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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1926
Page
6
Mrs Pearl Swarck hosted the 4-H girls gathering with 29 attendees. Guests included Wanda Miller and Gladys Button. several members shared visits and photos. Whitten baseball beat Melrose 16 to 3 on Melrose’s home diamond. Several residents faced injuries and moves, with community events noted including a church reception and a wash house fire at Chas Reisinger’s.
Mr and Mrs August Klepke and family with Mr Charley Balvance traveled to Clear Lake on Sunday for a day trip. Mrs Simon Granner was listed as sick for several days during the period.
North Eldora Township notes list visits and travel by residents including Genevieve Hudson Blanch Hudson Gen Evie Smith and G S Clark visiting Des Moines Eldora Sheffield Chapin and nearby homes. Road work continues with grading from Bethel Church west to the gravel road and a half mile north of the church.
Hubbard T. P. Guenther and family traveled to Webster City Thursday for the funeral of Mrs. Guenther's uncle. Miss Edna Gelhaus and Mrs. Elmer Gelhaus visited Iowa Falls Wednesday. Mrs. Amy Jacobs and her grandson Rene Jacobs returned Saturday.
Lake City and nearby towns report a flurry of weekend visits and social calls. families from Battle Creek Fort Dodge and Des Moines travel to see relatives while others plan weeks abroad in Oregon California Bemidji Council Bluffs Oakland and Chicago. amid this a fatal car accident near Wellington Kansas shocks readers and local connections note the loss and condolences.
Center residents share Sunday visits with the Will Zeltman and Otis Waldu homes. Norva Hoover recovers from tonsil surgery at Eldora hospital. Birthday greetings, travels to Ames, and local outings fill a long list of family and neighbour events across Union and Lawn Hill communities.
The note sheet records several names and daily activities in Hughes including visits to Marshaltown and Owasha area, opérations, harvest work, social gatherings, and a hospital update. It mentions Mrs A J Hayden and Dessie Lateh, Mr and Mrs Schafer, Herman Gast, and others with farmers, clubs, and a Girls Club meeting. The piece notes a hot spell and the need for rain, with Threshing beginning at the Schafer farm and a birthday celebration for Ruth Doyle.
Jake Templeton and family of Liberty Burt Tempelton and family of Gifford visited John Templeton Clem Rash and family and Arthur Rash and son Errol spent time with Russel Smiths Billy and Olive Wilson of Gifford visited their grandmother Mrs Olive Wilson J D Humphrey of Albion stayed with his daughter Mrs Charlie Brindle Roy Templeton family visited Marshalltown with Mrs Welter Mrs Burt Tempelton and daughter visited East Yridey with her parents Mr and Mrs Will Campbell Funeral of Mrs Rowley of Union held at Shepherd Church last Tuesday Community offers sympathy to the children She was buried in Shepherd Cemetery Rowleigh man seen in community last Tuesday Lesie Smith visiting grandfather Arthur Rush Mont Moora cut oats for Charlie Brindle last week Extracting a splinter explained by steam method Hot water filled bottle used to direct steam onto the injury The steam draws the flesh and frees the splinter in minutes Only thing some folks save for a rainy day is rheumatism.
A stream of visitors and residents are recorded across Union with mentions of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Halden and children from Denver visiting Nellie Halden and family, George Cobb and Ona Cobb of Spencer, Eugene Beck of Council Bluffs, and many others visiting relatives in the vicinity. Trips include a Brookyn death, a telegraph message, and multiple family gatherings, hospital returns, and harvest activity as summer turns to fall.
Chay Hoyte and Ace Fillisson were callers in Eagle City Monday evening. Alvin Eldred spent a few days last week with his son L. H. Eldred near Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bradford of Alden were business callers in the community Thursday evening. Mrs. Ruth Hively and son Amog.
A small piece of charcoal placed in the kettle while cooking turnips cabbage cauliflower or other vegetables eliminates the disagreeable odor and prevents any damage to the vegetables.
Eldora shoppers are invited to inspect a Maytag washing machine featuring a life lasting cast aluminum tub and compact design. The ad promotes four extra gallons of tub capacity and a free week of home washing with no obligation, urging buyers to experience the Maytag firsthand.
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