Cedar River Civic Center plans discussed at Waterloo meeting
Mrs. E A Boggs opened with Lincoln quote for the Cedar River and Civic Center topic. The gathering urged a riverfront bridge link between Park Avenue and the courthouse, with parks by Nauman buildings and the depot, plus a straight Fourth Street and aesthetic river improvements.
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Lincoln
E. A. Boggs
Civic Department
Ladies Literary Society
Pubiic
Cedar River
Civic Center
W. F. Parrott
Washington
Cigic
Hnk
Waterloo Savings Bank 1911 Assets and Liabilities Report
The Waterloo Savings Bank of Iowa Black Hawk County filed its 1911 financial statement listing assets totaling 674 851.36 including discounted debt 542 977.85 cash on hand 13 913.74 and deposits 300 039.70. Liabilities show capital stock 100 000.00 undivided profits 16 238.11 surplus 10 000.00 and total liabilities 674 851.36 with deposits 540 600.81 and other items. The report sworn by President Emmons Johnson and Cashier W C Logan before Notary Belle H. Hough on February 18 1911.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Black Hawk
Corn Exchange National Bank
Chicago
National City Bank
New York
First National Bank
Minneapolis
Aka National Bank
Omaha
Dubuque National Bank
Dubuque
Merchants National Bank
St. Paul
L Bank
Water
Doc
Peauele
Beaton
Black Hawk County
Emmons Johnson
W. (. Logan
W. C. Logan
Emmona Johnson
Belle H. Hough
7Immons Johnson
A. J. Edwards
P. J. Siberling
Rockford News Roundup of Local People and Changes
Hon J E Bruce returns from Des Moines to spend Sunday with family. W A Briggs buys Mary Gustavson farm east of town. Mrs D Allen travels to Chicago for spring goods. Allen Dry Goods Co changes hands with F A Allen selling to his mother and brother who keep the business. Mrs Elmer Briggs seeks Rochester MN for medical aid. Mrs W Crowell visits son in Prairie du Chien. Mr and Mrs Frank Mitchell visit Mrs Mitchells mother Anna Cogswell. Sam Wilson's remains brought from Waterloo for burial. Reception for Mr and Mrs P E Wells at Congregational church. Rockford prides itself on having three of the state’s best ministers.
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Rockford
J. E. Bruce
Des Moines
W. A. Briggs
Mary Gustavson
D. Allen
Chicago
Allen Dry Goods Co
F. A. Allen
Cinda Allen
E. M. Allen
Elmer Briggs
Rochester
Minn
W. Crowell
R.S. Crowell
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Frank Mitchell
Waterloo
P. E. Wells
Congregational Church
Fairbank News Briefs Describe Visits and Property Sale
Mrs. Lewis Engletta transacted business in Waterloo Saturday. Mrs. Mary Smith of West Union arrived Saturday evening to assist in caring for her mother, Mrs. Isaac Betts, who is very ill. Mrs. Helen Everett of Union has been in Fairbank this week and sold her house and lot on the west side to Louis Miller, who will move in at once. Miss Ethel George returned Saturday from Independence after a short visit with relatives.
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Lewis Engletta
Waterloo
Mary Smith
West Union
Toussist
Isaac Betts
Helen Everett
Union
Fairbank
West Side
Louis Miller
Ethel George
Independence
Rela
Sizable town notes and social rounds in Fairbank area
Local residents visit, travel, and family news fill the column. Improvements, illness reports, and community events pepper the page as Mrs. Sidney King recovers from grip and pneumonia remains prevalent. Epworth League hosts a supper at J. D. White’s home inviting the public. Many residents move offices or homes, including Herbert Everett being tipped for ticket agent, and M. E. Leehey buying a partner’s share in a general store.
Archbishop Ryan Dead at Philadelphia Funeral Set
Archbishop Patrick John Ryan of Philadelphia died Saturday at 4 08 pm at the archbishop's residence. Cardinal Gibbons to preside at the funeral likely Thursday. The nation mourns a premier churchman and citizen with a famed pulpit presence and wide influence.
