Community clubs and social events fill Waterloo week
A bustling list of meetings and gatherings fills Waterloo with club dances dinners and socials. Groups including Gehtiliska club Marian Davis Young Women’s and Ancillae Society host events across multiple addresses while Westminster guild Lydia society and Plymouth Congregational church plan picnics prayers and unity services. A New England dinner and Masquerade dance are featured along with birthday parties farewell parties and canceled meetings for J D club and Even Dozen club.
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Gehtiliska Club
Mise Marian Davis
Western Avenue
Cc. L
Mrs. Flor
Sacred Heart Hell
Kings Daughters of First Baptisl
H. C. Steinmeyer
Tina Martin
Third Street West
Unity Guild of Flist M. E
Sunset Club
A. I. Webster
Lafayette
Norpa Club
H. Verne Myers
Baltimore
Westminster Guild
Clarence Robertson
Lime
Mesdames
J. Hall
Julia Stout
Franklin
A. W. McFarlane
Dawson
C. E. Scales
Fourth Street
Pausy
J. H. Wilson
Center
Louise Meyers
Almond
Court of Honor
Thimble Bee
Fred Baker
Frank Cotter
Washington
Sona of Veterans’ Auxiliary
G. A. R. Hall
Austin Bridge Club
Jessiah Cooley
Mulberry
K. of P. Temple
Grace M. EB. Church
A. 0
U. W. Hall
Birthday Party At Home Of Miss Blanche Kidpath
Miss Blanche Kidpath hosted sixteen girls at Mrs. Guy Petty home on High Street for a birthday luncheon with roses as a centerpiece. Doris Crummer helped serve, Florence Mitchel read, and gifts were exchanged for many happy returns. Also notes on a Thimble Bee by The Ladies Rosary Society and a W C O F No 465 meeting with dues due.
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J. D. Easton
South Street
Miss Guy
Moline
Lil
Willis Dark
Rochester
Easton
High Street
W. M. Morrison
Davenport
Laugins
L. Yeamans
Toledo
G. W
Blanche Kidpath
Guy Petty
Doris Crummer
Florence Mitchel
Colored Folks In Fine Frenzy At Billy Sunday Meeting
The Columbus paper reports a peak religious meeting with an all colored audience addressed by Evangelist Billy Sunday. The crowd shrieked with joy, sang Old Time Religion, and expressed faith as 79 individuals were converted by midnight after a high energy invitation.
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Columbus
Billy
Guests Ordered Out as Barn Fire Spreads
Firefighters answered two alarms in 24 hours totaling eighteen February runs. At 6:45 Sunday they fought a chimney fire at Carpenter hotel forcing guests from rooms, no loss. Earlier, a barn owned by Henry Webber burned, destroying roof and upper structure. cause unknown as family absent.
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Hammond Avenue
Carpenter Hotel
Carpenter
Henry Webber
Lynching in Houston Mississippi Over Murder Case
In Houston Mississippi on February 10 a Negro named Dibrell Tucker was lynched in the courthouse square after being found with a diamond ring said to belong to Mrs. J C Williams who was murdered in her home. A second Negro suspected in the crime was also lynched on Saturday and burned.
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Houston
Miss
Potato Prices Decline Hurting Minnesota Growers
Grand Rapids Minnesota February 10 potato raisers who stored much of their crop fear losses as buyers offer 25 cents per bushel only if sacks are used two bushels per sack cost 12 cents, freight high, over 200000 bushels stored. A year ago prices neared one dollar per bushel. Large acreage and bumper crop drive slump.
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Grand Rapids
Minn
Black Hawk Auto Co Moves to Fire-Proof Building
The Black Hawk Auto company relocates to 417 West Fifth Street into a steam heated fire-proof building. The move is to maintain all repair services and storage for seventy five cars while continuing to offer supplies and informal dinner party offerings noted in the announcement.
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Black Hawk Auto Company
West Fifth Street
T. W. Place
Died Saturday Mrs Bachman a Waterloo charitable soul
Mrs Mino W Bachman of 1016 Mulberry street died Saturday afternoon after la grippe and pneumonia complications. Funeral Tuesday at 2 10 pm from Mulberry residence with Rev E D Hull officiating. Survived by husband William H Bachman and four children Dr M P Bachman Chas H Bachman Mrs J D Liffring Will C Bachman. three brothers also survive. The article also notes survey work by Illinois Central railroad engineers expected in Waterloo.
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William’ Bachman
Mulberry Street
Anna D. Kriebel
Jacob Kriebel
East Greenville
Allentown
William H. Bachman
Black Hawk County
Local social notes from Winslow area events
Feb 10 report lists Mr and Mrs Chas Williams visiting relatives near Shell Rock. Mrs Daniel Newell stayed with her daughter Mrs Rohra bacher in Waterloo. Wm Tostlebo of Cedar Falls bought grain locally last week. Mrs Ross Gasier and daughter visited the C H Leverich home. Chas Gessler shelled corn for farmers in the area. Mrs Will Davis has been very ill recently.
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Winslow
Chas. Williams
Shell Rock
Daniel Newell
Rohrabacher
Waterloo
Wm. Tostlebo
Cedar Falls
Ross Gasier
Couple Married This Morning in Waterloo
The marriage of Charles W. Lowe and Miss Mazel L. Reed occurred at 11 o'clock in the home of Rev. Effie McCollum Jones on Iowa Street. The groom's brother W. W. Lowe attended. Lowe works at Citizens Gas and Electric and the couple will reside in Waterloo.
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Chales W. Lowe
Mazel L. Reed
Effie MrCollum Jones
Iowa Street
W. W. Lowe
Mr. Lowe
Citizens Gas and Electric Co
Waterloo
Students Battle at Ana Angor in Ann Arbor Fight
In Ann Arbor on February 10 about 400 university students clashed with campus deputies guarding Waterman gymnasium for a junior ball. Four students and three deputies were badly beaten. Eighteen rioters were arrested as the mob breached the doors with a makeshift battering ram and weapons, amid bitter cold.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Waterman Gymnasium
Y. W. C. A. Banquet Tomorrow Night
The YWCA annual banquet and business meeting are set for tomorrow at 6 30 PM in Grace M E church dining room. Committee members include Mesdames Fred Pettit Edward Alford W H Langlas J W Rath and W W Lytle with Lytle directing decorations in blue and old gold and national colors. Musicians Mrs H C Wilbur and Mrs Etta Wood Loveaul will perform before a talk by Austin Burt and a Camp Fire Girls exhibition. The business session will feature nominating committees proposing directors.
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Grace M. E. Church
Fred 5. Pettit
Edward Alford
W. H. Langlas
J. W. Rath
W. W. Lytle
Lytle
Moadamea KE
L. Johnson
W. R. Cole
T. A. McManus
J. W. Henderson
Waterloo Savings Bank Assets At February 1913
Waterloo Savings Bank in Black Hawk County Iowa reports assets at end of February 1913 including bills and discounts 647080.58 gold in vault 850.00 silver 1900.75 legal tender notes and bank notes 15541.47 drafts and cash items 10708.86 deposits with solvent banks 106767.16 overdrafts 1729.36 deposits with other banks 65.72 total deposits 790578.68 due to clearing house surplus fund and other profits after expenses not shown.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Black Hawk
National Bank
State of
Black Hawk County
Emmons Johnson
W. C. Logan
W.C. Logan
Beli
H. Hough
Want Ad Day in Waterloo Evening Courier
Promotional copy urging readers to place ads in the Waterloo Evening Courier for broad reach and strong results, highlighting its large paid circulation compared with other papers in the territory.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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