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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1905
Page
5
Since last Wednesday issue readers are reminded of town and guuty items. The note references community items and notices from multiple sources, urging readers to review the latest content in The Herald.
A collage of short items from The Herald describes ads for printing and job work, coal and grain sales at the Iowa Central elevator, a Halloween chicken pie supper, sewing services, and local remedies. It notes personal news like deaths, accidents, and movements, including D. A. Kennedy’s death, Tom McDonald’s injury, and W. A. Porter’s departure. It reports H. O. Chapin elected conductor at a Cedar Rapids lodge and a Marshaltown excursion impacting trade, plus religious news of Archbishop Keane visiting Eldora and confirming forty Catholics for a church event.
An Eldora resident failed to return with excursionists after a Thursday trip to Marshalltown. He became intoxicated there and a policeman placed him in a saloon graduates’ holding area. Also noted are land sales by D McIntyre to R M Higginbotham at eighties per acre, a government carload of Mississippi river fish shipped to Town river, and trial juror Chas Steinmetz excused due to his mother’s death.
The town marks the passing of Deacon J. C. Hammond at 90, a former Justice of the Peace, and Jonathan Edgington at 82, long trusted constable who served subpoenas across the county. The issue notes a lengthy Christian Advocate editorial and reports on McCutcheon lectures, autopsy details on Geo Lane, and a local business/news roundup including resignations and store promotions.
The Milliken custody dispute stretched from Monday to Wednesday as the court heard counsel in vacation and prepared to announce a finding. Mrs Mary Milliken of Iowa Falls seeks custody of the six year old daughter from Wlayial Milliken of Macy who claims the mother is not fit. Evidence was offered to counter that claim and a final decision was expected soon.
Mrs Alleana Ward of this city was elected Grand Worthy Matron of the Grand Chapter of Iowa for the ensuing year at the grand chapter of the Order of the Western Star in Davenport. Philo J. Martin of Waterloo was named Grand Worthy Patron. The Herald congratulates Mrs Ward on the honor and her work for the order.
John Rotzler died Monday evening at his son John Rotzler's home in Melrose township. Born in 1817 in Baden Germany he came to America at 47, lived in Savannah then Ireeport and finally Ackley. Survived by five of six children and wife, funeral at St Marys Catholic Church Ackley.
R J Heath, a Jackson township farmer, plans a fine new residence on the old farm. Unlike many, he and Mrs Heath will stay on the farm in their later years, believing the rural life is richer than town living. The Herald notes their choice as sound and homelike after a quarter century on the land.
An advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for burns without scarring and for various skin ailments. It claims to heal cuts, sores, eczema, and scalp diseases, and mentions relief for piles. The text is presented as a period advertisement with brand emphasis.
Sunday services and midweek prayer urged as part of union evangelistic planning. Sermons titled Two Views of Life and The Renee and the Ambulance to be presented. Notices of upcoming boards, district meetings, and community events follow with deaths and local lore including a panther claim near Steam Boat Rock.
The Vidora Herald notes full store rooms and residences, praising Vidora's thrift. It contrasts with another boastful town offering affordable business rooms and tenements, while Eldora remains conservative yet prosperous in the region. an ad lists Dr Wiley of Liscomb selling Cheater White males for 81 35.
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