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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1916

Page

11

News From Nearby Towns in Waverly Jan 12

Mr and Mrs Fred Tiegley returned from Chicago where they were for two weeks due to the death of his father. Mrs George Adair died at her Shell Rock home after a lingering illness. Ada Garner Von Bailey and William Adair of Shell Rock attended the funeral at Riverside Cemetery. Epworth league plans a party at H L Rusts on Fremont Street Monday night. John Pallas of Chicago rented the west store in the Babcock block to run a candy factory. Rev EB Kuethe of Amboy visited relatives. Grace Woodcock returns home from Des Moines teaching for the year. Novel entertainments and races planned at Nichols garage hall next Thursday to Saturday. Mr and Mrs A L Saylor of Rockwell visiting W W Saylor. Ladies Guild met at the guild hall with refreshments. Mrs Geo Clark of Chicago expected for visit with Sidney Covert and Mrs Harry Morey.

Atwul Wag George Adair Alice Dynes Shell Rock D. B. Gaylord Epworth League H. L. Rustome Fremont Street Eyning John Pallas Chicago Babcock West Bremer Avyone Wil EB. W. Kuethe Amboy Grace Woodcock Des Moine Rockrell Entleman W. W. Saylor John Cole Jonnnotl Guild Hall Geo. Clark Chica-go Clarks Sidney Covert Harry Morey

Suffrage Meeting Delayed for Address by Mrs Hitchcock

Mitchell Feb 11 A suffrage meeting at the L RR Dockerty home was postponed to a later date to accommodate Mrs Brad Hitchcock of Osage who will give an address. C W Glassel family moved to a farm near Tapp Minnesota this week. Conrad Biedeman traveled from Kenyon to help load their car. Chris Nyman of Woden visited town on business and with Hanns Eichbe sen who was critically ill. Waterloo visitors included Mrs E J Stokes at her daughter Mrs L W Williams home Mrs Levi Willey and A C Prime with relatives and Amanda Schulte with son L E B Schulte. Mrs A R Stokes and son Donald visited her brother Arnold Fehling at Charles City.

Mitchell L. RR Chris Nyman Woden Hanns Eichbesen Waterloo E. J. Stokes L. W., Williams Levi Willey A. C. Prime Amanda Schulte L. E B. Schulte A. R. Stokes Donald Arnold Fehling Charles City

Shell Rock News Briefs Include Birth And Local Visits

Shell Rock reports a baby boy born Friday to Mr. and Mrs Ralph Conner. Mr and Mrs W P Weed of Bina visit Mrs Carrie Mansfield. Ladies visited friends at Clarksville and Chaffee Missouri as stock shipments from Bispinghoff and Myers hardware arrived. Mrs Fred Culver attended a Waverly gathering. Ernest Kellogg returns home from an unspecified trip.

Shell ‘Rock Ralph Conner W. P. Weed Bina Carrie Mansfeld Clarksville L. Bigplinghoff Oscar Allen Chaffee Bispinghoff & Myers Fred Culver Waverly Ernest Kellogg

Birthday Observance and Local News Briefs in Waterloo Area

W. Welk Friday afternoon marked a birthday celebration. Mrs. Fred Thede underwent a head operation in a Waterloo hospital Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Stoughton of Mason City welcomed a daughter born last Saturday. the mother formerly Jennie Smith of this city. Mrs. John Cochran and daughter were called to Granger Minnesota Friday as her aged mother broke her hip. The Ladies Aid of the Congregational church will host a church event Thursday Feb 17. Ila Stewart, fifth district organizer for the suffrage movement, spoke on women’s suffrage last Saturday. Baseball fans plan a public event at Whaylen’s hall on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week.

W. Welk Fred Thede Waterloo Karry Stoughton Mason City Thenother Jennie Smith John Cochran Granger Minn Ladies Aid Society Consyegational Church Thireday Ila Stewart Fifth District Whaylen’s Hall

Greene Chronicle Society Notes and Local Visits

Greene February 14. Mrs Ben Beal remains home with an acute asthma attack. Leonard Powers and wife of Waterloo visited Powersville relatives. Mrs N J Morehouse and children visiting relatives in Saint Joseph Missouri. Presbyterian Missionary society met with Mrs Anderson Friday afternoon. Miss Madora Knox left for Grand Forks North Dakota. Mrs Verne Cave hosted ladies for a birthday compliment to her mother Mrs Sames Williams February 12. Mr and Mrs Chas Bier hosted the Flinch club Tuesday. Ladies Aid of M B church held an afternoon social at Miss Sproul home. Miss Edith Lockwood of Des Moines stopped for a brief visit with her mother Mrs Mary Lockwood and sister Mattie.

