Veteran ends life with bullet in Iowa hometown
L D Curtis aged 72 living five miles north of Independence Iowa was found dead in bed from a self inflicted wound with a 32 caliber revolver. He served in Civil War alongside three brothers and left a large family. He had married twice and left several children and grandchildren behind. His illness and melancholy in recent years preceded the tragedy. The article notes his wealth from land and bank stocks and mentions an unrelated advertisement for Crystal tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
L. D. Curtis
Curtis
Simeon Curtis
Pea Ridge
Price
F. M. Curtis
O. G. Curtis
W. O. Curtis
C. G. Curtis
Hazelton
Simeon J. Curtis
Fairbank Township
Franklin P. Curtis
Fairbank
Fremont Curtis
Nebraska
Susan Hoover
Linn County
Emma Holman
Minnesota
Lucy Pratt
Los Angeles
Sarah Moody
Sarah Matilda Spragg
Hazelton Township
Lewis D. Curtis, Jr
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
George
Otterville
Zachariah Hale
Ida Smith
Edna Holly
Myrtle
Oelwein
Fairfax
North
Mr.North
Northwestern Road
Clinton
Belle Plaine
Davenport
Hyes
DeWitt
Parkersburg Social News Roundup
Miss Bernice Phelps and niece visited Mrs. W. J. Evans. Birth announced for Leon Hefner and wife in Waterloo. Mrs. C. G. Wolf hosted a card club dinner. Mason City guests attended. Gates Orchestra to play at a dance on the 26th. Local high school rep Paul Strickland to Ackley declamatory contest. Several residents planned travel to Waterloo and Mason City events. Y M C A basketball, upcoming Ottumwa convention with Senator Kenyon as speaker. The Daily of Allison buys Chris Krider place, taking possession March 1. The infant Jansen buried. Ruth Conn attended a Montessori lecture in Waterloo. The Midgets vs Cedar Rapids Business College tonight. The Iowa Homestead subscription offer through local office.
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Parkersburg
Bernice Phelps
W. J. Evans
Leon Hefner
Waterloo
C. G. Wolf
Card Club
G. N. Clark
Carl Franke
Mason City
Gates Orchestra
John Scherling
Ackley
Paul Strickland
Wilhelma
Cooper
George Johnson
Orville Jones
Nebraska
Jones
Ihe Daily
Allison
Chris Krider
Katherine Bruechert
Wm. Poppen
Helen Conn
Minnie Peterson
Cedar Falls
Jake Jansen
M. W. Krotzer
Robert
Kansas
B. W. Cooper
Embroidery Club
M.F. Edwards
Ruth Conn
Moving oErgon Starts Earl Moving Season Opens Early
The moving season begins earlier with fifty seven families relocating this month. Twelve moved into the city and four moved out as contractors eye new moderate priced homes to meet high demand. After March 1 rent demand will rise. few vacancies persist amid new housing projects. Real estate transfers include United States to John Osborn land in 18-7-12. D M Douglass to J W Moran for $1. Liffring to Reetor lots in Gates Park Place Waterloo for $1. Leavitt & Johnson Trust Co to James Linderman lot 12 Hagerman Place Waterloo for $225. Linderman to Joel Steely lot 7 Bicker & Bratnaber addition Waterloo for $1. Beckman to Martha Miller lot 6 Woodlawn Waterloo for $1. Leavitt et al to Calvin Ness lot 4 Hayes addition Waterloo for $3110. Stolte to Annie Stolte lot 2 original Cedar Falls for $1.
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
United States
John Osborn
D. M. Douglass
J. W. Moran
John D. Liffring
John R. Reetor
Gates Park Place
Waterloo
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Co
James B. Linderman
Hagerman Place
W. H. Groat
Joel W. Steely
Bicker & Bratnaber Land Co
C. J. Beckman
Martha A. Miller
Woodlawn
Roger Leavitt
Calvin Ness
Haye
Henry Stolte
Annie Stolte
Cedar Falls
Spokane Plans Major City Park Improvements for 1913
Spokane announces a bold 1913 program by the board of park commissioners. Features include municipal golf links, free band concerts in the stadium, a dam on the Spokane River to create a lake within a short walk of downtown, and three miles of upriver boating access. The plan adds 1,960 acres of park space under Olmsted and Busini landscape design, with riverfront land for automobile drives and pathways. A swimming pool is also planned to address the needs of small children.
