Eldora Iowa City Financial Statement 1909
City Clerk L J Stout presents the annual report for April 1908 to March 1909 to the Eldora Iowa city council. It itemizes receipts by fund including General, Grading, Library, Library Building, Water Works, Bond, Street Light, and Sewer funds, with amounts for licenses fines and sales, plus expenditures across salaries, labor, election costs, fire, health, street work, printing, and miscellaneous. A balance sheet lists city assets like real estate parks public improvements water works and library, plus fires department and alarms, totaling current assets and liabilities.
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Eldora
Iowa
Tans Serio Phish Ois Seutnae
Corp
Earwaea Pees
Bonds
Prem
Library Fund
Main Wa
Poksste Las Gardens
Aes
YMCA
Eer Eedegaaa
Bond
Tad Gissoe
SEVER
Evensenneedt
Gataanade
Windea
Stene Ijk Chace
Fang
Wees
Fire Department
Board of ‘Health
From
Dawn Cat
J H Smith
Ceoncernee
Jorge
Ford:Bros
Ace’t
Young
Maine
Joe Fagg Refuses 210 Per Acre Offer Near Eldora
On Saturday it was announced and confirmed by Mr Page that Joe Fagg refused a 210 dollar per acre bid for his 120 acre home farm a mile north of the Eldora courthouse. The offer came from C C Ryan acting for other parties.
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Joe Fagg
Eldora
Page
Court House
C. C. Ryan
Semi-Weekly Herald Extends Rate Due To Bad Roads
Owing to spring backwardness and poor roads the Semi-Weekly Herald will stay open for a few weeks longer to allow readers to pay at the old rate and to pay one year in advance. Check the paper tag to see current standing as the offer won’t last long.
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Herald
James Patterson Injured In Spreader Accident
James Patterson was helping push a manure spreader at the Collins and Ibach building last Friday afternoon when the machine was suddenly put in gear. He was thrown against the revolving forks, suffering severe facial injuries. several teeth were knocked out and a cheek was nearly cut through. He could only take liquids for days but is reportedly improving and will be laid up for several more days.
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James ‘Paterson
Collins & Ibach
IS PLACING THE MEN IN ELDORA TEAM PLANS
Nevada Journal reports Earl McDowell visiting Ames on Friday to recruit for Eldora. He will coach the high school ball and track team, with duty starting mid June. McDowell boasts a fast group, largely from Nevada, plus new players. He aims to use Crip Green at third and Tom Robinson as utility, and predicts Toots Yeomans will improve on last season's performance.
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Nevada Journal
Earl McDowell
Ames
Eldora
Mack
Edora
Nevada
Crip’ Green
Tom Robinson
Toots’ Yeomans
Court Adjourns To April 27 In Elisey Case And Related Assignments
Court adjourned to April 27 after Elisey versus Des Moines and St Paul railway case. Judge Wright set assignments for six minor cases including N R Van Avery vs H W Emeny Black vs Kreuger A J Devendorf vs Dr H W Emeny J F Black vs Carl Kreuger C Ey Austin vs Albert Jones Geo R Bailey vs Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co Owaza. None to be tried by jury.
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Elisey
Des Moines
Carl Kreuger
C. Ey Austin
Albert Jones
Geo. R. Bailey
Farmers’ Co-operative Elevator Co
Owaza
Leak in Pipe Hits Library Floor in Ayat Club Room
A morning leak in a pipe caused the library club room at Ayat to become very hot and filled with steam and heat. Librarian Miss Greaf noticed the floor was damp and the area warm, disrupting activities in the room.
