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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1923
Page
16
Fred Roeske died December 6 1923 after a three week illness of chest neuralgia that reached the heart. Survived by wife Martha and nine children including Martha Voight Cincinnati and John at home, plus brother Karl of Eldora and many friends. Services held at home and Buckeye with hymn singing and Methodist ritual burial in Buckeye cemetery.
Emma Lawtum married Jim Kennedy at Eldora last week and will reside in Iowa Falls. Local residents mention Jewel Bockwire driving a new Chevrolet to town and Ethel Winterfield visiting Des Moines. A new cement floor was laid at the M E Church basement with other repairs passing. W M S meetings and a D V V Club masquerade party with notable costumes occurred. A son born to Mr and Mrs LeRoy Anderson in Des Moines hospital on December 8 1928. Radcliffe basketball teams played Story City. boys lost 27 to 6 and girls won 8 to 2. Marion Baldwin returned from Birchnell Town to help with farm work. Mrs Bertha Houck and son Henry left for Wisconsin due to sister’s illness. Miss Bessie Swenson’s sister Mrs Anna Wareman married Ervin Johnson of Alden at Eldora. Ben Hegland of Boone spent a weekend in Bo B Higland’s home. Hegland and wife planned Marshalltown winter. A Christmas party with Married Ladies Harmony Club at N B Smith’s included a tree, presents and program with out-of-town guests.
Mrs H M Gronwold and others from Town Falls and Elsworth visited Buckeye last Wednesday while Californians Drake and Myers spent Saturday in Radcliffe. A birthday surprise for Vivian Nassen was held, and a 72nd birthday dinner honored Mrs Elwick. Radcliffe Chapter 6 Q S held a meeting with two new candidates and officers elected.
Rural notes describe Frisbie 80 acre farm eight miles southeast of Town Falls with 46 acres of corn 60 hogs eight cows and 600 bushels of oats plus 350 chickens. Myers near Eldora also 80 acres reports 27 acre corn at 50 bushels per acre 70 hogs 1400 bushels oats milking 66 dogs and 160 chickens. Draper 820 acre Grundy County farm eleven miles southeast of Eldora raised about 00 acres of torn hogs 300 head and 2500 bushels oats. Also recounts a hog story of Fred R Mitchell near New Providence turning 100 pigs weighing 99 pounds into corn field, their rapid gain and costs. Ackley four county show program from December 11–13 lists judging, lectures and demonstrations by local agents and clubs.
A two day butchering training school will be held December 14 and 15 at the Iowa State Training School in Eldora. Township reps chosen to attend will demonstrate in their areas. observers are welcome. Hog and beef butchering opportunities sought. contact Farm Bureau Office. Hardin County Cow Tent notes November gains with average 622 lbs milk and 24.8 lbs fat from 319 cows. Roy N Finster top producer with 1282 lbs milk and 449 lbs fat. multiple Holstein and Jersey records listed. Debates among township Farm Bureau groups set for December 21 with pairs pairing for Hub bard, Robertson, Cottage locales. large crowds and discussion reported.
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