharon and Homer Noel of Kansas City visit with S. W. Needham and Mrs. Axmear at the Training School. Elizabeth Slee visiting Gardner Montana friends then to Webster City to teach. Ethel Garside transferred to Independence from Western Union here. Mr. Car Jock of Centerville to head office here. A. McInnes of Waterloo and family Sunday visit. enjoy friendships formed while he worked on The Ledgen. Mr. and Mrs. Q. D. Guthrie and Reva leave for Minnesota State Training School for Boys at Red Wing. Friends regret their departure but wish them well. Mrs. J. R. Winnett and Jane return from six weeks on the coast. Dr. Winnett earlier. stop at Adair to visit her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Tubbs
Grinnell
Childrens
Anchor Grocery
Jennie A. Gibson
Council Bluffs
M. E. Reed
W. J. Murray
Eldora
Harold Sellers
Helen Richardson
Burlington
William Parrish
Harry Turner
Canada
Lakes
Nyquis
H. W. Stonebrook
T. B. Hepburn
Ruth
Cedar Falls
Clyde Miller
Maron
O. B. Noel
New Sharon
Homer Noel
Kansas City
S. W. Needham
Axmear
Elizabeth Slee
Gardner
Montana
Sipa
Batera Aya
Webster City
Ethel Garside
Western Union
Independence
Car- Jock
Centerville
KE. A.'Mcinnes
Waterloo
Hidora
Ledgen
Q. D. Guthrie
Reva
Red Wing
Minn
Minnesota
J. R. Winnett
Jane
Dr. Winnett
Los Angeles
Adair
Local News and Visits From Algona Area Citizens
The clipping lists numerous social visits and travel by residents including Mrs Verma Carson of Steamboat Rock in Eldora on business, Florence Staines in Sheffield and Hampton, Lois Estes visiting Ruth Gardener, Leonard Wood from Des Moines visiting relatives, Belle Travis of Marshalltown, Arthur Dickinson of Des Moines, J A Weisner family moving, Dean Warthow visiting Hampton, Frank Filbrandt from Anamosa attending funeral, Ethel Stanton visiting Des Moines, Esth er Johnson visiting, Flowrance Norby returning to Estherville, Leslie Colborngon visiting Alden, Monroe Tyler of Marshalltown with his mother, E A McInnis and Ben of Waterloo, John Kaplan visiting Mason City and Clear Lake, Mrs Robert Hare of Oskaloosa due to Anna Filbrandt’s death, Dewitt Shear visiting Hampton, Mrs John Roblin of Storm Lake en route to Kewanee, Charles Powell visiting his grandfather in Marshalltown, Mrs H M Lynder visiting Gif ford, H H Andrews and qu E Shutt in Conrad, Herman Tietz and others in Eagle River Wisconsin, Mrs John A Johnston to Marshal town to visit her mother Jennie Early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ed Andrle
J. A. Weisner
Dean Warthow
Hampton
Stonebrook
Frank Filbrandt
Anamosa
Anna
Ethel Stanton
Esther
Gerald” Williamson
John Kaplan
Jery
Mason City
Clear Lake
Robert Hare
Oskaloosa
Anna Filbrandt
Dewitt Shear
Thelma Hinton
John Roblin
Storm Lake
Taylor
Kewanee
Charles Powell
Marshall‘town
John Ile
M. Lynder
Gifford
Mattilda Birch
H. H.“Andrews
Qu. 'E. Shutt
Eagle River
Wis
John A. Johnston
Marshalistown
Jennie
Anchor Grocery Sale and Local Notices
Local shoppers see shoe deals from Anchor Grocery while community notices report visits, travels, weddings, and social events. Melvin Lakey departs for El Paso to teach. Major Edward A. Weed visits Eldora. Miss Illa Sehwarck's wedding linked by relatives. several residents visit Des Moines, Fort Dodge, and Cedar Rapids. social events include a Pine Villa outing and an ice cream social hosted by Giford Ladies Auxiliary.
