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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1915

Page

3

Local Social Shuffle And Weekend Visits In Osage Area

The Worseldine Foster and Pen nex families picnicked on the latter s lawn last Friday afternoon. Vincent Blandin recuperates at home after a poisoning scare. M K Culver and wife with Lucile of St Ansgar visited M M Blandin Saturday evening. Neva Blandin visited for a couple of days. Robert Foster and family left for Des Moines after weeks with friends in Osage Little Cedar and Riceville. Hazel Mellington spent several days with Mrs W D Bryant and Mrs Fred Muller near Osage. Mrs Sid Harris and Ronald left Saturday for Mason City to stay with her parents. Orchard brass band instruments have arrived.

Worseldine Foster Pennex Vincent Blandin M. K. Culver Lucile St. Ansgar M. M. Blandin Neva Blandin Robert Foster Dés Moines Osage Little Cedar Riceville Hazel Mellington W. D. Bryant Fred Muller Sid Harris Ronald Mason City

Plans for Iowa hotel men convention in Davenport

Complete plans for the second semi annual convention of the Iowa State Hotel Men's association to be held in Davenport on Tuesday August 17 have been completed by C G Holden president of the association formed in Des Moines last December The Waterloo delegation will leave for Davenport Monday Headquarters will be at the Black Hawk hotel J J Harrison of Sioux City is secretary and R H Weiser of Des Moines is treasurer The association intends no action on the new anti tipping law and a suggestion to install oil and water burners to replace coal in town hotels will be discussed Holden will also read a paper on Bread and Its By Products at the Northwestern Hotel Men meeting in Davenport after the state gathering The Northwestern association includes Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota and Nebraska with an expected attendance near 3090 hotel men.

Iowa State Hotel Men's Association Davenport C. G. Holden Des Moines Holden I. A. Medlar Omaha Neb Mid- West Hotel Reporter Waterloo New Black Hawk Hotel W. F P. Miller J. J. Harrison Sioux City R. H. Weiser Olden Northwestern Hotel Men's Association Iowa Minnesota North South Dakota Nebraska

Freely Is Delegate to National Meeting

Mr and Mrs Elmer F Feely of 942 Conger street left for St Louis to attend the national convention of the Modern Brotherhood of America where the seal attorney is a delegate from Jows They will be joined at Vinton by the Dysart band and then proceed to Davenport and Missouri via the Mississippi Also noted is Mrs E J Hauner renting the McDale farm and reporting bumper corn yields on twenty three acres and Sandy soil growth compared to last year.

Elmer F. Feely Conger Street St. Louis Modern Brotherhood of America Ceal Jows Vinton Dysart Davenport Missouri Mississippi E. J. Hauner McDale Black Hawk Road Waterloo

Finchford Social Notes Delve Into Visits and Happenings

Aug 12 updates from Finchford describe Cedar Falls visitors at multiple homes including Miss Josie Jamerson and Miss Amy Pound. Other notes mention hospital improvement for Mrs. Cassaday, family visits to Cedar Falls and Waterloo, and land sale by A A Grandon. Local positions and helpers like Mr Zimmerman are listed among daily life items.

Inventor Builds Wireless Box Aimed at Submarine Fight

Professor B. K. Shepard of Medford Massachusetts, Tufts College faculty, unveils a wireless apparatus claimed to steer a seven foot boat and operate a cannon, horns, bells, and other devices without ground wire. He is developing a wireless submarine destroyer with recovery potential if a torpedo misses.

B. K. Shepard Medford Mase Tufts College Shepard Hammond

Three Volcanoes In Europe Spark War Fever Shocks

Naples reports Vesucius Mount Bina and Stromboli erupting with steam smoke and lava flows threatening Sicilian villages. Earthquakes felt in Taranto Brindisi and at Messina heighten fears of a major Italian disturbance as scientists seek reassurance. The Plaza screens The Rosary with Lyn Williams in a leading role amid ornate lighting.

Naples Vesucius Bina Stromboli Mt. Gino Messina

Local Social Guests Dine With Washburns

Misses Hilda Luhring of Waverly and Benita Harger of Jesup visited Misses Gladys and Hazel Washburn Tuesday evening in Hudson. They were entertained alongside Mrs. Lal’s baby daughter, continuing a late summer social routine in Rudson.

Hudson Hilda Luhring Waverly Benita Harger Jesup Gladys Hazel Washburn Lal

Mooreville Social Notes Highlight Family Visits

Mooreville August 12. Mrs Roy Stout and daughter Evelyn visited relatives in Vinton Saturday. Miss Margaret Driscoll of Waterloo visited her sister. Families of A D Sawyer Frank and Courtney Meeker and Grover Thomas planned Waterloo gathering and spent the afternoon at Cedar River park. O J Hayward and family in Toledo visiting relatives. Master M Howard Kenaston of Des Moines summers at the A D Lawyer home. Mr and Mrs D McIntyre visited relatives in Waterloo over Sunny. Miss Lora and Mary Hayward autoed.

