Probate actions before Judge Platt and related guardianships
Probate court under Judge Franklin C. Platt orders accounting in the Della M. Davis estate and Knapp named temporary administrator in Gracey case. Bonds set for several guardianships and executors, with final reports approved for multiple estates including Burnham Pritchard Young and McManus. Administrators discharged. guardians named or discharged as detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin C. Platt
Della M. Davis
Frank F. Knapp
Sarah C. Gracely
Strad Weitnauer, Jr
Guardian
Reinhart Wietnauer
Frank F. Burnham
Isaac Pritchard
Hannah Young
Margaret Todd
Lena M. Cummings
Michael Hoorley
F. W. Jacob
Elias W. Eastman
Delmer Weddell
Mary Bingamay
John I
Rose M. Vanderwalker
Loraine H. Veith
Alice N. Daniel
Harry N. Daniel
Elizabeth M. Fuchs
George Sager
Thomas P. McManus
Burness
Charles Jailer
William
Commission to appraise Milo W Benjamin personal property
A commission was appointed to appraise the personal property in the estate of Milo W. Benjamin. On September 28, a reading of the will of Melissa J. Hayzlett was scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo W. Benjamin
Melissa J. Hayzlett
Changing Boundary Lines Fuss Johnny
Waterloo students debate wartime maps as Johnny recalls France Alsace Lorraine and shifting borders. The piece notes new geographies and maps will soon be needed in city schools due to the war, reflecting broad concern over changing boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Johnny
Sue
Jane
France
Belgium
Alsace- Lorraine
Germany
Russia
Mrs Dolby's Deed and the Pickle Barrel Foolery
Deacon Samuel Dolby returns from town to find his wife in cheerful mood faded by a note warning of a drowned body in the pickle barrel. A tale of a bull calf bet and a skinned nose unfolds as Mrs. Dolby confronts her husband, offers forgiveness, and proposes breakfast. The scene ends with a nod to the Evening Courier and Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon Dolby
Ralf
Descon
Samuel Dolby
Wille
Samuel
Mrs. Dolby
Call
Toray Lve
Samtel
Serry
Simmel
Lim
Changes in Police Department Take Effect September First
Chief of Police Leighton announces several personnel moves effective Sept 1. Turney returns to patrolman duties with an exam for night patrol driver. Rock oversees Illinois Central district at night. Reed shifts to north city beat. Caldwell moves to west business district. Smith to I C depot. Douglas to Water Street. Colling to Ellis Hotel beat. Promotions and transfers include assignments at Mullan Avenue bridge and speed restrictions in business areas. An advertisement for Crown Highest Far Flour rounds out the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leighton
Turney
Mullan Avenue Bridge
Caldwell
Reed
Hoxie
Rock
Ilinois
Smith
I. C
Douglas
Water Street
Colling
Ellis Hotel
City in Brief Highlights From Waterloo Social Roundup
Local notes recount numerous travels and visits across Iowa towns. Ira Mabie returns from Shell Rock farm. Mrs. Snyder of Des Moines visits Waterloo. Miss O Keefe heads to Marble Rock. Bear party from Decorah stops in Waterloo. many residents announce trips to Chicago, Des Moines, Lake Okoboji, and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Mabie
Shell Rock
Ed Snyder
Des Moines
Waterloo
Herman T. Wagner
N. M. Beekly
Grundy Center
F. M. Weller
Carl Sherman
Gelweins
A. W. Meier
South Street
W. E. Debe
C. Hi. Abbs
Pythian
Crdar Rapids
Thelen O'Keefe
Marble Rock
Charles O'Keefe
FE. H. Wyant
Waterloo Loan & Trust Company
Lake Okoboji
M. W. Lewis
DD. R. Shank
State Tian
DD. R, Cates
Madeline
Former Policeman May Lose Pension
A former police officer, Maines, who has drawn a pension for years, may lose it as an investigation proceeds. Haines, injured on duty, is sick for game time and unable to resume work. two physicians say the illness is not due to injuries. A final disposition is pending and a meeting is set for next week. Questions also arise about whether Officer Hoxie will receive a pension. The pension law requires 22 years of service with five continuous years to retire on old age grounds. City officials are reviewing the veteran patrol records. NHL’S CARP, John Kattenmzeh, hopes for news of letters from lost sons in Europe, after receiving a German newspaper dated July 29. The paper’s date fuels Kahenbach’s hope mail is finally moving toward him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WOC
Maines
Haines
Dre, Sitworth
Alford
Charles [Hoxie
NHL
CARP
John Kattennzeh
Germany
Mr. Kahenbach
Stove Needed for Roar Family in Destitute Circumstances
Help needed for a long time head of household and his wife and mother as they struggle with poverty. They seek a working cook stove to alleviate hardship caused by destitution not linked to profligate living. Public aid or charitable aid welcomed.
Struggle to Aid Children Faces Cost of Living Hurdles
A family story notes limited food in the cupboard and the need for a cook. The case has been reported to the Salvation Army which will endeavor to find a leaf-producer to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Shriners Plan Big Meeting In City Armory Venue
Mystic Shriners form permanent group to oversee a city meeting planned for November at the Armory if space is secured. Banquet likely by K P committee at Pythian Temple. Delegates A d Tabin of Vinton and T W Runkle of Cedar Rapids attended with local officers Tl alocte Chair F A Sporle secretary P L ed Billings treasurer R L Legon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic Shriners
K. P
Pythian Temple
A. d. Tabin
Vinton
T. W. Runkle
Cedar Rapids
el Nahira Temple
Tlalocte
F. A. Sporle
Austrian Army Abandons Strip on Servian Border
A dispatch from Kraguveratz reports the Austrian army has evacuated the Sanjak of Novipazar, a strip between Montenegro and Servia. The region, part of Turkey until the Balkan wars, was defined by the Berlin treaty of London. Auxiliary notes indicate ongoing Balkan era relocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servian
Kraguveratz
Servia
Sanjak
Novipagar
Novipazar
Maontenegro
Sergia
Turkey
Austria Hungary Garrison Shifts After Balkan Wars
In 1878 Austria-Hungary was empowered to garrison strategic Sanjak points but withdrew troops after annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the Balkan wars Austria-Hungary seized the chance to occupy the Sanjak, a move that largely neutralized Serb military gains in those conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria-Hungary
Sanjak
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria- Hungary
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Platt
Knapp
Gracey Property
Requite
Crown
pLyde Flour & Feed Co
East Fourth Street
Carvel
Pranunt
Speen
Walrus
Queen Anne
Medici and Jill
Children's Union
Pita
Mme Toruy
Pan
Buchanan
Gen Bear
Decorah
Els Hotel
J. M. Woodbury
Eleventh Street West
Miller
Duluth, Minn
Julia Campbell
New Auburn
Wis
Anna O'Donnell
Mak
Ing
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Frank Shelow
Chicago
J. Tl. Birr
SH. Pinkerton
C. W. Fietlen
B. F. Swisher
J. BR. Redewick
Grace
Yler
Guy Lambert
Kr. Cutler
Spencer Favilie
Marion
Helen Cooley
Fort Warne
Eid
Bert Griswold
L. (. Chamberlin
Northfield
Minn
H. M. Chamberlin
Sunnyside Avenan
Fred Austin
Sioux City
W. Austin
Ielligences
Ank. Rand
Waterston
Walter Barthell
Charles Ci
A. Ga
Murphy
Sigux Palla
Resatives
Waterloo Verday
Falls
Susin
Shriners
GROVE
Jed
Ethel Dooley
Ben Seth
Eldringe
Barlow
Rice, Elmer
Tom
Guelro
Carmen
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