Eldora Herald Contest Inches Ahead in Ballot Race
The Eldora Herald prize contest heats up as voters rally for both boys and girls. Leaders Pearl Walker and Fleeta Baker trade slim margins, with Dorothy Sargent and Lewis Hutzel gaining ground. Prize details, vote rules, and participating merchants are outlined, noting that every dollar spent and each new or renewed subscription yields votes. The deadline is July 8, 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Herald
Pearl Walker
Fleeta Baker
Dorothy
Alice Taber
Lewis Hutzel
Owen Megan
Will Balvant
Freda Baker
Dorothy Lyle Sargent
Frances Rudolph
Agnes Todd
Ida Teske
Nettie Blydenburgh
R. E. Modlin
Estell N Mae Gast
Julia Rogers
Cora Newby
Rose Blum
Bert Stage
Dorothy Marsh
Nora Sanford
Lillian Rose
Shih
Bertha Gemberling
Ruth Sheldon
Elsie Stelow
L. Clark
Sdachunsie'efan
Minnie Polley
T. Caster
J. W. Perkins
Fay Fuller
Edith Meader
Tne Herald
Smith & Reed
Brown Dry Goods Co
James Scurry
N. R. van Avery
F. J. McNeil
Walker, Lane & Johnson
D. Wills
Ezra Nuckolls
Northwestern
Berald
Sunday Church Announcements for Easter Week
Sunday announcements list services across denominations Presbyterian Christian Science Baptist Methodist Congregational and Church of Christ with Sunday school times and weekday preaching notes. Evangelist Carney will preach two messages at the Church of Christ and Congregational Holy Week program outlines include The Triumphal Entry The Cleansed Temple The Final Conflict Retirement The Upper Room and Calvary with an Easter Sunrise Prayer Meeting at 6 am by Mrs Ramsay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universalist Church
Christian
Carney
Church of Christ
W. G. Ramsay
Cleansed Temple
W. Hardcastle
W. E. van Buren
W. E. _ Stanley
Calvary
L. E. Gallagher
Easter Sale and Dinner at local church April 10 1909
The Indies of the Christian church will in connection with their Easter Sale serve dinner and supper in the basement of their church April 10, 1909. An invitation is extended to all. Come, you will be welcome. Menu includes Chicken Pie Roast Spare Ribs with dressing Mashed Potatoes with brown gravy Baked Beans Squash Cabbage Salad Softon brown bread White bread Pie Coffee or Tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Indies of the Christian Church
Merritts Plans Move After Winter Lumber Work
Mrs C M Merritt came from Eldora reporting they sawed over 200000 feet of cottonwood lumber during their Eldora stay. They plan to move to Haskins farm north of Whitten once roads permit and Mr Merritt will return via Union to saw for farmers who have logs ready. They expect to leave Iowa in fall for a location 35 miles northwest of Duluth Minnesota. Mrs Merritt calls Union a more enterprising business town than NIDORA Union Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Merritt
Eldora
Duluth
Minn
More Honors for Wilcox in Pension Appointment Bid
Gossip fills the government building as Pension Agent W. W. Wilcox visits Washington seeking the post of pension commissioner with headquarters in the capital. Rumor ties Senator Cummins to the bid and suggests if Wilcox wins, Des Moines pension agent Joe McGarraugh could move into Wilcox's current job after about ten days in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Wilcox
Washington
Senator Cummins
Wilcox
Des Moines
Joe McGarraugh
Register and Leader
Library notes report for March 1909
The Public Library records show March 1909 activities including 42 books purchased and 3 donated, 26 new readers registered, 6000 books issued, daily issue access at 1400, average daily circulation 46, largest daily 91, smallest 12, fiction share 74 percent, fines totaling 482 dollars, and non resident cards at 60. Librarian EI ELVA GREEF signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library
Ligipile Tye
Sere Cos Trenenee
Elva Greef
Hardin County Savings Bank First Class Real Estate Loans
Hardin County Savings Bank advertises ample funds for first class real estate loans at low rates. With 40 years in business, the bank invites customers to call before placing their loan, emphasizing strong financial position and local experience.
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Hardin County
Savings Bank
Little Household Hardware Items Recalled in Frayed Description
A fragment lists small domestic parts such as upholstery nails brass cap hooks screw eyes moulding hooks small brass rings and picture wire used for fancy work including brags and lace gurta. The garbled text suggests a catalog of fittings for furniture or drapery use without a named place or date.
