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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
14
Parkersburg Aug 12 coverage notes Mrs J C G Kofoed visiting from Minnesota plans to move household goods to new home. Local residents relocate houses compete in carnival events and attend gatherings. Iowa City and Chicago trips are mentioned for medical and family reasons. Community notices include accidents, operations, entertainments, births, and anniversaries among numerous families and businesses.
The Chicago Great Western will adjust times on some local routes this Sunday. All- Turk to the Want Page.
Jesup news notes include births and visits. A daughter born Aug 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Duane Filler. Muncey home rented by M c Murray. Muncey kin visiting. various residents traveling, visiting relatives, or camping near Littleton. a theater show A Modern Cinderella set for Aug 21 at the Grand Opera House. several local families hosting visitors from St. Louis Omaha Des Moines and Kansas. Myrtie Hile ill with bronchial pneumonia. greetings for a new son born Aug 6 in Marion Ta. more weekend visits and travels among local residents.
The Nashua area declares a quarantine at the home of George Usher after a child contracts diphtheria. antitoxin is given and a neighbor with exposure may be released after legal processing. The column also notes a Tiltan rail accident injuring none, a factory finger severing, a kidney injury during a ball game, a boy nearly hanged in hay rope incident, a church outing for Yes Rilla and Lela Butler, an appendix operation scheduled for Mrs A Jones, and returns of doctors Goodale and Stuart from recent travels or operations.
Readlyn notes list residents visiting relatives in Kansas Iowa and Indiana and dcpartures for Traer Oakdale and Fort Dodge. Vande walker and Vanderwalker families host and travel while Miss Warneke goes to Oakdale for about three months. Readlyn will hold an annual picnic on Aug 26 with attractions.
WINSLOW Aug 19 Mr and Mrs W Everhart of New Hartford spent Sunday at their daughter Mrs Warne Tewsler s home. Miss Mildred Hoth of Waterloo visited aunt Mrs 3 D Newell last week. Mr and Mrs C H Leverich entertained a Spencer cousin. Mrs Daniel Newell of Janesville stayed Friday and Saturday with her son. Mrs Gates and Mrs Huot of Cedar Falls visited I Corwin and E Towsley homes Sunday.
Mrs S E L Rober and baby of Savannah Mo came to be with her ill father Harvey Ritchie who was injured in a near Reinbeck wreck. Mildred Shank visited Tract and Edwin Axon enrolled at Cedar Rapids Business College. Ten music pupils of Miss Hazel Wassburn gave a recital with mothers, refreshments served. Rev EB Bod enham conducted funeral for Mrs J H Tuman. Born to Mr and Mrs Lee Watters a nine pound girl. Mrs J C Gutknecht visiting relatives in Chicago.
Aug 19 Floyd County notes several visits and guests. Beckwith and daughter from Broken Bow stayed with sister Mrs Gary Howe. Anna Volbrecht from Mason City visited sister Mrs W L Griffin. Barrie of Decatur over Sunday guest at sister Mrs Elton Wells. Roy Quimby family on two week motor trip through Minnesota stopping Faribault Northfield Minneapolis Staples then absent two weeks. B H Scott of Chicago over Sunday guest at C L Knowltons with wife returning home later. C H Gutches and Neva of La Grange Alabama visiting relatives in Floyd. Clare Griffith and daughter from Lone Wolf Oklahoma visiting A Griffith. Walt Keppie on week outing at Clear Lake. R Kelley and son Frank drove to Waterloo. Mrs Kelley and Miss Thalia joining them. Robert Hauf and F J Mutchler installed gas lights. Wm Kanter of Marble Rock visited Jay Cole. C B Pickerill of Creston Iowa visiting nephew O C Kladig.
Alice Wheeler is visiting Mountain Grove Missouri this week with her sister Mrs H Magee while Earl Mages travels to Kansas City. J R Page and Sam of Waverly plan a Maine visit with relatives. Delegates attend the 13th district Methodist Episcopal church convention at the Dunkerton MI church with representatives from Waterloo Cedar Falls Fort Dodge Hudson and nearby churches.
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