Scheffert Dies From Electric Burn at Power House
Peter J. Scheffert, 30, an engineer at the W W G FP N power house on Transit Street, died at Allen Memorial hospital after a noon June 326 electric flash while attempting to throw a switch. Funeral Tuesday at St. Joseph's Church Elkader, with burial in Elkader Catholics Cemetery. Survived by Bertha Marie Doeppke, two children Lucile and Paul, a brother Joseph and a sister, and two uncles Tresch, Elkader. Transportation to Elkader provided for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter J. Scheffert
Falls Avenue
Allen Memorial
St. Joseph's Catholics Church
Elxader
James Takin
Scheffert
G. FP. & N. Power House
Allen Memorial Hospital
Mr. Scheffert
Bikader
Dubuque
Bertha
Marie Doeppke
Waterloo
W. G. FL & N. Power House
Schieffert
Lucile
Paul
Joseph Scheffert
Elkader
Peter
John
Tresch
Swarm of Bees Takes Possession of Third St. Attic
An unexpected swarm of bees entered the attic of the Ww. J. French home at 1012 Third Street West around 6 p m yesterday. Mr and Mrs French are away in northern Iowa while Miss Mary French and an aunt cope with the buzzing visitors. A beekeeper advised placing a hive in the attic. if bees settle between joists they may remain until winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Street West
French
Towa
Mary French
Tractor Jack Patent Granted to Ackley Man
Des Moines July 2 Pred Ald Inger of Ackley was granted a patent this week for a tractor jack enabling simultaneous lifting of front and rear wheels. Other Patents listed include Frank J. Dultmeier of Des Moines for a clothes washer structure Herman Heilmeyer of Shelden for a meadow cultivator and William P. Turner of Oakland for a hoe waterer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ackley
Towans
Bair, Freeman ,& Sinclair
Towansi
Frank J. Dultmeier
Des Moulnes
Ed Rugg Keeps Wolf in His Own Back Yard
Edwin A Ruge of 279 Hammond Avenue Waterloo is described as the only man in town with a wolf in his yard. The three month old wolf pup is two feet long and gray, wary of strangers yet allows handling. The piece notes potential as a commercial stockraising, costs of feeding and damages, and a plan to seek a bounty if the animal is harmed. Glasgow home sale note: Glasener residence at 235 Western Avenue sold to H R Elevell, moving to 727 Wellington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin
Ruge
Hammond Avenue
Waterloo
Rugg Yard
Rugg
Rug
Glasener
William M.'Glasener
Western Avenue
H. R. Elevell
Public Accountant
Glaseners
Wellington Street
Grant Williams Arrested for Illicit Hooch Seizure at Linn Street
Grant Williams, a restaurant operator at 106 Linn Street, was arrested by Constable Harry P. Mason and Deputy Lloyd Halleck after a warrant search uncovered five one-gallon jugs and several smaller bottles of alcohol. The liquor and containers were found in a show showcase and a trunk. A hearing was scheduled today in Cedar Falls. Oelwein notes: Oelwein team beat New Hampton 27 to 4 at golf on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ata P.m
Harry P. Mason
Lloyd Halleck
Mason
Williams
Desi
W. H. Whitford
Cedar Falls
Chinese Executive Announces Cure for Loafers in Foochow
Foochow July 2. Col Yong Sing Hu administers Mit Sing county and orders a program of concentrated physical activity for idle workers. A census has been taken and a new road project from the Min River into the interior is planned under his soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yong
Sing Hu
Mitsing
Min River
Colonel Wong Leads The Union Seminary Bandits
A garbled note recounts Colonel Wong rising from a past as a bandit and later becoming a chief official of the Union Seminary, highlighting a dramatic career transition and current authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Wong
Union’ ‘Theological Seminary
Mee
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NT Power House
Ackley Man
Ed Rugg
Nason
North
Grant Willams
Jess Taylor
Linn
Oelween
Oelwein, In
Speciaty
Oelwein
New Hampton
New England
Entz Cafe
First National Bank
Edelson
Cash Department
Commercial St
Ues
Bemberg
Famex
Popular Models
Worth Moule
Iity Tayon
Naim
S . Nus
Madras
Dimity
Loafer
Foochow
China
Sri
Independent Meat & Grocery Co
Sycamore
Commercial ‘St
Lakes
Unique Cleaners
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