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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1929
Page
4
Local notes report Jay Bales staying with Charles City relatives and several visits among Marshalltown and Buckeye residents. Arthur Rubow visits from Chicago with his parents while Herman Schoeneich family moves to Eldora for a Sinclair transfer. The piece also advertises new fall gloves from The Haas Company with prices from 65 cents to 2.95 and Kayser pull on styles.
Large crowds from Eldora and towns like Town Falls Buckeye Radcliffe Hubbard New Providence Union Gifford Whitten Grundy Center Wellsburg Steamboat Rock Ackley attend the Grand to see talking pictures rated the best they have heard. The Idle Rich with Conrad Nagel Leila Hyams and Bessie Love plays this week followed by Meser s Rider. Fair week features The College Coquette and Laurel Hardy Double Whoopee. The Trial of Mary Dugan opens Wednesday a 100 percent all talking show with mystery and thrills.
Local residents and visitors are listed with weekend calls and arrivals. Notable items include Mr. and Mrs. Je W Lindsey hosting Marshalltown visitors, Luther Devendorf departing for the G A R encampment in Portland Maine, and Miss Eva White visiting from LeMars. A neighboring feature notes twin cream colored mule twins owned by B Oldham, a rare sight in Hardin County, and a pioneer cabin relic with candlelight by the former owner Fred Dobbrunz along the highway.
Miss Nell Kerkhuff and Miss Grace Warrick plan to open a beauty parlor over the A. and P. grocery next Monday. Kerkhuff brings months of Newton experience while Warrick runs a shop in Nevada. both are seasoned operators in the beauty trade.
Town listings show numerous visits from Chicago and Marshalltown, plus travel to Grinnell and Osceola. Local business and service ads note fur repairs, furniture, and real estate offers while several residents plan moves to Houston Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.
Special sale at Hall's Bootery features children's shoes priced as low as 75c to 85c per pair. The seasonal sale marks the lowest prices since the shop opened, highlighting quality shoes for kids at a great value.
RE B Krominga and family spent Sunday with Paul Miller and family at Tama. John Graham went to Marshalltown Tuesday where he is exhibiting his sheep at the fair. J L Garner returned from a business trip through Pennsylvania and several eastern states. Mrs Harry Clark of Conrad visited from Thursday to Saturday with Mrs Eggleston and others. Misses Laura Hardy and Julia Mulford, recently in Duluth, returned home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Walter Grady of New York City arrived last Wednesday for a visit with her father Bert Pagel and relatives. Mrs Grady is Alma Pagel before marriage. Mrs Lake Davisson and daughter of Nevada, Iowa came last Wednesday to visit her parents. Friday they went to Waterloo. Sunday Harold and Jack Barber of Nevada came up after them.
The Lamprecht Auto Co proprietor reports strong tire sales as they repaint the storefront and plan interior upgrades. The shop carries National Tires Co. tires and tubes and has added fixtures during the refurbishing.
A penitentiary offense is declared for breaking or entering cottages at Pine Lake. Violators will be prosecuted. Cottage Owners warn residents and visitors to secure property and report trespassers to authorities.
Mr and Mrs Giles Youngquist visited the Butler family near Coon Rapids while Mr Youngquist accepted another year as Pleasant Ridge pastor. Claire Lepley broke his arm cranking an engine. Several residents traveled to Minnesota for health and work, and teachers and students prepared for the new school year including Ruth Foster going to Ollie Iowa for a teaching post.
August opened wet and ended dry with near normal averages and favorable farming conditions except for fall viewing hindered by firm ground. First killing frost expected around October 5 with little corn damage if it holds. Early corn denting, late corn maturing, oats and corn ahead of last season but overall average crop prospects. Temperature averaged 70.3, warmest 90 on the 12th, coolest 43 on the 16th. rainfall 3.29 inches, below normal. 14 clear, 2 cloudy, 15 partly cloudy. C. H. Gilbert special observer.
A notice requests the recovery of a spare tire stolen last Friday night and warns the thief to return the tire or face lugs removed for the wheel. The message is signed by Ac G McCall.
Harry Harwood works at the Ford garage. Jay Poales offers Ladies Silk Dresses at 8.95. Alan Loth of Ft. Dodge attends to business. Geo Haskins is ill at his daughter Mrs Emmett's home near Whitten. Friday and Saturday special Peanut Brittle 2 lbs 35c at Eureka Candy Shop. Dale Adams leaves for Iowa City to attend Iowa State University. Ed Garner travels for three weeks on business through Nebraska and western Iowa. Edgar Reece family moving to Eldora, 904-15th St. Parker S. Davis visits Williamsport PA with sister Mrs Hattie Wendell. Mr and Mrs Lowell Fuller of Sioux City visit parents J. J. Mossman. Essie Long and Mrs Tom Hassen visit M. H. Strother and Ray Adams homes. Earl Gray delivering melons locally from near here. Mrs Soballe goes to Rochester MN with youngest son for Mayo Clinic hip infection exam. Wayne and Mrs Wayne Perkins return from wedding trip to Minneapolis and northern Minnesota. plan to live on proom's father's farm west of Eldora after August 30 Congregational wedding.
Feature on new Strutwear hosiery for women notes Bemberg chosen for good weight and full fashioning. Hall's Bootery offers the pair for $1.00. Ledger sworn circulation 2875.
Ed Garner spent Sunday in Cedar Rapids and a full new line of fall hats is available at IF X White. Marshalltown visitors included business caller X White and Miss Emma Stout with L J Stout. Miss Reba Wise visited with her mother. Nearby residents, Mrs Lizzie Bradfield of Denver, Colo visited relatives. Naomi Reece returned to Des Moines after visiting her mother Mrs N M Reece. Mr and Mrs Guy Cobb and daughter Jennell returned to St Louis after visiting relatives. William Frericksen returned home from Town City after surgery. Charles Gohner left for Long Beach Calif with his brother Frank Gohner. W L Cox of Long Beach began work as mechanic at Dunn Auto Co. Marjorie Newell shows slight improvement after a bowel infection and fever.
The Haas Co offers a new boys and girls union suit in sizes 2 to 12 made of fine bleached cotton with tape straps and buttons. It features a tight knee band short sleeves roomy seat and is priced 79 cents or 2 for $1.50. Ideal for children.
The article lists numerous family visits and trips across Des Moines Clear Lake Marshalltown Newton Newton and DeWitt Iowa plus Cleveland Ohio and St Charles Missouri. Names include Harry Lockwood A E Kimmell Miss Margaret Wasson Miss Margot Francis Marian Quick and Lucille Campbell among others with moves to visit relatives attend colleges or recover from operations.
Haas Co receives a big shipment of Fall Kabo garments including garter belts girdles step ins side hook girdles combinations with abdominal belts wrap arounds short stout combinations comfort top corsets and many new brassieres all priced 25 cents to 3 95 models fitted free for all figures
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