People Travel and Socialize in Cedar Falls
In Cedar Falls Ia Jan 21 bank examiner Jackson from Des Moines reviewed Citizens Bank books and found them in fine order. Local notes report a pheasant flock wintering on Tom Anderson’s farm including a pure white male. Several residents sold homes and planned travels and entertainments. Miss Seerley’s shower moved to Thursday. a Nine teenth Century club banquet is scheduled with a 6 30 dinner and Alma Cutler musical program. a practice basketball game between high school Tigers and Teachers College yielded a lopsided score.
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Cedar Falls
Jackson
Des Moines
Citizens Bank
Tom Anderson
Nineteenth Century Club
F. H. Cutler
Alma Cutler
A. W. Waterman
40000 TIED UP IN FARM
John Fearer purchased the Wilson farm near Cedar Falls Junction for 40000. The 187 acre property changes hands as a local land transfer report amid other community notes and social updates from Cedar Falls and area.
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Cedar Falls
John Fearer
Wilson
Cedar Falls Junction
Marbro Hotel to Open Feb 15 with New Furnishings
Weiser and Kampschroer sign a lease for the Marbro hotel on Sylamore street Eldora plans about $6,000 for furnishings across fifty rooms with brand new equipment including birch and mahogany finishes lavatories hot and cold water telephones and private baths eight rooms with baths two public baths and a ground floor office. The hotel sits between the Commercial National bank building and the new vaudeville theatre replacing the old Logan house and expanding lodging in the east section.
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Weiser & Kampschroer
Eldora
Sylamore Street
Hope
Martin
Winchester
Jefferson
Des Moines
HE. J. Kampschroer
Marbro
Commercial National Bank
Vaudeville Theatre
James Black Dry Goods Co
Logan House
Logan
Waterlo o visits and community notes in Mt. Vernon Twp
Mt Vernon Township notes show Wasserfort family traveling to Howard County to visit Art Perry and family of Portland Oregon called to Waterloo by death. The column lists local visits, school attendance, events such as a Blue Jay Box social, masquerade, births, funerals, and local trades. It records multiple residents visiting Waterloo, Nashua, and Cedar Falls, plus church revival progress and a new blacksmith appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Wasserfort
Howard County
Art Perry
Portland
Ore
Waterloo
Byron Besh
Ethel Reinhart
Raymond Reinhart
Leo Smith
Gertrude Kreis
Oscar Kreis
Ernest Faust
Leona Jones
Florence Nattger
Edna Pieres
Boies
Clara
Harry Burkhart
Deno
Janesville
Mr. Sprague
Denver
George Burke
Chicago
Emma
Minnie Musch
Waterloo College of Commerce
Peter Christiansen
Cedar Falls
M. Callaghan
Callaghan
Martha Dewey
Otto Weidemier
Tripoli
Hyerett Ulrich
Local Notices From Waverly Area
Clara Croyl shopped in Waverly last Saturday. Mrs Blodgett of Manchester visits Mrs and Mattie Grant. Mrs F R Boyd attended a reunion of girl friends in Waterloo Saturday. Miss Lottie Dryer was Sunday guest of Mrs Clint Smith. Mrs Perry Beck visited Mrs Franky Schuyler Saturday afternoon. Wm Croyl family dined with Warren Hurlbut Sunday. Harry Peters had tonsillectomy last Saturday and is recovering well. Mr and Mrs Clyde Thompson moved into the Ladd house. Emory Strauser shaken up when the horse he was driving ran into a tele-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Walsh
Waterloo
Waverly
Sarah Bowton
Albany
Wis
Carver
R. A. Parshall
Rushville
Neb
M. EB. Wood
Wn. Leach
Anamosa
Will Parson
Mason City
Alburt Neal
Greene
Lodge
Roy
Bride
Hazel
Walnut
Harry
Philadelphia
Henry Ferris
Frances Ashline
Rosa Carter
Frank
Ohls
Iowa City
Fred Wedeking
Rochester
Minn
Larson
J. Scobee
O. G. Thompson
J. F. Watts
Cedar Rapids
Helms of
Nashua
L. P. Road
Charles Beine
Charles City
Ed Orcutt
Helen
Charles, Orcutt
del French
Charley Rice
L. F. Deistler
Lloyd
Chas. Farnsworth
Gladys
