Oelwein Chief of Police Resigns and Appoints New Chief
Oelwein Iowa December 28 resignation of N L Watt chief of police announced along with W B Stone moving from night officer to day marshal and chief Watt served about a year previously was night officer G H Paul becomes night shift chief. Frances Kirby 14 dies funeral Saturday Requiem at Sacred Heart church 9 30 am Burial Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Oelwein
Courier Special Service
N. L. Watt
W. B. Stone
Watt
G. H. Paul
Stone
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Frances Kirby
Thomas Kirby
Woodlawn Cemetery
La Porte Woman Mrs W W Little Buried at Tipton
Funeral services for Mrs. W. W. Little of La Porte were held at the Tipton M E church with Rev. Van Buren and Rev. Nielsen officiating. Burial was in Tipton cemetery beside her son who died young. Mrs Little, born in Tipton, had lived there until seven years ago when she and her husband moved near their farm.
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Courier
la Porte City
W. W. Little
Des Moines
M. BE
Tipton
van Buren
M. FE
Will Clark
Chicago
Orra Brust
C. A. Brust
Bernice’ Walker
Minneapolis
Tom. Powers
Bert Simmons
Omahs
G. C.rober
Harold Renn
Waterloo
Fannie Longaker
L. J. Tutt Homie
John Tdolte
Mr. Bolte
Andrews
Veteran Mail Clerk Retires on Pension
G H Perry retires after 37 years as mail clerk on the Cedar Rapids Décorah division. He will move from the mixed north-bound train to the evening passenger train on January 1. His Cedar Rapids home remains. Pouch mail continues on the mixed train. Hazleton fire shot down roof blaze at Wadsworth restaurant. Oelwein and Hazleton units battled flames, detour hampered. Joe Thomas set for Des Moines boxing on Jan 4, facing Louie Mays. semiwindup planned for Davenport on Jan 17 with opponent TBA. Mercy Hospital and Cedar Christian church interiors redecorated. Mr and Mrs H B Arnold en route to Long Beach to visit William and Mrs Peek.
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Oelwein
G.H. Perry
Cedar Rapids- Décorah
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Road
Hazieton
Wadsworth
Hazleton
Oelwein Fire - Department
Joe Thomas
Des Moines
Louie Mays
Thomas
Davenport
Mercy Hospital
Christian Church
H. B. Arnold
Long Beach, Cal
Mrs
William Peek
Eight Couples Marry in Week in Delaware
Manchester Iowa December 28 The following marriage licenses were issued at County Clerk Burton Clark's office during the week Eight couples obtained licenses Lyle Franks 21 and Addie Topping 25 Joe Handorf 23 and Leona Rolfes 22 Lawrence Rolfes 25 and Matilda Willenbring 26 Floyd Timbrel 26 and Mabel Miles 24 Dale Wilson 19 and Beulah Gilpert 18 Perry Dunn 27 and Hezel Sprague 23 Donovan Cameron 23 and Hester Hamblin 25 Clyde Maulson 17 and Alathea Penney 20.
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Manchester
Burton Clark
Lyle E. Franks
Addie Topping
Joe V. Handorf
Leona Cc. Rolfes
Lawrence A. Rolfes
Matilda A. Willenbring
Floyd
Timbrel
Mabel C. Miles
Dale H. Wilson
Beulah Gilpert
Daughter of Delaware County Pioneer Dies in South
Mrs. W. T. Rigby, 80, youngest daughter of Delaware County pioneer William Cattron, died in Vicksburg Mississippi. Survived by two sons Will of Washington DC and Charles of Stanwood, and a daughter Mrs. Grace Cameron of New Orleans. Sister of the late Mrs. Emma Merry and Mrs. A. J. Wheeler.
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Manchester
J. F. Merry
Vicksburg
W. T. Rigby
Factories Plan Sale Campaigns For Coming Year
Cedar Falls reports Wagner Manufacturing and Automatic Humidifier Co representatives in session planning promotions for the new year. Humidifier reps closed an all day session with dinner at Hotel Black Hawk. Wagner buyers meet executives to discuss the coming months. Covers for 235 will be placed.
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Corrier
Cedar Falls
Wagner
Manufacturing Company
Automatic Humidifier Company
Humidifier Concern
Hotel Black Hawk
Black Hawk
Kin of Nashuans Dies at Plainfield
Nashua Iowa December death notices report Lon Wanamaker dying of heart disease. Funeral planned for Sunday. Wanamaker and sister Mrs. Etta Kelly lived together many years. Also noted is illness updates on several locals including infant of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Miller and Peter Bonzer returning home from Waverly hospital after three weeks. Louise Peterson ill with scarlet fever while staying with parents.
