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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1931
Page
4
The Jake Templeton family moved Thursday from the vicinity of Clamong to a farm southwest of Union, taking over the residence vacated by Mr and Mrs Claude Davis who relocated into Union. Mrs Caroline Peterson arrived.
A Wisconsin woman touts Kruschen Salt for fat loss claiming 13 pounds shed in six weeks and improved energy. The ad urges daily use and promises broader health benefits, while local notices report moving plans, property rentals, a stroke recovery, and a Federated church social with Washington's Birthday decorations. An Eldora resident briefly ends up locked out, prompting neighborly laughter.
The document lists numerous individuals and amounts tied to road maintenance and construction funds, including Elmer T, Raul Silas Hansen, and G. Lamb, with entries such as 46.02 and 78.50. It documents transfers between trunk construction and local construction funds, plus quarterly provisions and office supplies for county operations. A meeting adjourns to February 17, 1933, with signatures from I. E. Roddy and the County Auditor.
A long crude roll of services and suppliers from Hardin County communities appears, listing Brown Grocery, Central Iowa Telephone Co., Farmers Elevator, Eldora Public Library, and Diamond Grocery among others. The notes recount social visits, funerals, club meetings, and personal announcements tied to Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Wellsburg, Liscomb, and nearby towns with names like Mrs. Sentman, A. W. Ross, Mary Morse, and many locals, plus scattered financial figures and payments.
Relatives report the sudden death of Ed Griss of Robertson neighborhood. Obituaries note Wm Hayden and Simon Costello passing. Multiple visits and gatherings occur at Cries, Rodgers, Schafer, and Lynk households in Eldora Steamboat Rock Town Falls and Iowa Falls. Families share condolences and attend anniversaries and family events.
Meadames Ben Dooley and J P Barth hosted a social at the W R Foster home on Tuesday with guests including Mr and Mrs Rube Ballard and family of Conrad, Mrs Forrest Rogers birthday celebration, and a delicated lunch. Various visits, moves, and the Waldo anniversary are noted alongside hospital visits and neighborhood gatherings in Eldora Conrad and Des Moines areas.
A damaged local note appears to describe a Timber Valley family gathering at a rural home in the afternoon, naming Mrs. sake and daughters Letha Ridout, Luella, and others, with references to Joohn Barnheré and family. The text is garbled, but indicates a Sunday evening at a Lakenstort area residence and mentions several relatives and a Roy.
Hubbard and surrounding families report visits across Minnesota Wisconsin and New York. Will Hagedorn and sons return from Elmers Minnesota after visits with Relks and others. Augusta Klemme sells farm to John Ott near Williams with part payment and possession set for March 1 1992.
The Huffman farm home near Buckeye was destroyed by fire Sunday morning with all belongings. Marvin Krause and Fay Huffman, Everette Huffman relatives, and Lee Smith family attended church, while Huffman’s wife visits her sons and daughter.
Mrs Archie Holt and daughter spent Monday evening in the V B Eldridge home in Iowa Falls. Guy Shepard was a caller that evening. Neighborhood men attended the market day sale at Eldora Saturday. Claude Sanders and family visited the Frank Sanders home.
Frank Lamb visited the Wilbur Hudson residence Wednesday evening. Mrs. Lamb has been with her father in Elkhart Indiana and returned Saturday. Mrs. Glen Gearhart and her baby visited Art Ruxton’s relatives in Marshalltown. Vadna Ziesman moved to stay with Chas Hoover while the Kirkdorffers relocate. Blanch Hudson assists the Kirkdorffers as they move. Charley Walters and Juke Kirkdorffer families visited the Kirkdorffer home Sunday evening.
Mrs W F Cundiff remakes health, Glenn sisters host chicken pox. Harless family hosts a Sunday gathering while Coffelt and others move to Wayne Caster acreage east of Union. Ed Newby plans to move into Coffelt vacated farm. Bebout visits from Missouri. Brindle family moves to south Union farm. Dickinsons to farm Brindle property this year. Forest fires near San Bernardino and Ouachita National Forests noted with prompt Forest Service response. Frying toast tips for soup and bread crumb use conclude.
Dairy specialists advise feeding wheat in certain roughage mixes to boost crude protein. Rations include equal parts wheat oats and barley with high quality hay, and alternatives using wheat and corn gluten feed or cottonseed meal. Winter scale maintenance and frost effects on accuracy are warned, plus a new seed bed method for grain sorghums and tips on cold storage eggs.
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