Four Days Gleaning in Local and Hardin County Field
A collage of notes from Herald readers covers local life in Hardin County. Items include editorials on fraternal orders, Christmas reflections, subscriptions, medical ads, church reports, and small town incidents such as a death by suicide and a marriage in Marshalltown. Notes on rural mail, measles in a family, and a move of W C Nutt to Texas also appear.
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Hardin County
Chicago
Melrose Township
Henry Eberhart
Burdette
Franklin County
Personal Points Attract News Of Visitors And Events
A late December local chronicle records visitors and departures across towns. Notable items include Mrs G. E. Diehl at Ackley, Miss Fanny Duren returning from Des Moines, and Ned Burling arriving from Chicago. The piece notes social calls, church services, and holiday travel among Hardin county residents, plus a shift in Eldora’s holiday trade and several moves within the region.
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Gertie Hardin
Ledger Office
Omaha
Ya Saucer
Ackley
Teacher’s Association
Des Moines
Interurban Railroad Meeting Advances in Eldora
A Monday court room gathering addressed by E A Farrin of Philadelphia outlined an electric interurban route with eastern financiers backing the project. A Commercial Club committee and city leaders planned further meetings with promoters and an eastern capitalist arriving soon to study the proposition amid broad citizen support and promises of farm free right of way.
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Court House
Eldora
Commercial Club
C. L. Ways
H. A. Huff
C. H. Beaver
Court Room
H E. A. Farrin
Philadelphia
Marshalltown Interurbin and Electric Railway Co
J. D. Newcomer
Judge Porter
TI. L. Witt
Messrs. P. 8. Davis
East Side
Dentist Dr G A Stewart Listed Nearby
Dr. G A Stewart, a dentist, is located on the second stairway south of the post office.
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G. A. Stewart
Bickle Produce Co Responds to Cream Business Request
In Eldora Iowa 1903 a letter from O S Gruss to Bickle Produce Co of Mason City notes dry cows and a plan to ship one can per week. Gruss asks for a gallon of separator oil with the next returned can and extends best wishes for success.
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Eldora
Iowa
Bickle Produce Co
Mason City
O. S. Gruss
Licensed to Wed Across County Names
Licensed to wed lists several couples from Owasa Eldora Marshalltown New Providence State Center Alden Dows Steamboat Rock including Harry Castello Hattie Pierce Boman Anna Peter son Henry W Armbrecht Anna M Walton Chas Frisbie Luella Catlin Chas Peters and mira Schuette in a regional marriage notice.
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Harry Castello
Hattie Pierce
Owasa
Boman
Anna Peterson
Eldora
Henry W. Armbrecht State Center
Anna 4. Stanson
Marshalltown
Rank Wolford
Anna M. Walton
New Providence
Chas. A. Frisbie
Luella F. Catlin
Alden
Chas. Peters
Dows
1Mira Schuette
Steamboat Rock
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Immediate Relief
An ad fragment touts a children's remedy claimed to be harmless and fast acting for coughs croup and lagrippe. It asserts the medicine works at the source of trouble without stomach passage and emphasizes soothing inflammation aiding lung oxygenation and blood vitality.
Farm Accidents Rise As Remedies Claim Quick Relief
Distressing farm injuries appear frequently with cuts bruises and stings noted. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is advertised to relieve pain instantly and is urged as essential for safety on farms.
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Thomas
Prominent Citizens Die In Steamboat Rock
Geo Hf Pinster aged 83 died at his Steamboat Rock home on Sunday evening December 20 after long illness. Burial at 1 p.m. December 23. Bertha Luiken mother of postmaster Henry Luiken and others died December 22 aged 1003 years 15 days born March 7 1803 in Germany. Buried December 24 at German Baptist church.
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Geo. Hf. Pinster
Steamboat Rock
Tle
Bertha Luiken
Henry Luiken
Aaron Luiken
Jabbo Johnson
Germany
America
German Baptist Church
Israel
Holiday excursion rates announced by Town Centrality
Reduced rate excursion tickets go on sale December 24 25 31 and June 1 at one third more than half fare with final return by January 4. War participation folders available through agents.
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War Partic. Aursani
Town Central Round Trip Tickets Sale Announcement
On January 7 8 and 9 2004 Town Central will sell round trip tickets to Portland Oregon at one fare for the round trip limit for return January Tickets valid for travel via St Paul and northern lines returning through Ogden Denver or vice versa Tickets also on sale with privilege of returning through San Francisco and sale details incomplete.
