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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1906
Page
5
The Herald presents its own reporters’ account of Irardin County’s only semi weekly news digest. It highlights the paper’s aim to print all the news worth noting, combining local field coverage with outside interests for a comprehensive update.
Directors fixed general admission at 35 cents for adults and 25 cents for teams and children. Nine harness races were approved with purses totaling 300 dollars. A date alignment committee will coordinate with nearby fairs along the Iowa Central road. Assignments include supervision of horses, swine, art, education, and grounds with named officers and committees.
Miss Agnes Boike and Elmer Hoffa were married at the Boike home on the Henry Thamer farm in Melrose Township Grundy County at noon on Thursday December 20. About 150 invited guests attended a wedding feast hosted by the bride’s mother. The couple will reside on Hoffa’s Melrose Township farm.
Miss Mary Calkins of Wyoming Iowa daughter of Dr and Mrs N B Calkins and E D Chassell of Le Mars were married today at the bride’s brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs N B Briggs home in St Paul Minn Rev C B Chassell of Eldora Tay officiated The newlyweds will reside in Le Mars after a stay in Des Moines for the winter The groom is state binder to the last general assembly and a leading plant Republican figure in Plymouth county The Herald offers congratulations.
The Herald will publish only one issue next week due to the holiday. The single edition will appear on Thursday evening. O. J. Smith, Publisher, wishes readers a prosperous Christmas and a successful new year, and pledges continued effort and support.
Two highly respected locals Lloyd L. Hauser and Miss Mary E. Mabie were married Wednesday at the Mabie home by Rev. W. H. Scott. About eighty of the one hundred invited attended a four course wedding supper. The couple will reside on a farm west of town after February 1. Guests from out of town included Dr. E. W. Jay and family Marshalltown Mrs. Floyd Smith Chicago Mrs Kist Warsaw Ind and J C Mabie and family Oskaloosa.
Sunday Sabbath Schools plan exercises and tree distributions for Christmas Eve at Baptist, Methodist, and Congregational churches with cantatas The Santa Claus theme and gifts will entertain children A high mass and sermon will conclude Christmas morning at St Marys Catholic Church Rev Father Connery leads at 10 oclock
A series of property transfers listed with buyers, sellers and parcel details across Iowa Falls Steamboat Rock Drains Add Eldora and nearby areas. Transfers include Huts on Chapin properties in 28-86-19, multiple tracts in 27-88-19 and 21-87-29, and various lot deeds priced from 100 to 16000 dollars. Also notes local grain buyer offer from F E Schultz Co Eldora and mills advertisements for Steamboat Rock Roller Mills.
Land offer in Woodbury County Iowa featuring 176 acres with 160 cultivated. Contact J B Mather Eldora Iowa via Hardin County Abstract Co for details. Written as a notice to SNAP considerers.
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