Mrs J H Leavitt Pioneer Passes in Waterloo
Mrs J H Leavitt longtime Waterloo resident and pioneer who arrived from Granville Illinois in 1858 died at 1 46 pm at her home 523 Park Avenue West after a short illness. Survived by sons Roger Leavitt Cedar Falls Joseph L Leavitt Los Angeles daughters Lucy Leavitt Grace Cascaden Waterloo and Mary Davison Colorado Springs. Remembered for frontier upbringing and 50 years of Sunday school leadership plus extensive church and civic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Leavitt
Park Avenue West
Roger Leavitt
Cedar Falls
Joseph L. Leavitt
Los Angeles
Lucy Leavitt
Grace Cascaden
Waterloo
Mary Davison
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ilinois
Ladies’ Seminary
Canandaigua
Leavitt
Congregational Sunday School
Ladies’ Literary Society
Gentle Snow Covers Grime Left by Tia n
Gentle snowfall accumulates about one and a half inches, melting by night with little traffic disruption. Weather notes zero to freezing temperatures and a winter total near one hundred fifteen inches. Police seek Jamie McLaren, 14, missing since last Wednesday from 1801 Commercial Street, last seen near a store, possible direction toward Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamie McLaren
John McLaren
Commercial Street
Dubuque
Two Boys Charged With Looting Vacant House
George Sawse aged 16 and Wilbur Hicok aged 14 were arraigned in juvenile court on larceny charges after police found door bells gas fixtures faucets and a camera valued at 40 in a ransacked vacant house on State Street. The camera was recovered at the Ricok home 1720 Jefferson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Sawse
Wilbur Hicok
State Street
Hicok
Ricok
Jefferson Street
Mortuary notices from Waterloo area deaths
Michael Klingfus aged 91 dies at his son's home 145 Lincoln street Waterloo with service at 145 Lincoln Street and burial in Fairbank. Iliad Lynn Walters 77 died at 424 Almond street after illness. lifelong miller, G.A.R. member, funeral 10 a.m. at residence with Masonic rites and Manchester burial. Floyd Paul dies at home. funeral Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the German Evangelical Lutheran church. Henry C. Cutts of Storm Lake dies. services at Hileman & Gindt chapel, burial Fairview. Mrs G W Smith of Mitchell S D death reported. husband and two sons survive. Nettie Snyder 77 dies Eldora. Fannie Kowalsky services at Hileman & Gindt. infant Harold Richard Blanchard 6 weeks dies of pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Klingfus
Gustave Klingfus
Lincoln Street
Posen
Germany
American
Gon
America
Fairbank
Hileman & Gindt Mortuary
H. Preckel
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Ilwiad Lynn Walters
Iliad Lynn Walters
Almond Street
Girard
Trumble County
John Walters
Delaware County
Delhi
Forestville
Co. H
Iowa
Quaker
Manchester
Waterloo
W. & C.F. Union Mil Company
Sarah Purdy
Myrtle Schwager
Mystic Shriners
Petersen Brothers
Floyd Paul
F. J. Paul
Lawrence
Henry CO. Cuttis
Henry C. Cutts
Storm Lake
Hileman & Gindt
J. F. Moore
Plymouth Congregational Church
Fairview Cemetery
G. W. Smitst
H. Carpenter
Jefferson Street
Inlaw
G. W. Smith
Mitchell
S. D
Mes
Fannie Kowalsky
Hileman & Gindt Chapel
E. S. Lockwood
Grace M. H. Church
Fairview
Babe
Harold Richard Blanchard
Ernest Blanchard
Lodge and club announcements shape Waterton week
A called communication of Waterton Lodge No. 105 A F and A M meets at Masonic Temple Tuesday evening February 20 for first degree work. W B A M No 22 meets Tuesday at 8 pm with prospective members invited and sandwich supper. Cedar Review No 37 W B A M meets 7 pm Tuesday at I O O F hall with social time after. Pythian Sisters card party tomorrow afternoon in Pythian hall with bridge and 400 and refreshments. Tabernacle Chapter No 52 RAM convokes Wednesday at 7 30 pm for M M M work. all members invited. Forthton Sister card party at K V hall February 20 at 2 30 with friends invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterton Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Cedar Review No
Majority object to paving alleys in Waterloo block
Property owners in the Fourth to Vermont block oppose paving two alleys after a remonstrance signed by about 1,000 of 5,037 feet of frontage. Attorney George Worthen says the plan imposes hardship as many neighbors are buying homes and would face higher taxes amid high living costs. Protests continue as Lafayette street paving is reconsidered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth
Bayard
Third
Vermont Streets
George Worthen
Fourth Street
Worthen
Waterloo
Lafayette Street
