YWCA Gilg Learn to Cook And Gym News
The YWCA forms a new domestic science department with Miss Sedgwick guiding two classes weekly. Helen Sedgwick’s scientifically practical cooking instruction targets members away from home. Gym contest heats up as classes vie for members, running to Feb 6. Dr. E T Richards to speak Friday on faith and South Africa. Dodge memorial vesper to honor Grace Hoadley Dodge and first industrial club founder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgwick
Milwaukee-Downer College
Helen Sedgwick
Mises Sedgwick
la Porte Guy
Falls
Hanlon
Cary
Stewart
Coleman
Richards
E. T Richards
South Africa
Dodge
Grace Hoadley Dodge
New York City
Pettit
Three Engines to Buck Snow Drifts
The Illinois Central branch train, due last evening, arrived today pulled by three locomotives and a snow plow after hours in heavy drifts. It left Albert Lea yesterday night, with Orchard the first cleared stop. a northbound train made it to Nashua and Charles City before night. A picturesque northbound train passed today with cars and engines blanketed in snow. Twins Born. Mr and Mrs Will Farmer of 514 Archer avenue are the parents of twins, a boy and a girl, born Sunday weighing five pounds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Branch
Albert Lea
Orchard
Nashua
Charles City
Will Farmer
Archer Avenue
Real Estate Offers and Local Classifieds Section
Real estate for sale 40 acres near Cedar Falls 30 acres near Fairbank and 120 acres near Fairbank prime parcels. 1 2 acre windy no sand black soil west side 250 dollars. Lewis Miller Waterloo address and phone. Wanted young lady sewin g position with dressmaker. Address H D care Courier. Wanted men automobile repair chauffeurs demonstrators. Allen's Auto School Des Moines teaches short course. Wanted to rent 6 or 7 room modern house near car line D 22 care Courier. Fox towne trustees postpone road superintendent meeting to Thursday Feb 4 Nick Terna clerk. Found bunch of keys East 4th street or West 4th street leave at McDermott drug store reward. Real estate for sale five rooms two porches near Cedar River park possession May 1 price 2500 dollars with 250 cash balance 200 monthly inquire phone 2455 Black or 724.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Fairbank
West Side
Lewis Miller
West 4Th St
Waterloo
H. D
Care Courier
Allen's Auto School
Forest Ave
Des Moines
Car Inc
Fox Towne
Nick Terna
East 4Th Street
McDermott Drug Store
Cedar River Park
Waterloo City Notes and Arrivals Brief
A roundup of local individuals and movements includes John T. Sullivan at Grundy Center legal matters, visitors from Parkersburg and Des Moines in Waterloo, a jail quarantine for scarlet fever, a promissory note suit for 1255 dollars, a marriage license issued for Allan Crawford and Margie Bloomer, and multiple travels and recoveries involving Waterloo residents and guests. Additional notes cover divorce proceedings by Anna Hemmer, theatre additions at Plaza with The Sign of the Cross and Paul Davis performances with Ralph Mason Hix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Sullivan
Grundy
W. L. Anderson
Parkersburg
Waterloo
Co. C. King
Des Moines
Plaza Theatre
Bryant
Paul Davis
Holy City
Davis
Ralph Mason Hix
Tama Jim Seeks Big State Aid Against Foot and Mouth
Des Moines Iowa February 2 former secretary of agriculture Tama Jim Wilson told a joint session of the house and senate that swift decisive action is needed to stamp out foot and mouth disease. He urged an appropriation of at least 100000 to be kept in the state treasury as insurance against recurrence of contagious diseases and urged prompt full compensation to cattle owners destroyed by quarantine measures. He supported federal controls and urged centralization of authority possibly transferring federal staff to state positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Tama Jim” Wilson
House
Senate
Iowa
Grace Church Hosts Medical Society Annual Institute
Grace Methodist church officials voted to let the Iowa State Medical Society use the church auditoriums for its annual institute in Waterloo. The event, set for May 12 to 14, will bring 350 to 400 physicians and over 500 visitors including exhibitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Methodist Church
