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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
3
A long list of local residents and visitors with movements between Union Mason City Des Moines and nearby towns. Includes the Hendrickson Dowman Wood Marshman Danger Cassel Smuck and other families, plus church services, clubs and travel to national conventions and gatherings.
Report from Fairview describes Mr and Mrs Henry Steehni Ee ending the fall with a lowkey votive at Lowe Ednusda week. The Barnes couple, also mentioned, spent time together amid the quiet close of the period.
Last Thursday gatherings in the Jody Steel home featured Miss Pauline Panthen teaching in Vidora and Miss Marie Panthen absent for a wedding. Dozens attended the 67th birthday celebration for Mr. N. Ruddick at his home with a large birthday cake and a bountiful cafeteria meal.
Students study their parts for the Halloween program as teachers plan two days off for a Teachers Institute. Several pupils lacked perfect grades in pet instaat week including Lois Howell Verna Zeltman Gert rude Foster Allee Putnam and Ro dy Miller while Billy Vigara recovers from surgery and hopes to return to school soon.
Mrs Lillian Resta and son John Linley visited relatives in Waterloo Miss Gail Steelman works for Mrs Wendell Clamp pitt My and Mrs Louis Mills drove to Iowa Farth to see nephew Ward Bailey injured practicing for the Pageant at Town Falls Free Fair Several moves and cattle shipments linked to Omaha and Lawn Hill John Jessup of Marshalltown helped at Peter Lepley home Poultry prizes won at Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress by local residents Home Coming Day at Honey Creek featured sermon and cafeteria style dinner with old friends and a strong benediction by Henry Hickman
The column lists visits by Mr and Mrs Philip Rielly and family, Harry Costello and daughter Dorothy, Herman Rudolph and daughter Florence, Joe Doyle and family, Mina Celia Granzow, Miss Mary Diemer, Charley Jackson and family, Guy Jackson, Maggie Diemer, Louie Teske, August Zielske, and Will Beuers guests near Owasa. Mrs O Huffman hosted Ladies Aid at the Methodist church with business and social time, a new barber from Lawn Hill started in Owasa, and a village surprise dance occurred for Will Beuers near town Falls.
Miss Dorothy Towley became ill with appendicitis Saturday evening but was improving by press time. Mr and Mrs Charles Buckholtz and Mr and Mrs Harry Wasson with daughter Julia visited Dan Munson's home Sunday evening. Rev and Mrs A H Janke and daughter Ethel of Buckeye called at J K Towley home Monday. Ruth Danielson returned home. Mr and Mrs Sid Ostrom and daughter of Hampton spent Sunday in the area. Mr and Mrs Chris Leerberg and children with Mrs George Knutson and Mrs Floyd Lake left Friday for Canby Minnesota to attend a wedding.
Miss Anna Peterson discussed with Dan Munson that his brother Marcus in Rapid City 8 D enjoyed news of a serious operation for his wife yet she is progressing as well as possible. Carl Haaland rents the Knutson farm for next year. Mr and Mrs Homer Munson and children visited in the Herman Orgell home on Sunday. A Chicago study notes married men live longer, though the finding may be questionable. The dinner narrator quotes a paradox about bravery and tenderness.
Center Mr and Mrs C Fallowfield hosted guests including Mr and Mrs George Sweet and daughters Viola and Lola, Will Sweet, Carrol Vinton and others for Viola’s eighth birthday. Neighbors helped haul livestock. several families visited at John Dickenson’s Union home. Festival attendance noted and Farm Bureau meeting elected Chas Hoover chairman. Rose Bud Club to hold pantry sale and November meeting set for Mason school.
Herman Gast Hughes hosted relatives for dinner Sunday including the Wm Allen and Edd Doud families, Mrs A M Doud, and Leslie Emmert. Leo Schneider and family attended, and Ernest Gunn with family visited G A Cross. Mrs Emma Grantow to host Ladies Farm Bureau millinery course kickoff midweek.
Mr and Mrs Sam Huffman and family visited in the Oliver Huffman home. Ray mond Rudolph welcomed a baby girl named Gall Maxine. Mrs Philip Helly’s group visited Jon Doyle home. Simon Granner and daughter Doya visited Raymond Rudolph’s home. A large crowd attended the Fall Festival at Town Fair on Wednesday and Thursday. George Jackson and family and many Eldora residents called on Saturday. Several family groups, including Doyle, Lawless, Roupe, and Sheldon households, were noted in weekly visits.
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