Wedding at Danish Lutheran church Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Iowa February 6 special notes report a wedding at the Danish Lutheran church this afternoon between Miss Anna Krog and Mr Peter Hansen officiated by Rev Provirsen. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Jens Krog and will reside near town after the ceremony a dinner and reception follow at the bride’s parents’ home.
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Cedar Falls
Anna Krog
Peter Hansen
Provirsen
Black Hawk Creamery
Jens Krog
J. EB. Robinson
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
College Campus
First
Clay Streets
Frank Nemison
Civic League
Commercial Club
Florence Ward
Cowan-Connell Lumber Co
H. H. Seerley
Roger Leavitt
C. A. Wise
Des Moines
Teachers’ College
J. A. Wiltse
Merner
Mt Auburn Social Notes and Local Visits
Mt Auburn sees a flurry of visits and errands as residents travel to Cedar Rapids Vinton Waterloo and La Porte City. Between lectures at the I O O F lodge and numerous relatives gathering, residents report cheerful meetings and minor mishaps, including a runaway horse scare for Mrs Reice with no injuries.
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Mt. Auburn
John Roster
Cedar Rapids
Penrose
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Odd Fellowship
Jenks Hall
Odd Fellows
L. R. Rogers
Vinton
BE. Farmer
Geo. Lormor
Earl Strive
Laura
Wm. Graham
Colorado
Randall
D. E. Mackle
E. Dorsey
la Porte City
M. Randall
S. Lane
Waterloo
Fred St. Clair
la Porte
Wim. Schiotfelt
CC. E. Engledow
Charlotte Snyder
Geo. Broeffle
Illinois
Indiana
Hagmarket
L. A. Rogers
Geo, Schnoor
Esther
Ilanche
Wm. Schlotfelt
Schlotfelt
Fire Destroys Higby Bicycle Store in Cedar Falls
A fire at Higby bicycle store on Main Street in Cedar Falls caused major losses to Mr. Higby with stock and tools displaced. The old war-timer building was ruined and to be torn down. Santee Bros. own the structure and planned a spring rebuild. Amex Co. and Jim Markuson moved fixtures to the street as flames threatened the block. Firefighters kept the blaze in check despite extreme cold, marking three fires in a week for the town. Athletes from Waterloo and Cedar Falls scheduled to clash in a college gym contest featuring volleyball, indoor baseball, and a double basketball header with a banquet to follow.
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Higby
Main
American Express Co
Jim Markuson
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Wilson Plans to Attend Jefferson Memorial Dedication
St Louis February 5 President elect Woodrow Wilson wrote to David R Francis that he will attend the dedication of the Jefferson memorial in St Louis on April 20. He called the event a duty for a Democratic president and a possible loss if unable to attend.
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St. Louis
Woodrow Wilson
David R. Francis
Jefferson Memorial
Ottumwa Fans pledge for 1913 baseball fund drive
Ottumwa Iowa February 6 1913 base ball boosters at a large Ottumwa Commercial association meeting pledged to raise the full $3000 needed to keep baseball in Ottumwa for 1913. About $616 was promised on the spot and old officers were kept in place. The plan requires the entire $3000 to be pledged before any payments are due. President Nimocks noted weather attendance and a carnival could aid receipts. The fund will also provide $1200 to send to President Justice for 1918 baseball matters, in line with a new league rule requiring clubs to post half the salary limit for running expenses.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa Commercial Association
Nimocks
Justice
National Association of Baseball Clubs
Winter picnic and local notes from Mt. Vernon Township
Mt Vernon Township reports a winter picnic at John Ballou home on Feb 5. Edith Callaghan and Henry N Kemp of Washburn wed at St Patrick Cedar Falls. Box social at Greely school netted over 18 dollars for library books. Various visits, sales and social events noted among Ballou, Callaghan, Garton, Hutton and other area residents.
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Mt. Vernon Township
Hame
John Ballou
Myrta Garton
Cedar Falls
F. L. Owston
Grafton
N D
J. W. McKinney
Chas
Dutcher
J. R. Moon
Henry Moore
Fred Neuman
Leahy
Austin Callaghan
Edith Callaghan
Henry N. Kemp
Washburn
Saint Patrick’s Church
Greely School
Mary Fritz
Dorcas Society
Claud Chapin
Burr Lynch
Calhoun County
Julia Bouck
Clementine
Waterloo
Ed. Peck
Advertising in Waterloo Evening Courier
A promotional note urges readers to place ads in the Waterloo Evening Courier, touting greater reach with more than double the paid circulation of rival papers in its territory.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Highway paved with human bones in Illinois country road work
In Kendall county Fox township near Yorkville workers exhumed Indian skeletons from a gravel pit during road improvement. Several skeletons in sitting posture were scattered with gravel as the road was completed. Arrowheads, tomahawks, belts, pipes and axes noted. hunting grounds include Gooseberry Island Oswego and areas near Yorkville cemetery Meramech Hill and Oswego south.
