YM and YW anniversaries at Cedar Falls college
Charter members recall the founding of the Y M C A and Y W C A at the state institution. The event marks 25 years of religious work. reminders recall early officers and notable visitors including Miss S Laura Ensign, former history head now in Des Moines. Also notes coal supply, a house fire, typhoid epidemic shifting views on municipal ownership.
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Cedar Falls
Y. MC. A
Seerley
James Alderson
Dubuque
Herbert E. Wheeler
Shenandoah
Geo
Wheeler
G. A. Fuller
Baltimore
Des Moines
Ensign
New Hartford
Short Course Support Favors County Farm Continuation
At a Cedar County meeting the board of supervisors heard strong support for continuing the experimental station at the county farm. Despite rain, the Cedar Valley Short Course drew large crowds enjoying spelling contests, school exhibits, and program events. Visitors from Bremer and Waverly praised the short course model and planned a future event in Waverly with local officials and editors in attendance.
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Cedar Pauls
Lai
Board of Supervisors
Rownd
Charles E. Hearst
Cedar Valley
Opera House
Armory
Waverly
Bremer County
DT D. A. Long
Bre‘mer County
W. M. Brooks
Waverly Industrial Association
A. C. Grossman
Phoenix
J. F. Grawe
The
Independent
C. A. Nelson
Dairyman
J. W W. Bennett
Bremer County Fair
J A. Carstensen
Tripoli
BOOST TOWN BY VOCAL MELODY
Commercial Club members in Cedar Falls will train as a vocal ensemble. Prof. C A Fullerton offers free drill of about thirty voices from the club to boost college events and future concerts, aiming to promote local advertising through booster songs and public appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bemler
W.S. Willard
Commercial Club
Cedar
Fen
C. A. Fullerton
Preferton
Thomas
Pullerton
Fullerton
Cedar Falls
Farmers Buy Five Mile Rural Telephone Line
Cedar Falls Iowa February reports that the Cottage Street Telephone Co a farmer owned group along line 150u will repair and operate a five mile line west from the college. They aim to reduce costs by self management with a switching fee separate from the Corn Belt company. Independent lines like Finchford and Janesville show service can be first class, with patents expiring allowing communities to build their own systems. Estimated rural line construction costs run about 26 dollars per mile.
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Cedar Falls
Cottege Street Telephone Co
Corn Belt Company
Finchford
Janesville
Education debate at Black Hawk short course in Cedar Falls
Prof Holden urged rural schooling to focus on farming as the main occupation, with students learning farm tasks and Saturday activities for sports. He emphasized community involvement, parental guidance, and practical agriculture in schools to keep youth on farms. Mason cars exhibited from Waverly. Public sale season opens with social appeal and busy farm crowds.
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Cedar Malls
Pyg
Darge
Tie
Sane Beth
Flo
Ehart
Countes
Fife
Holden
Fidlden Ws
MASON
Mason Automobile
Waverog
Grady Hawk County
Explanations of Swift & Co. beef distribution in trial
Chicago Feb. 1 Swift & Co. methods for distributing and selling dressed beef were described to the jury by Lee M. Lester assistant manager of the fresh meat department. He outlined cost calculation average requested price per car shipped to branch houses and subsequent telegraphed estimates from branch managers then actual sales and accounting for cash received.
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Chicago
Swift & Co
Lee M. Lester
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Y. W
State Institution
J. W. Ford
Courty Board
Schout Childrens Day
Idea FS
Fullerton's
Teachers College
Roe
Black Hawk
Maytech
Ernest M. Wilson Stilt
Ernest M. Wilson
Eritetes
Cadar Falls
Missourl GN Busen 35
M. Wilbur
EL EL
Wibur
Lincoln
Cedar Falls Congregational Church
Congregational Church
Emmancipator
Moses
Henry C. Rekers
Pati
Bert Wayaton
ATP
Bert Vinviond
la Pore
Enra
Hirgimond
Chester, Mont
Chester
Hars Old
Lewis Gilleas
J. H. Poland
Sheldon
Shaldon
Chas Messier
Trrady
Second and Tremont
Wilson & Sweitzer’s
P. S
BELL
Rockford
East Fourth Street
Sethors
Packing Company
Aky
H. Kreis
Paige
Detroit Automobile
Waterloo
Detroit
Michigan
Heginning
Mr. Dunlap
Hartford Building
Chicago, Ill
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