Towa State Medical Society
Institute of the State Medical Society
Waterloo
Sunday Dinner Honors Washington Guests Whitworths
Mrs. C. F. Wilson hosted a Sunday dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Whitworth of Washington DC. Guests included Mr. Miller the postal inspector and Mrs. Miller from St. Louis, Mrs. Consigne, Mr. and Mrs. Merner, Mr. and Mrs. Paulger, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner, Dr. Arnett, Mrs. Hussey, Miss Hussey, Miss Hamminsway, and the Whitworth brothers of Cedar Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Wilson
T. A. Whitworth
Washington, dC
Miller
Postofice
St. Louis
Consigne
Cottage
W. H. Merner
Leo Paulger
A. Wagner
Arnett
Hussey
Hamminsway
Whitworth Brothers
Cedar Falls
Work Cure Reduces Number of Beggars in Waterloo
Chief Leighton reports a drop in itinerants after the city offered food for those willing to work. From Jan 21 to Jan 20 the sleepers tally ranged from eight to twenty, with only one of nineteen volunteers taking work. Those staying sleep in beds at the city jail, not in the city hall basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leighton
Waterloo
Watertow
Wet Canvassers Prepare Rush to Gather Signers
Solicitors for the saloon petition plan an aggressive campaign over the next week to file with the county auditor. Open saloon advocates hire new canvassers to reach most unsigners and to complete clerical work. Each signer is checked against registration records, and investigations occur when forgery doubts arise, with totals final only at filing one week hence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maen
Sea Is Free Says Churchill in Interview
Paris February 2 Winston Churchill declares in an interview with The Matins editor Hughes Lerouys that England now has a free sea for the first time in history. He says past victories offered no security like today and notes possible German use of South American ports, while predicting united U.S. support and precautions respecting neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
England
Winston Spencer Churchill
Great Britain
Admiralty
Hughes Lerouys
Matins
Trafalgar
Germany
South America
United States
Mrs Aurelia Koons Dies of Heart Trouble
Mrs Aurelia Koons, 76, died at 6:30 this morning at her daughter’s home on Ashland Avenue from heart trouble. The body was moved to Kistner mortuary for burial preparation and will be taken to Vinton for burial tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Koons
Gertrude Lyons
Ashland Avenue
Kistner Mortuary
Vinton
Real Estate Deal Boosts Local Market Prospects
Local real estate men anticipate an active season after a notable sale. Dr John G Bickley purchased a third of the Finnerty tract between Kimball and Mitchell avenues, previously held by M B Neff Lewis Miller and John G Miller, with the price said to be above recent bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finnerty
Kimball and
Mitchell Avenues
John G. Bickley
M. B. Neff
Lewis Miller
John G. Miller
DENERAL MARKETS NEW YORK PRODUCT
Butter firm receipts 19 188 tubs with higher scores 92 creamery 344 35. Cheese firm receipts 3 693 boxes state whole milk special 164. Eggs firm receipts 12 842 cases resh gathered selected fine 31 2 extra firsts 293 30. Poultry live steady western chickens 144 16 fowls 17 18 turkeys 14 15 dressed firm fresh fowls 33 18 turkeys 14 22 western roasting chickens 17 24. CHICAGO WHEAT News of large export sales pushed prices higher closing 1 3 to 83 4 above last night. Corn firm only slightly up with heavy stocks weighing on bulls. close nervy 3 to 3 4 and 1 8 net advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Palan Bollman Co buyers tour east to shop garments
J B Falan and J T Fleming of the Palan Bollman Co. left for a buying trip through the east. They planned brief stops in Chicago and Cleveland where Wooltex garments are made. They would then spend two weeks or more in New York markets with the aim of shaping Waterloo’s spring array.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Falan
J. T. Fleming
Vie Palan-Bollman Co
Chicago
Cleveland
Falan-Bollman Ca
New York
