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Newspaper

Hardin County Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1929

Page

1

Public School Notes On Renovations And Activities

The notes describe a contract for a cabinet and sliding doors in the physics lab, new desks and seating in the commercial room, and higher student paper storage. Normal graduates and job placements are listed, along with Sunbonnet Girl tryouts, glee clubs, and music program changes. Freshmen initiation incidents are noted, band plans and instrument inventory, a football schedule, and remodeling plans for Moir Building by Charles Marks, with Ed White as contractor, plus a cold snap reporting 44 degrees.

Dick Blom Mr. Blom Viola Ziesman Myrtle Hartman Mildred Smuck Migs Taylor Glee Clubs Taylor County Institute Iowa Moir Charles Marks Mark Moir Johnson Drug Store Marks Drug Co Ed White

Monthly Cow Test Results Highlight High Producing Cows

August cow test shows 430 cows on test with 98 dry. Average milk 599 lbs and butterfat 23.3 lbs per cow. six fed silage five alfalfa one clover and all fed grain with 21 on high protein feed. Top five herds listed by owners and breeds with milk and butterfat figures. top ten cows named with milk and butterfat outputs. Most members plan to attend Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo Sept 30 to Oct 6. Dean W Peisen joins Northwestern Railway attorney group trip to Wyoming for conference and tours including Grand Teton area and a rodeo. return by Marshalltown on Sept 18. Ossie Orwell released to Milwaukee after stint with Philadelphia. now at bat first base. Harve Bowen visits town.

W. F. Beckemeier H. A. Sherman Roy Finster Rose Jungfraw F. J Kolbe Training School Goldie Floyd Lake Shorty Henry Bowers Training School I Baker & King Waterloo Dean W. Peisen Marshalltown Northwestern Railway Illinois Legal Department Wyoming Riverton Wyo Teton Diamond Granch Jackson Hole Country Tetons Grand Teton National Park Lake Lake Books Mountain Diamond

Hardy Friend in Iowa court bond forfeiture notice

Sheriff notices Hardy Friend must show cause why the $3000 bail posted for his Iowa county appearance a year ago should not be forfeited. He has evaded marshal officers for months, with arrests and warrants pending in Tama and Fort Madison districts. The article details prior charges, attempted extradition issues, and recent sightings.

Thompson Hardy Friend Marshall County Hardin County Times-Republican Friend Joe. Doe Iowa Fama Florida John Doe Toledo Friends Morrison John Doane C. E. Wicklund Doane Jriend Joe B. Tye Chicago Thim Supreme Court District Court Willard Fort Madison Tama County Glassco Leen Wisconsin

Hardin County court notes and property filings

Des Moines meeting with County Attorney and Board Chairman discusses road issues. Hardin County week summary shows 7 deeds, 8 mortgages, 7 district court judgments, 1 transcript, 1 attachment, 1 new case, and 68 chattel mortgages including 40 car liens. Deeds filed include Lightfield to First Nat Bank Eldora Lot 13 Block 3 Buckeye, Hutchison to Follett Eldora Lot 1 Block A Newell's, and others. Also reported tire theft incident. Quill McCall’s spare tire stolen while parked. bolts left.

Cameron Norman Des Moines Attorney General’s Office Hardin County Theodore Kewatt Helen Baldt Perle Renner Leota Pfeiffer Ivan _T. Ross Alice M. Albee Garner A. Bartlett Agnes R. Bird Ralph Rikers Fannie Jaspers Hardin Eldora

State Budget Director Reports Iowa Two Year Expenditures

State Budget Director Oscar Anderson compiles a two year financial statement ending June 30 1931 detailing total appropriations of 32 400 541 for all state expenditures including board of control institutions and educational institutions. The 1929 legislative two year appropriation totals 32 400 541 with 19 600 000 from tax levy and the rest from fees and other receipts excluding auto license fees and gas tax. Non tax receipts amount to 12 783 330 from fees county payments and federal funds. Estimated two year revenues include 2 430 000 from inheritance taxes 2 400 000 from cigarette licenses and 3 475 000 from insurance companies. County contributions to support the insane 2 459 000 t b sanitorium 450 000 orphans home 170 000 juvenile home 90 000. Agricultural department fees total 480 000 governor office credits and federal aid for soldiers home 106 380. (Continued on last page.)

