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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1926
Page
5
Eldora pitchers Grant and teammates struggled as Charles City won 14 to 0 in the opener and 6 to 4 in the nightcap. Key hitters included Brandon and Klevenow for Charles City while Eldora’s White and Grant worked the mound amid rough fielding and multiple errors.
A strained OCR recap notes Alder led Bernie White on the mound for Alder at Mason City. White struck out four and walked twice while Marshalltown errors plagued the opposing team. The Cathersut units and Jost footy were mentioned amid late-game drama.
Receipts of cattle at 29,000 with a slow market and uneven demand. Top steers around 10.00, heavy steers 10.00 to 10.20, yearlings up to 14.0, stockers 6.50 to 7.50, feeders 7.25 to 8.00. Cows 5.60 to 6.78, heifers 7.00 to 8.25, bulls 6.25 to 6.75. Calves 11.50 to 12.80, hogs 40,000 with prices steady then down 10. classes 260 to 326 lb 13.50, 200–226 lb 13.75 to 14.00, 160–190 lb 14.00 to 14.26, sows 11.00 to 11.60. Sheep 25,000 with prices softening. lambs 13.75 to 14.25, hogs 4.00 to 5.50, ewes 4.00 to 5.50.
Eldora Community Club sponsors a big Ames visit on August 2 with guided tours of flower gardens the new home economics building library and nutrition exhibits. Men tour engineering aviation and dairy farms while women visit the gardens library and home economics. Lunch at College Cafeteria and talks by college officers accompany the day. The State Training School Band airs from WOU at 4 pm. Misa Lottie Berninghausen returns from Alexander.
Hardin County dairy data show Chas I Nehring Mobridge herd, Guernseys, averaging 882 pounds milk and 41.7 pounds fat per cow for June. Eldora Halsteins and Mrs Edwir Mason Univ Holsteins follow, with top individual Holstein Guns A Mark and San Iowa Walls leading at 2689 pounds milk and 88.6 pounds fat. Overall, 377 cows on test averaged 42 pounds milk and 2.88 pounds fat.
At Monday meeting the Community Chik Directors voted to buy a pulmetor for use at the bathing beach and for weather work. They will rely on private subscriptions to cover the cost for this needed machine. The Ledger suggests a wife guard at the lake to prevent drownings.
City council approves new ordinance requiring fire apparatus to have clear right of way and drivers to stop for sirens, pedestrians to yield, and vehicles not to obstruct hoses. Violations carry fines up to 100 dollars or 30 days in jail. ordinance takes effect upon publication.
Hardin county reports revenue from the gasoline tax for the year ending March 1. The funds fund township and county road accounts with a quarterly distribution. May collections total $8040.25 and are expected to rise, influenced by weather. The county’s share has fluctuated over the past thirteen months, with months of increases and declines noted.
Joliet Prison Base Ball Club to appear in the city Monday July Uith after recent 2 to 0 win over Spencer Club and 8 to 0 loss to Cherokee. Large crowd expected as locals pay top price to witness the notable exhibition by the famed team.
The Ames short course agricultural students held an annual picnic at Pine Lake Mark with many attending. Leaders and graduates discussed postwar farming trends and the link between agriculture and missionary service amid concerns over declining student numbers in the state. Virginia Miller, daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Muller, underwent a third operation in eight weeks for mustordy and is recovering.
Report on the Webster City judicial convention last Thursday where Judge Bryson faced opposition from Attorney Harry Garfield of Ames. The convention elected Thompson Clock and others by acclamation, defeated Bryson’s substitute, and chose Garfield in a direct vote against Bryson. An observer notes there was no prior opposition listed.
Chautauqua opens Saturday with six days of New York plays lectures and music at Eldora. Tickets cost at most 1.00 for pupils and priced higher for adults. The schedule includes Ada Beard Theresa Shoehien De. George Wraneis and a lineup of Minneapolis and New York performers across afternoons and evenings.
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