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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1923
Page
4
Secretary McFarland reports on the Rome chapter of the Community Club detailing recent meetings, activities, and upcoming plans. The notes highlight member engagement, local projects, and social events organized by the club.
A community note urges using Eldora in city addresses for safety and clarity, questions Xmas versus Christmas, promotes Constitution Day display on September 17, and offers thrift flag care tips with a sewing project to protect flags. The piece invites residents to the October annual meeting with a speaker.
A church service at the Methodist church featured a Rev Roy Lealfe Smith sermon on church responsibilities and a musical offertory by Miss Mary Minton. Auto thefts loom as two men allegedly stole a Haynes car near Ackley, stripping it for parts after driving from Waterloo, with license tags discarded.
Mrs. Charles Green of Steamboat was on Eldora on Tuesday. Mrs I A Thomas of Geneva spent the day in Eldora Tuesday. Ada Meeks left yesterday for a visit at Grand Meadow Minnesota. Jennie Adams of Owasa was in Eldora between trains yesterday. Julia Smith left yesterday for Marble Rock to visit relatives.
Market conditions for beef, hogs, and lambs show declines in beef prices across most grades with top steers around 12.86 and common stockers rising to 7.00–9.50. Hog prices firmed late week, top hogs near 9.16, while lambs weakened early then steadied. Monday’s cattle sale totals 27,000 with top cattle around 12,990 and demand muted by Jewish holidays, with mixed movement in cows, cutters, and calves.
The piece recalls a bygone fashion of horse drawn teams to church and county fair. Judges were from out of town including Mrs. Boody of Iowa Halls Mrs. L V Carter of Lawn Hill and Mr. Buchanan of Ames, bringing back memories of stylish transports.
John Cassel and wife with daughter Kath and son Joe joined Mr and Mrs Dinkens of Rolland for a Sunday visit. W J Perisho and wife of Union spent the day with his daughter Mrs Rudy Bailey. Many locals including Gogerty teaching at Baker and Gogerty school south of Hubbard, plus Charles Dors and family of Town Falls and Fred Hoelscher and wife were guests at Mrs Clint Parisho’s home. Frank Dettburn and family visited Mr and Mrs Henry Horbrechtameier. Doty of Radcliffe teaches District No 4 and stays with Mr and Mrs Fred Weichmen. Mrs Routhy teaches South Branch school. Clyde Bailey and family of Zearing and Mrs Allee Bailey with son Guy visited in the Grain home along with several others from Hubbard Yowa Falls and Garden areas. Eldora fair drew almost everyone despite rain.
A collage of old ads shows sale offers for a house with six rooms on South Washington Street and another at 1008 Edgington Avenue, plus electrical supplies, a stray heifer found, a lost small gold colored cloth packet with keys, rental notices for seven rooms, and various merchandise including cows, a sewing machine, and a modern eight room bungalow near the square.
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