18 Dec 1908
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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
1
Community notes recount visits, family ties, and local commerce. Mrs. Hettie Miner and Mrs. Reed host relatives. Follett and Cutshall discuss Oklahoma prospects. Hull of Littleton details farming, blacksmith work, foxes in Leach's field, and a piano sale ad. Community events include a church Christmas program and a birthday surprise for Grace McGloughlin.
The Waterloo area sees multiple farm notices as Paul Bruch sells hay to his uncle Ferdinand Bruch and Otto Heideman begins work for Charles Roch. Cattle traded to Jim Perl at Denver, milk cows sold to a Waterloo dairyman, and Daniel McDougal plus Amanda Byvank listed as ill. A Waterloo party incident shocks Miss Byvank’s daughters. Byvank warns others and a horse panic occurs. David McNougal plans a move to Waterloo.
Ralston the Architect visits C. Faust and family as Ernest Gunther is summoned to Wisconsin by a sister’s death. Mrs. Herman Clausing and Mrs. John McDonald visit Friends in Waterloo. Clara Timmerman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Timmerman, dies of erysipelas after a brief illness. The John Wente fire on December 7 remains unexplained as the barn burns at 3:00 a.m. killing two horses. neighbors extinguish the blaze after the early morning alarm.
Weather brings sickness as cold snaps hit the community. Miss Clark visits with parents at Waverly. Mail carrier delivering routes while vacationing worker enjoys leave. Henry Buhr welcomes a new son. Vanderwalker family visit with daughters and Mrs Maurer. John Herger completes a new home. local carpenters at work. Will Gerger returns from Oregon with Fred. Carl Hageman sick with typhoid. Henry Me Henry visits. Henry Faust and Nina Miller wed. Mrs Dickman entertains the Aid Society. Henry Buchman hosts a young people's party. birthday celebrations for Anna Krueger. Thimble bee ladies enjoy afternoon. Mrs Nico hosts guests. Mrs Brung visits Waterloo. house warming for Steege. Louis Sommers visits from town with family. Luther of Elgin stops by during west trip. Faust-Miller wedding noted. Julius Schmidt ill this week. Tony Bryant ill with jaundice. Clara Trimerman dies. large shock to friends. funeral details sparse.
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