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Spokane
Wash
Board of Park Commissioners
Aubrey L. White
Olmsted Brothers
Busivi
Park Board
Hig Sear
Glenny sale draws 1500 biders near Hudson Iowa
The Tom Glenny sale near Hudson attracted 1,500 people. Total sale receipts reach $17,500 with a purebred Percheron mare selling for $700 and a 3-year-old mare for $400. Nearly 200 head of cattle sold, with steers bringing $82 and $77.50 per head. Helfere calves sold $60 to $90 per head. Glenny, a Black Hawk county farmer, plans to move to Waterloo March 1. Sale clerked by C. W. Bedford and Del Iseniinger. Wm. Holland was auctioneer.
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Tom Glenny
Hudson
Iowa
Helfere
Glenny
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
C. W. Bedford
Del
Pink Lady opens with Angèle in Waterloo musical comedy
Elizabeth MacAfee, famed for The Pink Lady role Angèle, headlines the Waterloo opening after touring with The Siren. The show follows Winchell Smith’s new light opera hit that has drawn crowded houses in recent cities. Thomas W. Ross, noted for prior stage triumphs, leads the cast in a season of energetic engagement.
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the Waterloo
Jack Gorman
Waterloo
KE. Wee
Elizabeth MacAfee
Angele
Klaw & Erlanger
Thomas W. Ross
Winchell Smith
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Louis
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Ross
Cedar Rapids
L.A
Clinton
Northwestern
Checkers
Fortune
Shady Grove Community Notes and Local Visits
Shady Grove residents report Bert Bunnall’s business trip to La Porte City and Nellia Bunce visiting for Sunday. John Hilton of Canada visits his brother Harry Hilton while Mrs Ida Faulkner guests of Mrs Fred Stumma. Will Covington sells personal property and plans to move to Minnesota. Families from Independence Cedar Falls and Calgary visit, with deaths, club meetings, and a local ad for Blim & Co. soft coal.
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Shady Grove
Bert Bunnall
la Porte City
Nellia Bunce
John Hilton
Canada
Harry Hilton
Ida Faulkner
Fred Stumma
Will Covington
Minnesota
Edward Woran
Independence
Peter Sullivan
Williams
Cedar Rapids
Richard Hardwick
Calgary
Dan
Ann Lizer
Waterloo
Dan Peck
Geo. Hilton
Cedar Falls
James Hilton
B. B. Bunnell
Sarah Bunnell
S. G. N. Club
A. G. Ham
Margaret
Spring Creek
Wylie
Charles Thompson
Allison
Chas. Fisher
Omaha
OOR YEARS YOUNGER Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur hair remedy to darken gray hair, remove dandruff, stop scalp itching and thinning. It claims natural, even color restoration after one to a few applications, with ready use at about fifty cents a bottle. Local druggists report high sales and recommend the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
Wreth
H. W. Taggart
Dr Burkhart Vegetable Compound Promises Cure
Famous Dr Burkhart promotes his Vegetable Compound as a spring remedy for sour stomach liver kidneys and constipation. A 60 day treatment costs 25 cents with refund if not cured or satisfied. Trial full 30 day treatment offered free. Address Dr W Burkhart Cincinnati Ohio for samples.
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Cincinnati
Liberal Offer Guarantees Refund on Hair Tonic Purchase
A druggist authorized by the American Drug and Press Association guarantees Bferttol Hair Tonic to give satisfaction or refund of the purchase price. The Henderson Drug Co and Red Cross Drug Co are cited as endorsing the offer.
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American Drug and Press Association
Henderson Drug Co
Red Cross Drug Co
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Valentine and Bentley
Cheney Bros
Crystal
Underworld
Joe Raymond
Cedar Rapids Business College
Don Johnson
Western Union
Ottumwa
Senator Kenyon
W. L. Bright
English Lutheran Church
F. L. Yarger
Iowa Synod
Lowe
Grace M. K
M. H
Grace
Iowa Homestead
James M. Pierce
Des Moines
Java
Gale
Blim & Co
Mr. Smith
DR. Burkhart
Baee
W. 5. Burkhart
Owen Hi
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