Death on Illinois Central belt line shocks Linden man
Samuel Husted aged about 49 was killed early Monday crossing Elm Street near the Illinois Central belt line as an engine backed to the passenger station for the Clipper train. Deaf for years he did not hear the approaching locomotive and was thrown twelve feet, suffering a dislocated neck and head injuries. He resided on lower Lafayette street and left the Vienna bakery for supplies moments before the tragedy. The coroner’s inquest will be held Tuesday. Husted leaves a wife and a daughter, with other relatives abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Husted
Tincis-Central
Elm Street
Mr. Husted
Lafayette Street
Linden Addition
Vienna
Elm and
Mulberry Streets
Inois Central Welt
Husted
H. T Camp
Tom Morris
O'Keefe & Towne
Lttle
Engineer Camp
Herman T. Wagner
Round House
Oxacera & Towne Undertaking
Linden Avenue
Notice to recruit distributors in Home Counties sales
A brief notice seeks additional men to distribute medicines in Home Counties where sold. It mentions a wagon and contract terms tied to Independence Iowa area and directed toward a Centurnlah team. The wording is unclear but references recruitment and sales in local counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Towa
Life ends in Waterloo and Mealy hotel shooting tragedy
An elderly farmer Charles Henry Johnson 74 of Grundy Center Cedar Falls was found dead in a Waterloo east side hotel Sunday at about 8 pm The death remains under analysis with a postmortem and stomach contents to be examined next Thursday Coroner and a jury conducted the inquest The funeral is set for Tuesday at Cedar Falls and burial in Cedar Falls Johnsons relatives include a Cedar Falls brother and several Grundy Center nephews and nieces. The article also covers a separate Mealy hotel shooting in Merley city where L B Carr died and his wife was critically wounded in a case of possible murder or self harm authorities differ on the shooter and the motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Johnson
Norman
Oklahoma
East Side
Johnson
Waterloo
Celd
McManug
Wim. Mitchell
Ben Swisher
Tom White
Mr. Johnson
Cedar Falls
Clarente Butler
Grunty Center
Th. Johnson
Jacksonville
Grundy County
Minnesota
Wet Springs
Ark
Henry Ghorman
Champaign
C. M. Butler
Lake Park
Butler
Whitten
G. B. Butler
Grundy Center
R. B. Plummer
Florence, Byrd
Agnes Unter
G. E B. Butler
Matt. Johnson
Cedar Walls
Gear Falls
Town Street
Detwoin
Mealy
L. B. Carr
Birmingham & Carr
Mealy Hotel
Carr
Benton Harbor
Mich
Oklshome City
Oklo
Des Moines
Wellington Rissel
Therar
Fairview
Re Russell
Liscombe
Universalist Church
Eftie K. M. Jones
Pakcview Cemetery
Wear
Elmer Williams Dies at Presbyterian Hospital
Elmer Williams 40, formerly of Manchester, died this morning at Presbyterian Hospital from pneumonia. He lived in Waterloo for about a year, worked at Iowa Dairy Separator, and his funeral is set for Tuesday at 2:00 PM in Jefferson Street Kistner rooms. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery. His father in law, Mr Parsons, traveled from Manchester to attend the sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Williams
Billaheel
Presbyterian Hospital
Mr. Williams
Manchester
Waterloo
Parsons
Kistner Undertaking
Jefferson Street
Elmwood Cemetery
Hides and Furs Market Prices and Local Notices
The hides market shows strong prices with free hides quoted and No 1 and No 2 prices listed. Par values remain firm and a favorable season is forecast. W J Frenet at 521 Lafayette Street Waterloo Iowa quotes top market values for all five classes. Miss Salle Wanna si Onbayne visits the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil
W. J. Frenet
Lafayette Atrecit
Waterloo
Iowa
Gitt
Miss Salle
Waterloo Corn For Chop Suey Shipment From Waterloo Canning
Waterloo Canning Co ships corn to Hong Kong and Havana with two carloads of 1 500 cases each. The factory uses derricks and nets to load crates, expects heavier duty packing, and aims to complete two big orders while husking seed corn for summer plantings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terloo Canning CO
Hong Kong
China
sMort
Orient
Cubr
San Francisco
New York
Havana
Cuba
Young People Elect Officers at First Baptist Church
The Young People's Society of the First Baptist church elected officers for the coming year: President Homer Couneillor, Vice-president A L Hewitt, Secretary Miss Florence Yapp, Treasurer Allen Cotter, Pianist Miss Clara Walker, Assistant pianist Miss Ale Me Chane. In Catholic churches New Year's Day marked the feast of The Circumcision of Our Lord with Sunday services as usual. A F Harvey, Mary Horner, G W Weatherly, and Cora McMahon returned from Chicago after attending a business college instructors meeting with broad attendance and strong results. Weatherly serves on the business teachers' association committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People's Society of the First Baptist Church
Homer Couneillor
A. L. Hewitt
Florencs. Yapp
Allen Cotter
Misa Clara Walker
Plantat
Ale Me Chane
Our
A. F. Harvey
Business College
Mary Horner
G. W. Weatherly
Cora McMahon
Chicago
Fargely
Mr. Weatherly
Business Teachers' Section
Association
Foley’s Honey and War affoirs security from cold
A fragment mentions C. W. Ritner Co and Fred Forkenbrock visiting during holidays. It notes Pathor H. W. Forkenbrock’s brother and references a course in theology at Mainrad, Tod. The text warns about bronchial trouble from a bad cough and emphasizes Foley’s Honey and War as protective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
C. W. Ritner Cor
Wangler Iros
Todd
Fred Forkenbrock
Pathor H.W Forkenbrock
Dyersville
Mainrad
Tod
Former Laporte Businessman J L Meath Passes in Independence
The death of J L Meath a former Laporte City furniture and undertaking businessman occurred this morning at Independence hospital after a long illness. He had been treated for a mental affection since last spring and died from disability and general physical decline. Survived by parents and brothers Bunn and George of Laporte and Court of Minneapolis, his wife had died in 1904. Funeral plans await arrangements in Laporte and Waterloo as noted by local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Meath
Business Tata
Laporte City
I-Ndependence
J_ il. Heath
Blackhawk County
Laporte
Heath
J. M. Hileman
Hileman
Waterloo
Bainess
Bunn
George
Court
Hiloman
Independence
Christmas and New Year notices from Jubilee region
Local brief items report visits by Ted Bowell and Ralph Young in Iowa. Listings cover church and fraternal events, grain shipments, deliveries, illnesses, snow and road conditions, and plans for a proposed harness shop in Jubilee. Mentions of Wilber Brown, Nick Meisch, and Henry Latg among residents and visitors.