Renewal of teaching certificates by recommendation only
Educational board of examiners on March 19, 1909, approved renewal of teaching certificates via recommendation from county or city superintendents in place of an elementary psychology exam. Applicants must show professional growth and progressive records. Contradictory orders from headquarters cited. earlier notice had announced an exam but a second notice soon abolished it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Educational Board of Examiners
Board of Examiners
Manager Hired by Local Baseball Association
A directors meeting Thursday night formalized Earl McDowell of Nevada as manager of the team. Committees named: Supplies Newcomer and Burlingame. Grounds Bales and Scurry. Advertising Scurry and Bales. Players Burlingame and Todd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Base Ball Association
Earl McDowell
Nevada
Burlingame
Scurry
Bales
Todd
Walker will case dominates court as evidence nears end
The Walker will case has been the sole matter in court for several days with the court hearing proponents evidence. It is expected their case will be finished by Saturday. Proponents are represented by Leggett Evans and Andrews of Hampton and Ward Williams of Eldora. Contestants are represented by Lundy Wood and F M Williams of Iowa Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leggett, Evans and Andrews
Hampton
Ward & Williams
Eldora
Lundy & Wood
F. M. Williams
Iowa Falla
Local items and transfers in small town news
Proceeds from the Tom Meader bill aid hall were donated to the baseball association. A buffalo, recently owned at Buffalo Center, will be placed in the park at Iowa Falls. I. K. Brown sold the Bijou-adjacent building to S. Newcomer for 1500. Ruby defeated Le Roy Billings in a wrestling match at Hampton in two straight falls. E. McDowell and baseball directors met in Eldora. Garfield Burkhart of Grundy Center will move to Union to aid in an electrical plant installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Meader Bill Aid
The
Baseball Association
Buffalo Enter
Iowa Falls
Hampton Linn
Ruby
LeRoy Billings
Garfield Burkhart
Grundy Center
Union
Local items mix commerce and housing notes in brief
Lyman Haas buys an Aspinwall Potato Planter from Walker Lane Johnston. Walter Allison buys property once owned by Hans Sorenson to remodel into a modern dwelling. Joe Kittrick buys old Free Methodist church four miles north of Conrad for 600 dollars. fate of structure unknown. Chas Sargent returns to work in Waterloo after pneumonia. Special April sale promotes Gray Enameled Rice Cookers with wallpaper purchases over five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Allison
Hans Sorenson
Mr. Sorenson
Mrs. Oaks
Joe Kittrick
Old Free Methodist Church
Conrad
Kittrick
Grundy
Elevator plan unites farmers for Macy area
The Farmers' Elevator Co. of this place will join with Macy area farmers to build an elevator at Macy. Local stock subscriptions will fund the project and a single company would operate both elevators, aiming to serve nearby communities and expand grain handling capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falla
Farmers’ Elevator Co
Macy
Personal notices from Eldora and surrounding areas
Mrs. Tom Burlingame visiting friends in Sioux City. Mrs. W. E. Van Buren visiting friends in Belle Plaine. Mrs. Rose Swanson of St. Paul visiting sister Mrs. R. A. Vigars. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wills to Chicago en route to Virginia potential location. Master Carleton McNeil visiting Cedar Rapids to spend month with grandmother Mrs. Moore. Mrs. E. P. Andrews of Hampton in Eldora for Walker will case hearing. S. A. Tisher and wife of Alden visiting Eldora. plan Denver trip about May 1 for the summer. Mr. Tisher long-time conductor on North Western branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton McNeil
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Moore
S. A. Tisher
Alden
Eldora
Denver
Tisher
The
North Western
A Seasonable Remedy by Oliver Goldsmith
A poor wife seeks aid from Oliver Goldsmith who visits the sick husband and promises help. He sends home 10 guineas with a label urging patience and good heart, and his servant delivers a prescription that proves more effective than any medical treatment.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Galen
Ander Faw
Shallenberg
Biller
X Ae
Tight
Oriental Rugs and Their Symbolic Meanings
A discussion on oriental rugs outlines major types Caucasian Turkish Persian Turkoman and Indian. Sir George Birdwood notes hidden symbolic meaning across designs linking Babylonian and Indian origins with the carpet as a representation of time and beauty. Colors and motifs carry significance whether mythological natural or floral, with irregularities common to Turkish Turkoman patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Birdwood
Babylonia
India
Turkoma Bote Re
Peciden Aly
Eldora and Area Social Notes Loom Large
Steamboat Rock resident Sophia Potgeter is noted in Eldora events along with visitors and calls from Mrs. W. C. Asher and Miss Crissie Sharpshear. The week includes a M. E. parsonage meeting, school reentry for Ben Jaspers, family visits from Geo Howell and Mrs. W. C. Asher, travel to Hampton for a funeral, and local business and farming updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Asher
Eldora
Henry Luiken
Crissie Sharpshear
Abbott
M. ©. Parsonage
Ben Jaspers
W. F. Asher
Pearl City
Sophia Potgeter
Grundy Center
Chas
Starr
Fred Passmore
Hampton
Harry Greenleaf
Jewell Junction
Eilers Implement
Louise
Jennie Potgeter
Pomeroy
Mr. Bush
Ackley
B. J. Hilers
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Fleata Mulford
Dorothy Sargent
Lewis E. Hutzel
Will Balvanz
Aaserise
Paul Strauss
Ality
Presbyterian
Christian Science
Gational Church
Jolnied Bro
Rowley
Library Notes
Norris
I. K. Brown
S. Newcomer
E. McDowell
Lyman Haas
Walker, Lane & Johnston
Chas. G. Sargent
Waterloo
Presbyterian Hospital
Carpenter’ S Restaurant
Florence
Arend Murten
Sibley
Okio Martens
Steamboat Rock
Lagrippe
EB. R. Nelson
Ray King
Shermann
Bert Severance
Severance
J. S. Roberts
Ackley World
Rockford Register
Foell
Nina Hutson
Estella. Frazier
Matatiall
Sylvia Readout
Trimble
Mamie Haggin
Cora Hanson
Cornell
Ladies of the Christian Church
Caster
Burl Wirth
Mt. Vernon
Burl
Christian Sunday
Cornell Orchestra
M. E
Marshalltown
M. H
Aylesworth
Mrs
Tom Burlingame
Sioux City
Belle Plaine
Rose Swanson
St. Paul
R. A. Vigars
Mrs. Fred. Wills
Chicago
Virginia
E. P. Andrews
Bariin
Will’Allen
Tom Ryan
Jim, Jackson
Wilbert Shallenberger
Oakwood Boulevard
Chicago, Ill
Drexel State Bank
Towa
Sarah Donovan
Gro. B. SrEmns
Pacific Coast
Union Pacific
A. Hutchinson
Clark St
Ill
Latch
Alta Mingle
I, Bicks
Lois Gibson
Hughes School
Hazel Gibson
Jal
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