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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
6
Steamboat Rock residents report yard and home moves with Eckhoff brothers relocating to Hollandale Minnesota and Disbro renting the Ott Kluger residence. Local visits include Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, and Grinnell. School news, church events, and a Vogt family accident near Belmond accompany a string of weekend social and civic items in Clay Township.
A collage of pithy observations and wry sayings on jealousy, work, love, age, food, and human folly. It touches on weather blips, local crops, and everyday wisdom, noting broad themes from onions to ambition while peppering with local references and humorous contrasts.
Mrs. Belle Clemons of Union, a caller in town last Friday. Miss Isabel Sayre visited Hamilton Monday evening. John Fowler returned from Chicago with a new Buick Sedan. J. & Hardin traveled to Cedar Rapids on a business trip. Mrs. Land and daughter Viola were Marshalltown callers Friday. Sylvia Langenecker and her brother W H Langenecker visited Council Bluffs and Corn College connections. Mrs. Clara M. Caster went to Marshalltown for a week with friends and relatives. Robert Burlingame leaves for Grinnell for his second year. Mrs. Schafer spent the weekend with her daughter in Marshalltown. Mrs. Hand visited her sister in Hampton. Marie Wehrman and children went to St Paul Minn. to visit relatives. A. T. Bowman returned home from Beaman. Wallace Huston and Dean Davis go to Grinnell for school. James G Bales and family return from Lake Emily Minnesota. Mr and Mrs F Wright of Tulsa visited H B Wright. Daniel Longenecker from Council Bluffs visited W H Longmaecker. Mrs Fred Hill and daughter from Rudd spent a few days here.
Misses Adams, Bonnie and Tee Satt visited Grinnell for upcoming year enrollment. Miss Slee teaches at Webster City, Miss Messer at Algona. weekend in Eldora with Staines family. Mr and Mrs Alvord of Superior visited Eldora. Alvord formerly bank cashier and longtime community leader, away for 26 years.
Deeds show multiple transfers in Eldora and nearby additions. Transfers include E B Johnston to J E Howell in N O D 2 Griefs Add Eldora. G Wiechman to LL EB Mc Michael Lot 3 Block E Pierce Place for 6000. J Haase to J W Kuyrkendall 5-6 Block 4 Edg Add Eldora for 1. E E Newell to J T Hubbard Lot 8 Moirs Add Eldora for 1600. J H Dole & Co to GC A Pfund 1 to 7 Block 18 Western Town Lot Co Add Hubbard for 1. Pfund to G EL Wichert Ceyne Hubbard for 1. Warnock to A M Warnock Lot 4 or 8 Fosters Add I. C M Hough et al to T G Sheldon South West 18 North West East North East 1988-19.
A timid traveler jokes about falling from the sky while the seasoned aviator reassures and downplays risk. The exchange hints at nerves and superstition amid a tense moment as both parties recover humor from the situation.
The Greater Hardin County Fair highlights its strongest cattle show, broader Midway tents, and merchants displays from Eldora. Auto exhibits feature Chrysler, Hudson, Chevrolet, Buick, and Olds models while booths and floral hall showcase Wearwell Blankets radios footwear and farm-related goods. Weather promises better days ahead for a likely successful fair.
The passage notes that about 15 percent of U.S. pork production is exported and comments that many motor car owners feel they bought too soon. Visitors arrive from Elton Minnesota and Marshalltown to stay with local families, while a Tracy resident returns to spend winter with his grandmother and enroll in school.
Mr and Mrs Vic Miller and son return from Alexandria Nebraska visit. Mrs Kate McCumber leaves for Lake Park Iowa to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs E A McInnes and son Donald of Waterloo spend Sunday at Gerald Williamson home. Mrs Roy Bonner and children visit Marshalltown. Joe Stallsmith returns from Wayne Nebraska. Mrs Wm Bush of Ackley visits J W Schlampp. H C North returns from Chicago and Illinois. Mrs P J Martin and daughter with others visit Eldora. Rev Porter attends Mt Vernon conference and church seeks return for another year. E E Wolfe reports 125 bushels per acre from 8 acres of own potatoes. Van Avery leaves for Toronto to visit daughter. Mamie Cowell returns from Fairchild Wisconsin and Chicago. J R Winnett and Jane go to Adair then Des Moines by bus. Ray Satchell and John L Sheldon head to New York and Pennsylvania for two weeks. V H Vilmont returns from Dixon to visit farmer father J H Vilmont and send Maurice to Cornell College.
A reflective column by Major Edw. T. Weed shares maxims on kindness manners and self control. It contrasts Eldora life with Los Angeles growth and ends with a cordial farewell and a humorous potpie image.
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