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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1909
Page
8
In a social whirl, Sallie, Mary, Tom and Bob resist arranged marriage as families push for engagements. After many escapades and public pressure, the four plan elopement but reveal they already wed within the group, ending the worry and gaining parental forgiveness.
Luther W. Mupkins recalls joining the Confederate Army during the late war era. He describes sleeping on his musket the night before a major engagement near Appomattox, with a vow to witness the battle and report home. He notes soldiers’ fatalistic beliefs and the fear of being killed, while highlighting the harsh realities of duty and danger.
A historical note describes a 166 mile Bolivian telegraph line from La Paz to Oruro using mud and native furniture for poles due to trees scarce. Pillars rested on stone foundations five feet square, rising fifteen feet, spaced about 860 feet apart. Another Uganda line used living trees beside the road as poles because no suitable wood could be found. Dutch East India telegraphs suspended wires between roadside trees with the line passing along their centers.
The Eldora Iowa city council approves amending Chapter IT to add paragraph 23 establishing street grades on Monroe Street east of Monroe Avenue. The long, detailed ordinance lists grade points at multiple east offsets from Monroe Street and defines curb and curbline measurements throughout East Division Street. The passage notes the measure was read and approved with formal dates and signatures, concluding with a mention of John Bull's Coal Trade.
An old advertisement extols Dean's Kidney Pills as a permanent cure for kidney trouble. It cites two danger signals from urine and back pain and features a testimonial from W. S. Nutting of Eldora Iowa praising the remedy after eight years of kidney issues. Sold by Foster Milburn Buffalo NY and Smith Reed drugstores for 60 cents.
In Hardin County Iowa district court a land ownership case lists Joshua Allen and others as defendants. Many parties and spouses are named with various deeds and marital status questions. The suit seeks quieting of title in Joseph W Stage and related lot parcels in Point Pleasant Moore’s Addition.
The document states a court action in County Towah Hite ton with a hearing at the court house on January 4, 1910. Defendants are warned to appear before noon on the specified day to defend against a final petition prayed for by the planter. Attorney for the petitioner is noted as BDL.
In the Iowa Hardin County district court executors W Elbert and G L Hays present final report of Belinda Hall deceased. They seek court approval and discharge from further duties. Hearing set January 11, 1910 at Eldora courthouse. interested parties may appear and show cause. Dated December 2, 1909 J H Elbert and Co L Hays executors.
Eldora Iowa December 21 1909 notice invites bids for tile ditch and drainage work in Buckeye township Hardin County Iowa Drainage District No 10 Bids due January 12 1910 at noon to Hardin County Auditor Eldora Iowa bids per section plans specifications on file with county auditor separate bids for labor and material bid forms provided by auditor bid security ten percent bond twenty five percent of estimated cost project completion by November 1 1910 with kickoff May 18 1910 specifications outline multiple sections with varied tile sizes and depths.
A fragment shows a man complimenting a woman on cooking, noting she makes something as well as her mother did. The reply asks what that is, and he answers with the word trouble. The brief exchange hints at a playful, domestic banter about a recipe or skill.
A sequence of property conveyances shows transfers to multiple buyers in Radcliffe and nearby districts. Names include John Rumper, S A Wilson, Lucretia Chesmore, Nancy Teter, Thomas A Rorem, John H Wykle, Edwin R Stevens, Loren Burnham, J H Pope, Marietta Trimble, Verne L Brown, J H Hadley, Chas Rica, Nicolet, Harold F Vaux, Adelbert, E DeMarsha, John Kumrow, Amy J Baldwin, Morris Nelson, and others with parcels in Drake, Beacon, Central and other Additions, prices ranging from 200 to 12000 dollars.
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