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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1909
Page
5
Eldora and surrounding towns hold a flurry of updates from October including new business openings, staffing changes, and local travel. Dentists in the area, new barbers in Marble Rock, and fresh bread at Carpenter's Restaurant are noted alongside travels to Des Moines Omaha and California.
Items include Dr. Horton near First National Bank, Webster City social notes, millinery sale at Mrs Faggs hat shop, trimmed hats and silk wares, Virginia sweet potatoes at Robb & Son, a moving day promo, a graphophone price drop at Edgars, local notices on deaths and real estate transfers, and regional news from Marshall county and Reinbeck Courier with revival meetings and criminal incident involving Charles Baumgardner.
The schedule shows 9 30 a m cotage prayer meetings and 2 00 p m Mr Lyon speaks in the tabernacle daily. An 7 30 p m evening service covers the theme The Ten Commandments.
A local ad invites readers to try its cleaning and pressing services for summer suits. The firm promises cleaning, pressing, and shoe shining at 82 46 W H Doup Prop near the Hardin County National Bank, urging customers to visit for service.
Next Sunday at 3 PM at the big tabernacle Mr. Lyon will speak to young men and women on The Open Door, delivering a special address focusing on youth and opportunities.
W. S. Beman acted as extra agent at Conrad for weeks. Saturday night his helper fled with $50 in cash and a $30 check. The helper was a new hire sent by the company only days earlier.
The Monday club gathered in the library room on Monday afternoon with roll call on Moorish History. Mrs. Murray led the book review Spanish Life in Town and Country while Mrs. Diebner read The Wake of the King of Spain. Mrs. Wood conducted the magazine lesson on great figures in Spanish literature.
John H Ripley died last Sunday October 17 1909 at his Hardin county farm. Born July 15 1822 in Lancaster County Pennsylvania he was over 87. He moved to Iowa in 1853 and lived in Chicago and elsewhere while working as a carpenter and contractor. He never married and is survived by four brothers and one sister. a second sister Mrs David Swaggart died about two years ago. A lifelong Methodist he contributed to his church and relief for the needy. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon by Rev W E Van Buren of Eldora and he rests in Berlin Cemetery.
Two beautiful lots and a cottage offered for sale either separately or together. For information call or address J. S. Poll and the Florist Eldora. 84-21.
Des Moines filings include Des Moines Drug Co. versus C F Zimmermann on an account, J W Caldwell against Sarah and John Estabrook for mortgage foreclosure, and Fred Eichmeier petitioning to appoint a guardian for Caroline Leichmeier.
House and lot offered for sale on West Marion Street with flexible terms to suit a purchaser. Also hardwood furniture included. Inquiries to Mrs. H. N. Crouse at 84 4t.
About 80 names will be placed on the soldiers' monument by Krebs Bros of Cedar Rapids.
Readers are invited to learn about Travellers' Cheques offered in ten twenty fifty and one hundred dollar denominations. The ad notes the ease of carrying cash and the strong identification features, and mentions both Hardin County Savings Bank and Harbin County National Bank as check-handling institutions with cashing available on all banks.
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