Leeper Farm Purchase Considered by County Board
The county may buy the Leeper farm in East Waterloo township for about 22 000 to 23 000 with 200 acres and up to date buildings. The board holds an option on the Leeper property and on the present poor farm, arguing the move could reduce costs for insnae care and enable stock and grain production to offset expenses.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Denver
Northern Railway
Leeper
Burcbngs
Pay Inc
Blackhawk
Lews County
Benton
POTATO HARVEST AND CITY NEWS FROM WATERLOO
Late potato harvest underway near Waterloo as mechanization boosts yields and a team with a digger now matches a day’s work of many hands. Property transactions: Armagast sells Zollingar’s lot to Strauss for 2100 dollars. Jensen sells Morning Side home to Meyers for 2485 with Linden Place trade valued at 1200. Rosebud registration openers prep as Waterlovo residents plan to travel to O’Neill and Gregory. Fire damages N B Cattrall home at 327 High Street causing about 409 dollars in damage. Canadian Olympic lacrosse team docks for England tour with contests beginning October 14 in Olympic Stadium.
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Waterloo
Oscar W. Armagast
Zollingar
W. C. Strauss
Margaret Jensen
Morning Side
John W. Meyers
Linden Place
Rosebud
O'Nell
Neb
Bronx City
Gregory
Dallas
Cottrell
N. B. Cattrall
High Street
Montreal
England
Canada
Olympic Stadium
Italia
South Africa
Clever Method of Stealing Reported in County
Sheriff Caldwell warned to watch for a 60 year old man named John W Webber alias Joan W Lester accused of horse stealing. He is described as dark complexioned heavy built five feet ten inches tall about 190 pounds with a scar and missing finger tips. He hires teams at livery stables and claims to be a government inspector or an agent of the J I Case Threshing Machine company. The text also notes a quarterly tax payment by twenty four liquor dealers totaling 300 each listing many names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Caldwell
John W. Webber
Joan W. Lester
Eal
Jana
J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company
Hf. C. Bolte
Priday
H. H. Berald
Aska
Soma
Holta
Louist. Notiger
Mt. Vernon
Waship
SAY EXTEND SEWER MILE TO SERVE ADDITIONS
Property holders near Home Park seek to extend the “dry run” sewer from West Sixth and Allen to West Fourth and Eagle Center Road. Engineer Wilson surveyed the route and council support exists on the west side. Extension aims to provide adequate drainage and tie into the existing system, with bond payments expected to finish in 1908 and the project funded similarly.
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West Side
Wilson
West Sixth
Alien Streets
West Fourth
Eagle Center Road
Home Park
Mississippi River
New Law Firm to Open in Belt and Hall Banner
Next Monday morning marks the opening of a new Waterloo law firm led by Belt and Hall. The firm will occupy rooms 200 and 201 in the Syndicate building with Denton B. Hall joining from Hampton and previously in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. R. F. Bell may join as real estate partner.
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Belt & Hall
Waterloo
Times-Tribune
Denton B. Hall
Hampton
Ghippewe Falls
Wis
Mrs Gill Still Missing from Cedar Rapids
Mrs C G E Gill remains missing from her Cedar Rapids home, causing distress to the family. Husband reports worry and the oldest daughter, 21, is seriously affected. Description includes tan groven coat, brown straw hat, possible replacement with a black bonnet, a new umbrella with a large knob, and a small purse. police in Waterloo urged to contact with any information. The report also notes a separate item about a Canadian scenic artist receiving a U. S. government commission for a 40,000 square foot Alaska panorama for Sea Rattle exhibit next year, funded by a national appropriation to publicize U. S. natural wonders. Also mentions Margaret Smith of near Ottumwa, a State Normal student at Cedar Falls, sick with typhoid fever. her father was summoned but then returned as recovery seemed underway.
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CG. E. Gil
Cedar Rapids
Houston
Waterloo
New York
United States
Alaska
Misa Margaret Smith
Oftumwa
Cedar Falls
Divorce Granted in NewtonArea Case Over Child Custody
Anton Peterson and Nellie Peterson had a divorce finalized after a Friday hearing. The custody of their son is awarded temporarily to Nellie, with Emma Hammer of Newton serving as guardian. Peterson disputes wealth and alimony as the case settles, and Mrs. Holtа is noted as residing on a farm with modest needs.
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Anton Peterson
Nellie Peterson
Beng
Emma Hammer
Newton
New Train Schedule Restores Clippertimes in Waterloo
New timetable to go into effect about the 20th on Illinois Central will restore the clipper runs between Waterloo and Dubuque. Trains 2, 4, 3 and 6 will have adjusted times. a Dubuque to Freeport local will be reintroduced, shifting crews to passenger service and expanding local stops. A separate note reports Theatre attendance reaching 2,500 paid admissions across Waterloo venues with Prof Norwood and Sherman Stock Co. drawing crowds.
