Local News In Briefs From Eldora and Surroundings
Brown sisters Mary and Ruth report good positions at the world’s fair in St. Louis while Brother Cyrus Brown works there too. A crowd toured St Paul and Minneapolis by train, and a Woman’s Day excursion to Iowa Falls drew over a hundred locals. The re survey of city streets disrupted property lines, while a Bonesteel delegation returned pleased with land prospects. Penman becomes hotel lessee at Winchester, promising a first class rebuild.
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Society Ladies of
Steamboat Rock
Iowa Falls
Penman
Winchester
Mary
Ruth Brown
Lew F. Brown
St. Louis
Cyrus Brown
Ingie
Harry Hammond
Iowa
Hammond
Eldora
Bonesteel
Rosebud
Mr. Hammond
Hot Weather and a Kingsley Pastor Visit
The town welcomed Rev. Thompson of Kingsley who visited Monday, traveling from Iowa Falls after preaching there on Sunday. A Christian gentleman, he is well known and highly regarded in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Earth
Thompson
Kingsley
Christian Church
Iowa Falls
Comings and Goings The Movements of People in a Week
The Herald records social and business moves across towns with names like Jnc T Boylan, Miss Gertrude Hardin, J. H. Hadley, Juo W Persen Hsg, and Mrs Fannie Crockett. Mentions visits to Marshalltown Chicago world’s fair trips, county conventions, and travelers from Grundy Center Ackley Des Moines and Iowa Falls. Includes clergy illness and a world’s fair excursion, plus Mrs Oakley and Mrs Fagg’s children, and Hanes to Yankton for Rosebud drawing.
Eastman tribute and Eldora lecture plans in Herald
Hon W J Moir pays fitting tribute to Enoch W Eastman with a portrait in the Annals of Town and the Herald plans to publish part of the lengthy article after obtaining a half tone cut from Charles Aldrich The Eldora lecture course committee prepares to canvass for 500 ticket sales to fund a seven act program featuring Hobson Conway McNutt Packard Katherine Ridgeway and others Tickets are 175 and eight dollars and fifty five cents for a round trip to St Louis via Iowa Central Ry
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W. J. Moir
Enoch W. Eastman
Annals of Town
Herald
Chas. Aldrich
State Historical Department of
Iowa
Eastman
Eldora Lecture Course Association
Eldora
Hobson
Conwell
McNutt
Packard
Katherine Ridgeway
America
St. Louis
Iowa Central Ry
Bank advertises time deposits and farm loans in Eldora Iowa
The Citizens Bank promotes special time deposits, lowest interest farm loans, and reliable abstracts of title. J. Hardin is listed as president in Eldora, Iowa.
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Citizens Bank
J. ¥. Hardin
Eldora, Towa
Mrs Hamlin Dies After Illness at 62 in City
Mrs Hamlin died at her south city home after an extended illness. Her husband died a few months earlier while she had been ill at the same time. She was 62. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon.
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Hamlin
Market Day Sale At Iowa Falls Auction Notice
Don’t fail to attend the next market day sale at Iowa Falls on Saturday July 23 at 10 o’clock sharp. Many bargains await. Bring items to sell. M Chandler, auctioneer. Country and city sales solicited. Headquarters at J D McKay’s harness shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
M. Chandler
J. D. McKay
Democrats of Hardin County Nominate Full Ticket
The Democrats met in the city court room on Monday afternoon and by re organization nominated a full county ticket. Moser for county attorney Reece for clerk Button for recorder Keeneman for auditor Neuman for supervisor. Delegates to state and congressional conventions named. County politics shift from Hearst to Parker Democrats.
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Moser
Reece
Button
Keeneman
Neuman
Mardin County
J. D. Steere
Iowa Falls
Dr. Gethman
W. P. Ebelscher
Ackley
St. Louis
Hearst
Boer War Exhibit Draws Crowd At World’s Fair Grounds
The Boer War and National South African exhibit earns praise from press and public. South of the Ferris wheel, it recreates Cape Town forts and Colensa landscapes with Boers, farmsteads, barbed wire, and Tugela river. The 12 acre spectacle seats 25 000 in a grand stand while 700 veterans, 600 horses and mules, 100 oxen, 15 cannon, and Gen Cronje and Viljoen oversee staged events mirroring the war decision.
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Cronje
Viljoen
Residents Visit Eldora and New Providence Homes
Mrs J W Miller spent Sunday with the Geo Lane family in Eldora while Mrs O BE Miller of New Providence visited her daughter Mrs Amos Cobb. An ice cream social at Gilford Friday evening netted 9 75 for the fundraiser. Rev E T Gallagher of Conrad was entertained at the A Wentworth home after Sunday morning service.