Community update biographical notes and creamery picnic
Eva Booth travels from Geneva to attend her father Chas Tyler’s death. Gene and Betty Smith visit Independence relatives. Dr Geo Kessel visits Cresco for Joan Rae Haas illness. Farmers Co operative Creamery picnic draws 200 with talks by Weickman Emmett Ford Hoyt and entertainment by Swain. Also small ads for water softeners and old papers for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Co- Operative Creamery
Riverside Park
Weickman
Cady Swain
Union
Finley
Ames
Tom Emmert
Mr. Ford
Weichman
Hoyt
Mortality from Insects Outranks Wild Beasts in Tropics
The piece recalls Prof. A. R. Wallace noting wild bees as a greater danger than jaguars snakes or alligators. It cites malarial mosquitoes as a far larger cause of death than snake bites in India and notes Panama Canal builders were halted by tiny insects. Locusts have caused South Africa greater harm than wild beasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Wallace
Kipling
Africa
America
India
Panama Canal
South Africa
Ancient Manuscripts Found by British Museum
British Museum acquires fragments of two ancient papers said to be among the oldest on earth. Discovered by Sir M Aurel Stein in ruins along the China Turkestan frontier, the pieces include phrases in Chinese characters and a wife’s rebuke about her husband’s ruinous debauchery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Sir M. Aurel Stein
Turkestan
Syoyae
China
Government seeks longer lasting dollar bids
Government worries over extending the life of dollar bids as it faces a large public demand. About a hundred million people express hope for success in the policy effort.
Social Notes Chronicle Local Visits and Travels
A prolonged list of visiting relatives and relocations across towns and states. Names include Rena Alden, Pearl Brown, J R Winnett, Jane, F E Magnessen, E R Sellstrom, W L Magnessen, Worthington, Cioffi, Paul Gast, Fern, Nellie Grimes, Mabel, Frank Nehring, Gus Nehring, Carl Bahr, Ralph Tyler, Chas Tyler, Ben Vietor, Rena Mulford, and Glenn Rash. Activities cover weeklong stays, weekend visits, and moves to California, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. Also notes clergy visitors at Colleen Bawn Cottage Pine Lake and a North Dakota sight-seeing trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Alden
Pearl Brown
Gilman
Ray Sheller
Fern
Pola
Ill
J.‘R. Winnett
Jane
F.E. Magnessen
E. R. Sellstrom
Gowrie
W. L. Magnessen
Red Worthington
Lefty Cioffi
Waterloo Misssippi Valley League
Paul Gast
Ventura
W. H. Longnecker
Glen Ruth
Delbert and
Dorthy
South English
George Wills
Carroll
Riverside
California
Jennie Wills
Henry Harrison
Kanawa
Ed Moyer
Walter Roblin
S. E. Hollingsworth
Geo Pettitt
Kent
Washington
Fobe Wyckhoff
Doll Wyckhoff
Fonda
W. L. Herrald
Nellie Grimes
Mabel
Minneapolis
Minn
Lake Mills
Frank Nehring
Hampton
Gus Nehring
Milwaukee
Chicago
Carl Bahr
Lansing
Mich
Pasadena
Calif
Ralph Tyler
North Platte
Nebr
A. R. Adamson
Norfolk
Chas. Tyler
Ben Vietor
Ackley
Marjorie Marie
Vietor
Rena Mulford
Sam Walker
Arthur Heun
LeRoy
Ming
Gus. Loman
A. J. Foulkes
DePaul University
D. J. Leniham
Cedar Rapids
M. J. O’callahan
Marion
P. J. Boyle
Grundy Center
Father Dowling
Colleen Bawn Cottage
Pine Lake
Ralph B. Hardy
North Dakota
Glenn Rash
Oskaloosa
Eldora
Lost Golf Bag And Tire With Rim In Ledger Area
A sand bank search near the high bridge seeks a missing golf bag with clubs and a tire with rim from the Ledger area. Contact Ledgar office for reward. Also several local ads: Angus bull, ensilage cutter, and an Evinrude boat motor for sale by Lawn Hill and Ledger publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Center
Hubard
Ledgar
L. V. Carter
Lawn Hill
Local callers and visitors listed in town notes