Waterloo
Passenger Train Stalled In Snow For 14 Hours At Marsholl
A Green Bay and Western line remains unable to operate out of Ctreen May Wis as snow fills a mile long bank. Northwestern, Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul trains are hours late. no freight movement. wire service heavily impaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ctreen May
Wis
Ghicana & Northwestern
Marlholl
Northwestern
Green Hay & Western Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Commercial Club Directors Meet in Waterloo
At a Waterloo club and Chamber of Commerce gathering directors praised work by President Paul Davis and Secretary Hermann Miller Jr. The group reports rising membership and plans to invite the Ad Men's club and Waterloo Retail Merchants' association to join. Appointments cover house, legislative, bylaws, auditing, permanent membership, and two membership classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce and
Waterloo Club
Paul Davia
Wit Hermann Miller, Jr
Ad Men's Club
Waterloo Retail Merchants’ Association
Davis
House
M. J. Morgan
H.O. Bernbrock
Hermann Miller
C. Hernbrock
J. 1
Williams
W. W. Marsh
Poultrymen Seek Better Statutes
An open meeting for poultry fanciers drew 25 attendees at Carpenters' hall to discuss proposed laws. A bill would create a bureau of poultry under the state agricultural department. Representative Arch McFarlane urged the Waterloo Poultry Association to back the measure. Murtagh, secretary, asked for state poultry laws from Jefferson City and another meeting will be held to plan action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters’ Hall
Bureau of Poultry
State Agricultural Department
Arch McFarlane
Waterloo Poultry Association
Murtagh
Jefferson City
Shotgun Quarantine Demanded in Clinton County
In Des Moines on February 2 a Clinton county farmers alliance delegation arrived demanding a strict shotgun guarded quarantine. They accuse some farmers of not observing foot and mouth restrictions and urge the senate to shrink the quarantined territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Clinton County
Farmers’ Alliance
Senate
Robbery at Margadant Bros Grocery
Robbery reported at Margadant Bros Grocery, 1411 Fourth Street East. Perpetrators entered through a front window. small amount of money, tobacco and groceries stolen. An attempted rear door prying failed. Visitors meet with Dr. J I Gibson this afternoon at 1 30 to discuss plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Gibson
Margadant Bros. Grocery Store
Fourth Street East
Waterloo Nurse Honored Named Assistant Superintendent
Miss Anna Gordon, a Presbyterian hospital graduate, was appointed assistant superintendent of the Sartori hospital at Cedar Falls. Since graduation two years ago she has practiced private nursing with great success and formerly lived in Dexter, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Gordon
Presbyterian Hospital
Sartori Hospital
Cedar Falls
Gordon
Miss Gordon
Dexter
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Singer Sewing Machine Co
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J. C. Beem
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Fred Hahmeler
Denver
Colo
H. EK. Evans
Marie Dally
Dunlap
Layton Smith
Clay Street
John McCarty
D. R. Shank
Herman Schultz
Allen R. Crawford
Margie Bloomer
Mae Corson
Falan and Bollman Company
H. C. Wood
Dike
J. C. Murtagh
Minnesota
Austin Burt
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
Fort Wayne
L. L. Landers
Preferred Accident Company of
Fort Dodge
Clara Kelly
Minn
M. H. Kelly
Anna Hemmer
Frank Hemmer
Orange Township
Tama Jim
Grace Church
Churchill
Waterloo Theatre
Wang & Miller Shoe Co
Ambrose Swasey
Tbro
United Engineering Society
American Society of Civil Engineers
Palaxn-Bollman CO
Clinton CO
Unis
Enderwear
Grange’s
West Fourth Street
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Nors
Wenn
Misner
Stetine Lot
Ghoica
Ular Jirles
Choire Wednes
Misa Rovers
Pinkerton Hall
Court of Honor
A. O. U. W. Hall
Court No
W. C
Mason Motor Company
Mecca
Tir
Tay
Mason
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Waterloo, Iowa
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