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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1915
Page
11
Government approval sought for Fifty third regiment I N G to use regular camping period for a 10 day stay at the Panama Pacific exposition. If approved, unit trains to California and back, total trip about 75 dollars per man including transit and meals at the fair.
Mooreville and nearby residents are noted visiting relatives and attending events. Mr and Mrs Charles S Fletcher of Des Moines are on their wedding trip visiting O J Hayward. Mrs Fletcher formerly Lily Chitty taught in Mooreville. Mrs Katheryn Kenaston returned home to Belle Plaine after visiting A D Sawyer family. A small blaze caused by a chimney at J H Schilling’s home near Eleventh Street west. house under scarlet fever quarantine. Frank Josewich to plead guilty in district court for selling Aquor illegally. raid found 20 bottles of beer at his home.
Geneseo notes R C McElhinney stays ill with typhoid fever deteriorating this week. Mrs Earl Kerns and Audrey visit relatives I N Hansen. No 6 schoolhouse completed and in use this week. Roy Draper shipped cattle to Chicago last Saturday. Salome McHickinney of Waterloo visiting Geneseo friends. W A Speer loses a fine draft horse last week. Henry Colan builds a wind mill on Roscoe Barrows farm. Mrs Mary Taylor visits daughter Mrs Harry Adair. R M Gunn ships stock to Chicago Tuesday.
Parkersburg reports a girl born to Mr and Mrs Harlan Buck in the city. Mrs Montford Wightman improving after operation and to leave hospital Thursday. A new baby girl born to Rev and Mrs Davis of Dumont with both mother and infant doing poorly after a relapse. Local clergy linked to Stout and Sinclair noted. J P Brown ill from heart trouble. Grace Downey nursing. Fred Shultz aged, ill at home. Mrs Bruechert ill with pneumonia. George Kellogg moving from Harlan IA to Waterloo, visiting relatives. Mrs Coffin of Belle Plaine visiting husband at hospital. S J Hamilton sold home to Mrs George Dennison. possession March 1. Oscar Laurance moved to Town Falls to live with son Burt. Mrs C C Wolf in Chicago visiting relatives. Ole Niehuls of Austin on business.
Gilbertville bulletin notes the annual meeting of the Gilbertville Dairy association at the creamery Tuesday afternoon. H. Kurtenbach is supplying ice for Leonard Weiland and Joseph Reiter. Several residents remain ill, including Mrs. Nick Frost, Mary Holbach, and Mrs. M. Delagardelle. Theodore Becker delivered 76 hogs to Gilbertville Grain & Lumber Co. Frank Weber and Matt Delagardelle returned from St Francis Hospital. Local effort continues for Gilbertville incorporation. Mr. Gartner of St. Lucas visits his daughter Mrs. Martin Bernardy.
Residents from here to Waterloo attended the funeral of Arthur Rowan. Frank Kinney and wife Miss Mabel Kinney George Traynor and wife John Fagan and Peter Gaffney were listed as attendees. Additional local visits and travels by B. H. Clark Mrs Frank Weidner Dr Dan Shine and others are noted in brief hometown updates.
Use plain mulsified cocoanut oil for washing hair. Avoid soaps and alkali which dry scalp and brittle hair. Rub wet hair with oil to create a rich lather, rinse easily, and remove dust dirt and excess oil. Hair becomes silky and manageable. oil is cheap and available at drug stores for the whole family.
Arthur Horn of Waterloo visited Readlyn, while Freda Meyer returned home to Fairbank. John Biere traveled to Dubuque to see his brother Barney and family. Mrs Fred Kroft is visiting her daughter in Waterloo. Supt Cretzmeyer of Waverly toured local schools. Mr and Mrs Weick planned a trip to visit friends in Waverly and Waterloo before returning to Dakota. The Kempeneers hosted relatives on Sunday.
Master Bennet Kroma is quite sick with brow chills and the Muchmere children, Johnny and Roy, were absent from school all week. The sale of the creamery and property will occur Jan 27. The 1914 Embroidery circle met last Thursday with Mrs George Kroma. A supper Friday Feb 5 marks the first anniversary at Grange hall inviting members and families. Wallace Stokes of Waterloo visited Will Gissel. Mrs James Diehl, mother of Mrs Ed Crowell, is better. Two Pennsylvania counties produced over 65,850,000 short tons of bituminous coal in 1913.
Osage reports a dairy train from Ames drawing a large attentive crowd for talks and demonstrations. Weekend visitors include Frank French and Mrs. French at Burr Oak, John McSweeny Jr. returning from New York travels, Willard Laughlin from Wisconsin visiting Floyd Laughlin, and Iva Seaton visiting nurse friend Wells at Riceville. Cummings of Stewartville, Minn., visited daughter Mrs. Elton Carrison and her family.
Jan 22 social party and dance hosted by St Marys Church Ladies Aid at the Eagle Center ball. Visitors include Miss Marie Weber and Joe Weber from Harper Iowa. Theodore Koerner shows slow improvement from blood poisoning. Mrs Philip Adrian of Waterloo visited sister Mrs John Gil. Mrs C W Mullen shows slight improvement after St Francis Hospital illness. James Maynard visiting Minnesota for a few days.
Helena Bremer celebrated her tenth birthday with schoolmates and teacher at her Frederika home after school. They played games and enjoyed supper and a sleigh ride. Local society notes recount visits and small gatherings from Riceville to Waverly and nearby farms.
In Janesville on Sunday eleven boys and five girls joined M. E. B. church at the morning service and in the evening eleven formed the Epworth League. Dr. Bradford led the class with Mrs. Gila noted among attendees.
A Wichita Kansas woman, Mrs. Alice Snyder, 65, reports dramatic relief after a third dose of Quaker Herb Extract. The ad touts two alive tapeworms totaling over 95 feet expelled after treatment, with Fisher, the Quaker Health Teacher, promoting demonstrations at Model Drug Store.
Rundles and George Briden spoke to new members after the service. Henry Pippett is slightly convalescent but able to sit up. Tom Fitkin’s home is under quarantine for scarlet fever. Relatives remain in Waverly. A Tom Thumb wedding drill for children occurred Sunday. The Royal Neighbors sent flowers to H. S. Pattee in Mercy hospital. Dixies reception skate set for Jan 23 at the rink. The Evening Courier is now in most Waterloo homes.
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