06 Apr 1904
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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1904
Page
1
Eldora and Hardin county news brief highlights markets and personal notices. March market day sales in Hubbard promise horses and stock. mayoral appointments and local events fill the town scene. Community ads, improvements, church meetings, and school events fill the spring calendar with brief items and notices.
A collection of short notes records who visited whom in Marshalltown, travel to Minneapolis, Chicago, or Ottawa, and who left for region farms. Guests include Miss Clara Shekels, Miss Jessie Norris, Miss Genevieve Hardin, and Mrs. Meredith. Several local professionals and residents travel for business or family reasons, with mentions of Dr. Morse, Dr. Harris, and lawyer J. M. Whitaker. Ends with a small ad offering 50 bushels of potatoes for sale at 1 per bushel by H. W. Fannon.
Mrs. Thomas of Jackson township dies shortly after a buggy ride ending near Eldora. Struck by heart trouble aggravated by a fright from a spooked horse, she passes away about ten minutes after arrival at Geo Lynk's. She leaves ten children, nine surviving with husband. Funeral at M E Church Eldora conducted by local pastors. Obituary planned for Saturday. Community mourns loss. family thanks friends for sympathy.
Fragmentary text references multiple North American locations including Minnesota North Dakota Manitoba Ontario and Saskatchewan with garbled place names such as Assiniboie Tickate on suggesting a damaged wart notice or regional brief.
Local column recounts visitors and events in Radcliffe including J. L. Foster, Prof. Nelson, and Mrs. G. W. Jones visits. Easter services, funerals, school reopenings, club meetings, and personal notices follow, with brief mentions of illness, travel, and social gatherings across nearby towns.
Easter services were held at both churches on Sunday morning. The ice went out Saturday morning with a small crash but caused no damage. Mrs. A. G. Wood, ill for weeks, is slowly recovering. Strawberries were on the market last week, green and hard with strong flavor. Miss Mae Nortinger vacationed at her grandparents A. B. Baxter and wife. Epworth League raised funds with an apron and handkerchief bazaar in church parlors Friday evening to reduce debt. Reverend Purl of Ledyard preached for Alden's German Lutheran church and may assume a longer pulpit role after next week’s decision. It’s little colds that become big, watch the colds with Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup.
Miss Viola Vigars resumed her studies this week at the Eldora high school. Miss Frances Miller commenced the new term of school Monday in district Hopdownshin.
String Town residents share updates as Rev O L Mossman visits relatives Mr and Mrs Moon host WY W Aldo Sunday Miss Ida Fowler stays with grandmother Mrs Knowles Estella Lyman returns from Eds Blair and Dan Knowles visits with nephew Alta Blair of Whitten Albert Mossman and Lucy of Nodeliffe visit area friends Wm Shade and Susie Albery attend New Providence entertainment Dr B E Purcell practices eye ear nose and throat at Emergency hospital with sessions on April 5 and 19.
Mrs. Jacob Mingle died at her Tipton township home on Sunday after a long life. Her husband, nearing his own 100th birthday, survives. The couple’s expected reunion was not decreed and the passage notes the wife’s younger status but offers no further details.
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