Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
TOWN OF ELDORA TO SHOW
LARGE AMOUNT OF 1920
IMPROVEMENTS.
TWO SPLENDID HOMES
FROM NATIVE LUMBER
Eldora Farmer Buiids Tenant House
That 10 Duplicate Of His Own
Splendid Home Except Smaller
Gardening Becomes Almost Uni
versal Recreation.
tBy C. E. wilson.1

Eldora, June S.--Any one whose
work takes him to all parts of the
town can hardly fail to be impressed
by the unusual amount of residence
building and house improvement that
is being done in Eldora at the pres
ent time. There isn't a residence
square in town but that has it's force
OF men eXcavating, building new
houses. remodeling old ones, putting
In sidewalks and other cement work.
building garages, every form of
nome Improvement. II all this Is
Kept up until the close of the season
next ian the result will be astonish-
ing to the observer taking into ac-
count the situation at the begin
ming OF the year. Eldora, already a
line residence town, will rank among
the very first In this part of the
country when all the work now UNI
der way is completed
One OF these building projects
at least is pnique. The Hall broth
ers. two retired farmers of the town.
have begun the erections of what will
be two fine modern homes that are
to be built largely by their own
hands and mostly from material
from their own farms, on which still
stands some Of the fast disappearing
natural timber supply OF the coun-
try. The greater part of the
dimension lumber, the laths.
shingles and sheeting will come from
the red and burr oak. and Eastwood
trees that these men cut on their
farms last winter and that will soon.
be converted from logs into lumber.
II this building idea had originated
a year or two earlier the floors also
would have come from the native
oak trees, as this would have per-
mitted the proper seasoning period.
Along with these two houses three
others will be built, and when finish =
ed will be occupied by a colony
from another part OF town CONSISTING
of the Halls, some relatives and a
neighbor. They went about the pro-
ject in a methodical manner: bought
vacant tract, employed a land
scaper and will have everything
done in accordance with a well con-
sidsxsd plan AZ was done = few years
ago in another part 81 tKS tc*H
which contains some especially beau
tiful homes.
While on the subject OF unique
building operations one in the coun-
try few miles west Of Eidora de-
serves mention. About twenty Ave
years ago a young farmer named Ed
Kadalph started in on the job OF
digging out what has since become
a .24o acre farm with few supple
mentary tracts scattered around in
other parts of the country. Like
other men OF this kind Mr.. Kadalph
became dissatisfied with the old
house and proceeded to build new
one. That he did not tribe in the
matter will be seen from the follow
ing: The house IL 40x45 feet, two
stories and full basement heated OF
course. Dumb waiter. clothes chute
and all, even to shower bath. base
ment equipment and built-in electric
ironing board in laundry room. for
there were others Of the Kadalpn
family whose conveniences were to
be considered. The finish is Of oak,
the walls are all decorated and the
floors highly polished.
Now, as, soon as the carpenters
-.
their paraphernalia q few rods and
started in on an almost exact copy
of the first one except as to size, the
second being sox30 feet. This is for
q tenant. The equipment of the
smaller dwelling will be similar to
the other. Just what farmer of
thirty or forty years ago would have
said about the advisa bility of fur
nishing his hired man with shower
bath and electric ironing board
equipped residence is not apparent
but the thing is about to happen in
at least one instance and If ever
such thing becomes common back
to-the-farm agitation ought not to
be. necessary.
Ono of the institutions of the re-
cent war years-universal gardening
appears to be growing In popular
favor as time passes. The old rail-
road right Of way plots are all being
utilized again this year. Practically
every vacant lot and back-door
space has been planted and every
where Is evidence Of careful atten-
ton in the way Of cultivation. Deal
ers tell of an unusual demand for
hand plows and weeders. and men.
women and children Of all stations in
life are to be observed using them as
they do the indispensable lawn now
or. When we comment on the de-
cadence Of the old-time thrift and
the prevailing tendency to unneces-
sary recreation and other extrava-
CANT habits we may we'll mention one
exception, to 1t all-the growing habit
Of home gardening.