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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
3
Cedar Falls residents are noted for travel and social events. The Cedar Falls Aug 6 report covers marriage announcements, visits, teaching renewals, cemetery meetings, and teas. Notables include Harry W. Israel and Laura A. Caitrey wedding in Chicago, Alma trip stories, and local hosts hosting card parties and luncheons.
Emma Robinson wife of Thomas Hobingon of 124 East Ninth Street Cedar Falls died at about 1 AM after indigestion heart difficulty and paralysis left her unconscious. Husband only present. daughters in Des Moines St Paul Los Angeles and Prairie City preparing to travel. Funeral plans not set. age misprinted as 700 years. Grounded by long local residence and her generous spirit.
Samples of the city water supply from artesian wells were sent last night to Iowa City for analysis. The water has long shown exceptionally low bacteria counts and the law requires yearly analysis, though local commissioners have conducted more frequent examinations.
Shallow wells are under observation due to heavy rainfall and several typhoid cases have developed. City Health Physician Sigworth urges boiling all water. Water analyses from suspected wells will be conducted and the health department will push to prevent further typhoid development.
J Plavine portrays a rain god role aiding police methods in a case where H W Dean owner of 1808 Logan avenue had his automobile stolen from a Ka Tage residence. The car was recovered in Charles City after a week with the robber unnamed and the owner hopeful again.
Dean learned his Buick, stolen from his Mud garage, was found stalled in mud between Nashua and Charley City. It stayed there about a week before being moved to a Charlie City garage. Without heavy rainfall the robber likely would have escaped. No clue identifies the thief.
Three children aged six seven and nine burned to death in a cottage fire at Lake Delavan Wisconsin yesterday eight cottages were destroyed and three were dynamited to check spread. The victims were Helen Bryant Lucy Bryant and Mary Bryant daughters of Geo Qa Bryant president of the Racina Rubber company. Overheated chimneys started the blaze as grate fires were used in the cold weather.
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