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Town Central
Portland
Ore
St. Paul
Northern
Ogden
Denver
San Francisco
Sles Ab
Marriage Altar Unites H H L Beman and Anna Peterson
At W S Beman residence on December 23 1903 Rev C O Warner joined HH L Beman and Anna Peterson in marriage. They planned a brief honeymoon to Albion Michigan before returning to resume their duties in the Congregational church work. The couple are active in Sabbath school and Endeavor society, with best wishes from friends. A classifieds note for garment cleaning follows.
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W. S. Beman
C. O. Warner
HH. L. Beman
Anna Peterson
Mr. Beman
Albion
Mich
Congregational Church
Endeavor Society
Herald
Robertson Case Again Seeks Heirs Share in Estate
The children and heirs of Anthony Robertson file an equity action in the district court to recover about 20000 from W R Robertson. Martha Willis and eight others sue W R Robertson and five others, claiming entitlement as legal heirs to the Robertson estate now held by W R Robertson. The long-running dispute continues as heirs challenge title and seek a share amid prior possession arrangements.
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W. R. Roerbteen
Anthony Robertson
W. BR. Robertson
Martha Willis
W. R. Robertson
Robertson
W. I. Robertson
W. RR. Robertson
Mother Richards Dies at 83 in Pleasant Township
Old Mrs Richards of Pleasant township, mother of Rube and Samuel Richards and Mrs Rebecca Crosbie, died Sunday evening December 27 at age 83 or 84. Funeral planned today at the Richards home. The notice provides little further data. Also ad for Rocky Mountain Tea by Ellsworth Drug Co promising health benefits.
One Fare Plus $2 Round Trip to Western States
One fare plus two dollars round trip via Chicago Great Western to points in New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Missouri Kansas Nebraska Mississippi and Louisiana. Ample return limits. Tickets on sale January 1 2 and February 2 16 Mid January 15 April 1 4. For information apply to any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago IL.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Mississippi
Louisiana
Great Western
J.P. Elmer
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Herald Logal Bret
Viciity
the Herald
Herald Office
Wood
The
Wilson Drug Co
All Herald
Drs
Robert Speers
George Jeers
Shoemaker
M. EB
Ecuxch
Waterloo
O.B. Chassell
Ledger and Enterprise
Signal
Radcliffe
Hardin County Press Gang
Peter Jensen
W. HE. Stanley
Henry W. Armbrecht
State Center
Anna Z. Hanson
Ed Smith
Commissioners of Insanity
Independence Institution
In Sane
W.C. Nutt
Southwest
Beeville
Qar Gates
G. E. Diehl
Fanny Duren
Ibach
Ned Burling
W. B. Ehrman
Herald Force
Jno
Mrs. Jno. T. Boylan
Sioux City
Point Pleasant
Xenophon Croas
Harry Hole
Hardin County School News
Boards of Education
C. McKeen Duren
Mabel
Fanny
Duren
R. F. Klatt
Ward & Hays
First Bank of
Roosevelt
Oklo
Wichita Mountain
Prof. Meyer
Oelwein
Fanny Burling
Nellie Houghton
Jas
Jane Walker
Hidora
Oden Davis
Iowa City
University
Margaret Turner
J. S. Snyder
Lockwood
Alma
Frank Devendorf
L. Devendorf
Independence
Y. M
C. A
Young Men's Christian Association
Ridgewood
N. J
New York City
Ifor
Webster City Tribune
John Porter
B. J. Lynn
Mr. Lynn
Cambridge
Mis
Geo
Pattee
Daniel Hiler
Bidora
J. A. Barrett
JF. Wardin
Sarrett
Hardin
Chas. R. Crane
Iowa Falls
W. H. Minton
Crane
McMahon
J. F. Hardin
M. L. Edgington
Conrad
Clint Moormin
Oly
Goyimaraneapolis
Allys Susmith
Gayety Smith
Evanston
Frank
Chas. Barnes
Cedar Rapids
Grace Davis
Evanston, Ill
E. Welch
Braall
Ind
Clarence
Mgr
John Lamprecht
Kanawha
John
Jno. I
Gao W. Richards
Webster City
Cavana
California
Midora
Will H. Sanderson
Michigan
Interurban Railroad
E. A. Ferrin
Carl S
Newcomer
C. S. Gilbert
H.L. Beman
John Rudquist
Wills -Hardin Block
Mother Richards
Rocky Mountain
Ellsworth Drug Co
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