Committee to supervise new Allison public library
Allison to form a cooperative public library with a nine member committee to oversee its organization and operation. The Woman's club leads the project with other local clubs donating cash and books. The existing club collection will serve as the nucleus and the Craig-Ray Abstract building will house the library with rotating volunteer staff from town women's groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Allison
Woman's Club
Woman's Cluboak
Main Street
Craig- Ray Abstract Company
G. W. Richards
Hajo Pals
A. W. Froning
Hazel Black
Abbie Scott
J. H. Wieland
R. McWhirler
W. C. Shepard
C. B. Preston
Ice Harvest Begins in Oelwein After Blizzard Delay
Ice harvest resumed in Oelwein after a blizzard postponement. Storage houses at the Oelwein terminal fill as trains load at Waverly and shuttle through. Also noted: scarlet fever quarantine at 11 Fifth Avenue SE, pending smallpox status, street snow-clearing by Walter V Steward, boxing match in Des Moines, horse accident near Oelwein, local high school basketball game Feb 1, and community notices on telephone exchange, influenza recovery, a luncheon address, a Scouts pond project, and American Legion oversight of a new skating area.
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Courier Special Service
Oelwein
Waverly
Mildred Sharff
Fifth Avenue Southeast
Walter V
Steward
Joe Thomas
Bil Hall
Chicago
Des Moines
Henry Damge
West
Union
Delwein
Ellsworth -Latham
Illinois
Hazleton
Exchange
R. E. Ladd
Iowa
Rodney Fee
John O'Keefe
Waterloo
Lancheon
John Liffring
Boy Scout
Second Street
Seventh Avenue Southeast
E. R. O'Brien
American Legion
Snow Cleared From Oelwein Railway Yards
Section foreman Joe Lyden hired a large extra crew to clear Rock Island yards at Oelwein and Hazleton removing snow drifts from driveways and ice from frozen switches.
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Oelwein
Joe Lyden
Rock Island
Qelwein
Hazleton
Lodges Install 1929 Officers
A local report lists officers for Hawkeye Order of Eastern Star and associated groups for the 1929 installation. Names include Mrs Pearl Williamson worthy matron, Fred Campbell worthy patron, Myra Hila Jones associate matron, Dr L W Bails associate patron, and numerous other officers across sections and chapters.
Restroom Open at Char City Popular Report
During the first six months the Elby rest room was open to the public, more than 2 860 persons registered. Nearly every state in the union represented. The restroom opened in late June 1928, aided by the mayor and city council with the Wa-Tan-Wech. the city owns and maintains the building. Miss Lila Reynolds is in charge. New Rotary members welcome. Martin Clirsch, Roy Beebe join. Pool project discussed. district governor to visit March 4.
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Lila Reynolds
New Rotary
Martin Clirsch
Chevrolet
Roy Beebe
Hildreth Hotel
Rotary Club
Ed Broukilard
Rotary
Merten Klaus
Ed Gough
Ted Barnhart
Rue Fanholt
Ed Dodge
TY Gough
Lr Thle
Eleanor
Minister makes three day ten mile Wisconsin trip
The Rev Eugene Melchert Lutheran minister traveled from Ryan to Hopkinton and back to conduct a church service. He left Ryan Saturday by rail, rode to Delaware with his son in law, then to Hopkinton by Milwaukee train. He preached Sunday and returned Monday via Oneida Manchester Cedar Rapids line, noting a team rental would cost $25 for the short distance.
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Manchester
Eugene Melchert
Ryan
Hopkinton
Delaware
Howard Dudley
Oneida
Cedar Rapids
Farmer injured in fall quits hospital
Ed Freese, hurt weeks ago by a fall from a hay wagon, leaves Mercy hospital for convalescence at his brother Emily Freese’s home near Clarksville. Frank Kephar, formerly of Clarksville, was in town briefly from Cana tion on business. Clarksville's first scarlet fever quarantine is set due to Esther Weinberg’s illness while visiting her family. she had worked in Waterloo.
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Courier Special Services
Clarksville
Ed Freese
Emily
Here
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Frank Kephar
Cana~tion
Clarksvlle
Esther Weinberg
Waterloo
Deaths Osage and nearby towns report elderly losses
Obituaries from Osage and Town Falls list several prominent seniors passing Sunday. Mrs. Hugh Hudson, 83, of East State street, leaves four sons and two daughters. Mrs. Will Kindschuh of TJ dies in Mason City at Park hospital from anemia, with a daughter and a son surviving. Mrs. Edward Boddy, longtime county resident born in England, dies at her son William Boddy’s home. She leaves three sons and three daughters, and was one of 13 children. only Joseph F. Green of Town Falls remains living.