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Miss
Hardin County Supervisors Consider Drainage Districts
Eldora Iowa April 5 1909 The Hardin County Board met in regular session April 3 with Wiemer Marks and Jacksons present Appointed A B Baxter Charles O Ryan and S B Gardner as appraisers of benefits for Drainage District No 7 Hearing on E G Hayden et al drainage ditch and district in Clay and Jackships found the petition necessary and continued to April 20 1909 Hearing on Kier and Mather drainage district affecting Ellis Alden and Buckeye townships continued to April 20 1909 due to filed damages claims
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Eldora
Iowa
Board of ‘Supervisors
Wiemer
Kier and Mather
CG. P. Kier
A. H. Mather
Ellis
Alden
Buckeye
Hardin County
Towa
Intercounty Drainage District Petition Across Four Counties
A petition signed by W W Hale and others seeks an intercounty drainage district affecting lands in Wright Franklin Hardin and Hamilton counties. The board approved bond funds and appointed August Neuman of Hardin County as commissioner to arrange surveys with other county commissioners and an engineer under Acts of the 30th General Assembly.
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W. W. Hale
Wright
Franklin
Hardin
Hamilton Counties
Board of Supervisors
Hardin County
Towa
August Neuman
Hamilton
30Th General Assembly
Ed Cole
A.B. Baxter
Hamilton County
The
80Th General Assembly
Franklin and Hardin
Franklin-Hardin
Boards of Supervisors
Board of Su
Eldora High appoints Earl McDowell trainer for track meet
The Athletic Association of Eldora High School hires Earl McDowell, new Eldora baseball manager, to train the team for the county track and field meet at Eldora fair grounds on May 29. McDowell will base here until baseball season starts and prepare the squad to reclaim the county cup from Iowa Falls.
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the Athletic Association of
Eldora High School
Earl McDowell
Eldora Baseball Association
Fair Grounds
Eldora
McDowel
Iowa Falls
Eldora Boys
McDowell
Ase
Dangerous fakes in baking powder sales exposed
A warning describes attempted sales of alum baking powders at grocery stores and homes. It explains that tests claiming pure cream of tartar powders contain harmful substances are deceptive, noting that some vendors use alum, a dangerous additive banned in bread in many countries. It urges housewives to avoid such cheap, inferior products.
City Dads Buy Brand New Water Pump
The city council opened bids for a deep well power pump head and related equipment for the water works. Smedley Steam Pump Co of Dubuque bid $850, Platt Iron Works Co of Dayton bid $1500. the $850 pump was accepted.
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Smedley Steam Pump Co
Dubuque
Platt Iron Works Co
Dayton
Ohio
X. Y. Z Brick Co
Express
Farm Loans At Lowest Rates For Security
Mather offers farm loans at lowest rates to help farmers secure needed capital. Call to discuss terms before arranging your loan as it will pay you in the long run.
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Mather
Local Board Adjourning After Claims Ruling in 1902 Minutes
Fragmentary notes show the board spending the rest of the day acting on claims. Minutes approved and the board adjourned on April 1902.
Marshall County Man Praises Doctor Shallenberger
A reader from Liscomby Iowa writes that Dr. Shallenberger of Chicago cured his hydrocele without surgery after prior hospital predicted operation. He claims the doctor has helped others known to him and offers to share his case details by letter for chronic ailments.
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Shallenberger
Chicago
Daniel A, Rupy
Liscomby Ia
Abstracts of title for Hardin and Grundy land sales
Abstracts of title prepared for lands and town lots in Hardin and Grundy counties Iowa. Type-written certified and warranted up-to-date with biweekly updates. Low prices for abstracts and loans on land property. Prompt service from local office.
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Hardin County
Iowa
Hardin
Grundy County
Ackley Man Reported Worthed After Serious Injury
A fragment from Burling, Eldora, Iowa notes an Ackley man was badly hurt in an incident. Details are unclear but the report states the person suffered a serious injury and was treated locally.
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L. J. Stout
Cce Veces Ees
James Patterson
Elsey
Wright-Franklin-Hardin and
E. H.S
New City
Holden
the Citizens Savings Bank
Eldora, Iowa
J. F. Hardin
A. Readout & Son
A. Readout
Marshall
Treasury
Burling
Ackley
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