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Courier Special Service
Nashua
Isa
William Butler
Plainfield
Lon Wanamaker
Peter Bonzer
Waverly Hospital
Louise Peterson
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Chris Peterson
L. GC. Goodsell
New Iowa hospital staff member from Peking takes post
Iowa City officials announce that Dr. Andrew H. Woods will assume duties as professor of psychiatry and head of the psychopathic hospital at the University of Iowa on January 1. A University of Pennsylvania graduate, Woods previously taught and did research in Philadelphia and served at the Peking Union Medical College in China.
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Courter
Iowa City
Psychopathic Hospital
University of Iowa
Andrew H. Woods
Peking Union Medical College of China
Woods
Samuel T. Orton
United States
China
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Peking
College of Medicine
Henry S. Houghton
Houghton
Epidemic Influenza Hits Greene Community
An influenza epidemic reported in Greene Indiana on December 28 affects nearly every family. Walter Potter and Fannie Temple families are ill with several members recovering while H. Davis shows serious illness but improving.
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Greene
Greeh
Walter Potter
Fannie Temple
H. Davis
Move to Waterloo by Orchard Family
The Wayne Gibson family moves from Orchard Iowa to Waterloo where Mr Gibson has found work at the John Deere plant.
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Waterloo
Orchard
Wayne Gibson
Gibson
John Deere
Miller Funeral to Be Saturday in Charles City
Bertha Miller dies of pneumonia at southwest Charles City home. Funeral Saturday at 1 p.m. at home and 1:30 at Lutheran church with Rev. C. G. Prottengeier presiding. Interment Riverside.
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Miller
Charles City
Courier
Bertha Miller
Lutheran Church
C. G. Prottengeier
Riverside
Elks
Elkis
The
Senior President of Allison High School Dies
Paulus John Festus of Allison Ta died Christmas day from a cerebral hemorrhage after influenza. Funeral Thursday at Associated church with Rev O B Preston officiating. Burial in Allison cemetery. He was senior class president and a leader in basketball drama and oratory with above average scholastic standing.
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Allison, Ta
Paulus John Festus
Associated Church
O. B. Preston
Allison Cemetery
Allison High School
Four Residences Quarantined For Scarlet Fever At Orchard
Orchard Indiana December 28 four residences in the Orchard community are under quarantine for scarlet fever. Except at the Roy Fairbrother home where a daughter is mildly ill the disease appears mild. Grace Hoel 15 is ill at the Frank Hoel place and a daughter of Mr and Mrs George Fullmouth is also afflicted. Three children at the Clarence Morse residence are ill. There are also several chickenpox cases and influenza in the area.
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Courier Special Service
Orchard
Roy Fairbrother
Grace Hoel
Frank Hoel
George Fullmouth
Clarence Morse
Paton Funeral to Be on Saturday in Reinbeck Church
George Paton died this morning in Waterloo from pneumonia after an appendicitis and gallstone operation ten days earlier. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at Amity church in Reinbeck, with private service at 1 p.m. at home. Rev. Christian Haupt will officiate. Burial in Amity cemetery. Born Sept 14, 1877 in Tama County. long-time resident of the county aside from brief moves. Married Maude West in 1898. one daughter, Mrs. Joy Sheldon of Rowley. a brother Allen of Reinbeck. sister Mrs. Nettle Mason of Toledo survive.
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Cedar Falls
White Shrine
Masonic Hall
Courier
Reinbeck
George Paton
Waterloo
Amity Church
Christian Haupt
Red Oak
Amity Cemetery
Paton
Becker Free After Escape From Bremer Co Jail
Bremer county officers have no new clues in the search for August Becker who escaped from jail by slipping out a window during a private minister interview. Believed to have fled the area on a freight train, Becker faced indictments for robbery with aggravation and alleged kidnaping of Jay Hileman. An accomplice, Hugo Eifert, has a 25 year prison term.
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Courier Special Service
Waverly
Bremer
August Becker
Becker
Fred Henning
Jay Hileman
Waterloo
Hugo Eifert
Showcase Falls Halts Night at Pool Hall Injury
Alfred Cole is hospitalized at Mercy in serious condition after a falling showcase struck him on the head at a local pool hall severing an artery and shattering door glass. Lester Briggs remains critically ill from influenza complications at Mercy. Des Moines hospital treats Conductor Frank Carper in critical condition. Oelwein good fellows fed 54 needy families on Christmas day.
