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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1909
Page
5
A long, mixed town column lists shop ads, physician visits, births, marriages, deaths, real estate moves, carpenters, and public notices. It notes Bissel carpet sweepers at D. Wills, Richards wall paper, and Easter observances, plus several local tradespeople, residents’ health updates, and upcoming community events in Eldora and surrounding towns.
Fred Foster of Iowa Falls and Daniel Eiler of Ackley visited Eldora on Thursday and Wednesday respectively. Numerous locals including Thos Johnson, F C Hickman, Caswell Kersey, E A Gregory, Raymond Blackmun, and others traveled for business or leisure.
Menu lists a Sunday dinner at the Winchester Hotel featuring soup noodle and home-made consomme, relishes such as sliced tomatoes olives and dill pickles, meats including roast beef with brown gravy veal loaf prime roast of beef and chicken with dressing. Desserts include chocolate squares cabbage salad Italian flakes vegetables mashed browned potatoes string beans sugar custard apple pie lemon pie and vanilla ice cream with coffee or milk.
Brazil Reynolds and Lewis Holbrook visited Eldora to settle Franklin Hardin Drainage District No. 1 assessments and receive damages for property. Reynolds paid 317.70 and received 500, balance 182380. Holbrook paid 875 and got 200, balance 175 short. Other large charges include A B Grant 800.10 and Hettler Bros 1292.70 with 500 damages. Janitor Doud promotes a new disinfectant for courthouse cleaning. Board of supervisors set to meet Tuesday April 20. Ted Marriage in auditor's office regary Goof Dt the Whesler.
Recorder Kennedy resumes duties following a brief vacation in Des Moines with his wife. Office staff boast of higher output in his absence, but Matt doubts the claim as county notes mix with court activity and a lull before upcoming events. Sheriff Walsh reports a quiet period with expected storms to come. Ackley resident A J Seales visited Eldora for court house business.
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