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L. J. Spurgin
Oskaloosa
New Providence
J W. Miller
Geo, Lane
Eldora
O. BE. Miller
Amos Cobb
Gilford
E. T. Gallagher
Conrad
A. Wentworth
Ackley pioneer Severance founder of early tavern dies
Art Severance, an early Ackley settler who built a log house and ran a tavern, died of lockjaw. He later owned a home east of Ackley and left a son in Chicago after his wife’s death years earlier. Years of suffering relieved in a night. Itching piles yield at once to Dean's ointment. A tluy drug store, 50 vents.
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Art Severance
Ackley
Lockjaw
Dean
Tluy
Real Estate Transfers Many Land Deals Noted Across Counties
A series of property transfers is recorded, detailing buyers and sellers, parcel descriptions, and prices. Entries include J Snittjer to G A Stewart for land in ne sw and 87 LY at 1428, F H Noble to Walter Harned for 4 e se 24 8821 at 3900, and numerous other deeds with sums ranging from 100 to 82,000.
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J Snittjer
G A Stewart
F H Noble
Walter Harned
Louis Glasser
D M Leach
Oliver Jones
CC Lindsay
Je& SC Choate
F A Boyd
M F McKibben
M C Bavender
H F Fossler
F C Martin
I A Beecher
Jeremiah Haines
Chas Schreck
C BE
McMillen
William Adams
M E Kauffman
Bk E Union
AW Mitterer
FJ Edgar
Widora
LT Mabb
Mae Mabb
Town Falls
Wm Thomas
K L Wallbaum
Ackley
D Ellsworth
C L Ellsworth
Eldora
A J Morgan
G M Baughman
Owasa
A Ross
Loté
R Craig
J H Lane
Woods
TJ Sheldon
H Speers
Lot
E A Ellsworth
Thos Larson
Fred’ Hass
L HotYman
Steamboat Rock and Land
Emma Lancaster
H L Cartwright
New Providence
E K Brown
J LG Branson
Lizzie Hunt
C McK Duren
J A Stout
Wisw
Wheel er screens offer 10 day trial and refund
Davis and Moser advertise a ten day trial of Wheel er screens with refund if not satisfied, promising customer assurance. The offer emphasizes risk free testing and a money back guarantee to encourage trial.
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Davis & Moser
Local Notes and Visits Across Towns and Farms
Grandpa Groner visits St Ansgar while A Lemoine and family spend Sunday on their farm south of town. Mrs. Lewis and children return from New Hampton, J & Byers to Alden soon for an extended stay. Mrs. N J Wheeler hosts Mrs. Thomas of Iowa Falls last week. George Bigelow investigates Rosebud reservation business last week. Telephone workers trim trees interfering with wives. Union church services planned Sundays in July and August. Mr. Fellingham dies, burial abroad. Mrs. Groner and Mrs. Cole plan three weeks in Northern Michigan. Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry touted for forty years. Dr B E Purcell to Emergency Hospital for eye ear nose throat June 28 and July 12-26.
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Grandpa Groner
St Ansgar
A. Lemoine
George Bigelow
Rosebud
Congregational
B. E. Purcell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blanks
Herald Office
the Herald
Drs
St. Paul
Minneapolis
R’y
Eldora P.a
Bagley
Dogerty
Peter
Stevenson
H. A. Horsfall
Jane
Williams
Myrtle
Grace Monroe
Hampton
Minnesota
Fred J. Kamphoefner
J. F. Hardin
California
Eldora ‘Aroze
The
Jnc
T. Boylan
Gertrude Hardin
Marshalltown
Miss Pierson of
Dysart
Geo. J. Jepsen
J. H. Hadley
Chicago
Juo.w. Persen
Hsg
Pennman
Fannie W. Crockett
Dr. Emeny
George R. Walker
Grundy Center
J. J. McMahon
State Center
W. P. Hoelscher
P. F. Brown
Brown's Dry Goods Co
Mrs. Babcock
Greenfield
J. R. Frey
Mrs. B
Jas. Walker
Des Moines
T. E. Gearhart
H. I. Shultz
Alden
Mr. Shultz
L. Stanton, Esq
Howdee
J. T. Hardin
Nebraska
W. EK
Stanley
Mitterer
N. R. van Avery
Geo. B. Shoemaker
Folr
Messrs
J. B. Kelley
J. E. McCarthy
W. R. Sterrett
Iowa Central Railroad
A. C. Stock
P. McCallumn
J. D. Steene
Wm. Weimer
Geo. W. Jones
Radcliffe
F. Schultz
South Dakota
Carl S.newcomer
Trading
Brown Dry Goods CO
Eldora, Iowa
Vrour
Eldora’s
Democrats
NOMA
Hardin County
Eldora Junction
Verance
N. J. Wheeler
Thomas
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