Pioneers praised at Black Hawk early settlers gathering
Isaiah Van Metre, born in Black Hawk county, spoke at the annual Black Hawk County Early Settlers association meeting. He contrasted pioneer life with modern advances, praising thrift, courage, and the enduring value of the simple, sturdy life that built the Midwest while noting the swift pace of progress.
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Horace van Metre
Fort Dodge
Black Hawk County
Isaiah van Metre
Early Settlers’ Association
Waterleads
Little Country School
Sthool
Hawker
Grieve
Atlantic
Marconi
Mars
Sir Oliver Lodge
Manu Astot
Lfe
Middle West
America
Native Sons of Pioneer Waterloo Families Born in the Fifties
Three descendants born in Waterloo in the 1850s are profiled. Hanna, born June 27, 1857, son of George W. and Mrs. Hanna, early Waterloo settlers, served in the U S consular service and later presided over settlers’ rent. Marion Mullan, born March 8, 1885, son of Charles Mullan, from Mullan’s Hill, became vice president of Palmer Joy Bank and earlier worked in the drug business in western Iowa.
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Waterloo
George W., Hanna
Waterloo Township
United States
Renton
Grove
Marion Mullan
Charles Mullan
Mullan
City
Theig Bow
Palmer Joy
Iowa City
First Proprietors of Hanna's Grove Reunion Held Today
Today's annual reunion of the Black Hawk County Early Settlers association gathers in Hanna's Grove on the old Cedar Falls Road two miles from town. Survivors recall George W. Hanna born 1817 in White County Illinois and Mary Melrose Hanna born 1821 in Edwards County Wisconsin who settled Waterloo township July 18, 1845 and married November 24 1842.
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Black Hawk County
Early Settlers Association
Hanna’s Grove
Cedar Falls
George W. Hanna
Mary
Melrose) Hanna
Waterloo Township
White County
Illinois
Mary Melrose
Hanna
Edwards County
Simplicity and Peace in Pioneers Abides in Speech
The speaker praises the early settlers for their hardship and virtue, urges return to simple living, supports a world court to end wars, and warns that without vision America risks decline. He calls for unity among old settlers and a spiritual role for the nation in international peace.
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United States
America
Rifle explosion injures Iowa guard member's son
Alfred Hagemann of 501 Broadway suffered minor injuries when a rifle exploded during range target practice with Co. D Iowa National Guard yesterday afternoon. Fragments struck his face neck and chest but doctors expect release from Presbyterian Hospital soon. Cause remains undetermined.
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Alfred Hagemann
National Guard
Presbyterian Hospital
Hulda
Hagemann
Broadway
Co. D. Iowa National Guard
G W Hanna Reflects On Early Black Hawk County Settlement
Excerpts from an 1884 address by George W. Hanna recount the founding of Black Hawk County. He recalls crossing the river at Rock Island, scouting Cedar Rapids and Cedar Falls before roads or schools, and the improbable growth from a county of 100 settlers to a thriving region. He notes long delays for mail and grain, harsh winters, and the perseverance of early settlers including the first sermon in a Cedar Falls log cabin. He recounts his own long trek to Hudson and imagines the future of Cleak Prairie as a grove.
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George W. Hanna
Black Hawk County
Early Settlers’ Association
Washington Park
Wasterloo
Cattier
Rock, Island
Iowa
Col. Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hanna
Black Hawk
Hudson
Cleak Prairie
Foster O Speak On Rep Workers Topic In Des Moines
Des Moines August 30 William Foster Workers Party nominee for the presidency will address the public tonight on Truth about the Workers of Soviet Russia His remarks focus on labor and political themes in line with the campaign This comes as Des Moines prepares for Labor Day events and city services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Des Moines
William 4. Foster
Workers’ Party
Soviet Russia
Dedication of Fourth Catholic Church in Waterloo
Labor Day rites mark the dedication of St. John's new church and school in Waterloo with Archbishop Keane officiating. Parishioners funded most furnishings. St. Rose and St. Joseph gifts cited. The four Sisters of Mercy will teach on opening day, with classes to begin Wednesday morning.
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Witerloo
St. John's Parish
J. J. Keane
Dubuque Incase
Edivara Blattery
St. Joseph's
Af. MM. Molloy
Sacred Heart
N. J. Lentz
Father Lents
Waterloo
Linden
St. John's
St. Goth
Rosiy Society
St Peancis Hospital
Jon Roth
Bert Gregory
George Smale
W.O. Lucas
Arione
Agnes Kascht
St. John’s Young
People’s Club
Sophie Wengert
William Otto
Jess Emery
Tiblous Ludwig
Austin
Sisters of Mercy
Wive Sisters of Mercy
Cedar Rapids
Father Lentz
Elasses
Boy Smothered to Death on Farm Oats Bin
A boy about ten was smothered in an oats bin on his father's farm near Waterloo. He fell into the chute while workers were busy, was buried under oats, then recovered after a half hour and died. Labor Day events mentioned include a one‑direction Loop streetcar operation to improve service.
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Fourth Street
Ball Gomenu
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Co
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County
Waldo Clark
Blaine St
Caldwell
Ideabo
Henry C. Mullan
Boro
Ilinois Central Railway
Sioux City
Phil C. Hanna
Byvank
Bradley Transfer & Storage Co
B. H
Watkins
G. W. Hanna
Toop
Waterloo Morris Plan Co
Waterloo, Tn
St. John’s
W. Mullan
Kentucky
Barron-Moore Coal. CO
East 5Th St
Waterloo Fruit and Commission
Compans
Young Coal Co
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