New Depot for the Rock Island to be Completed Soon
August 15 will see the new C R I P depot completed. A social at Emanuel church lawn features ice cream and cake as Miss Margaret Bedard and Mr. Will Rosauer wed in Eagle Center. Attendants include Gertrude McGarvey and John Rosauer. reception at Bedard home followed by a dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Eagle Center
Margaret Bedard
Will Rosauer
Hudson
Takin
Gertrude McGarvey
John
Rosauer
I. S. Mahan
Vera McQuilkin
Jaranoma City
Okla
John McQuilkin
Vera
James Griffin
Atlantic
John Large
Rock Valley
Chas. Fuller
Waterloo
Will
Elsie de Walt
Frederick
S. D
Misaes’ Marvel
Helen Huppert
E. Simpson
S. Parsons
Lily Lake
Nora Heitz
Independence
Harry Scanlon
Hugh
Kankakee
Til
Hix Brothers
Harry
Young People’s Alliance
Emanuel Evangelical Church
Frank Rober
the Cedar
Bir
Mre
L. S. Bannister
Kenmath
A. E B. Kline
Ira Albert’s New Garage Aims for Future Growth
Ira R. Albert has built a large one story 60 by 80 foot cement block garage on Walnut Street opposite the Great Western tracks to house a growing motorcycle business. The facility includes a partitioned workshop for cold weather repairs and cost about $2500. Albert plans to visit Milwaukee this afternoon to order fall motorcycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Avenue
Ira R. Albert
Walnut Street
Great Western Tracks
Albert
Milwaukee
Advertising Manager Dead at New York Sun
William Allo way Deering, advertising manager of the New York Sun, died at his home in New York after a brief pneumonia attack. He was born in Toronto and had worked in several Canadian cities before moving to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Alloway Deering
The
New York Sun
Toronto
Steel Corporation Unfilled Tonnage Report
New York August 10 announcement shows U S Steel unfilled tonnage on July 31 at 3 584 086 against 3 363 078 on June 30. The report highlights increases in unfilled tonnage for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Steel Corporation Today
Rev John Zeilinger Dies. Lutheran minister and physician
Rev John Zeilinger dies at 3 pm at 201 Linwood avenue after seven years of stomach cancer. Born in Bavaria April 26 1845 he served as hospital corps member in 1866 and later as a physician before entering Wartburg seminary and later ministering in Mitchell county Jubilee and at Jubilee. Surviving family includes five children from first marriage and four from second. funeral services set for First Lutheran church and Jubilee with multiple pastors assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leonard Zeilinger
Linwood Avenue
Mr. Zeilinger
Waterloo
Diedenhofen
Bavaria
Germany
Tubinger
Austria
Nenendetteleau
America
Wartburg Seminary
St. Sebald
Clayton County
Dubuque
Mitchell County
Jubilee
Mr. Zellinger
Rosa Gilberhorn
Reinbeck
Amelia Ganger
G. J. Zeilinger
Wartburg College
E. Zeilinger
Phrysician
Grafton
A. C. Zeilinger
Kewanee
Ill
A. H. Zeilinger
Coatsburg, IL
Otto
Edna
Ida
Erwin
Lenora
First Lutheran Church
H. Mueller
C. Ide
Waverly
S. Lutz
Barlville
W. Adix
Narrow Escape From Lightning At Engine Plant
B J Christie inventor of the Air Steam Christie engine had a near miss at 8 30 am during a storm at the Christie Engine company plant. A lightning strike hit a guy wire and struck the ground while Christie was nearby, knocking him unconscious briefly and leaving his back sore. Also noted is Mrs M Countryman of Portland leaving to visit her nephew R W Chadwick at the Orange creamery after a week’s stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Christie
Christie
Christie Engine Company
Mr. Christie
M. Countryman
Portland
Ore
G. W. Haziett
Fourth Atreat East
R. W. Chadwick
Orange Creamery
Alice C. Wilson
Mrs. Little
Waterloo
Successful Work Among the Blacks in Piney Woods School
Laurence Jones, a young colored graduate of the University of Iowa, travels from Marshalltown and Iowa City to Waterloo to promote the Piney Woods Industrial school at Braxton Mississippi. He reports on the progress from a log cabin start to Taylor hall and a dormitory, teaching industrial skills, farming, and home life. The school serves about 125 students with five teachers, and extension efforts reach over 6,000 people via farmers conferences and rural school programs. The Pine Torch newspaper circulates the school’s work, attracting white interest and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Jones
Marshalltown
Iown City
University of Iowa
Waterloo
Piney Woods
Braxton
Miss
Black Belt
Jones
Hil
Taylor Hall
Farmers’ Conference
Bank Clearings in Waterloo Weekly Totals and Realty Transfers
Bank clearings for the week ending Aug 10 1911 in Waterloo total $1 051 053 88 with daily figures across Friday to Thursday. Realty transfers show 36 deeds 23 271 00 20 mortgages 48 130 00 175 240 08 in the period, noting a decrease of 342 instruments versus last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk Co. Abstract Company
Waterloo Bank
Couple Arrested for Disorderly Conduct in Rail Platform Incident
Tracey W. Scott of Clarksville and L R Kane of Chicago were arrested at the Rock Island station as they prepared to board for Cedar Rapids. Mrs Scott pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. Kane changed to guilty after a police explanation. Both were fined $25, Scott carrying a concealed revolver was fined the same. Others, including Ralph Morris and Richard Connora, received various city work and fines for vagrancy and disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Clarksville
GR. Kane
