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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1905
Page
5
The Herald notes the state fair opening tomorrow for a week, local dentists, harvest festivals, and various community events. Mentioned are Rev Warner at Rough Woods, J E King MD, Miss Nina Estabrook Nation teaching in Maryland, and Miss Ada Taylor heading Idaho for a year.
Thos Lawler of Gifford Iowa a good patron of the market yesterday bought a carload of light stockers He previously bought feeders He is from Hardin county near the center of Iowa in the corn belt He notes this year’s corn crop is heavy and ahead with many fields likely to yield 90 to 100 bushels per acre The Herald urges Hardin county farmers to bring top products to the county fair and pledges strong stock and vegetables for display.
A half week record of movements shows C E Greer in Kansas on business. Dan Megan to Colfax for a health stay. Miss Marie Rogers visiting Radcliffe. Arthur Spurgin of Oskaloosa in Eldora among old schoolmates. James Ferris of the electric light plant to Osage for business. Lawyer Wendell Huston from Chicago visited Mrs. H. at Joseph Wallace home. Miss Bessie Brownell at her grandparents in Radcliffe and working at the State Bank. Mrs S Paul Kier left for New Hampton for a week with her niece. Jnc C Crockett and daughter Avonne from Des Moines in town on business. Editor Althouse and Geo Galarno in town for a few hours. Mrs Oleson left for Grinnell to join her husband in a new shop. Judge John Porter to Kansas City and other points on business. Mrs J N Christie and niece from Chicago to return via Missouri later in the week. O K Barbour of Des Moines spent Sunday with S S Willcox family. Dick Vigars, from Iowa Falls, circulating among friends and reporting a flourishing grocery business. Mrs W S McDonald of Florence spent Sabbath at Congs parsonage and left Monday. Mrs Nation of Chicago, former Midora resident, returned home. By F Brown of Brown Dry Goods Co left for New York and eastern points to restock and will visit Canada. all business from morning to eve.
Warns against mercury containing catarrh ointments and extols Hall's Catarrh Cure by B J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and taken internally. Claims testimonials free and lists price per bottle. Mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and cautions buyers to ensure genuineness.
A meeting of all Farmers Mutual telephone lines centered in Eldora will be held there on Saturday August 26 at 1 PM to consider the present unsettled condition of the telephone system. By order of Committee.
A meeting of stockholders centered in El Dora is called for next Saturday afternoon to discuss the dispute between rural telephone lines and the local exchange. The Herald urges a reasonable, charitable approach to reach a final adjustment benefiting townspeople and farmers who depend on unified switchboards.
Rev. James Burling, longtime Congregational pastor from Hawarden, preached the Sunday sermon at the Hawarden church and spoke at the Baptist union service in the evening. Readers praise his scholarship, and The Herald notes his promising progress as a young minister from Edora.
O J 89th waiter of The Herald Eldora credits Shallenberger with curing five years of constant dyspepsia after four months of treatment. He says he could not eat without pain before, but now eats meals without fear. He had seen other physicians without benefit.
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