Local notices list hogs, barber shop opening and dance correction
Kirby and Meyers took in a falcon of hogs Thursday while Nelmeyer Bros deliver corn to Follett and Emert at 31 cents per bushel. Vim Theony opens a barber shop with Henny an experienced barber. J J Pennetas buys a new feed erinder. Ernest Ackerman marries Miss Perry and plans to honeymoon on Wm. Widdel farm. Edwards creamery staff noted. A correction says the dance occurs January 4. Dr R T VanMetre buys a new cutter after snow. George Haffery visits from Waterloo. Wm Lemly recovering and plans to be at the post office January 4 to vouch pension eligibility. Joe Burn suffers paralysis. Aug Woslendorf sells hogs to Kirby and Meyers. Charley Murray visits from Jesup. A A Adams sells hogs. Mathias Mettman returns from South Dakota for a visit. George Lonthard suffers severe attack of la grippe but improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee
Ernest Ackerman
Perry
Bin
Hongeleeping
Widdel
Edwards Creamery
Ateal
R. T. VanMetre
George Haffery
Waterloo
Calien
Wim. Lemly
Wm. Lemly
Joe Burn
Woslendorf
Kirby & Meyers
Charley Murray
Jesup
H. P. Moyers
A. A. Adams
Local visitors and holiday greetings in Dixon Iowa area
Dixon Iowa notes describe Paul Kirik and Theo Mathiessen visiting with family, Mrs H Q Meyer at the picket, Bessie Hodges visiting Waverly, and local business trips by J T Window and J Nolte. The item mentions residents like Roy Winegar and Wm Judas, seasonal chores, and Christmas visits to Oelwein and Ames connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Kirik
Dixon
Iowa
Theo. Mathiessen
BN. Laird
Conddington & Laird Implement House
T. J. Window
Waverly
Chicago
H. Q. Meyer
Bessie Hodges
Lincoln School
Wm. Kleinman
Oelwein
Henry Bahe
Roy
FE. Winegar
Ames College
George
Westgate
J. Nolte
Ang. Wittenburg
Judas
T. J. Hagenow
Minnie Dlekman
Klinger
Florence Hough
Oclwein
John
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Delwein
H. Johnson
Mars
Illinois
Dubuque
Samuel L. Husted
Tmne
Jocal
Illinois Central Fielzist
Ign Telephone Company
Judge Husted
Samuel J. Hu
Boles & Couch Law Firm
Dubuque County
M. J. Pommer
F. F.yapp
a+surance
H. Co
Waterlooand
O'Keefe & Towns
Merley Hotel
Gause
Preumonia
la Grippre
Foley's
Tory C. W. _ Bitner Co
Wangler Bros
Toa
Fouley's Hovey
Taria
C. W. Bitner Co
Wangher Bros. & Todd
New
United States
the National Biscuit Company
Waterloo Corn
Chop Suey
Waterloo Canning Corporation
Thia
Helllater
Rocky Mountain
Wangler Bros. 1
Ted Bowell
Dikport
Ralph Young
Scranton
G. W. Young
Ay R. Place
Harold
Henry Sullivan Gate
C. A. Marah
K. of P
Rathbone Sisters
Jao. 2. C. A. Emerson
la Gippe
Pred
Edward
Henry Koob
Faviles
Kansas
Nebraska
Nick Meisch
Lewis Bernard
Byron Lines
John Witzine
George Sauerbret
Andrew
Arthur Lineus
Byron Lineus
George Orth
Olinger ‘Bros
Geo. Sauerbret
Seymour Poyter
Fa Washburn
Ahles Bros
Zeilinger
Gilbertville
Nick Phillips
Westfield
Kemp Manufacturing Co
Tulilee
Dewar
Mathias Mettman
South Dakota
George Lonb
A Bert Shallenberger
Logan Hotel
Oricon
Hotel Fortner
Hiood Folsan
Addrass
Wilbent Shallenberger
Onwood Blvd
Ralerenno
State
Wm. Schoenwels
Klingss
Ernest Timerman
Ames
George Vandewalker
Arsthur Horn
Misa Emme Schulte
Crane Creek
Wm. Edson
Fr. Beal
W. W. Beal
Lankerton
Will Zempel
Littleton
Emil Jesse
Amelia Jesse
Charley Singer
Action Mall
C. G. Stearna
Singer
Olinots Central
H.P. Hicka
Mr. Singer
Kale
Hengrty
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