Union resident Mrs Ed Coler visited town yesterday. Harry Del Aggio made a business call in Des Moines Tuesday. Chas Stauffer and family were visiting in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Mrs H H Williams visited her uncle at Victor Iowa yesterday. Mrs Russell Frazier returned from Iowa Falls hospital Monday. James L Brown and family called in Marshalltown Monday afternoon. Miss Agnes Hinkle visiting her parents near Alden IA. A G Gardener and daughter Arlene were business callers in Oskaloosa Monday. Mr and Mrs BE Clay visited Julia Larson at Roland yesterday. Miss Lois Estell of Marshalltown spent weekend with Ruth Gardner here. C A Parks son and daughter left for Lake Mills Wisconsin for a short visit. Mr and Mrs Nick Geras and family visiting at L Davies home returned to Des Moines Monday. Will Nissen and Miss Lydia Nissen were at Cornell College Monday to enter school this fall. Mrs W Schultz and children visiting her mother Mrs Welsh returned to Canton Montana Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Coler
Union
Harry Del#aggio
Des Moines
Chas. Stauffer
Minnesota
Wisconsin
H. H. Williams
Victor
Iowa
Russell Frazier
Iowa Falls
James L. Brown
Marshalltown
Agnes Hinkle
Alden
A. G
Arlene
Oskaloosa
BE. L. Clay
Julia Larson
Roland
Lois Estell
Marshaltown
Ruth Gardner
C. A. Parks
Lake Mills
Wis
Nick Geras
Ll. Davies
Will Nissen
Lydia’ Nissen
Cornell College
Local families depart for fairs and visits
Mrs Guy Bridgens and daughter Margaret with son Burton and Mildred Abbott left for Des Moines for the State Fair. Henry Tyler and sister Miss Louise Tyler of Chicago attended their father Chas Tyler's funeral. Delia Kelley returned to Waterloo after six weeks with Mrs EB Thompson. F E Matson Edith Webb Maggie McKay of Plainview visited Ivan McKay. Chas Marks Barney Starrs family left for Minnesota and Wisconsin on a several day outing. Kenneth Anderson went to Chicago to visit relatives, aided by aunt Miss Bertha Satterfield. Anna Rathburm, guest at Herman Blerding home, returned to Aiken Minnesota. W G Leslie and Maxine Sayer, after Yellowstone Park outing, returned home with a fine trip report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Bridgens
Margaret
Burton
Mildred Abbott
Des Moines
Henry Tyler
Louise Tyler
Chicago
Chas. Tyler
Delia Kelley
EB. §. Thompson
Waterloo
F. E. Matson
Anna Rathburm
Herman Blerding
Aiken
Minn
W. G. Leslie
Maxine Sayer
Yellwstone Park
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Bologna
Italy
Ff National Bank
First National Bank
First.trust and Savings Bank Sevins
Ieee
Eldora, , Iowa
Ford
Ford Motor Company
John Lund, Jr
J. Doug Morgan
von Krog
Woodward
Tuegday
Steve Sayer
Devil
Pine Villa
Melvin Lakey
el Paso
Texas
A. J. Miller
Whitten
Miles Sayer
Irene Lawler
Fort Dodge
Eldora Candy Co
Paul Waddington
Fred Sticlow
Edward A. Weed
Compton
John Schweitzer
Illa Sehwarck
Lillie Leggett
Mary Kelly
Frank Kelly
Tom
Mat Kennedy
Henry Shibold
G. C. Perkins
Joseph Reynolds
San Jose
Emily Brooks
M. H. Strother
Albion
Nerces
Alice
Strother
Oscar Ryan
Orlin
Peehley Ohio
Mr. Ryan
Reuben Silgius
Sioux Falls
S. Oak
Giford Ladies Auxiliary
Church Lawn
G. E. Diehl
Aymer D. Davis
Robinson Quick
E. R. Davis
Porth
Sharon Page
Robi, Collins
Ee L. A
Eva Booth
Geneva
Chas
Tyler
Pierce Tank Shop
City Sanitary Dairy
Gene
Betty Smith
Julia
Donald
Exeter
Conrade. Larson
Batéson
Union Central Life Insurance Co
Cincinnati
Delon
E. G. Diller
P. C. Molgard
Kramer
Maurice Needham
Wyatt Johnson
Picot
Stella
Ackerman
New England
R.L. McFarland
L Y. Carter
Washington Street
R. F
Shellrock
Blackmun
Calli McLaughlin
the Ledger
Ane Call Ak
LD. McMichael
Eldora, Iowa
Central States Electric Company
2Nd St
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