Ackley and Eldora society notes flavor Alden Times items
Community notices record hiring of Tom Blondin by a Waterloo shop and a barber family lineage, a Hardin county deputy seeking a wife, and Miss Caroline Sparks of Eldora. Maccabee officers are listed with ranks, Bert Gardner buys Eldora Cigar Factory, and El Dora guests Mr. and Mrs. Bushman visit. Also noted are jokes about Sheriff Walsh, Ackley social life, and a wedding near New Providence between Estella Morris and Walter Cook with a later home plan on Cook farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jay, Brown
Tom Blondin
Ackley
Waterloo
Tom
Fred Burlingame
Hardin County
Caroline Sparks
Eldora
Ackley World
Maccabee
Geo. W. Parks
Chas. T. Caster
Vieub
Cém
Eben M. Protheroe
R. K
Lem ‘W. Harris
F. K
Edward Noyer
W. E. Whitney
Wm. Beecroft
Sargeant
John E. Madden
Tra Ryan
Chas. C
B.¥. Morris
New Providence
Estella Morris
Walter Cook
A. J. Hanson
Lynnville
Mrs. Cook
Mr. Cook
The Eldora Lecture Course Opens Meeting Night
The patrons and friends of the Eldora lecture course season 1903 04 will meet at the M E church next Monday evening June 20 at 8 o clock to organize the work a prompt and general rally committee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
M. E
Telegraph Line for Railroad Work Planned
In Alden Times notes plans by Messrs John and W S Porter to keep the grading gang connected to civilization via a four line telephonic link along the new electric railroad project north of town. After completion the line would serve train operations and could switch to telegraph use if steam appears. Miss Lucy Kuehne resigns from teaching music and elocution in local schools after two years, hinting at retirement though some speculate an engagement. Eldora and Osage anecdotes on marriages and affection pepper the column, ending with a note on tile supplies from Gifford Tile Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
John and
W. S. Porter
Alden Times
Lucy Kuehne
Board of Education
Cedar Falls
Eldora
Laughable misnaming in Eldora rail line note
The Iowa Falls Sentinel reports engineer LaFetra's return to the OI and D engine on the Iowa Falls branch of the O N W, mocks the editors, and mentions a Citizens meeting at the M E church to discuss a lecture course, praising last year's 1902 03 season and urging community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineer LaFetra
Aiden
Iowa Falls
Eldora
M. E. Church
Delinquency Ties to Subscriptions and Fees
Rockford Register reports Geo Shiffler paid 47.50 to Estherville Democrat last week plus an attorney fee. He could have settled 88 on December 1 for five years of paper acceptance. The case upholds the principle that accepting and using an article implies the obligation to pay. Britt Tribune notes dentists Dich and Kler operating over Smith's new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford Register
Geo. Shiffler
Estherville Democrat
Britt Tribune
One Issue Next Week For The Herald And Family Fun
The Herald will publish only one issue next week on Wednesday evening due to the Fourth of July holiday. Rural mail delivery will be suspended, and many residents will be away. The editor will take time off later in the week, so copy must reach by Wednesday morning to appear. The Herald will operate for business and job printing daily except Saturday, and the subscription book remains open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Herald
Uncle Sam
Herald
Burglary at Reinbeck Opens Safe
This morning John Ehlers of Reinbeck found his store front door open and the safe damaged with the outside door blown off. 150 dollars was missing. Waterloo bloodhounds tracked the morning passenger as authorities pursued the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ehlers
Reinbeck
Waterloo
Testimonial for New Era Dressmaking Course
A testimonial from Alden Ta., praising the College of Dress making and Ladies Tailoring adopting the New Era system. Inventors Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Berkstresser assist briefly. Madam Berkstresser is praised as an artist and teacher. Mrs Kinsey runs the general work. parents and mothers are urged to enroll daughters and those with family sewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Dressmaking
L. D. Berkstresser
Madam Berkstresser
Kinsey
W. E. Stanney
Fannie W. Crockett
Kate R. Donaldson
G. EB. Gilman
James Brown
Go. Simpson
Alden
Nora Johnson
C. BE. Weve
Nickel Plate Road Offers Fast Service and Comfort
The Nickel Plate Road promotes three through daily express trains with vestibuled sleeping cars and American Club meals. Dining cars offer 36c to 81c options and a la carte service. Ticket offices are at 111 Adams St Chicago and at the Auditorium Annex, with John Y Calahan as general agent at 113 Adams St, room 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harrison St
Fifth Ave
Adams St
Auditorium
John Y Calahan
Picnic of the Knights of the Macca bees in Eldora 1903
The K O T M picnic in Eldora on July 23 features events listed as 50 yard and 100 yard dashes, hammer throw, shot put, broad and high jumps, nail and overley races, exhibition drill, baseball and basketball, 220 yard low hurdles, and dances in the evening. The program notes Town state conference rules and a humorous Washington Star verse about shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
A Simple Question Eldora residents urged to answer honestly
Elder residents are urged to speak up about kidney trouble and trust a local testimonial. Andrew J. Nutting, a retired farmer in Eldora’s east, describes years of backache and kidney distress eased by Doan's Kidney Pills after trying various medicines. He credits improved sleep and restored strength to the remedy. Doan's is sold by Smith & Reed's drug store and Foster-Kilburn Co. Buffalo. sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's and take no substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Unon
Andrew J. Nutting
Dean
Smith & Reed’s
Tam
Foster-Kilburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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Daniel Bushman
Jora
David Bushman
Millidgeville
Illinois
J. R. Bushman
Bushman
Walsh
Alden ‘Times
Ack- Yey
O. M
Iowa
Steamboat Rock
Ackleyorld
CO. M. Thompson
New Orleans
Mary Wright
Thompson
G. Winchester
J. D. Newcomer
J. Q. Patterson
The
Ruadship
Hole &Ferguson
Leading Clothiers
Eldora, Iowa
Nobby
Fellows
Osage
Mason City
Hampton Recorder
Gifford Tile Works
Drs
Rock Island
Morrison
Grundy
Hardin
Grundy County
Farmer’s Land Co
Eldora Bicycle Store
College of Dress Making and Ladies’ Tailoring
Speedy
Baptist Church
Nickel Plate Road
Knights of the Maccabees
Washington Star
A, D. Harritt
J. F. Hardin
Marshalltown
Steward
North First Street
A. Miller
W. J. Bowers
Milo B. Stevens & Co
Fourteenth Street
Washington, D. C
Standard Bome
Dearborn Street
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