24 Jan 1903
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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1903
Page
1
Hardin County items fill the page with school meetings, local trades, and civic notes. Mentions include Alden teachers meeting plans, a sale of the Moninger farm, Rev Douglas speaking in Chicago, and a bridge of public interest from library funding to editorial changes. A boxing nose injury at Debban alley and multiple small town happenings round out the broadcast.
A Hubbard Monitor column records comings and goings in Eldora with names and brief notes. Visitors, residents, and travels are sketched, including Rev. L. Marshall, J. Butler, C. J. Beeb, and Guy Farrow, plus mentions of travel to Des Moines, Chicago, Cuba, and Alberta.
Brief notice lists Purcell practicing ENT at Emer y Hospital with dates Jan 27 and Feb 10, unclear details follow. The fragment references medical services and a hospital setting, with names and dates partially legible.
A. Modlin of the East Side, while hurrying to his barn on Tuesday evening, struck a yard clothes line with his chin, fell on the frozen ground, and sustained bruises. He remains at home under a physician’s care and is expected to recover in a few days.
The Herald reports a jury awarded $4,000 to Peter in the Peter vs Lightfield case after deliberating since 5 PM Tuesday. The suit sought $10,000 to $40,000. Peter was shot during a Thanksgiving Day pigeon shoot at Buckeye, losing his eyes. The article notes mixed opinions on the verdict and contains local commentary and social notes from the community. The Knights of the Maccabees hosted a lodge gathering with speeches, refreshments, and games, boosting lodge membership to about one hundred.
Theatrical excursion to the Odeon features Florodora with the famous Worldoroda Sextette praised for its music. Iowa Central Ry offers round trip tickets January 28 from Eldora to Grinnell at one and one third fare, good to return by February 2.
From Wriday's Drovers Journal arrivals of cattle were high but down from last week with 16,000 head less traded this week. Salesmen faced weak bidding as buyers held back despite a few top fat cattle at 5.85. Heavy steers and mixed lots showed declines, hogs softened to mid 6.50s, sheep and yearlings moved briskly with higher prices for quality, including western ewes and better yearlings, while light stock were slower to sell.
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