Iowa Old Press
Sheldon Mail
Sheldon, O'Brien co. Iowa
August 4, 1905
M.H. Rooney, J.J. Donohue, Chas. Beck, R.B. Piper, H.E. Bailey,
J.J. Leverich, W.H. Klock, Geo. Shipley and Wm. Cashen were among
the Sheldon crowd who attended the ball tournament at Sanborn.
Dr. and Mrs. W.H. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Barrager and Mr. and
Mrs. Springer attended the bankers convention at Sioux City.
The local Oldsmobile agency, managed by P.L. Freerksen closed a
deal whereby Mrs. H.C. Lane comes into possession of the fine
Oldsmobile touring car that has been on exhibition in the city
for the last ten days and which was chauffeured by Herbert Pelton
of Sioux city.
Henry Runger went to Waterloo Tuesday evening to attend the races
there and incidentally to boost for Sheldon's Big Fair.
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Sheldon Mail
Sheldon, O'Brien co. Iowa
August 11, 1905
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Logan, O.E. Logan and Burr Gaskill went to the
lakes Saturday afternoon in their Elmore touring car. They made
the return trip in two hours and fifty minutes, a distance of
some fifty miles, which is indeed excellent.
The Maxwell touring runabout owned by F.L. Eldred, a traveling
salesman, has been laid up for repairs in the ship of W.H.
Beacom. The machine is devoid of a chain and sprocket drive and
is propelled by a shaft of direct drive to the rear hub and in
some manner the gear was stripped completely of cogs by coming in
contact with something in the road.
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Sheldon Mail
Sheldon, O'Brien co. Iowa
August 25, 1905
Monday evening Sherwood Sleeper was at home to 155 friends at a
lawn party at the home of his parents, on Seventh street. Two
long strings of gasoline lamps hung among the trees which
afforded excellent light for the occasion. The guests were
received by Sherwood and his parents and escorted to lawn seats
where courtesies and merrymaking were exchanged. The
illuminations made the premises almost as light as day, which
with the dainty summer evening gowns of the ladies presented a
charming and pleasing appearance long to be remembered by those
present. The Sheldon band was present and discoursed excellent
music.
Frank Kehrberg last week purchased an eighteen horse power Queen
touring car. The car is a beauty and is generally admired by
Sheldon people. It is finished in a dark green with yellow
running gear and is one of the easiest running machines in the
city.
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