City In Brief Glimpses Of Local Happenings
City in brief notes various visits business moves and incidents in Waterloo Iowa and surrounding area. Mentions Chapman in Cat Creek business plans Jones considering Waterloo location Thompson ill at home Maxwell Chicago farm near city McChane family returning to Waterloo Lamb injured on icy sidewalk Mildred Grace Dads born December 21 1916 Averill to Mayo Brothers hospital for operation Haywood lectures Luther John Wesley talk scheduled Sheridan to speak at First M E church Rio Grande private in G Company parish reunion dinner Feb 20 at K C hall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Mildred Grace
A. R. Dads
Appleton
Wis
John Bougen
Helen
Kansas City
H. L. Haywood
Universalist Church
Martin Luther
Haywood Willlispeak
John Wesley
George Sheridan
Co. G
M. E. Church
Ellis E. Wilson
Fourth Street West
Rio Grande
Saint Joseph's Parish
K. C
Matthews Pleads Guilty To Forgery Charge
Teenager Harry Matthews 17 pleads guilty to forgery. Judge C W Mullan commits him to Industrial School for Boys Eldora until age 21. Trial settings shift for Bert Williams and H I Lawrence on intoxicating liquor charge. George M Fox buys Kimball Ideal Laundry Sanitary Laundry Cedar Falls, to take possession March 1. family to move after school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Matthews
C. W. Mullan
Industrial School For Boys
Eldora
Bert Williams
HI. Lawrence
A. B. Keptora
George M.fox
Kimball Ideal Laundry
Cedar Falls
Pp. D. Hobson
Club breakfast leads to marriage plot and cure for appetite
Dowling leaves his club to seek a home and meets a widow who offers a breakfast scene that leads to a rapid marriage. He pays rent with a bonus, courts the widow, and a legal bargain gives way to a wedding. The story ends with Dowling preferring home breakfasts over club meals. Also a note warns national guard officers against pressuring enlistments.
Clearings and fires mark busy week across region
Bank clearings in the United States for the week ending Feb 16 show 4.714 billion dollars, down from 6.84 billion prior week and 34.399 billion year ago, with Canadian clearings at 175.364 billion, 214.613 billion previous week, and 150.7 billion last year. Fire alarms totaled 49 in February, including roof fires and a library fire, with repairs underway to a Seagrave truck. Real estate transfers in Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and surrounding areas list multiple parcels and owners, while Judge H B Boles designates March 5 for a hearing on the Armstrong Manufacturing receivership with creditor notices issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bradstreet’s Journal
New York
Fira Apparatua
Fromien
Seagrave
Central Station
Miny Root
South Barclay Street
Walent’ Street
Jefferson Street
Frieds Bakery
Janttor
Concrete Avenue
Water Street
Cement Products Company
Local Guardsmen Face Inspection Tonight and Tomorrow
The annual national guard inspection begins at 7 p m with Captain W T Bates in charge. Co B is inspected tonight and Co G tomorrow. 85 men expected present. The day’s work includes a full ordnance clean up, and Captain Bates will also inspect guard posts at Du Duque Cedar Falls and Chartes City before completing duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guards
W. T. Bates
Regular Army
Co. B
Co. G
Co. BH
George Weilely
Bates
du Duque
Cedar Falls
Chartes City
Warthur Returns From Duluth For Hearing
Deputy Wagner reports Warthur returned with W J McArthur in custody after an information charged McArthur with passing a 65 dollar worthless check at Golden Sagla clothing store. McArthur, about 44, from Palo, owned Waterloo stock consigned last week. Other reports cite alleged worthless checks, while the Duluth mercury plunged to 15 below zero Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hlt. Wagner
Duluth
Minn
W. J. McArthur
A. B. Kepford
McArthur
Golden Sagla
Palo
Heis
Waterloo
Wagner
Mercury
King Ludwig Visits Munich Cheap Eating House
Berlin reports King Ludwig of Bavaria, famed for his democratic habits, surprised crowds by visiting a budget eatery in Munich. Seated discreetly, he consumed a full meal and even requested a second helping, enjoying the humble setting and popular reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bavaria
Berlin
Ludwig
Munich
Dander for Dandruff Promises Quick Scalp Relief
Ad claims a 26 cent bottle of Dander will remove dandruff when rubbed into the scalp with Singer tips. By morning most or all of the scurf should disappear, with two or three applications destroying dandruff and stopping itching and hair loss.
