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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1907
Page
3
Community entries record illnesses and recoveries including Mrs. Krueger and Mrs. Bayer, reports of Henry Dickman’s funeral, local movements of Edwin Bruns and Misses Scott and Scott, a band of gypsies passing through, and Memorial and orphan home events. Memorial day services and Plainfield high school commencement scheduled with Rev. Horner.
Mrs. G H Sellars regains strength after illness while Scott Schultz returns from Oklahoma City. News covers injuries and medical absences, farm work, land prospects in Texas, and social visits in Littleton with mentions of Measles and smallpox affecting schools and church services. Nonlocal travel includes Derbyshire and Cedar Rapids figures with local entertainment and boat business on Wapsie River. Local infrastructure updates note cement crossings and walks along East Hawley Street.
A busy sequence of small town happenings includes visits homecomings and travel. Mrs J H Peaberthy returned to Waterloo after weeks in the city with relatives. a four year old team sold for 450 dollars to Al Hill of Naghta. The high school junior class hosted the senator, classmates and teacher at Helen Breeding’s home. Rumors of smallpox were debunked as local health officials noted other illnesses but no cases. Dry Run features a new bridge with a British red railing. An early morning auto caravan from Oeiweia drew crowds. Littleton became bustling as outing parties and autos filled the streets and hotel. Several residents and visitors planned summer stays in Denver and elsewhere. The New Hempton Creamery paid out about 5900 for butter at 33 cents per pound. People traveled to Belvidere and Charles City for family matters and business. Major Rowley was moved to the Marshalltown soldiers home. Mrs J M Lewis left for Black Pool England to care for an ill uncle. Jennia Montgomery will live in Minneapolis and work for Land Go. W R Bleddon of Buffalo, a large distributor, visited and stayed with the Shaffers.
Dee Clarksville residents report visits and movements including Rex Green’s gradual improvement and Fort Dodge visitor Will Garland. Albert Lea native Jud McCreay visits, Mrs Roy Hamilton and Miss Van Ingram from Allison in town, Frank Macoul and Arthur Spencer to Waverly for beet sugar work, Witt Sutelitt in Plainfield and Waverly, Daisy Ebersole returns from Florida, George London of Waterloo renews acquaintances, Geo Myer and Wm Bucholz attend Guttenberg funeral.
May 22 at Readlyn sees Frost noted for Monday night. Maurer and Schoof shell corn at elevator cribs for two days. Nearby residents joined a twin cities excursion last Sunday. Several youths attended an orphan home celebration in Waverly Monday. E R Jesse the mail weigher called on his division Thursday. Local families visit relatives in Oelwein and Waverly. A baby baptism, Buck Creek parsonage lumber haul, and a 7 to 1 home win in a Klinger Readyn game are recorded. A mayoral note lists road work with Hermen Boeverg driving a road grader north of town. Other entries mention hospital visits, saloon steel ceiling work, and a Cedar Falls farm for sale.
Licenses to wed were issued this week to Herman Rost of Waterloo and Marie Hetu of Denver Herman Lahmann and Leda Spier of Tripoli Hildebratdt and Ella Kohagen of Warren township. Hog prices ranged 6.80 to 5.90 per hundredweight corn 45 to 60 cents per bushel eggs 13 cents a dozen creamery butter 20 cents per pound and potatoes 35 cents per peck. A load of tame hay brought 9 to 12 dollars per ton. Geo M Foster returned from Wayburn Canada after a carload of horses noting eight feet of snow. The condensing factory now runs 150 to 175 cases of condensed milk daily. receipts include 14 165 pounds of milk and shipments to New York City and Cleveland. Butter production averages 500 pounds weekly for farmers. W W Fish on Wetherell farm used commercial fertilizer on thirty acres of corn, dropping eighty pounds of fertilizer per acre at 35 dollars per ton. Local farmers eye trials after satisfactory results last year. A pike caught below its dam on Montay is noted. Cedar River Stone Co ordered twenty thousand tons of crushed stone for Waterloo street paying. George Corey invites relatives to a ninety second birthday party at Waterloo hosted by his daughter Mrs. George Edwards. The humor line ends with Hood’s Sarsaparilla promotion.
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