26 Jul 1928
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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1928
Page
1
Poem reflects on daily labor as a blessing and personal call. The speaker vows to find purpose in work, rejecting distractions. He aims to balance earnest effort with rest and play, trusting his work as the best path for his powers.
Alvin Edgar leads a 72 piece Osage band in Eldora for a free Friday evening concert on the public square starting at 7:45 p.m. The ensemble includes forty high school players with others in lower grades, reflecting strong local support for school music programs and a proposed district band and chorus initiative.
A fragmented excerpt hints at an annual report by Michelas Murray Butler, noting no weather, baseball scandal, or prohibition content. It references Ping Lake as a popular spot and teases summer travel to the North Pole, while mentions of sweet corn and butter appear amid garbled lines.
The writer recounts attending the Iowa Republican state convention in Des Moines with Fred Burlingame and others. He notes Hardin County's 13 delegates, only four showing up, the Third District meeting, and speeches by Wm. A. Hunt of Ottumwa and others. He observes attendees including Congressman Ramseyer, state officers, Gardner Cowles, Judge Moffett, and Luther V. Carter. Personal anecdotes about delegates, colleagues, and social events follow, ending with a long drive home reflecting on the evening.
Mr and Mrs B E Swab visited in the Sam Alters home Sunday afternoon. B F Hudson and daughter Genevieve and Mrs Jennie Quick and
Roy Templeton family and Mrs. C L Brindle with children visited John Templeton. Raymond Baughman family at John Baughman home near Gifford. Nina Cartwright of Waterloo and Hi Rowen family hosted visits. Charlie Brindle family stayed in Marshalltown area. John Newby remains ill. Amy details of numerous visits at local homes and churches. Evangelical Church notes services at 9:45 and 11:00 with all welcome. A proverb ends the column.
LAWN BILL W. R. Foster and family returned home Saturday after a week's stay at Fishherville. Carl Clemons and family Edith Crosley and children Ross Clemons and Clarence Dooley drove to Marshalltown Sunday for a picnic. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dooley and Mr. and Mrs. Abe Carson spent Sunday evening at Pine Lake. W. R. Foster and family drove to Buckeye Monday. P. M. Dean visited his cousin Vernon Bloome, Perry Dale Blair of Hubbard, and spent days with grandmother Mrs. Caroline Perry, Mrs. Carl Clemona and son Robert and Edith Crosley and son Beecher.
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