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Ryan
Catholic Hieraarchy of
America
Republic
John Ireland
Philadelphia
Patrick John Ryan
Pennsylvania
Thisetty
Iowa House to hear anti trust bill to curb costs
Des Moines Iowa February 1 Representative Charles W Miller of Bremer County will introduce a bill applying federal injunction features of anti trust laws to Iowa The measure enforces existing laws rather than creating new ones authorizes prosecutions by attorney general and county attorneys with a $10000 appropriation and shields witnesses while penalizing perjury It argues trusts and monopolies raise living costs by enabling price fixing and seeks to restore honest competition without radical change.
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Des Moines
Ilona
Charles W. Miller
Bremer County
Llegal
Iti
Towa
Miller
Iowa
Pew
Department of Justice
Honored Deacon Rests in Elmwood
Obituary notice for Deacon J. H. Fish with details of his funeral service at Elmwood, Elmwood Cemetery burial, pallbearers drawn from Woollawn Sunday School and First Baptist Church, and a sermon based on Proverbs 13 22. Accompanying tributes described him as friend neighbor and Sunday School worker.
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J. H. Wish
Toya
Glenside
Woollawn Sunday Schoal
Wirse Baptist Church
Hev. &. A. Vallant
Kimo Bateman
Matta Mishler
George ©. Welker
W. R. Cole
G. A. Bateman
John A. Karl
Delden Avenue Baptist Church
Chicago
Elmwood Cemetery
C. W. Taft
I. C. Chatman
KE. J. Smith
C. 1. Dailey
C. WH. Hackett
M. &. Cline
Mr. Valiant
Deacon Fish
God
Jesus Christ
Heaven
Mr. Earl
Big Farm and Vineyard Trade Near Creston
In Creston Iowa on February 13 a$89 000 deal closed when D W Steer and C O Steer exchanged their 320 acre Union county farm for 80 acres of Fresno California vineyard land valued at 500 dollars per acre.
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Creston
Evening Press
D. W. Steer
C. O. Steer
Union County
Fresno
Calif
Taft Arrives at White House After Speaking Tour
President Taft returned to Washington at 8 45 this morning from a speaking trip in the middle west and was driven straight to the White House officials said.
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Taft
Washington
White House
Big Piano Sale Starts at Taylor Music House
Musical specialist entertained hundreds of visitors as a large piano sale opened at Taylor music house on Fourth Street East. Frank H. Palmer of Chicago spoke on the latest pianos, while Harry Taylor and staff showcased a green and gold interior and a welcoming display. Maynard endorsements from Carl Voelcker and George G. Lewis highlighted the event.
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Taylor Music House
Fourth Street
Frank H. Palmer
Chicago
R. K. Maynard Company
Harry Taylor
Maynard
Carl Voelcker
Cosmopolitan School of Music and Dramatic Art of
George G. Lewis
Welch
Ground Hog Doubts Spur Blizzards Potatoes Moon Signs
Editor Courier prints woes of a self styled weather prophet from Independence Iowa warning of a February blizzard and predicting early spring and wet summer. He mocks ground hog signs and moon planting while claiming Venus harbors a dark race. Also notes local obituaries and new student enrollments at Waterloo Business College.
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Courier
Weather Bureau
The
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Black Hawk Creek
Robinson
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Jennie M. Coolidge
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Fairview Cemetery
Yale University
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Tives
Sidney King
Cc. B. Everett
Lamont
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Epworth League
J. D. White
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Bertha Maley
Little Son
Elgin
H. H. Barton
Lime Springs
Joe Griffin
Luding Muckler
Main Street
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Chester Doud
Shannon
Martha Wolgsamot
Seattle
W. M. Higbee
Fred Bahner
Dunkerton
Buhner
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H.C. Phelps
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J. F. Leehey
E. D. Hull
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Boston
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Thia Country
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Saturday Evening Post
Ladies Home Journal
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Toledo Blade
Jo Busby
John C. Busby
Albia
Allen Grant
Ottumwa Hospital
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Davin Lawless
Quincey
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County Recorder
Genevieve Burling
Postiide
William Carrothersa
Pyrama
Waterloo Business College
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