Social event notices and local announcements in Waterloo
A dense list of social events from Waterloo including club meetings at Chautauqua park and 630 Wallington, birthday parties for Miss Frances Fleming and Miss Verna Shaffner, a camping party forming the first city Boy Scout type group, an engagement announcement for Miss Verna Shaffner and Mr. Harry Harmon, and other parties and lectures. Also noted are a birth anniversary gathering for Mrs. Mouret, plans for the Entre Nous club, wedding travel for Mr. and Mrs. Jenks, a house guest from Oak Park, and canning factory preparations with rising output expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. L. Club
J. W. Rinker
Chautauqua Park
Ogures Club
Mabel Miller
Wellington
Alta McChane
Blanche Thompson
First Baptist Church
C. L. Club
Ogurez Club
Wallington
Oriental Club
A. L. Lomme
West First
Waterloo
W. R. Cole
H. L. Chevalier
Fremont
First Congregational Church
W. Hardin
Alta Vista Avenue
St. Joseph’s Church
Church Lawn
Central Church of Christ—Bible School Workers’ Conference
Logan Avenue
Stauffacher
Camgp
Black Hawk
Mr. Huntington
Boy Scout Movement
C. J. Miller
Trinois Cottage
Mildred Smith
Florence Carter
Anna Belle Thompson
Ruth McDowell
Bess Bernice
Marie Aldrich
Adeila Boles
F. W. Jenks
Chicago
Minneapolis
Mr. Jenks
Harris
Milas Agnes Larson
Courier Patterns Order Form Instructions
To obtain the Courier up to date pattern of accompanying design mail the coupon to Fashion Department, Waterloo Evening Courier, Waterloo, with ten cents for each pattern. Send orders promptly. patterns will reach you within ten days after sending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fashion Department
Watherloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Social Affair in the Country at Mt Vernon Cemetery
Mrs Thomas E Tiller and Mrs E Claud Chapin entertained members and friends of the Mt Vernon Cemetery association on Friday. Attendance was unusually large and the afternoon passed informally. Supper served at 4 20 by the association. Helpers named include Mrs Emil Walters and several Misses Haze Brown Martha Dobson Flora Leland Nora Tiller Avia Chapin Jessie McKinney and Vera Hammer. Mrs Henry Moore will entertain the association at the next meeting on Aug 30. Citizens urged to obtain Brady War Pictures issued by the Waterloo Evening Courier for school children forthcoming week with coupon on page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Street
Verna Shaffner
Harry Harmon
Waterloo
Dalay
John Shaffner
Philip Shaffner
Waterloo West High School
Broom
H. M. Harmon
Smith, Lichty & Hillman Company
First Congregational Church
Thomas E. Tiller
E. Claud Chapin
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Galloway Buys Johnson Tract For Seed Plant Expansion
The William Galloway company purchased five acres from David Johnson adjoining the west side of their property. They plan a three story cement seed storehouse and have an option on five more acres to extend toward the viaduct between the Cedar Valley road and the Rock Island line. Project cost estimated at 10 000 to 15 000 with work starting today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Galloway Company
David Johnson
Galloway
Galloway Bros-Bowman Seed Company
Johnson
Galloway Concern
Wealthy Texan to Bring Jerseys to Waterloo Cattle Show
E C Lasater of Salfourrias Texas, owner of 30 000 acre ranch and 40 000 head beef cattle, to exhibit about thirty Jersey cattle at the Cattle Congress in Waterloo next October. He previously showed stock there and will take additional stalls. The electric park lease delays may end soon and building will start promptly as promoters sell abundant booth space for a grand dairy show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Lasater
Salfurrias
Ter
Jersey
Waterloo
Lasater
Texas
Electric Park
All-Day Meeting for First M. E. Ladies
The First M. E. ladies plan an all-day meeting to be held Wednesday at Mrs. Harvey Hess’s country home. They will meet at the church at 9 30 and travel by conveyances to the gathering location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Harvey Hess
Buckshot for Police Armament Idea Sparks Debate
E B P argues for buckshot weapons for police, urging shotguns or large caliber single shots to improve hit probability at night. He cites a Wisconsin incident where buckshot ended a confrontation and claims revolvers fail to stop criminals quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Smith & Wesson
Police Declare War on Traffic Violators in City
The city police launch a drive to enforce traffic rules with immediate arrests for violations. Drivers must display numbers, stay on the correct side, and obey the speed limit. Several individuals including J H Goodrich A P Hinen and John Payne face charges or fines as cases proceed. Chief Leighton plans to add two officers to arrest violators, promising fines will cover salaries. Dr J A Jerger was also booked for violating the ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cut Carnera
J. H. Goodrich
A. P. Hinen
John Payne
McSweeney
B. A. Leighton
J. A. Jerger
Police and Firemen’s Civil Service Board
Dewar Social Notes and Local Farm Transactions
A crowd from Dewar attended Farmers' Day in Fairbank on the 15th. Mr and Mrs Frank Dahl now in Austin Minn visit relatives. Miss Jean Anderson stayed at Waterloo a few days. Hazel Heiple and Mabel Fleming of Waterloo visited Margaret Heiple. Aug Kurtz sold his farm to P Kavanaugh for 165 per acre. Gladys Reed of Fairbank visits Gertrude Schmitt. School opened for fall term with Miss Marshall as teacher amid heavy rain. Dr Meyers and Eb Steely traveled to Toledo to buy Holstein cows for about a week. Northy and Thornburg received six carloads of steers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbank
Gertrude Schmitt
Miss Marshall
Dc. R. Meyers
EB. J. Steely
Toledo
Northy & Thornburg
Plan for City Sunday Schools Meeting on Teacher Training
Miss Horner, superintendent under the City Sunday School association, calls a meeting of all city Sunday school superintendents at the YMCA tonight. Representatives of the schools are invited as the teacher training work for the coming season is to be planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Horner
City Sunday School Association
A Pioneer’s Journey From Exeter to Iowa Roots
James Fewings born in Exeter Devonshire on Aug 31 1854 migrated to Waterloo Iowa in 1870. He married Agnes Witt on March 12 1888 at Waterloo and farmed near Britt for twelve years. The couple later returned to Waterloo and lived there fourteen years before the family left on March 17 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fewings
Exeter
Devonshire
Waterloo
Agnes Witt
Britt
Neighbors mourn death of Mt. Fewings in Koto township
Mt. Fewings moved from Terloo to a farm eight miles northeast of Leola where he lived with family. He fell ill on Saturday evening, Aug. 3 and despite medical care and family efforts, he passed away. He was a cheerful, unselfish neighbor who made many friends in Koto township in his short time there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terloo
Leola
Mt. Fewings
Koto
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frances Fleming
Rich Street
Ernest Bunce
Anamosa
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Laura Winterowd
Maude Michael
Ming Gaylie Woodring
Ada Bardeen
Missea
Nellie Bardeen
Dorothy Davis
Genevieve Gardner
Lucile van Doren
Ruth Miller
Louise Miller
George Mouret
Seventh Street
C. O. Wing
H. L. Chevaliier
Fremont Street
Dorothy Payne
Oak Park, II
Genevieve Zimmerman
Third Street West
Dubuque
Charles Bley
Waterloo Evening Courier
Balloway
Johnson Tract
Edster Courier
Police
Dewar
THE
Sidney Co
Bestee of
New York
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!