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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1913
Page
12
Fairbank April notes recount visits and social events. Hayes King begins business in Independence. Kate Leehey returns to Waterloo. numerous locals attend church, district conferences, and conjoints events. A school board reelects staff. a fifteenth birthday surprise for Anna Peck stands out.
Shady Grove reports Mrs Bergner improving after illness with daughter Tena from Chamberlain visiting to help. Nearby, Mr and Mrs O M and W G C Kenney spent over Sunday with relatives at Spencer's Grove. John Berne from Waterloo visited John Lamb. Mrs Stumma visited relatives in Independence. Mrs Mary Clark and Ocea Clark of La Porte were Sunday guests.
Geneseo notes report Henry Peters losing dogs to cholera at eight to ten per day. Visitors include Mrs. Blanche Marquis and daughter and Miss Elsie Tedfort of Waterloo at O B H Merritt home. Mission society met with Mrs. B F Newell. C J Baxter of Des Moines visited.
Mount Vernon Township reports the death of Mrs. Harrison Peck after a stroke on Sunday, April 20, at her Cedar Falls home. Beloved by husband and family, she is mourned by longtime neighbors in Mt. Vernon Township.
In Littleton on Tuesday F. C. Rupert jot Waterloo was seen in town on routine business. The report notes involvement of members of the L. M. Stout family in the community pickup.
Illnesses sweep through Winthrop and nearby towns as families swap visits and care. Notables include Mrs Lila Schweitzer staying with the Ball family and Oliver Alexander’s Dunkerton trip. Grandparents welcomed a daughter to John Stoner's family in Plentywood. Several relatives fall ill and a trained nurse attends the sick. A Perry windstorm shatters a plate glass window. funeral services honor M Meaney. Burial for M J Roberts held in Engie Grove with family mourners.
Residents travel to visit relatives across Cedar Falls Waterloo and Chicago. Measles close many youngsters at home while local firemen assist Ackley call but fire under control. Senior class play His Wifes Relations set for next Friday at the opera house. Local officials report Wemple with heart trouble and Montezuma schools get new superintendent L L Caldwell.
Sunday visits mark the week with Peter Beck and Sem Columbus at Waterloo. Families from Cedar Falls Washburn Harper and Waterloo share time at various homes. The infant child of Peter Bauler died Tuesday and services will be at Mt Carmel church.
Clarksville report items include John Boyd of Nora Springs visiting home, Matt Carter recovering from blood poisoning, Q L Spancer from West Plains visiting relatives, Dr H C Smith returning from Texas, Mrs Houser visiting her mother Mrs M L Clark, Ed Hickle family back in Waterloo, Mrs Chas Hunt and Clara Goettel visiting, Marquesle Smith of Independence visiting his mother, and Mr and Mrs J Feltus of Oolwein.
The item highlights numerous Sunday visits and travels among area families including the Igone and Ratus households in La Porte and Geo. Keller, Ramona Graham's overnight trip, and several motor excursions to Waverly, Cedar Falls, and Greene. It notes addresses at the Presbyterian church, a missionary rally by G. E. Roberts, and community dinners, weddings, and funerals with local residents and visitors named.
Readable names include Katie Forney of North Yakfina Washo Mra Laura Mather and Mrs Sarah Lowe of Clarksville and Mr Allie Norton of Chittendenal and Thous of Cedar Falls with uncertain context.
Vinton April 20. Local baseball fans celebrate season openers with wins by high school and regular teams, all over Traer and Waterloo. Fred J. St. Jair of Mt. Auburn becomes deputy county clerk, succeeding acting deputy C. I. Christianson who will retire from service. The Wimodnausia class hosts a farewell party for Mrs. Millard Jones as she moves to Waterloo, while New Century club marks its third annual party at the Plattenburg home with Anne Irene Larkin and Henriette Weber providing readings and music.
An article touts Mother’s Friend as a safe external preparation to ease pre birth pains. It claims to soften abdominal muscles and ligaments, prevent nausea and sleeplessness, and foster a positive prenatal mood. Available at drug stores for $1.00. Bradfield Registrar Co. offers a free booklet from 230 Lamar Bldg Atlanta Ga.
The two artistes present innovative melodrama combining reading and music, each component standalone yet enhancing the other. Enthusiasm ran high among the audience and performers alike. Mrs. F. F. McCune returned home after a six months visit with her daughter Mrs. A. B. Opfer of St. Joseph Missouri.
An advert touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use darkener for gray hair. It claims natural, even coloring, dandruff removal, and glossy fullness with nightly application, sold by H. W. Taggart.
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