Country Folk Enjoy Picnics and Fourth of July Gatherings
Sunday School exercises and a large church picnic marked the Fourth of July in Orange township and nearby. Nearly 500 dined at the South Waterloo Church after a morning program, with an afternoon address on Secret Societies and a children’s treat. A separate Black Hawk Lincoln township picnic drew 120 residents to Sargeant's grove with swimming and sports. Temperatures topped 98 degrees after a hot Fourth, followed by a late thunder shower. Local events include Wagner Shank Grand Opera Quartette at Chautauqua Park and Bishop Bristol’s Brains talk scheduled for Saturday.
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Church of the Brethren
Blanchard
Black Hawk
Lincoln
Sargeant's Grove
Hudson
Buchanan Optical Co
C. Ees Ee Seadeeeres
Chautauqua Park
Bishop Bristol
Brains
Dr Lyman Allen dies at 7 20 Bright's disease Ends practice in Waterloo
Dr Lyman Elyphalet Allen, born 1858 in Ticonderoga New York, died at home Riverview Cottage Cedar River Park Waterloo after Bright's disease and long illness. He leaves widow Mia Ulrica W Allen and a son Black Hawk E. and four brothers. Funeral plans pending with services likely Sunday at Fairview. burial at Fairview. body at Kistner parlors. Mattie V Newton dies at 21 after tuberculosis at 608 Nevada street. She leaves two young sons, mother Mrs Annie E Lantz and father A L Spoores and several siblings. Funeral likely Sunday with burial at Fairview.
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Lyman Elyphalet Allen
Riverview Cottage
Cedar River Park
Bright
Bouldin
Dr. Allen
Ticonderoga
N. Y
Fairview
Kistner
Jefferson Street
Mattie V. Newton
Nevada Street
Annie E. Lantz
A.L. Spoores
Waterloo
Kistner Undertaking
Electric Park Throngs Draw Crowds to Festive Day
About ten thousand visitors packed Electric Park amid rides and a theatre circle swing roller coaster and dance pavilion drawing crowds. Fireworks at 4:30 pm drew hundreds to the amusement resort while Cedar River park public bathhouse housed 1500 guests with full occupancy by seven pm.
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Electric Park
Cedar River Park
Order For Shoes Not Returned
Last evening at about 7 50 p m Stolt Bros shoemen on Commercial street sent a paper balloon with an order good for any pair from their large stock to the finder. By 2 o clock today the balloon had not been presented at the store. Also a health note urges mothers to watch for loose bowels in hot weather and promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy available from dealers.
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Stolt Bros
Commercial Street
Evening Courier
Chamberlain
Appreciation for kindness after J B Hawkins death
Mr and Mrs A W McFarlane thank neighbors and friends for kindness and flowers shown after the death of their mother and grandmother J B Hawkins. Coupon on page 8 references. Courier want ads offer house listings.
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J. B. Wawkins
A. W. McFarlane
City in Brief: Diverse Local News and Visits
Local notes report visits by A Hummel and family, Miss Neva Sizer and Hazel Pines, trips to Jesup Brandon Shady Grove Louisburg and Minnesota destinations, plus hospital recovery and community events. Several residents return from outings, travel plans for Spirit Lake and Ames noted, and a poll tax collector contract discussed by the city. The Waterloo region proceedings include bank duties, piano teaching by Bertha Shutts, and a U S W V auxiliary meeting.
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South Waterloo
Orange Township
George L. Higbie
Manton, Mich
HH. W. Taggart
White House
Taggart
Russia
ALS
Allen
Waterloo Evening Courier
Try & Courier
New York
Chicago
Rochester
Mason City
Bionx City
Ottumwa
Iowa
Milady
The
Sidney Co
East Fourth Street
Buchanan's
Buchanan
A. Hummel
Shell Rock
W. J. Burbank
John H. Sizer
Jesup
Neva Sizer
Brandon
Shady Grove
Hazel Pines
Louisburg
Minn
Ed. Schake
J. T. Rock
Elysian
Lake Minnetonka
Olive Treverns
Presbyterian Hospital
Clare Burlingame
Itowa Falls
H. E. Camp
High Street
Dexter Phelps
Baby
Minneapolis
E. S. Phelps
P. J. Kieffer
F. B. Wilkins
Fay
Edwin
Edgington
T. F. Moore
Lysle
Golingveaux Farm
Margaret Bragdon
Waterloo Savings Bank
Traydon
Milwaukee Downer College
Penver
Colo
Hugh Stark
Austa Cramer
Black Hawk National Bank
J. D. Cowan
Town Falls
P. J. Martin
Fremont Street
Martin
Spirit Lake
Blanche
Dorothy
Gladge Martin
Iowa State College
Ames
Frank E. Billings
O'Keefe & Towne Undertaking
la Porte City
Cr. Wiehman
Bertha Shutts
Iowa College
Grinnell
J. F. Simpson
I. B. Lund
Kingsley
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Joder’s
Grace
Joder
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