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Fox Road
Yorkville
Fox Township
Kendall County
Gooseberry Island
Oswego
Yorkville Cemetery
Meramech Hill
Dissatisfaction with Iowa Agriculture Board Bill Moves
Des Moines February 5 A Hillsboro Henry county representative Blackford introduces a bill to elect state agricultural board members by district delegates rather than by board selection. He argues the current closed board spends large sums of public money without public accountability and plans to push floor consideration in the house.
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Des Moines
State Agricultural Board
Iowa
Blackford
Hillsboro
Henry County
Owans Object to Plan of Redistricting
Washington Iowa lawmakers stir over Des Moines reports on redistricting plans for the state. Iowa representatives expect to oppose any change via allies in the legislature, despite a vigorous push for district reform. Delegation guards against a district redraw this year.
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Washington, D. C
Iowa
Des Moines
Former Iowa Lady Author Publishes New California Story
Miss Ella Hamilton Durley, formerly a Waterloo high school teacher, has written a new book titled The Stand patter, described as A California Story by a California Author. Durley previously worked in Des Moines journalism and is known for The Soldier Lady. The Waterloo friends will be interested in this publication.
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Ella Hamilton Durley
Waterloo
Police Judge Faces Muff Ownership Dispute at Armory
In a tense police court session Judge J H Meyers weighed competing claims to a black muff. Miss Be atrice Kelso and Mrs Maggie Minor testified over ownership after Kelso said the muff vanished from the Armory on January 25. Mrs Minor and her daughter asserted Minor possessed the muff for weeks, while Mabel La Rue claimed she gave it to Minor after January 1. Two drunks appeared in court, one kept waiting since Monday and the other claiming a slip on ice injured his ankle.
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City
Wilson
Waterloo
Dean Spencer
Vinton
Ther
Walter Good
Mrs. Good
Sechnoor
Chas. Reice
Pearl Morrison
Dubuque
Callen
Cedar Rapids
McNamara
Arvilla Randall
Walker
Randall
Dr. Ward
Brandon
Rebecca Wallace
St. Clair
J. H. Meyers
McSweeney
Mable la Rue
Maggie Minor
Beatrice Kelso
Officers Elected for Benson Cow Testing Association
The Benson Cow Testing Association held its annual meeting at the Commercial club rooms. New officers are President Peder Pederson, Secretary Milford Hilton, and Treasurer Frank Miller. The tester Jack Wilson's salary rose $10 monthly, and monthly meetings will be at members' homes. The year ending March 1, 1912, shows butter fat per cow 40 pounds higher than the prior year, reflecting improvements from better feeding, cattle, cooperative buying, profits, and community spirit.
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Benson Cow Testing Association
Commercial Club
Peder Pederson
Milford Hilton
Frank Miller
Jack Wilson
Duluth Rail Line Reelects Officers and Directors
The Duluth Mesabi and Northern railway stockholders met in Duluth Minnesota on February 5th and re elected all directors. Officers also retained their posts with W A McGonagle continuing as president W J Olcott as first vice president Penticost Mitchell as second vice president and E S Kempton as treasurer.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth, Mesabs'& Northern Railroad
W. A. McGonagle
W. J. Olcott
Penticost Mitchell
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BW. Merrill
E. P. Streeter
Boone, Ia
Wm, Goody Koontz
Will Mevis
Davenport
Ice Cream Makers’ Association
Senator McCall
Dallas County
C. H. Wise
Main Atreat
Wouman's Missionary Society of the Congregational Church
R. L. Garnett
Alma MacMalon
James Miller
Daughters of the American Revolution
C. Hi. Wise
Boy Scout Movement
Frank Harlan
Toledo
O. Bailey
Chris Juhi
Texas
Cincinnati
Standard Manufacturing Company
Frank Anderson
J. G. Wyth
Seward Higby
Walter Vorhees
Standard Farm
Carrie Reed
Hendrickson
L. Schlotfelt
Geo. Griffith
Rice
Green
van Skyke
Act
Pavey
E. Appleton
Frank Greenwalt
Tua Porta
A. W. Appleton
B. Sefton
Wright
B. Albertson
Northwood
the Wat
Jefferson
MT. Vernon
Frances BE. Willard
Rockford, I
Ilinois
Agriculture Board
Dike
Dike’s
Taggart
Reliable Drug Store
Commercial St
Their
Abraham Lincoln
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Lincoln
Frank Bros
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