Longstanding Virden Home Preserved in Waterloo Township
The Virden family, early settlers near Waterloo, Iowa, lived in the same house for over fifty years. Oscar and wife endured a log cabin built in 1851, then a frame structure using local lumber, with siding from native basswood still sound after a century. The photo from 1910 shows the sturdy, paint-protected dwelling and evergreen plantings begun by C. W. Virden in 1876.
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Oscar Virden
Waterloo Township
Virden
New West
Waterloo
Dubuque
C. W. Virden
James Virden
Oscar
Waterlno Township
Wright County
America Mullan
Charles Mullan
James
Thomas Virden
Woolves
Colorado
Nelson Fanehere
Chicago
Martha Bunting
Rock Valley
Early days remembered with a wild joyous laugh
The writer recalls brighter times and the genial Al Lawrence, contrasting them with later sordid and disgraceful events. The passage reflects nostalgia for simpler days when lively humor and camaraderie stood out amid broader changes. It centers on memories of Al Lawrence and a general sense of lost innocence.
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al Lawrence
The pioneers who built the prairie state
Charles Blanchard recalls the sturdy settlers who cleared forests and faced loneliness to lay the foundations of a rich commonwealth. He honors hardy farmers and their wives, noting they conquered fear and hardship to establish the nation’s early prosperity, while their legacy endures in memory and heritage.
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Charles Blanchard
Des Moines
Requite
Faramesa
Bremer Live Fair Attracts Attention In Bremer County
Bremer county fair held at Waverly grows in importance as a district event. The 1911 fair runs Sept 25 to 29 with 1 238 prizes across farm and home classes. Educational display set for school children. Woodmen’s day Sept 26. Racing purses announced with entrants from multiple counties. Hay fever relief ad promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound with testimonial from F M Stewart of Chicago.
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Bremer County Felr
Waverly
Black Hawk
Fayette
Butler
Cherokee
Bremer
Bremer County
Northeast
Old Settlers Death Toll Noted Across County History
A long obituary list records deaths of Cedar Falls and Waterloo area residents from 1910 to 1913. Noted are F. A. Bryant former mayor born Massachusetts in 1926 who died in 1910, and many other pioneers born in New York, Ireland, Germany, and Canada. The compilation lists birthplaces, arrival years, and ages at death for dozens of local residents.
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F. A. Bryant
Massachusetts
Cedar Falls
Fred M. Hemmerling
Germany
Andersonville
Ellen Juhi
Denmark
Iowa
Caroline Bley
New York State
Abby Gilkey
Maine
Thomas Dolan
Ireland
J. C. N. Abbott
Frederick Jacob
England
Carrie
Greeley
Ceder Falls
Samuel Philpot
Ohio
Joseph Warner
Cedar, Falls
E. F. Glenn
Mary M. Bryant
Emily B. Deitrick
Pennsylvania
Andrew Frandsen
Margaret Hoot
Canada
Waldman
Fiora May Fellers
J. H. Smith
Illinois
Paul Rude
Norway
Jno Bremer
Sermont
Eben
Smith
S. B. Miller
Carlton
Neb
Edward Wilson
Eliza Ann Bogardus
Waterloo
Andrew Thompson
Waterloon
C. J. Struble
Noah S. Hauger
Henry Grout
Manitou
Colo
L. T. Hubbard
Rufus D. Ball
Laura Hubbard
Isaac Schofield
Gertrude Clasey
J. T. Sloan
Fred Kramer
George Reinhart
Geo. H. Eastman
A. B. Homer
Julia McBride
Love C. Virden
Harriet Virden
James Virden
East Waterloo
Rowan
Wright County
Charles G. Spears
Eliz. M. Wilson
Frank J. Carpender
Anna Shehan
Geo. C. Kistner
Caroline V. Spafford
Cedar Rapida
Geo. B. Bouck
M. W. Lott
Caroline Rosgen
James S. Jackson
Black Hawk County
Anna Morris
Cedar Falla
Eliza Burbee
Bakerfield
Cal
Samuel Guyer
Anna A. White
D. Sherod
L. J. Garnsey
Augusta Peepo
John C. Duke
Joseph Dunham
Wessington Springs
M. D
Henry Marshall
County
Peter Cox
Martin, Tenn
Frederick Muthaler
Wm. P. Thompson
Solomon G. Leversee
Tthis County
Martin Grady
Ella Johnson
John Hubbard
Sebastian Glaus
G. R. Turner
Wr. W. Anibal
Grandma” Kennedy
Peter W. Wagner
Celia Kruse
J. H. Crippen
Humorous Reminiscences of Butler County Lawyers at Center
A reminiscence recalls early Butler County law life with colorful figures like Col. Billings, Timber Woods, Al Lawrence, and Philo Knapp. Tales from Butler Center court nights describe pranks, web-footed jokes, and a pivotal poker branding incident, highlighting the era’s rough humor and enduring local personalities.