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Osage
Hugh Hudson
East State Street
Mitchell County
Will
George
Ray Hudson
A. D. Smith
Frank Crawford
Tom Hudson
Beach
N. T
Will Kindschuh
Park Hospital
Mason City
E. B. Frye
Champion
Oscar Hackbart
Ralph Kindschun
Town Falls
Edward Boddy
William Boddy
Boddy
England
Iowa
Robert
William
Im J. Boddy
Alden
Oll
Davis
Walnut Grove
Milin
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets claim skin and health benefits
Advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle alternative to calomel for cleansing blood, bowels, and liver. It promises clearer skin and relief from dullness, bad breath, and pimples with a purely vegetable formula available in 15¢, 30¢, and 6¢ packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Edwards
Edwards
Traer Legion Plans Road Surfacing to West Union Cemetery
Traer 36 Kubik Finch Post aims to surface a mile long road from Traer to West Union Cemetery. They seek $1,800 cash and $800 in donated labor and materials, with estimates gathered for gravel or crushed limestone to be shipped in. The project follows a previously graded half mile and echoes a prior community service trophy win in 1925.
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Courier Special Servica
Traer
Jon
Kubik-Finch Post
American Legion
Buck~ Ingham
Cemtery O
West Union
Axon Farm Corner
Perry Township
Region Post
Tracr
Tracr Regionnaires
Hanford MacNider
Colonel MacNider
Iowa
Iowa American Legion
West ‘Union
Osage P E O Unit Pays Tributes To Founders
Osage Iowa January thirtieth Founder's Day observed by the P E D who were entertained at the home of Mrs. Fred Stearns. Seven founders were represented by Mesdames Lawrence Smith Ralph Burnham and Harris Peterson and Misses Mercedes Atherton Mary Alice Smith Joan Salisbury and Bertha Gardner. They wore rainbow tarleton. Mrs O D Kingsbury read a sketch of each founder as she presented one who represented her. Mrs W H Salisbury read a paper on the history of Mitchell county.
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Gourior
Osage
P.E. D
Fred Stearns
Lawrence Smith
Ralph Burnham
Harris Peterson
Mercedes Atherton
Mary Alice Smith
Joan Salisbury
Bertha Gardner
Tarleton
O. D. Kingsbury
Legion Auxiliary of Hudson to Meet Tonight
Hudson Sg Jan 30 The American Legion auxiliary will meet this evening at the home of Mrs Will Popp. Mr and Mrs Fred Waltman plan a Thursday trip to Savannah Mo to visit E Raber and Holton Me daughter Mrs Arthur Lyden. Mrs Frank Hollis Jr has returned from Wyoming Ia after attending her brother's funeral the third in nine months.
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Courier Special Service
Hudson
American Legion Auxiliary
Will Popp
Fred Waltman
E. Raber
Savannah
Arthur Lyden
Holton
Frank Hollis, Jr
Wyoming
Are You Slipping With Age or Lost Pep
Are You Slipping With Age or Lost Pep So many men feel themselves slipping after middle age. Capsules containing PER SEWICO marketed for nervousness energy and general run down condition. Not a generic pill, four desiccated gland substances with other ingredients. $2 by mail or available from Mike Gauss Pharmacy Waterloo in Black Hawk building.
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Persenico
Waterloo
Mike Gauss
Black Hawk Building
Girl Whose Feet Froze in Blizzard Returns Home
Nashua Iowa January report notes Tuella Ecoles and father return home after severe cold. Tuella walked three miles to school with frozen feet and recovered sufficiently. Father had been treated in Iowa City for a bone infection from an injury. Church services moved to the activity building due to cold. Water pipes thawing while Mrs Bentley and son William were away flooded kitchen and basement.
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Vaurier
Nashua
Iowa City
M. BE
Epworth League
Cara Bentley
William
Allison's Condition Unchanged in La Porte City
La Porte City January 30 David Allison Civil War veteran remains in the same condition after weeks at home due to rheumatism. He enjoyed a comfortable night and no change was noted. Mrs Allison also suffers from a similar ailment and remains about the same.
Wa-Tan-Ye Club Leads Fire Aid Effort in Osage
The Wa-Tan-Ye club, first to aid families burned out Monday, bought $18 in clothing and met to plan more aid. Rebekah and RN.A. contributed $50 and $26 to the Aleck Paulson family. Lions club prompted aid and $200 was quickly raised among local business men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Couriar Special Services
Osage
Japan
Wa- Tan-Ye Club
Rebekands
Aleck Paulson
Lions Club
Wa- Tan
Konjola touted as cure at Wangler Bros Drug Store
A sensational advertisement-like peça extols Konjola as a universal remedy for stomach, kidney, bowel and nervous disorders. It claims Mrs. Ethel M. Wold of Davenport praises its miraculous effects after years of illness and details her dramatic relief after using multiple bottles, urging readers to consult the Konjoila Man at Wangler Bros. Drug Store in Davenport.
