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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1909
Page
4
The Herald lists subscription rates for six months and other terms. Editor H. E. Moffett signs the notice, with rate details for various durations.
J T Darnett, agent for the Town Industrial School for Boys at Dora Ia, on annual rounds in Dubuque. He checked paroled local youths and praised their conduct and progress while noting the school closely watches paroles and will return violators. He spent days visiting Employments and praised the Dubuque colony's improvement and character.
Sizable crop of items: illnesses, travels, and local happenings. Mr. A J Anderson is ill at home with Dr Purcell visiting Emergency Hospital on Aug 17 and 31. Mrs F Livan returns from a California trip. Ben I Salinger claims control of Town Knights of Pythias by electing his man Grand Chancellor over M J Tobin of Vinton. A youth fired at a car west of town amid parental concerns. no arrest. Frances Allbee, 19, Waterloo, died after attempting to use artificial wings to learn swimming. A Union moonlight party, chaperoned by the Cartwrights, honored Miss Lara Hauser’s visitor Miss Elsie Johnson of Williams. Miss Corme, Florence and Mildred Rogers attended chautauqua in Marshalltown. Fay Hall hosted friends at the O E Wood home. Mabel Farnsworth leaves for a year of work in Davenport schools after a few weeks with friends.
Miss Allbee wore artificial wings at Chautauqua Park in five feet of water. The wings detached causing her to lose footing and drown before friends could reach her. The body was recovered fifteen minutes later but resuscitation failed.
Berlin reports Arthur Hutchens visiting Eldora for dental work due to ulcerated teeth. C W Fossler and wife visited Vic Fisher's home south of Eldora over Sunday and Monday. Mrs Jessie Baker recovering from operation and home. A E Lynk bought Joe Futler's Owasa stock and will take possession soon. Threshing begun though grain yields vary from 15 to 25 bushels. Wheat 10 to 15, barley 12 to 20.
Rev Bush delivered a fine sermon Sunday evening. Mrs Babcock of Iowa Falls visited her daughter Mrs Fred Latch over the weekend. Oakwood church young people will serve ice cream on J L Mellinger's lawn. E W Wolfe drove to Iowa Falls and brought home Mrs Baker who has been in the hospital there. she is recovering nicely.
A. C. Amundson and Co. hosted visitors as A. M. Christopher and wife from Slater called in Marshalltown. Several locals, including Mrs C C Larson and Mrs John Johnson, are listed as sick. Friends and relatives shared Sunday visits with George Johnson family and others. Ole Reisetter bought a fine automobile from Amundson. Fernald residents Ray Peoples and Roy Johnson visited. Margaret Skie of Marshalltown and Della Mason from Garden City were seen locally. Olie Sampson bought a half interest in the photo gallery run by Jessie Riedoihl.
Mrs Craig and daughter of Indianapolis returned home after a three week visit with their brother L West Sam Campbell and BE Adams were in Union Monday Adams family held their annual picnic on Sunday Aug 8 a large crowd attended The Gifford ball team lost to Conrad 9 to 0 with Conrad hiring four men for the box work Glen Fagan worked at the depot for John Peck C&NW railway crews in the pit loading sand Ackley team beat Gifford 8 to 4 in Gifford’s favor Camp bell pitched for Gifford Enoch Cox visited his brother in Hubbard Several locals own bicycles Lewis Campbell Orvil Peck and others kept streets packed down.
Irvin Wilson and his wife welcomed a seven pound baby boy born on August 9. Local items mention Miss Mabel Martin visiting the George Hall home near Eagle City, Mrs. M. E. Sawyer visiting her mother in Eagle City, Elmer Warn of Ainsley Nebraska visiting friends, J. B. Quigle in Eldora, George Ott traveling to Belmond on business, K. L. Cross and family visiting George near Berlin, Mrs. Joen Rutherford ill this week, Mrs. Bird departing for Indiana for several weeks, and Sam Brown visiting Mr. Mert's last Sunday with his children.
Mrs C F Miller and daughter Leone attended chaumauqua at Marshalltown Friday and Saturday and visited at the M W Herricks home. Miss Myrtle Scott returned to her Eldora home after two weeks with Frank Ratledge. Bert Wilson and wife returned to Marshalltown at the week start. C N W has track layers at work in the neighborhood living in side tracked cars at the junction. Wayne Caster began stacking grain Monday. Grace Vigara went to Iowa Falls for eye treatment last week.
NEW PROVIDENCE note list local visitors and travels with multiple families visiting relatives in town and nearby towns. mentions Kersey Pickard Reece Whinery Moon Hunt Chrissman Kellogg and others with church visits and travel plans to Alden Waterloo Ocheydan Pierre Deer Trail and Michigan. M. J. Furry of Alden dies after long illness with funeral held Tuesday at 3:30 PM.
Sheriff Walsh's fees from feeding prisoners are small now with only one inmate in durance vile. The Ackley World notes that fees once ranged from 300 to 860 dollars per quarter for the single prisoner tied to the Gifford cutting affair, reflecting a sharp decline.
Miss M. E. Simlar, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. Wills, left Tuesday for St. Louis en route to her home in Philadelphia.
The German Society for the Prevention of Noise, founded in 1908 in Berlin by Dr Theodor Lessing, plans distribution lists for renters. Printed on colored paper, one color shows noiseless houses, another little noise, and a third high noise. Landlords may improve conditions to earn a better color rating.
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