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Courier Special Service
Oelwein
Alfred Cole
Mercy Hospital
Lee Young
Lester Briggs
Hazleton Civil War Veteran E. R. Prindle Dies
Hazleton Iowa December 28 E R Prindle age 83 died early this morning at his home He was a Civil War veteran Surviving is a son Charles who resides in Dubuque
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Courier Special Service
Hazleton
E. R. Prindle
Charles
Dubuque
Manchester Woman Dies After Long Illness
Mary E. Given widow of Thomas Given, a pioneer Manchester carpenter, died Thursday at nearly 77. She had been in frail health for years. funeral from her home Saturday afternoon with Rev. J. F. Moore of the Congregational church officiating and burial in Oakland Cemetery.
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Manchester
Mary E. Given
Thomas Given
Brandon Citizen Dies in Webradka
Brandon Iowa December 28 Gates died at his daughter Mrs William Clemans Clayton Nebraska aged 81 a Brandon resident for 50 years and visited Nebraska in November no funeral plans made sons Floyd Gates Rowley and A I Gates Brandon left for Clayton Alumni Assn Meets Fifty three attended first Brandon consolidated school alumni gathering at I O O F hall with toastmaster Frank Nachholz replacing president Russell Pardun Hartwick who was ill Officers: President Russell Pardun Vice President Harry Hart Secretary Treasurer Earl Gallagher Next banquet set for December 26 1929.
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Courier Special Service
Brandon
Gates
A. G. Gates
William Clemans
Clayton
Neb
Nebraska
Floyd Gates
Rowley
A. I
Brandon Consolidated School
I. O. O. F. Hall
Frank Nachholz
Russell Pardun
Hartwick
Russell
Pardon
Harry Hart
Earl Gallagher
Epworth League Social Oyster Supper Held in Geneseo Home
Geneseo Iowa December 28 special report describes an Epworth league social with an oyster supper hosted at the home of J E Randabaugh earlier in the week.
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Epworth League
Geneseo
J. E. Randabaugh
Dysart Men Sell Store Interests at Belle Plaine
Dysart Ia Dec 28 Braden & Schmidt local hardware dealers who owned part of a large hardware concern at Belle Plaine disposed of their interests to John B Franklin and Ben Allers who will continue the business Franklin is a son of the late Ed Franklin of this place. Many birds on the Harry Burhenn farm north of town were stolen by poultry thieves with no trace found. Alumni Team Wind a team composed of Dysart alumni defeated Branden Independents 44 to 21 in a basketball game. O. Campbell Vinton was the referee. A severe arm fracture was suffered by William Stein southwest of town while cranking a truck. Mrs E G Hix is at Cedar Rapids caring for her mother and grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Lindsey and nia Wing both of whom are very The country home of Mr and Mrs Henry Zobel south of town has been placed under quarantine owing to light attack of smallpox suffered by one of their daughters. Birthday Observed Dinner at the home of Adolph Moeller Christmas also honored Mr Moeller's birthday anniversary. His sons Theodore Waterloo and Adolph Jr Cedar Rapids were present Mrs Theodore Moeller also was a guest. George Oster proprietor of the local meat market gave a demonstration of meat cutting for women of the Farm Bureau at Geneseo Consolidated school building Wednesday.
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Courier Special Service
Dysart
Braden ' ‘& Schmidt
Belle Plaine
John B. Franklin
Ben
Allers
Franklin
Ed Franklin
Harry-Burhenn
Brandén
Heres
Oo.campbell
Vinton
William Stein
E.G. Hix
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth. Lindsey
Nia Wing
Adolph Moeller
Moeller
Theodore
Waterloo
Adolph
Theodore Moeller
George Oster
Farm Bureau
Geneseo Consolidated
Fairbank Woman Suffers Sprain
Fairbank Iowa December 28 Mrs Nellie King is suffering from a sprained ankle while attending a funeral at Hazleton Also F W Hahn is very ill with pneumonia
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Courier
Fairbank
Nellie King
Hazleton
F. W. Hahn
Hold Services At Ackley For Woman Who Died In Chicago
Ackley I a December 28 The funeral of Mrs Lillian Steele Potter was held this afternoon at the Dr Miller home Rev S Williams pastor of the M E church officiated She died in Chicago Her husband Dr Isaac Potter died in April 1926 She was the mother of Mrs Miller
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Courier
Ackley
Lillian Steele Potter
Simple daily precautions against flu from nineteenth century advice
The article advises two common sense rules to avoid influenza without overreacting. It stresses keeping the body in top condition and avoiding purgatives, noting Nujol as harmless and non medicinal. It then promotes Mistol for nose and throat protection as a second precaution.
Doctor advises Mistel for nose and throat protection
Dr. David endorses Mistel as a preventive against influenza and throat irritation. Use it as a nasal drop and gargle morning and night, with a dropper included. The ad promotes Nujol and Mistol as a twofold safeguard, claiming harmlessness and availability at druggists.
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