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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1903
Page
4
The 1902 United States statistical abstract notes beer as the popular beverage, with per person consumption rising from 1.58 gallons in 1850 to 17.40 gallons by 1902, while distilled spirits drop from 2.25 to about 1.36 gallons. Alcohol per capita grows from 1.43 gallons in 1850 to 4.16 gallons now.
The Alden Times reports a private group is quietly advancing a rail line north of Alden with a fenced right of way, sturdy stone abutments, and iron superstructure. The grade runs nearly level for four miles from Alden, and Judge Porter and son Will Porter frequently visit the site, hinting the line may extend toward Eagle Grove, Clarion, Britt, or Clear Lake after the initial three miles.
Editors belonging to the Upper Des Moines Northeastern and Fifth District associations held a joint meeting at Mason City and Clear Lake last week. Large attendance from across the state enjoyed hospitality from Mason City citizens including a banquet hosted by the Commercial Club, speeches by dignitaries, and tours to Empire Creamery and Clear Lake. The Herald notes the event’s warmth and hints a subsequent editorial on rural delivery.
Habit is a relentless taskmaster. Most men become slaves to ambition and rutlike patterns. In pursuing goals we overlook the broader world and its beauty. Rest, joy, and new life lie beyond our everyday environment. In work and home we move mechanically along the same paths.
The Alden Times notes two El Dora ordinances failed to pass. One would ban church bell ringing to spare sick people, another would bar sidewalk spitting. The piece humorously suggests such laws would prompt reaction about funeral reminders and skirt lengths. It ends with an ad line for Rocky Mountain Tea at Hilsworth Drug Co.
Lewis A Johnson files a district court petition in Hardin County Iowa seeking to quiet title to the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter and other described land in town and section. He claims full ownership and possession with precedents of adverse possession for over twenty years while naming multiple potential heirs and deed defects to bar their claims. The notice details alleged defective acknowledgments and lost records affecting chain of title and asks for court action to vest title in Johnson free of other claims with ongoing proceedings set for August term 1908.
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