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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
2
Dr A W Adams files a desist order related to Allande and the Pacific Tea Co with Dr W B Elliott and the Osreepath First National Bank cited in the notice.
A collection of small notices and ads lists vehicles for sale including a 1925 Ford Roadster at 110 dollars and a 1826 Ford Coupe for 400. Other items mention Mrs. Jake Bleekers and Mrs. Hattie Schmitt visiting, a new Hass Co. table cloth, Mrs. J. F. Hardin returning from State Center, a 1926 Hudson Coach at 800 dollars, and visits by Floyd Wardman and Low Kennedy. Also notes of a Catholic church project and Dr H W Eneny Osteopathic Physician, plus hosiery offers from The Heops Co with silk stockings for children.
Classified notes: a 1925 Ford Truck reconditioned for 200 dollars and a Dodge Coupe in good shape for 876 dollars listed with Eldora Motor Co. The itemized snippet records various local social updates including visits, funeral attendances, and residents traveling to Des Moines, Hampton, Chicago, and California, with multiple names and towns mentioned.
A patchwork of community items from Hardin county salutes births travels and visits. References include Dr Nyquint at Twin Lakes, Jamea tL. Brown, Fred Wehrman, Gus Weaner, Merle Roupe's newborn daughter, Chet Cole of Havelock, Tom Emmett home visits, Mabel A. Howard in Sioux City, Vadna Zlesman in Pittsburgh, A T Lund in Seattle, Otis Bink in Panedena, and various social notices from July events and church gatherings. The Scouting camp at Wild Cat Canyon celebrates a successful first period with a new well funded by the Kiwanis Club as the second group prepares to depart Steamboat Rock Park plans a riverfront public park enhancement for community use.
Fragmentary text describes a holiday excursion by railroad via Minneapolis to St Louis. Mentions a Ford vehicle and a trip with numbers that appear as a dated code or price reference. Source readability is limited, but item hints at travel plans and contact details.
A Iowa State College agricultural economist reports 1920 to 1928 data showing farm income rising from the 1921 low, driven largely by hogs dairy and beef, with 1926 hogs and corn prices shaping totals. Despite gains, farm prices lag prewar levels and large crops may not equal higher income. Circular 104 from Ames offers full details.
Thirty nine Iowa counties have voted bonds for paved roads, with forty four more counties considering road bonds. Total bonds approved reach millions, funded from state road funds, while debates hinge on fair tax sharing and county versus state payment. Across the state, marriages, divorces, and population figures from 1926 are reported, with 26,906 marriages and 4,080 divorces statewide, plus population data.
Local notices report the St. Louis necktie graft exposed and closed. Several involved with the scheme face fraud charges while investors who funded the venture are left seeking restitution. Nearby, Miss Katherine Ibach travels to Winona to teach at St Teresa College. Various visitors are noted in Marshalltown and Alden areas. John C. Crockett and relatives visit familiar haunts in Washington and Los Angeles, with a family reunion planned in Alden as Iowa Falls gives a nod to pavement journeys.
Shoppers find a wide selection of wash dresses at The Hung Store priced from 2.00 to 6.50 with sizes up to 54. New patterns and colors available for wear on the Fourth.
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