California Syrup of Figs Adverts for Children
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for constipated children. It claims a teaspoon calms feverish, sick children, promises quick relief by cleansing the bowels, warns about counterfeit syrups, and urges purchase of a 50 cent bottle with clear labeling by the California Fig Syrup Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Veterans observe Lincoln Washington Rotary birthday event
One hundred eighty five Rotarians Civil War veterans and spouses gathered at Hotel Russell Lamson for a triple observance of Lincoln's birthday Washington's birthday and Rotary's eleventh anniversary. A patriotic program featured songs by a quartet and Lay at the piano, a drum corps march, and talks by Bon Speicher Judge C W Mullan Rev F W Court John Andrews and a closing America hymn. The gathering concluded with thanks to Rotary and an adjournment after a successful event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Washington
Rotary
Hotel Russell-Lamson
Paul Davis
Ralph Mason Wix
Edna Cass
Isabella Garalsxeon
Miss Lay
Swisher
Bon [Speicher
Soldier-Statesman
Shim
Virginia
Valley Forge
Republic
C. W. Mullan
F. W. Court
John Andrews
America
Charles D. Decker
Rotary Club
Old residents recall ag lale as April 3 flood tale
A chaotic fragment notes Black Hawk creek ice trapping a man on April 3 with old residents recalling the danger. Deputy Ed Chapman reports muskrats dying in bayous from starvation or smothering. A Saturday conference with Judge Mullan County Attorney Wennerdal and others discusses the Dr Anna Longahore Moon cure charity set for Feb 28, while Murtagh and others await parole considerations for B A Bogge in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk Creek
Ed Chapman
Guinea
Ice Breakup Dates Reach Back Over Century
A statistics note tracks river ice break up dates from 1875 to 1916, detailing the earliest and latest recorded melt days. It notes February melt dates in several years and lists March breakups for earlier decades, highlighting that late winters can push ice out into March.
Help Wanted and For Rent Classified Mix
Additional Want Ads list host-btreyes or Stoles to & French pool pup about months old. For Rent Furnished Room with private bath Superior mats phone 913. Wanted- Couple for room and board by work 413 Linton. For Sale Seven room modern house west side 3600 quick sale. Horses and vehicles cheap work horses pony wagon harness. For Rent large front room steam heat. For trade Mason City residence write 248 Twentieth St Mason City. For rent strictly modern rooming private home gentlemen preferred. For sale two sets bob sleds English bulldog etc. Canada Pacific Railway ad with land offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togo
Washington
Wit
West Side
West Fourth St
Bixby
M- Storm & Co
Washington St
Thin
Ted
Saxton’ Ave
Mason City
Weterson
Twentieth St. S. E
East Side
Lafayette St
Mareh
Interhibret LS
Parsons
West Fourth Sk
Clemence Dray
South Street
Canaan
Allan Cameron
Intendent Land
Canadians Pacific” Railway
Ninth Ave
Calgary
Alberta
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J. H. Leavitt
Loren
Colonial Inn
Wellington Street
Nettie Snyder
N. H Snyder
Adams Street
Forthton
K. v. Hall
Buchanan
CW. Chapman
WW. King
Dee
J. Jones
J. W. Thompson
David G. Maxwell
Chicago
Joseph McChane
Faribault, Minn
8. A. Lamb
Park Avenus West
Joseph Averill
Rochester
Mayo Brothers Hospital
Mr. Averill
Matthews
Edward 'T. Stewart
Dowling
Abe
Dowing
Trousseau
Martrying
W National Guard
COLES
Fucit Library
Thuy
Miller-McCartney Inn
Axey
Ryal Ubtath
Black Hawk County Anstract Co
Galloway Investment Co
A.B. Burt
Galloway
Galloway Invertment Co
A. J. Burt
Ale. Burt
G. Brinkerho
Burt
Mack
Swoegermaet. Place
Frank Mixdorf
J. M. ‘Driggs
Emil Rasmussen
Henry
Hughes
Cameron
John DD. Liffring
Chas. Feartz
Alt
Lo Gates Park Place
Peeter Marrells
Cedar Fats
Frank Burlingham
Alley
J. R. & S. Camerone
Cedar Fatte
Ellen C. Smith
Nora Church
Auditor Rainbow
Cedar Falla
Smalley
J. C. Murtagh
Riverview
E. Smalley
Edward J
Wonner
UW Potter
Kirke Mines
Cooley’s
Hawkeye Investment Co
Lulu B. Marriau
East Park Place
H. B. Boles
H. B. Plumb
Armstrong Manufacturing Company
R. S. Coward
Hs Company
Minneanolis
New Orleans
Omaha
Milwaukee
Ene
Richmond
Fail River
Bronx Filia
Ruiskogne
Htackford
Quincy
Decatur
Vickobure
Pythian
K. Fall
Warthur
Ruth Herforth
College For Commerce
Choa
Veterans Guests OF Rotary Club
Horlick
Wang-Miller Shor CO
State St
Pri Iday
M. B. Goettel
Oscar Testiche
Security Trust & Savings
Junction
Traer Road
Bert Petrie G
W. Bedford
WM. Holland
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