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Illinois
Dubuque
Freeport
Waterloo
Herbert Parker
Syndicate
Norwood
Waterloo Theatre
Sherman Stock Company
Police report highlights September arrests and forgery cases
Chief Leighton reports September police work, with 57 arrests in 80 days and many out-of-town vagrants. Notable arrests include two for forgery, two for larceny, one for path larceny, and ongoing efforts to capture real criminals. A stone yard was inaugurated during the month.
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Leighton
Iaat
Mauia
Lone robber robb ed eleven coachloads at Yellowstone park
A Waterloo postal employee and ten other sightseers were subjected to a lone highwayman near Yellowstone Park. Passengers were forced from a tallyho, money and jewelry seized, Clyde Smith lost $46 cash and a watch, and a total of about $3,000 plus valuables disappeared as eleven coaches were held up by the masked bandit. No trace of the criminal was found.
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Clyde Smith
Waterloo
Uncle
Sam
Yellowstons Park
Rovber
National Park
Toad
Mr.Smith
West
Yellowstone
Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs Frank Beck in Waterloo
Mr and Mrs Frank Beck celebrated their fifty years of marriage with a family gathering in Sunnyside Waterloo. Surrounded by children and grandchildren they received many gifts while relatives in Cedar Falls mourn Grover Severin’s death in Los Angeles.
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Frank Beck
Sunnyside Addition
Peter Beck
Luhymainn
C. H. Turner
Chicago
Wm. Eins
Diamond Lake
Ill
Barbara Beck
John
Cedar Walla
Grover Severin
Los Angeles
Gai
Charles Severin
Cedar Falls
Winter 10 Be Cold Jupiter Is Snow Bound
Pragmatic weather forecast by John C Busby of Independence predicts a harsh northern winter with coal supply concerns. He claims planetary alignment shows darkened northwestern Jupiter and bright eastern sides, implying severe winter in Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Wisconsin and the Dakotas, milder in the East, rainy southern states.
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Bhring
John.c. Busby
Independence
Busby
Jupiter
Venus
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Dakotae
Murderer Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Illinois Case
Salvatori Campagna was sentenced to 14 years in the penitentiary for murdering Felix Cassate at Freeport. The jury found him guilty after a trial in Freeport, noting Cassate was beaten and robbed before a shack fire cremated him. Witnesses placed Cassate fleeing the shack shortly before firefighters arrived, a key factor in the verdict. Traveling Engineer W L Ickes has returned from a business trip to Fort Dodge and Cherokee.
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Salvatori Campagna
Felix Cassate
Illinois Central
Freeport
Cassate
Campagni
Ma Hody
Casseta
W. L. Ickes
Ft. H Dodge
Cherokee
Price Gains Signal Stronger Rural Auction Market
Reports from farms and sales indicate higher prices for cattle hogs and corn with attentive bidding reviving after a slow fall. Notable sales include John Gleason in Lincoln township cows 25 to 45 dollars hogs 4 to 7 per head corn 21 80 per acre. John Holland near Hudson steers 26 to 29, three year olds 30 and 22. Barrow near Dewar cows 50 per head. A bath parlor project begins in the city basement under Syndicate building. Divorce defendant Leo Canfield responds with general denial and motion to strike paragraphs.
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John Gleason
Lincoln Township
John Holland
Hudson
Barrow
Dewar
Natalie of the Neighborhood House rises to become a beacon
Natalie Burgess reshapes the Neighborhood House to aid working girls after Maggie Connolly, a factory helper, finds purpose and romance through charity aid. Maggie evolves from a troubled confidante to a confident collaborator, guiding Tom Devery back toward love while Natalie gains a partner in the new West Shore annex.
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Abe Bald
Maggie
Wouler
Polly
Sam Devery
Falk
Cinderella
Maggie Connolly
Misa Burgess
Misa Burgesa
Polly Maguise
Tom Devery
Magegie
Matalle
Honge
Miss Burgess
Tom
Netalie Burgess
West Shore
Maggie Connally
Natalie
Thomas Witherspoon Brainard
Vienna
Theet Brainard
Ammegie
Thomas Witherspoor
Uratnard Bay
Hye
Aha
Nataiio
Tattooed Man Seeks Erasure of Girlish Initials
A young man, seen at the waterfront by a Philadelphia Ledger reporter, sought removal of Latin tattoo marks on his arm. He confessed to wanting the heart and two arrows with a girl's initials erased after she eloped, prompting the tax collector to advise finding another girl with the same initials to cover the mark.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Damed
Foltlals
Mf. A. J
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