Eldorn Board Adopts Bridges and Appoints Officials
Eldorn Iowa December 2 1924 board meeting approves engineer payments for filling bridges 2363 Y365 and 10201 10202 1469 and 1480 costs. Approves contracts for John Mitterer and James ONeill fillings. Names F E Fury and John R Heinz and Farr Clinker to township posts beginning January 1 1926. Provides tax suspension for Pleasant Township’s 7 block area and authorizes monthly warrants up to 8 dollars. Hundreds of jurors witnesses and misc. payments listed.
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Eldorn
Iowa
G. W.bailey
Etia Township
Pleasant Township
Lawn Hill
Anid
James O'Neill
Fourth of duty Santa Claus day in 1924 tale
A quirky 1924 story recounts a family Christmas Eve like Fourth of July. Tommy, a lively boy, learns of a mysterious balloon gift from Mr. Miller and quietly shares plans with Mrs. Askins as preparations for a festive visit unfold. The Allister household endures hopeful suspense and joyful chaos as yearned gifts arrive and a visitor arrives at night.
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Nice
Boasy
Alister
Tommy
Mr. Kinkins
Aer Wille
Mr. Miller
Omy
Biller
Iaakins
Bry. Haskins
Chhrishimata
Cate
Daddy
Mother Allidter
Mother Allister
Miller
Mr. Aulater
Annala
Daly Wan Santa Ching
Hin Nue Fa
Lost in Barret's Alley Parrot Guides Despard’s Shop
In Barret's Alley a lost Sant Cling follows a glow to Despard's shoemaker shop where a canary and a clever parrot observe and comment on customers. A stranger arrives bearing a bundle for the Forgotten Ones and a voice calls forPapa as darkness and danger loom in the dull wood layabout district.
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Hila Despard
Oli
Despard
Papa
Barret's
Sant Cling
Aod
Santa Claus
Christopher G. Hazard
Keeping Christmas Let All Be Happy
A fragment from a Western Newspaper Union piece extols Christmas observance as a wholesome communal custom. It contrasts shared merriment with individual life, noting the clock of sanity and praising the uplifting power of festive gatherings.
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Christina
Krank
Herbert Sweet
Wentern Newspaper Union
Aed
Fragmented Dialogue About Pressure and Mine Title
A cryptic exchange repeats a line about under pressure and a mine title. The speakers argue over perception and intent with playful wordplay and fragmented phrasing.
It Is Easy to Spread Happiness to Others
A crowded street scene shows shoppers and a mother trying to calm a crying boy as a crowd gathers near a door. A bystander wordlessly aids, while a crow eyes the bustle and a passerby asks for help with a child. The piece notes urban life in 1984.
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Mia
Basler
Golo
Feartsinag
Ateya
Unfinished County Meeting Actions and Payments Noted
A late 1924 county meeting record lists numerous payments and disbursements to individuals and firms for various services and goods. Names include Calvin Boylan and S. C. Engleking, with items ranging from repairs and supplies to house rent and printing. The document notes continued unfinished business and adjournment to December 9, 1924 at 9 p.m. The tone remains formal and administrative, reflecting a detailed financial ledger of the period.
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Schmitt
Fred
Ksat Q
Engr Strickler
W. R
Aast'r
Speers
Ruth
Stenowork
Sayer
Stephen
Poor
Grundy Center
Trickey
W. W
House
Thompson
W. H
Joe Trang
Tyler
Grant
Justice
Trans & G. J. Clerk
Tungland
Ole i
Thorne
Urmson
C. J
Clerk & Trustees Hy
EF. Humphreys J
R. Alexander
Collins Sulon L
Rash
Wolfe
George
Weswick
Arthur
Wehmeyer
J. B
Welden Auto
Wilcox
White
F. X
Esas
Ray
Wiemer
C._G
Welch
J. H
Printing . Co
Zion Institutions
Calvin Boylan
Gopnty
S. C. Engleking
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Eldora Greenhouse
M. H. Smith
Claima Reece
L. K
Wood
C. D
Radohi
H. A
Rorem
Mark
Orpin
Leonard
John McLoud
Meyer
Last
Kosanke
Ernest
Hartness
Slively
A. H
Haugland
Os Otteb
A Phelps, Mia
G. J. Phelps, Clifton
Pintee
Blanche
Gt American Barons Co
Ackermaan
Floyd
Baker
Mra
Alice
Kak Baker
Home Bruner Grocery Co
Iona Poor
Boone Blank Book
Brown
Randal
Bruny
Chesmore
Charley
Creson
Luther
Cramer Bros
Bie “Mae Clarks Grocery
Everhart
Perry
Eldora Steam Laundry
Ellsworth Hospital
Engelling
Frazer
G. L
Frank
Chas
Fallerby
Henvile
Shar
James
Eeestit County Ledger
Phes
Holtzman
W. D. Ji
Bal
Brush Works
Hollingsworth
Wanda
Houghton
Geo
Fireman & Receipts
Daun
Henry
Drury
Davis
A. D
Droher & Co
Riverght & Power
Ldag
Eoutinas To
Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Co
E. B. Kabominga
Derry
Wm. B. Dell the
Quality Jewal
Western Nowapaner Union
Tletoe
Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth of
Henry W. Sedvert
Eldora
Kentucky
Domino
Franklin County
Black Mountain
Golden Rule Coal Co
Joe Detrick
Frank Rainsburger
Ruppelt
H. G
Hepalisian
Ritter
Repair Shoes Co
Johnson
Constable Rudisill
CG. P
Scurry Grocery Co
Provis- Klipto Loove-Lent
Iens
Izes
Schumacher
Koeppen
Ark
Jens
Ay i
Shafer
J. S
Ho B
Setterfield
A. W
Lentz
Herr Lyon
Roland
Luglan
Milonge
Lyon
Lamer
Lew
G. Ly
Lovell Scholfield
Seri Lynn Electric Co
Seth
Miller Lampert Go
Sup- Co
Middleton
Meeks
Ada
Moffett
Prin
McMillan
McFarland
House Rent
A Norris
AG P
Postage Norman
Parking Bros
Patterson-Sargent Co
Harry Grieves
Ferd Abbott
Otto Kluger
Lin Gyrna A
Corel
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