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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1928
Page
2
Local and personal notices mix with a Fabric Fashion Show teaser. The Hass Co presents a 7 30 p m event featuring about 20 children, Misses, and ladies dressed in garments modeled to match fabrics and colors, aiming to spark home sewing with low-cost variety. The display occurs in the store with cordial invitation to attend.
Waterloo residents and guests are listed with weekend and weekday trips. Names include Laura Taggart Nina Wilcox Jennie Parking Pearl Griffith and others visiting family in Marshalltown Union Des Moines Ames and Mystic Iowa. A hospital visit and auto show attendance are noted along with a funeral related call and a Congregational church luncheon.
The town records numerous visits and trips. Couper of Marshalltown called yesterday while Boyle visited relatives in Livermore. S. Vanderwril of Sheldon came to see his daughter and grandson. Aug Kruger from Shakepee visited with relatives. Peter Poulos sick in Rockwell City drew a local contingent. Margaret Nelson and Pearl left for Chicago due to illness in the family. Frederick Gosling learned of his father’s death in Radeifo after illness. Mrs Chas Lightfield traveled to Williams and Daws for meetings and visits.
The Minneapolis and St. Louis line will be relaid from St. Paul to Peoria with new 86-pound rails. Milwaukee plans multi million dollar improvements and more rolling stock. Rock Island rebuilds 500 miles with 110-pound steel, costing six million. Locomotive engineers and firemen receive wage increases totaling several millions. Stockholders not sole beneficiaries. boosted capital signals optimism and jobs.
The value of all livestock on Iowa farms fell by about five percent over the past year, totaling roughly 23.4 million dollars. Cattle led the drop with a near twenty three million rise in overall stock value, while horses, mules, and sheep contributed to the decline. January 1928 farm totals show cattle down from 4,029,000 to 3,720,000 head since 1927. Livestock trends include hogs, horses leaving the state, and a continued push to rebuild workhorse stock amid variable market demand.
February weather remains unreliable with records showing wide swings. Over thirteen years, temperatures ranged from 72 degrees to minus 24 below zero with sub-zero days peaking in 1923 at eleven. Notable extremes include 28 below on Feb 1 1917 and 14 below on Feb 2 1928, contrasting with 60 above on the same date in 1924.
Mrs Nite McLain visited Mrs V Carter in Waterloo on Sunday. Mrs Chas O Ryan and Elvin went to Cedar Rapids to see Miss Ethel Ryan, who continues to recover gradually after a recent operation. Wes McBride bought Edwards Transfer Line and will team with Ray Willcox, bringing solid experience to the business.
A Cleveland merchant visits The Haas Store and praises its beauty and town uniqueness. The store has completed redecorating including walls ceilings floor and ledges with new spring fabrics and garments, presenting an attractive and pleasing appearance.
Elvin Ryan and Rex Bateson were a Waterloo Monday visit. Mr and Mrs John King of Mason City visited here Sunday. Mrs Lyman Lundy of Rupert Iowa arrived here last week. Lyman came about two weeks ago. Mrs Lucy Fagg-Story returned home in Rozerman Ment Sunday after visiting Joe Fagg. A petition circulated for W H Longenecker for school board member. filing by Monday the 5th. Hardin, Haas, Rice, Greer and McMahon of State Center traveled to Des Moines to hear a Chinese missionary. Sunset subscription offer and soliciting spare time agents from 1045 Sansome Street, San Francisco.
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