Julia Driscoll
Mattie Lee
L. P. Roach
J. G. Houts
Wesley Renn
Amanda Smith
Clyde Thompson
Ladd House
Emory Strauser
Hinmon and Thompson Families Visit Plainfield Area
Plainfield residents report Mr and Mrs Wes Hinmon and family of Waverly spent over Sunday with their parents Mr and Mrs Geo Hinmon. Walter Thompson and family of New Hartford visit his mother Mrs Linda Thompson and sister Mrs Strawser on the east side. Word arrives that Mrs Ray Hinmon of Waterloo is very sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
Wes. Hinmon
Waverly
Geo. Hinmon
Walter Thompson
New Hartford
Linda Thompson
Strawser
Mra
Ray Hinmon
Waterloo
Local Residents Visit Family and Attend Meetings
Uriah Hunt of Fessenden New Jersey visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Tom Trunt. C L Schellenger traveled from Minnesota for a weekend with family. Mrs. P M Cheever went to Council Bluffs to see her son Ed. Rev Sinclair and Frank Graham attended a Presbyterian church meeting in Waterloo. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Boyd visited Nora Springs on Sunday.
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Clarksville
Uriah Hunt
Fessenden
N. J
Tom Trunt
C. L. Schellenger
Minnesota
P.M. Cheever
Council Bluffs
Sinclair
Frank Graham
Waterloo
Hugh Boyd
Nora Springs
Father in Jail Forces Family to Seek Reunion in Mason City
A penniless Russian family arrived in Mason City to reunite with husband and father Charles Orbin, who had been away five years. In the sheriff's office they learned he is jailed. Orbin, once employed at a brick and tile plant, faced a $100 fine after buying liquor to cope with unemployment from the plant shutdown.
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Mason City
Kingdom of the
Iron Hand
Charles Orbin
Enme
Austin
Booze Seized In Mason City Under Tight Prohibition
Mason City authorities seized a dray load of beer shipped from Minnesota for personal use and took it to City Hall. Several whisky shipments were also confiscated as officials pressed their ten day pledge to curb liquor entering the city under the Webb-Kenyon law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Minnesota
Wells Fargo, Adams, American
United States Express
Webbl-Kenyon
Wat City
City Seizes Liquor Shipments Over Ban Dispute
City officials move to seize all liquor shipments arriving in Mason City amid a January ban tied to a local crime wave. Brewers insist express companies must accept consignments, while carriers question payment duties. A large cement plant warns layoffs if foreign beer supplies halt. Authorities will determine legality later, and freight costs are under dispute as prepaid shipments may be demanded.
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Mason City
Not a single destitute family in New Hampton IA
New Hampton Iowa January 21. Local churches and clubs searched for needy families for provisions. The Rev Mr Lemon pastor of the Methodist church asked Mayor Griffin where the poor are. The mayor replied New Hampton has no poor.
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New Hampton
Lemon
Methodist Church
Griffin
Attack Ice Cream Law Faces Repeal Move in Iowa
At a State Association of Ice Cream Makers meeting in Council Bluffs on January 21 indignant debate over the law spilled into lengthy remarks. Judge R L Marshish argued for repeal, contending ice cream serves refreshment not nourishment and that producers must ensure 14 percent pure product for safety.
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Council Bluffs
State Association of Ice Cream Makers
R. L. Markish
Australian beef makes early Michigan market showing
Fresh Australian beef from Queensland appears in upper Michigan markets. Despite thousand mile shipment, it sells 2 cents a pound cheaper than comparable American beef. Carcasses weigh 700 to 800 pounds each. each quarter carries Australian inspection tag, and meat is frozen at origin and kept frozen until market delivery.
