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Newspaper

Hardin County Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1913

Page

4

Furnishings Offerings From Dresser to Dining Room Sets

The advertisement touts a full line of dressers commodes dressing tables brass beds springs and mattresses in Hardin County. It highlights an upstairs showroom with many items and invites customers to ask for hard-to-find pieces. It also showcases living room dining room and parlor furniture including chairs tables Davenport rockers Jardinere stands and related pieces with price quotes offered to prove value.

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Indiana editor visits Hardin Countys rural Iowa roads

A visitor to Hardin County recounts Iowa road conditions after rain, compares them to Indiana roads from decades past, and sketches a spring sunset scene near New Providence. He notes land values around Fairmount natives, farm improvements, winter preparations, and the Cheap telephone services of the Mutual Telephone Co. with costs from 30 cents to 60 cents monthly, along with local farming life and infrastructure.

E. M. Baldwin Fairmount Ind New Providence Hardin County Iowa Indiana Hawkeye Wren Kentucky John Exum Hogue Mutual Telephone Co Central Mutual

Park Dam Co Affairs Highlight Local Interest

In Hardin County Eldora Steamboat Rock and Hubbard residents follow the Park Dam Company turmoil. The firm organized in 1913 with assets and stock evolving. a receiver was appointed in 1913 as debts neared $50,000. Experts later found assets of $88,254.46 and noted missing depreciation and franchise values. Lundy, ill with typhoid, aimed to bond the three plants as Iowa River Light and Power.

Hardin County Eldora Steamboat Rock Hubbard Park Dam Company E. H. Lundy Geo. W. Wood A. H. Latimer Eldora Electric Light Co Union Electric Power Co Park Dam Co Hubbard and Union Lundy Ludy Chicago Iowa River Light and Power Co District Court Lee Chas. O. Ryan Quail, Parker Certified Public Accountants St. Paul Des Moines RB. H. Lundy Citizens Savings Bank Citizens Bank of Union Iowa D. W. Turner Steamboat Rack EH. W. Lundy E. W. Lundy Mr. Lundy

BF E Langdon Dead Former County Auditor of Grundy Center

F E Langdon longtime Grundy county public official and pioneer resident died at his Grundy Center home following a weeklong illness. Born March 8 1840 in Westhampton Massachusetts he served six years as county auditor after moving to Grundy Center in 1895. Survived by wife two sons and three daughters and a brother. Was a charter member of First Congregational Church Union Iowa.

F. E. Langdon Grundy Center Grundy County Franklin Elijah Langdon Westhampton Mass Iowa Lester Thompson Lina King Langdon Carolyn L. Clark Montfieher Vermont Westmapton Lee County Ill Enclave County Wis Felix Township W. F. Benz Board of Supervisors Theo Souers Langdon Massachusetts First Congregational Church of Union

Adler i ka remedy praised by Eldora druggist

Praises fall on dora for introducing Buckthorn bile and Adler i ka glue mixture claimed to cure appendicitis and now a single dose relieves sour stomach gas instantly. An Iowa atlas advertisement promises large road maps with flexible leather binding and asks readers to inquire at the Ledger office.

Eldora Prad J. D. Reed Dora Iowa

Notice to Contractors for Labor Bids Only 1913 Iowa

Notice announces sealed bids to be received by E. L. Marriage at noon May 10 1913 for Hardin County Iowa drainage district construction. Bids cover labor costs and estimated cuts per section with details partially readable in the OCR.

E. L. Marriage Hardin County Iowa Mt R Eldora Gardier Idi Hardin ‘County

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Migdé Andrle & Kelly Fidora BF. E. Langdon Grundy Jardin Alden
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