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Butler County
Allison Fribune
Butler, Center
Prom
Messrs
Gibson
Smalley
Billings
Wright
Col. Woods
Nashua
al Lawrence
Philo Knapp
Knapp
Jay-Hawkine
Black Hawk
Cedar Falls
Totterton
Hemenway
Backus
Blackstone
Cot. McClure
Ackley
John Scales
Bremer County
Mississippi
Wanpsie
Wapsie
Butler Center
Billbmgs
Timber” Woods
Col. Billing
Cain
al Jawrenece
Antietam
Lawrence
Jucin Gott
Shentlemans
Jos. Smith
Supreme Court of
How to Stop a Rooster from Crowing Pamphlet
Chicago Aug 12 The pamphlet How to Stop a Rooster from Crowing was prepared by William Luthardt secretary to Police Chief McWeeney After a recent story claiming the chief had success in suppressing crowing roosters he has received many letters asking him to stop crowing in all parts of the city The chief told his secretary we will have to aa-
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Chicago
Til
Wiliam Luthardt
McWeeney
Billy
Luthardt
Must Register Cream Testers in Iowa Under New Law
Secretary Luthardt warns roosters and milk testers alike. The dairy and food commissioner announces licensing required for all milk and cream testers with a $2.50 fee per certificate. Sept. 15 is set as the deadline for prosecutions. examinations have been held nationwide.
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W. B. Barney
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Dairy and Food Department
Dee Moines
Iowa
Freeport Ablaze in 36 Places
A severe electric storm hit Freeport Illinois on Aug 12 triggering 36 fires in three hours. Many barns burned and horses were killed or injured. No injuries reported though property losses are expected to be large and wire services were demoralized.
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Freeport
Correction on Isaac Munger property sale price
A typographical error claimed the Isaac Munger property at Third and Commercial sold for 25000 dollars. The correct sale price was 15000 dollars.
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Isaac Munger
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Foley
F. M. Stewart
Wolfram St
Stewart
J. HK. Joder & Son
Christian Good
Big Creek
Mary Tynan
Mahala Butterfield
Deacon Hiram Champlin
Joseph A. Parsons
Chas. F. Hepler
Ramuss M. Hoff
Fred Bremer
Fox Township
Frank Gilbert
Robert Wagner
Jacob Miller
Julius J. Hollister
E. W. Mages
Geo. F. Dunham
John la Barre
California
Emma F. Weltnauer
Charles Scarber
Julia A. Richards
L. G. Parrott
Geo. Voelker
T. A. Gillan
la Porte City
Lydia Dobson
Sara A. M. Harter
Marehalltown
Lewis Lichty
J. G. Watlein
Byron Bidwell
Frederick Genslrt
Esbeck Stearns
Edward Dane
Daniel H. Fish
Elias Howe
W. L. Bumgardner
C. J. Parkhurst
Maria J. Conger
Henry Caegar
Pimhber
Col. Billings
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