Mingon City
Chas. Werlaufer
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Tracey W. Scott
Clarkaville
L. R. Kane
Pollen
Caldwell
Aminuni
Ralph Morris
Richard Connora
Dubuque
Guss Curran
F. B. Ruitter
Richard Carle-Friay at Waterloo Theatre in Tumping Jupiter
Richard Carle and Edna Wallace Hopper star in Tumping Jupiter at the Waterloo Theatre Friday August 11. The show, praised as the season’s funniest modern musical farce, features a top company and a memorable song scene. Seats are on sale now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Himpselt) Carle
Edna Wallace Hopper
Waterloo Theatre
Carle
Wille
Strangely Disappears In New Jersey Town
Daniel Lawrence Braine, grandson of Rear Admiral Braine and son of L F Braine, a New York civil engineer, vanished after visiting his grandmother in Glen Ridge New Jersey on July 29. He was last seen on her porch smoking a pipe before she left to shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Lawrence Braine
Braine
L. F. Braine
New York
Glen Ridge
N. J
Batunday
Plessant Cheff
Des Moines Report On Child Custody And Mine Sanitation
Lola L D Anderson seeks habeas corpus in Des Moines to return to her father after being placed with relatives by her divorced mother. Secretary Sumner of the state health board calls mine owners to fix unsanitary conditions or face prosecution. George E B Richel and Joseph E Stanton depart Des Moines aiming for a cross country walk New York to San Francisco in 106 days carrying a mayoral message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Lola L. D. Anderson
Sumner
Inwa
G. H. Sumner
State Board of Health
Sweney
George EB. Richel
Joseph E. Stanton
Rochester
N. Y
New York City
San Francisco
Ocean
Gaynor
McCarthy
Professors Hear Lectures On Lesson Assignment And Corn Yields
Prof C P Cosgrave of Iowa State Teachers College spoke at the Black Hawk county institute in Waterloo on how to assign lessons and engage pupils. Prof A Storm of Ames argued that seed corn quality limits yields and that higher ears per hill could raise Iowa farm productivity and household conveniences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Cosgrave
Iowa State Teachers Coliege
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Waterloo High School West
Colgrove
A. ¥. Storm
Ames
Towa
Storm
Black Hawk County Early Settlers Hold Annual Picnic
The Black Hawk County Early Settlers association sets its annual picnic for Saturday at Chautauqua Park. Old settlers and neighbors will gather for informal talks, elections of officers, and a picnic with coffee and cream on the grounds. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Early Settlers’ Association
Chautauqua Fark
Railroad Sale Approved for St. Paul & Des Moines Line
In Des Moines on August 10 stockholders of the St. Paul & Des Moines Railroad voted to approve its sale to the Chicago, Milwaukee & Pacific Railroad. The property will operate as the St. Paul & Kansas City Short Line. F. C. MacMillan named vice president and general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
St. Paul
Severe Storm Deluges Waterloo Area With High Winds
A fierce thunderstorm swept Waterloo last night at 10 o clock with hurricane like winds and constant lightning. Rain totaled 0.61 inches overnight and 2.01 inches in the 24 hours ending at 7 a m as Dubuque reports a near deluge and ground remains moist after the storm. Trees were uprooted or snapped, and a 30 foot overhead billboard toppled on Fifth Street while a smaller billboard shifted from posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Dubuque
Towa
Elizabeth Davison
Charles Mutan
Low Falls Avenue
Arthur Hummelton
South Street
Second Street
Fifth Street
Commercial
Jefferson Streets
Social Roundup From Denver and Nearby Towns
Residents share funeral travel, visits, and hosting duties across Elgin Waverly Waterloo and Readlyn. Local events include dances, band concert attendance, family visits, vacations, and birthday surprises among neighbors and friends.
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LA Porte
Florence Stuble
Farmers’ Telephone Office
Arthur Scanlon
St. Anne
James Marshall
Margie Wasson
Kenneth
Wasson
Ruth Leverich
Margaret Banger
Luella Mayes
Shell Rock
Holmes
Sheldon
D. J. Hummel
Clara Berthold
Nora Springs
City
Rev. Haehlen
W. W. Smith
West
Wesley Grohe
Dresden
X. D
Hond River
Smith
Hood River
Anna Higgins
Frank Hopper
Wilton
Vesta
Lista Hopper
Roy Ashley
Chicago
First National Bank
Marguerite Wasson
Vinton
Fred Struble
Minnesota
Canada
J. C. Messner and Sons
N. S. Hauger
Myrtle
Josephine Miller
F. E. Lehman
Grand Old Rockies
Salt Lake City
Lehman
Frank Knowles
Gunnison
Colo
Ira Albert
Steel Corporation
John Leonard Zetlinger
Ger
Man Tubetan
John L. Zeilinger
Industrial School
Young Colored
Jews
Uni
TT. W. Scott
Lusband
Society News
Sacred Heart Altar Society
William T. Reidy
Maud Popp
Fourth Street West
Mabel Kellogg
Charles City
Ridpath Lyceum Bureau
M.S. Perrin
Laverne Beal
LA Lomita
la Lomita Club
Clyde Black
Cedar Hiver Park
Richard Carle
Sumner Bays
Inch
Denver
John Homings Haus
Laura Dammerman
Elgin
Thimble Bee
H. Burge
Arthur Deckman
Dakota
H. Streamer
Geo. Meyers
Fredericks
Hien
Milwaukie
Gust Harkbarth
Sarah Deepke
Flumme Store
John Heideman
Suroedtta Sumner
Mise Fay Phillips
Ida Karnehart
Ms. Seblist
Cast Hagerman's
Henry Meyers
Geo. Jahnke
Theodora Neverman
Tretta Bolden
Elsie Prestien
Amondas
Fredericksburg
Clara Harms
Readlyn
Jona Stumm
Susie Mac Donnell
F. Kart
Kastages & Waterloo
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