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Michigan
Newberry
Mich
Australia
Upper Michigan
Queensland
Corns Cause of $1,000 Suit in Wisconsin
Ta Crosse Wisconsin January Brown route agent for Adams Express sued Linker Brothers barbers for $1,000 claiming blood poisoning after corn trimming. Defendants reply blamed plaintiff’s carelessness and alleged infection came from instruments used. The case centers on alleged negligence during operation and the resulting medical issue.
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Ta Crosse
Wis
Janell Ta Brown
Adams Express Company
Linker Brothers
Barbers
Social notes from Oelwein and surrounding towns
Mrs. L. A Dailey visits Cedar Rapids while Miss Daigy King tours Aledo Utah and Des Moines visitors drop by. Numerous locals travel to Cedar Rapids Waterloo Dubuque and Neleigh Neb for business visits and social engagements. Clifton McDougal recovers from surgery at St Francis hospital in Waterloo as residents share hospitality and weekend calls.
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Dalwein
L. A Dailey
Missen Iva
Lena Kraft
Cedar Rapids
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Ad Claims Universal Cure
A vintage advertisement declares Chamberlains Cough Remedy superior for coughs and colds. It praises pleasant taste and asserts no opium or narcotic content and that it always cures, with sale by all dealers.
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Meeting Held at YMCA
The regular W C T U meeting will be held Thursday at 2 30 PM at the YMCA. Mrs St Elmo Bateman and Miss Anna Kistner lead the musical program. Three reports are on Sabbath schools by Mrs Josie Malone a proag report by Mrs Jessie Thompson and literature by Miss Jennie Close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elmo Bateman
Anna Kistner
Josie Malone
Jessie Thompson
Jennie Close
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J. G. Packard
Cedar Falls Drug Co
Main Streets
Lawn City
Andrew Nelson
Tenth
Walnut Streets
Lewis. Lenz
Mrs. Nelsen
Colorado
Mary Murphy
Chas. Brown
Peter Christensen
Great Falls
Mont
Peter Thompson
Britt,in
James Romme
Bert Williams
West Seventh, Street
The
Dumond Manufacturing Co
Mert Wick
Wick
Waterbury Drug Co
W. A. Severin
Harmony! Club
Miss Seerley
J. B. Knoefler
Francis Gilkey
Lenox Club
N. M. Graham
Josephine
Ecards
Frank Lewis
St. Joe
High School Tigers
Teachers’ College Five
College
Tigers
Collegih
Teachers’ College
College Auditorium
Illinois
Wisconsin
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Seerley
Highland Park College of
Carl Houser
George Zimmerman
Arthur Fortsch
Harry McDonald
Clark Wilson
Harry Shedd
Jobo Boyd
Ella Neal
Hrnstow
L. O. Porter
Gedar Falls
Matt Carter
Mary Jensen
Northwood
C. P. Christenson
Art Jacobs
Alfred Huber
A. C. Wilcox
Mission
Tex
Marbro Hotel
Eldora Parties
Furni
Ture and Furnishings
Norman Hastings
Joe Funks
Horton
Will Deerboldt
Hillman
John Schuyler
Burwell
Rev. Woods
Norandy
Pearl Burnett
Scales
Utah
al. Boggs
Pledtke
Myrtle
A. E. Saman
Evangelist Woods
Woods
Tama
D. Farnsworth
Ruby Smith
Carl Gritzner
M. W. Scott
Roy Laughery
Blasier Farm
I. Mesd
Jess
Tim
Cadyvertisy
Oelwein
J. C. Bechers
J. Ervin
St. Jon
Neleigh
Erickson
C. Erickson
Adah Harris
G. W. Weaver
Park
KR. L. McQue
Westgate
Odessia Baker
Winnie Antweine
Arlington
B. McLain
A. Myers
Robert Morris
J. L. Scallon
West Union
Ernest Ayers
Volga City
C. D. Holley
Westfort
Tom Brown
Lottie Walters
Clinton
E. W. Courson
John Myrton
Aurora
I. J. Baldwin
C. Jaeger
J. Busshee
Ernest Jaeger
Dubuque
J. E. Grim
Eva Cummings
Waukon
Dora Barris
Ane
Macvitty, Inc
Hugo B. Koch
Udell’s
Harold Bell Wright
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