Greene Ben Beal Leonard Powers Waterloo Powersville N. J. Morehouse St. Joseph Presbyterian Missionary Society Anderson Madora Knox Grand Forks N. D Verne Cave Sames. Williams Chas. Bier Flinch Club Ladies’ Aid Society of M. B. Church M. H

Tenth annual oratorical contest set for Feb 18 in Reinbeck

Reinbeck February 11 Mrs Eliza beth Innes visits son and daughter in Minneapolis this week. The tenth annual oratorical contest will be held at the opera house February 18 with twelve contestants. P B C ladies invite to a valentine party at Mr and Mrs Robert Gardner home Monday evening. The young ladies class of the Congregational church hosts a parcel post sale at the church basement Thursday afternoon February 17. The Ugo Igo club surprised Mrs

Local notes from Rockford recount illnesses and shipping totals

Mrs. EB Briggs travels to Osage for her father's death. Siblings, neighbors ill with grip. John Carman welcomes a daughter. Cattle and hog shipments to Kansas City reach about $16,000. Local moves include Al Squier injuring his wrist and Vernon Smythe taking a Minneapolis post. Washington birthday supper planned at Congregational church. Financial figures for banks and trade across major U S cities are listed for the week ending Feb 10.

Rockford EB. F. Briggs Osage A. Fullerton S. EB. Burton John Carman John Etchmetter Kansas City Ben Wallace al Squier Vernon Smythe Ias Minneapolis Floyd Dangleberg Ames The Town State College Badies’ Ald Society Congregational Church Washington Arthur Towa

Bertha Scharpff of Clarksville Dies at 46

Miss Bertha Louise Scharpff, born March 8, 1898 in Clarksville, died February 13 after years of diabetes followed by pneumonia. Survived by parents Carl and unknown mother, two brothers Alfred and Edmund, sister Lydia. Funeral February 15 at the German Evangelical church with ministers Hillegardt and Ward. interment Lynwood cemetery. The Chinese post handles yearly more than 4,000,000 parcels weighing 30,000,000 pounds.

Clarksville Bertha Scharpff Bertha Louise Scharpf Carl Scharpff Alfred Edmund Lydia Bertha

County Board Proceedings Continue Notes and Expenditures

The county board proceedings continue listing numerous pauper rents, hospital services, fuel purchases, groceries, undertaker fees, and vehicle fund items. Also shows court, road, bridge, Inland Fund, per diem, and pay roll details with staff and committee actions and adjournment to February 16, 1916.

Kline Grovarians Jarvis Illne M. Ryan WB. Wewitt Nottger Motor Vehicle Fund Manetta Bell R. B. Bumegartner Jacob Anton W. HE. Webb W. W. Woolley John H. Meyers G. Wish Theo. Peek Aommo Cafo Bridge Fund Waterloo Construction Co Weart Frisby Lumber Co Lentz & Ringler Miscel Improvement Bulletin Burger Chas. W. Kine A.T. Hukil Varn Apfel Cg, Moeller Expense Harold Jenkins Bounty Walter A. Bitte Help Co J. W. Brandt Waterloo Lowe Committee On J. Schmitt T. D. Teeter M. J. Magee W. A. Blough W. D. Strayer J. J. Rainbow Geo. C. Welker

Directory listings torn from city guide and shops

A fragmented OCR of local business listings across streets and avenues. It lists many shops by category including meats grocers furniture mills clothing millinery and shoe shops, with addresses such as East Fourth Street West Fourth Street and Jefferson Street. Names include Ackerman J and Schuneman B W Co and FOUNDRIES Headford Bros. and Hitchins along with several meat markets and groceries.

Third Street Seeve Fourth Street Devesess Eeveses Commercial Street Ackerman Hienderson Drug Co Life Eeeeser Tae Schunepian B. W. Co Schuneman Central Moat Market East Fourth Street Gilley Bros Franklin Street Third Ave Independent Meat and Grocery Co D. Cohn McMillan H. M Jefferson Street Wight's Wittick A. J Fifth Street

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