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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1903
Page
5
Eldora area items and notices cover society events ads and upcoming attractions including colonial suppers band fair prizes and a wall atlas offer. Local auctions letters at the Eldora post office a boot cleaner patent and weather quirks are noted along with church services and health practice updates.
The Sunday farewell honored Geo M Wills, tenor in the church quartet and Sabbath school superintendent, with a solo and duet by Miss Kuehne. The event highlighted his valued service and the regret at his departure as the youthful evening congregation witnessed the tribute and front page portrait.
A Pleasant Surprise story notes Mrs W W Wilcox on the East Side arranged a birthday gathering for her mother Mrs Carson and her husband. About fifty friends delivered baskets of food and visited at various homes before nightfall. Also included are items on Dr Morse at Emergency hospital showcasing a new electric searchlight treatment and reports of protracted meetings at M and E church north of Whitten with sixty eight conversions and a Melrose church gathering with four at the altar.
An adjourned Eldora meeting of the Business Men's club, presided by Mayor Robb, approved a proposed constitution and deferred further action until next Monday evening. The soliciting committee reported progress on funding coal prospecting, with the aim to perfect the organization and pursue related business. Every local businessman urged to attend this important meeting.
Last Sunday the Baptist church held a foreign missionary day with Miss Berta Babcock a former missionary from Japan speaking at morning service about her work abroad. An evening program by church youth featured songs recitations and a Burmese themed dialogue with performances by Alice Smith the Johnson girls and Miss Bessie Wilcox. Pastor Stanley gave a brief address and a generous collection was taken.
Henry Babcock long resident of Eldora died February 10 1903 in Wilsonville California. He was cremated in San Francisco per his wishes. Son of Andrew Babcock he left Eldora in 1882 for Colorado then to the coast in 1885. He lived in San Francisco until 1901, with a Chicago stay for treatment, then Hubbard Iowa, then Colorado before California and death. He has relatives in Eldora and a Kansas brother W J Babcock in Savenburg. His sister Miss Berta Babcock, missionary to Japan, spoke at the Baptist church in Eldora recently.
Miss Berta Babcock, missionary with the Episcopal church, spoke to a crowded audience. Her Japan themed lecture used curios, utensils, costumes, and bric a brac to illustrate customs, climate, and language, delivering a vivid, informative impression.
The page lists paired names Herman Bolrang with Hannah Schultz Rotgen Rotgens with Jennie Freese Al Ganfield with Grace Johnston and Josh Coulter with Elvira Carleton, indicating a social or matrimonial notice segment with multiple duos.
Wm J Mott Jr and John McDonald visited the high school Friday. Sixth graders welcomed visitors and a musical Washington celebration occurred while the 12th Geometry class prepared a geometry review. Juniors and seniors held a George Washington party at Karl Borsack’s home with cherry clipping, hatchet hunt, and marshmallow eating won by Nerman Jonker and Nellie Cobb.
Mrs Lemoine has been on the sick list for several days. A street fight Saturday night led to one youth being fined. Ed Pritchard has gone to Chicago to replenish dry goods stock for spring. Mesdames Hoskins Byers and Birdsall are treating rheumatism at Colfax. Al Merrill will build a new home in spring. L. Bonger sold goods and will move to Marshalltown soldiers home. A basket social at the Fuller home. proceeds to church fund. Mrs M Utley went to Ft. Dodge to care for her ill daughter Nellie. Tomlinson returned north from the south, plans Alden residence. One more car of hard coal arrived, distributed locally. Mrs Wm Collins, formerly of Alden, ill at her son’s. C Is poorly. Caid Barnes sick this week. Loton Frazer ill for a week. Henry Poole returned from Mason City. C J Rashi and wife visited Sunday. Monroe tash and wife are new parents. Mr Wardwell and wife of Waterloo visited over Sunday. Ben Rash moved to his newly purchased farm. Come to the country store Feb 28 to see it. Congregational church meetings closed Sunday. Mrs Henry Werlocker improving after illness. A union meeting at Congregational church. The M E B pastor delivered sermon to a full house. The M I aid society will have a country store Feb 28 with dinner and supper and Epworth League will serve ice cream. All invited. We mean low prices for storm sash prompt service too. Davis and Moser.
John L. Mitterer’s children are on the sick list. Rev Beebe of Mason City preached here last Sunday morning. Louie Ostheimer of Alden visited his brother. I W Perry cut his foot with an axe, severing the big toe. Victory school house was closed Wednesday due to cold weather.
Grandma Blair and daughter in law Mrs. Blair visit R W Boody family in Lake Park Iowa. Ernest Tresmier and wife welcome a baby girl last Wednesday. Mrs Chas Boody and Dr W B Whitney went to Chicago for eye surgery and are recovering. Local ads urge Davis and Moser storm sash. Thursday evening meeting of the Ladies Aid at Mrs Hershel Smith's. Etna Newby visits home. Mrs I M Lepley returns from Oskaloosa. Mrs John Newby and Mrs David Ankrum travel to Ft Dodge for hospital care. Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup touted for coughs and consumption.
Mrs Wayne Caster and son visited J B Caster home in Union. Mr and Mrs Fraser Golden of Crawford Neb visited J W Miller home. Will Cobb of Clay county visited his brothers rank and Amos Cobb. Miller child sick with pneumonia improving. Bitters advertised for digestion. Herald local newsboxes previously overlooked. promise to check again and invite items.
The Herald offers a free copy of the American Farmer to farmers who pay a yearly advance subscription. It is an up to date sixteen page paper for agriculture readers.
Public notices of a local endorsement campaign for Dean's kidney pills claim widespread belief in their efficacy. A Jasper street retiree, Joseph Vigars, testifies he benefited from the remedy despite improper use, urging readers to buy through Smith & Reed's drug store with Foster-Kilburn Co. as sole United States agents.
Oil and gasoline delivered to any part of the city every day in the year except Sunday and legal holidays at market price. Mutual phone. Terms cash. F. E. Barty. tf
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