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Kenjiola
Wangler Bros
Ethel M. Wold
Marquet Street
Davenport
Iowa
Jubllang
Konjelsa
Konjola
St Iast
B. Pourth Street
Niles
La Porte Lions Club session and town notes
The La Porte Lions Club met for the regular noon gathering followed by a business meeting led by N. H. Blanchaine. Mrs J. V. Kline hosted a bridge club luncheon at King's cafe with Japanese decor. Mrs. Lloyd J. Lamb won high score. Mrs. Keith Kline to host next. Also reports of families returning home after a house fire, illness updates on Inez Glime and her brother Fred Narber, and a plan for a WCTU meeting at Mrs. W. W. Cooper’s home. A farmhouse fire on the Celesta Braad farm in Spring Creek caused slight damage. neighbors aided extinguishing the blaze.
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Caurisy
la Porte City
Lions ‘Club
N. H. Blanchaine
Bridge Club
J. V. Kline
King's Cafe
Lloyd J. Lamb
Keith Kline
John McChane
Daugther
Melvina
Spring Creek
Hole in Roof Causes Family to Vacate Home
The damage is confined to a hole in the roof and the Coleman family occupies the case.
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Coleman
Clarksville Corn Cannery Installs New Machinery
Clarksville Canning company begins installing a 1200 pound sanitary closing machine and continues shelling the season's seed corn, with one batch already shelled and sold. Civil War veteran Andrew WicElhaney recovers from influenza. Mrs. L J Larson, ill since Sept 12, has good days and partial mobility.
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Courier Special Service
Clarksvile
Clarksville Canning Company
Andrew WicElhaney
L. J. Larson
Gresham S S Elects New Sunday School Leaders
Gresham Iowa January 30 Ray Daniels is superintendent of Gresham Sunday school after the annual election with John Albright as assistant superintendent Glen Albright secretary Rachel Shanewise treasurer and Rachel Shanewise pianist The Mission band officers will be elected Saturday February 2 at Arthur Reichert’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Gresham
Ray Daniels
Gresham Sunday School
John Albright
Glen Albright
Rachel Shanewise
Mission Band
Arthur Reichert
Osage and Celwein men to aid Hoover inauguration plans
Osage Iowa January 30 Stanley FR Smith chosen by Gov Hammill as one of four from the congressional district to represent Towa at the Hoover inauguration on March 4. Other committee members from this district include Mrs Clarence Knudson Clear Lake J Weiser Decorah and H J Hoyer Oelwein. Dale Griswold of Des Moines is state chairman.
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Courier Special Service
Osage
Stanley FR. Smith
Hammill
Towa
Herbert Hoover
Clarence Knudson
Clear Lake
J. Weiser
Decorah
H. J. Hoyer
Oelwein
Dale Griswold
Des Moines
Discharged Music Teacher Wins Back Pay in Hearing Case
In Hazel M Black's office a dispute between the New Hartford school board and Helen Banghart Storm Lake musician ended with an adjudication awarding Banghart $250 for Dec 2 to now. She resigned after. The board had discharged her for taking a Thanksgiving week vacation without consent, though she said she had consent from the board president John Tencate. County Superintendent Brauer ruled the board failed to notify her of charges or provide a hearing. Conference attended by Brauer for the board and McCoy for Banghart. Also on program Beth Gearhart Morrison reads at the opera house in Bt Ansgar February 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Allison
Isin
Hazel M. Black
New Hartford
Helen
Banghart
Storm Lake
John Tencate
B. “H. Brauer
E. H. McCoy
Ansgar
Beth Gearhart Morrison
Opera House
Cascaret Candy Promises Gentle Cascara Laxative Benefits
An old advertisement extols Cascaret as a mild cascara laxative for regular bowel movement. It warns against violent laxatives that create dependence, noting Cascaret’s gentle action can extend for days and reduce future need for help. It claims doctors endorse cascara and pharmacists stock Cascarets.
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Cascara
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J. D. Maher
Oracle
George Bachman
C. H. Gillam
Glee Oracte
Irs
Roy Naylor
Enanncelior
Onacles Gallaher
Marshal
Myre
Lester Davis
Outside Sentinel
Nelie Jacobs
M. J. McNamare
Maneges
W. A. Deeter
Noble Grand
Whitan
Kenouse
H. W. Stainbrook
Wayne Favintr
G. TH. Gibbs
Gam Kenouse
J. K. Allerding
Peter Benshow
Robert Hart
Rer. Gallaher
E. Albert
Chas
Ray Malmsten
Waterloo Club
Clyde. Hulsezer
Farmer
Fall Quits Hospital
Traer Legion
Perry
Osage P. E. 0
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