Oscar Anderson Iowa Board of Control T. B State Agricultural Department Governor’s Office

Propose New Laundry Here Eldora Club Eyes Local Venture

The Eldora Community Club discussed starting a local laundry with John Davis offering 4000 dollars for new machinery if backed locally. They took a 20 day option on the current building owned by Norah Pixler and plan to solicit shares from 25 dollars to raise capital with six percent interest, rental paid by Davis. A big rain occurred Sunday totaling three and a quarter inches, followed by a chill that cooled homes and prompted furnace fires.

Eldora Community Club John Davis Norah Pixler Steamboat Rock

County Fair on Next Week in Hardin County

Readiness builds for Hardin County Fair starting Monday and running to Thursday. Largest stock exhibit promised with free Children's Day, school parades, two days of horse racing, big purse races on the final day, Wolf Carnival Co midway shows, and seven free acts daily. Ackley and Steamboat Wellsburg bands provide music. County residents invited to enjoy ball games, auto races, animal stock, poultry, and entertainment for value.

Wolf Carnival Co Mossman Ackley Steamboat- Wellsburg County Fair

Iowa's Road Program Moves Across State Wide Changes

Iowa roads undergo rapid changes as the road commission reports maintenance costs on dirt and gravel roads reaching three to four million dollars yearly, with total maintenance exceeding primary road bond outlays in 1929. Seventy-nine counties have voted bonds totaling 99 million dollars, while four counties defeated bond issues this year. Contracts let this season cover 85 miles paving 124 miles graveling and 155 miles grading. Gas tax receipts rose from 931 thousand in 1925 to over 4.7 million in 1928, with motor vehicle fees exceeding 10.5 million annually. Federal aid has topped 2 million per year for five years. Last year construction spending reached about 29.95 million, with 1919 spending far lower. Continued on last page.

Iowa Commission Cherokee Dickinson Emmet Madison

Road Bond Decision Delays Hardin County Road Plan

A state attorney general ruling halts issuance of Hardin County secondary road bonds contracted but not delivered before July 4. The Bergman law repeal restricts bonds, allowing only anticipatory warrants for urgent work, delaying the program about a year while officials prepare corrective actions.

State of Iowa Hardin County County Board of Supervisors Tually Third General Assembly Bergman John Fletcher

Land sales report shows Hardin county values dip 5.41 percent

Survey by R A Miller, Northwestern Railway tax commissioner, covers township land transactions from 1923 to 1929. Hardin county total 32 transfers, 38 272 acres. average sale price 166 08 per acre. Assessed values 72 94 per acre in 1928. ratio to 1929 true value 50.65 percent. Various townships listed with average prices per acre, totals and mortgages noted. Hospital notes report several local patients and tonsil removals.

R. A. Miller The Northwestern Railway Hardin County Alden Alden-Hardin Hardin Elliis Buckeye Ellis Township Jackson Township Clay Sherman Tipto Township Pleasant Township Eldora Township Concord Township Grant Providence Union Township Miller Herdin County

Naturalization session and court actions reported

The September term district court coverage notes naturalization for four applicants with three granted U S papers and one continued. It highlights D A R night school success, jury activity, slander and larceny cases, an adoption paper filing, and several judgments. A county fair school day feature and a local automobile accident near New Providence Eldora are also reported.

U. S John Janssen Ackiey Germany Herta Lawrenz Buckeye John Stegedick Hubbard Ernest Polten Alden Ger D.A. R Naturalization Court U.S. Department Uncle Sam Washington F. A. Stapher Marion Smith Stapher Mercer Vs Bateh Clarence Bahr W. B. Milley Emil Daleske Julius Mendenhall Fred Supreme Court of Iowa Edna Henry Weyrand Robert Franklin Marble Waterloo Myers District Court H. Rante & Son HE. Sinning W. L. Schultz Ellsworth College W. T. Raleigh Co L. B

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