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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1926
Page
2
Timely notes from Timber Valley listing visits dinners and calls. George Snovel, Jim Bowman, Lawrence Matthews among recent Hubbard callers. several residents attended Henry Puttkamer sale. pot luck supper planned at Cottage Church on February 19.
Steamboat rook Mr J J Freakson made a business call in Wellsburg Monday. Mr and Mrs Edd Ruppelt and their son from Grundy Center visited. Bertha Smith left Monday for a visit in Wisconsin. John Wilts and Lauretta Ruppelt visited Eldora and George Iowa respectively. Lena Santen Eldora caller. Sarah Bear and Lena Eckhoff shopped in Marshalltown. W L Mahoney has a new radio installed in the depot.
Friday night saw the last basket ball game on the local floor as both teams defeated Buckeye rivals. Miss Florence Minster and Myrtle Walters returned from a California and Texas trip Friday morning. The Girls and Boys tournaments are set for Eldora and Hansel respectively with crowds urged to attend.
South Pine lists Leonard Templeton and aow Cady of Whitten visiting John Templeton on Sunday. Mrs Claude Spurlin stayed with her Albion parents a few days. Roy Wilson and family of New Providence visited Mrs Olive Wilson. Mont Moore shipped hogs Saturday. Various local families including the Russel Smiths, Johnny Dewitt and son, Mrs Charlie Brindle, Cecil Claybrook, and the Templetons are noted as callers or visitors during the prior week.
Tuesday saw Will Clingerman assist his son Clint in a local butcher task. Funeral services were held for a baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dougan in Iowa Falls. Lester Kaufman and Glide Riley wed in Iowa Falls and plan a home on the Harley Kaufman farm near Racine after a brief honeymoon. Other items note visits, illness, and social events among area families including the Holbrooks, Warner, Bullis, Nolte, Lake, Dunning, and Grant communities with countless neighbors seen or hosting gatherings.
Local reports cover a debate with affirmative speakers C A Hauser and C F Long against A M Jarvis and Geo A Blaha. It notes a music visit from Des Moines, church activities, Boy Scout outreach, and a detailed Whitten and Liscomb high school basketball season summary with scores and player lineups.
Eagle City reports pleasant winter weather as residents recount visits and family news. Keith Pierce of Storm Lake visited with grandparents A D Pierce. Alvin Eldred moves to OR Jones Place and invites friends to visit. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Scott visited Ackley. C and Lambright hauled shelled corn to Abbott for Earl Shaner and Will Treade. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Treade welcome a nine pound girl born last week. Sam Volk helps W A Len cut wood and make posts. Floyd Marmon injured at Rollin Knight home, losing five teeth. Dr Ponrgelson attended from Town Falls and was recovering well. Frank Robb attended Robertson Ladies Aid dinner. Herbert Robb and wife move to farm south of Iowa Falls. C M Ellison and Mrs Henry Weyranch cooked for corn shel Aera on Trendle farm. Weyranch and Walls visited Lambright home. Lambright and A D Pierce hosted Sunday dinner. Bert Trende visited Alden. Frank Robb plans sale and intends to move to Eldred’s house. Leyde Plumm of Marshalltown rented the farm for the year.
Lincoln and Hubbard residents share a busy week of visits, illness, and social events. Families including Reed, Smith, Curtis, and Swift gather for sales, dinners, and market events while several children recover from flu and tonsillitis. Social circles report shopping trips, church group meetings, and neighborhood help, with local humor about married versus single life.
The document records the June 1 to December 31 1925 period for Hardin County Iowa. It lists financial figures and accounts managed by treasurer C M Barnes including revenue disbursements and balance tracking for the semi annual reporting cycle.
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