Eldora Defeats St Paul Gophers In Big Gopher Game
Eldora senior baseball rips St Paul Gophers 2 to 1 at home with strong pitching and fielding. Swafford Burns Cole and Gibbs standouts as Eldora earns victory amid large crowd. Charles City, Grundy Center losses noted with upcoming games against Garner Union Buxton and others.
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Mollie Stark
Union
Eldora
St. Paul Gophers
Baseball Park
St. Paul
Cole
Ferris
Gophers
Charles City
Jarnagin
Kirk
O’brien
Y Davis
Holmes
Ouble Playa
Gibbs
Grundy Center
Gladbrook
Grundy
Gopher
Garden City Agent Vanishes Without Trace
J. E. Smith, a three month Garden City agent for St. Paul and Des Moines, disappeared Sunday. Dispatchers could not reach him Monday, depot locked, office checked, no sign of foul play or shortage. Smith had moved from Sherman, Missouri. a relief man covered Tuesday night.
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J. E. Smith
St. Paul & Des Moines Railway
Garden City
Smith
Sherman
Missouri
Union and Grundy Center Baseball Classic
Union defeated Grundy Center 9 to 7 in a Thursday game that ended just as Grundy Center caught a 4 52 train. Liscomb pitcher Snook struggled until Suthward relieved with the score 7 3, after which Grundy Center halted scoring. The Union Star also notes two recent games against Eldora, praising Union’s 11 to 1 loss as not discrediting the team and quipping about Eldora’s supporters.
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Union Star
Union
Grundy Center
Snook
Liscomb
Suthward
Unioan
Unon Star
Eldora Rooters
Eldora
Boone franchise vote signals revamped interurban plans
A Boone special election shows the public voting for new owners of the Boone Electric Boone Street Railway and Boone Suburban properties. Prominent railroad financiers E Hughes Andrew McBride and Mr Stevenson won the franchises and plan near 200000 in rehabilitation, with rumors they back the McKinley syndicate and aim to extend lines to Story City and Marshalltown.
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Boone
Des Moines
McKinley
Iowa Railroad
Iowa
Boone Electric Company
Boone Street Railway Company
Boone Suburban
E. &. Hughes
Andrew McBride
Mr. Stevenson
Reynolds
McKinley Syndicate
Story City
Marshalltown
Poultry Farming Pays For Webster City sisters
The Journal reports two Webster City sisters started with fifty dollars from an aunt and built a kept chicken house. First year yielded 40 dozen eggs and five dollars thirty cents in dressed fry. twenty hens remained. Second year expanded yard, bred and fed, producing 1,828 eggs and 38 dozen sold at two cents. 125 pounds dressed fry at twenty-five cents paid costs. this year 80 hens, 1,954 eggs since Jan 1, 20 pounds dressed chicken, 25 fry and 30 laying hens. They plan incubator and broader expansion, crediting cleanliness, warmth, light, gravel yard, water, and regular feeding.
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Webster City
Journal
Marriage of Miss Eulah Harri and Mr. Chas F Long
A social wedding was held Wednesday evening August 18 at A W Mitterer residence with Miss Eulah Harri marrying Mr. Chas F Long of Whitten, Rev W E Stanley officiating. The bride, a respected teacher, and the groom, a Whitten drug store owner, were praised for fine character. Out of town guests included Dr. Susan Brown of Purden Mo and Harris Wicks of Atchison Kansas along with the groom’s mother Mrs. Long and relatives. After refreshments the couple left for their wedding trip and will reside in Whitten upon return.
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A. W. Mitterer
Eulah Harri
Susan Brown
Purden
Harris Wicks
Atchison, Kansas
Long
Whitten
Herald
Formaldehyde Found In Marshalltown Milk
Doctors in Marshalltown announced Tuesday that formaldehyde, an embalming fluid and rank poison, was discovered in milk sold in the city. They warn even small daily amounts can cause serious health problems, urging extra precautions for babies and children.
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Marshalltown
Library notes on reading circle books and magazine circulation
The State Teachers reading circle for 1909 1910 lists Halleck's Physiology and Holtz Nature Study as purchased by the public library and set for circulation Saturday August 21. Teachers are urged to read. Several new bound magazines arrive and will be circulated Wednesday evening August 25.
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Halleck
Holtz
Local News Highlights From Eldora and Surroundings
Dr. Morse returns Monday from Minnesota while Dr. Mighell of Marshalltown and Dr. King with wife visit Eldora seeking a rental. Town folks include Beman, McCulloch, Turner, Haynes, and visitors Lottie Pierce from St. Louis. Northwestern builds brick crossing easing mud. W C T U silver medal contests Aug 24 and 28 at Eldora and Steamboat Rock. Special train Aug 26 Eldora to Conrad for field meet. Smoke stacks upgraded at electric plant. Brown harvests 60 acres of oats at 60 bushels per acre. Grundy county land boosted. W C T U holds Sept 15 fair contest entries via Mrs Mae Thompson. Humorous notes about a puffing editor and a suspicious wife. Conrad holds annual field day with wrestling, racing, band of 40. Edward Tanner, Ackley, marries in Tracy, Minn. Eldora may reorganize band under Leon Wheeler.
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N. C. Morse
Minnesota
Mighell
Marshalltown
Eldora
D. O. King
Milo Beman
Harry McCulloch
Harry Turner
George Haynes
Steamboat Rock
Lottie Pierce
St. Louis
J. M. Taber
Northwestern Railway
John Oleson
Des Moines
Hardin County Savings Bank
Baptist Church
Northwestern
Conrad
Conrad Field
Fred Brown
Oata
Grundy County
Grundy
Mae Thompson
Hubbard
Farm For Sale Near Ackley In German Neighborhood
Farm for sale a 160 acre well improved property three miles west of Ackley Iowa near a German neighborhood. Close to school with accessible land and local banking contacts. Offers should be directed to the National Bank Ackley Ackley Iowa for price and particulars.
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Ackley
A'Barain
Retin
Particuare
Addrasa
Ih ‘National Bank
Lowa
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BIG Black Gophers
Charl's City
Buxton
W Hoelscher
Hubbard Charles Larowe
Eee
Beer
Eerennan
Iowa Falls
Elwood Brogan
Brown
Armstrong
Towa Falls
Heldwig
Turner
Vores
Cook
Ebsien
Aldinger
George Wilson
Lockard
Ridsaws
Whitten Riley Collins
Veeseees Whitten
Spurlin
Siddete Corded Whitten
Sterner
Beldora
Boyd
Houser
Eldora Paul C Woods
Eeldora
Stauffer
R Alexander
Union O Lepley
Eserves Teveyeee
George Banning
Union C
E Lawrence
JH Watson
Alden
Henry Sielaff
Aleen AE
Owasa Owasa
JE Pierce
Barlow
Steamboat Roc
Des Moines Short Line
Farin Loans
Deal
Library Notes
Arthur Hutchins
Thompson
T. W. Scurry
Fond du Lac
Wis
J. A. Borsack
Iowa Falla
Edward Tanner
A. P. Jenson
Henry King
Ackley World
Leon Wheeler
Wheeler
Citizens Savings Bank
Eldora, Iowa
J.F. Hardin
Bidora
Towa
Frank W. Hurd
Williams, Iowa
COE College
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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