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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
3
Hardin county supervisors met Monday while storms disrupted travel and power. Mrs Allen offers roasted peanuts. Fannon’s lace sale draws buyers. funeral and obituaries noted with Grandma Donovan’s long life. Elderly residents, farm ad notices, post office letters, and town events fill the page with updates from Eldora and surrounding area.
A weekly note from The Herald records many local visits and comings. Ackley man S. S. Trainer, Union resident Lee Anderson, Geneseo visitor W. D. Colby, and Iowa Falls Druggist John L. Swartz appear during the week. Several health, travel, and social updates follow including Mrs. Dan Bushman’s improvement, Ramsay’s senate chaplaincy, and Mrs. Norris’s illness.
Hendricks Whitwood served as juror this past week and Dist No. 7 Union township had no school due to Miss Katie Lawler’s illness. Harry Vigars returned from Stanley County S D where he spent ten months improving his claim and now owns a fine quarter section. A recent sleet wind storm caused much damage with downed poles and windmills. Mr and Mrs W A Wentworth and daughter arrived from Hayes S C to visit relatives, after living last summer on a Stanley County homestead and speaking highly of the country.
The Auburn Manufacturing Company offers the Model G touring car at $1,250 with refitted perfection. It claims higher road ability than any car in its class and emphasizes interchangeable parts, superior construction, and smooth operation as the keys to efficiency rather than size.
Norman de Vaux driving the Auburn runabout lowered the San Francisco to Del Monte and back record by 3 hours 28 minutes, clocking a 12 hour 12 minute trip. The 250 mile run faced muddy, hilly roads and rain on the return, earning the Auburn prestige and cups while expanding Auburn’s Northern Indiana prominence and factory growth.
A concise car listing describes a motor with a sixth double opposed engine, 24 H. 2. designation, planetary two speeds forward and one reverse. It notes wheel base of 100 inches, 82x3 inch tires, front ball bearing axles, rear Hyatt roller bearings, side entrance body, seating for six, and claims to be the best car for the price.
A. L. Wood Son is listed in Union Iowa with mutual phone number 50. The brief entry notes the business presence and contact line in the local directory.
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