Mooreville Roy Stout Evelyn Vinton Margaret Driscoll Waterloo Frantt Frost A. Dl.sawyer Frank Courtney Meeker Grover Thomas Cedar River Park O. J. Hayward Toledo M Howard Kenaston Des Moines A. D. Lawyer Home Mrs. D. McIntyre Relati Sunny Lora Mary Hayward

Visiting Aunt in Des Moines Ties Local Figures

The excerpt notes visits by John Barber and Joel Hayward to Waterloo at the week's start. It mentions Mrs Charles Mletcher of Des Moines, formerly Miss Lily Chitty who taught in the area. Local farming life is described with a threshing machine and a forecast of a light Brain's yield due to rain.

Charles Mletcher Des Moines Mteher Lily Chitty John Barber Joel Hayward Waterloo Someville Syield

Threshing yields strong. church talks draw crowd in Gresham

Gresham Aug 12 Threshing begins with good yields. Aug 8 special Evangelical church service featured Rev. G P Canelti of Porto City. Aug 9 North Western College rep G J Allen spoke at the church. Social hour and light refreshments followed at the parsonage. Visits from J Eggman family of Sheffield and Rev Lang’s guests, weather delays noted. Louis B Miller back on his feet after illness. Mrs John Albright and children visited Ft Albright home a few days.

Naperville J. ©. Eggman Sheffield Lang Dunkerton Ft. Albright

Cement culvert on Red Ball route near Colton Sisters farm

Orchard August 12. A new cement culvert was installed on the Red Ball route near the Colton Sisters farm. Sid Lewis is building a bungalow on land adjoining Mr. Simpson's place to the west, to be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Laney Lewis when finished. Attendees at a recent house party included Iris Morsa, Nah Morsa, Doris Love, Margaret Brown, and Mildred Lewis, hosted by Miss Charlotte.

Colton Sisters Sid Lewis Mr. Simpson Airs Laney Lewis Iris Nah Morsa Doris Love Margaret Brown Mildred Lewis Charlotte

Miss Celinda Paschke Takes Crippled Girl for Iowa Treatment

Nashua Aug. 12 Miss Celinda Paschke left Tuesday for Iowa City with Mae Ames to seek treatment for a nine year old crippled girl under a state care program. The mother’s expenses will not be covered by the state, so Paschke travels with the child whose bright disposition and eagerness for care are noted. Other local notes include Lon Rich's appendicitis operation in Fredericksburg, Dr. Rich ill in Boston, Joseph Walleser’s operation at Grinnell, Russell Shannon’s recovery from rheumatism, and Cedar Valley Ice refilling the creamery plant with a thirty ton capacity.

Nashua Celinda Paschke Iowa City Mae Ames Ais. Grent Ames Miss Pasehke B. L. Paschke Lon Rich Fredericksburg Stanley Wells Boston Rich R. R. Waite Joseph G. Walleser Crinnell College Russell Shannon Cedar Valley Ice Company Creamery

Mt Auburn social notes and visits fade into summer

Mt Auburn August notes list Frank st Clair departing for Clear Lake for vacation Miss Pern Gray of Grundy Center guest of Mr and Mrs R E Engleking two weeks in Indiana by Wallace Franklin returning home Wednesday morning Claude Pollock Freeman and Richard Pollock visited North English and stayed with Chas Grimm Rev and Mrs Will Wares and family spent the week with relatives Ralph Williams of Chicago spent Saturday with W E Gall Roy Trimble and wife of Canada arrived Saturday and stayed with J L Gringick Mrs G Snyder spent Friday in Cedar Rapids with daughter Mrs Charlotte Stiens Seth Myrick and Mrs Myrick of Mason City spent Sunday with Nation Ables Ora Sea left for Chicago after visit with his mother Margaret Lee West Paris dispatch from Havas News agency carried today.

Mt. Auburn Frank St. Clair Clear Lake Pern Gray Grundy Center R. E. Engleking Indiana Wallace- Franklin Claude Pollock Freeman Richard Pollock Chas. Grimm Will Wares Ralph Williams Chicago W. E. Gall Roy Trimble Canada J. L. Gringick G. Snyder Cedar Rapids Charlotte Stiens Seth Myrick Mason City Nation Ables

Entente Troops Extend Gains in Kamerun Colony

Africa reports further successes by Allied forces in Kamerun, a German colony in western Equatorial Africa. The update highlights advances by troops aligned with the Entente in military operations across the territory as the campaign progresses.

Africa Entente Kamerun Equatorial Africa

Man kills himself after wounding woman in Kansas City

Kansas City reports T. S. Lockridge of Los Angeles fatally shot himself after wounding Miss May Tennison on Monday. He left two letters alleging the woman had ruined his faith, noting he did not shoot her because she refused.

Kansas City T. S. Lockridge Los Angeles May Tennison

Woman Refuses Return Of Diamond Ring After Fatality

A court filing states a woman refused to return a $650 diamond ring after a man died, claiming a promise he made. Migs Tennison, hospitalized, said he was glad of the death and alleged the dispute stained the incident.

Migs Tennison

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