Cedar Falls Social Notes Highlight Weekend Travel
Mrs C H Wise leaves for Clear Lake to visit Rev Titus Lowe family. Donald Colegrove suffered ear abscess from pool water. Mrs E H Smelser travels to Arkansas for weeks with former neighbors. Dr J Scott Stevens trips to Clear Lake with wife joining Titus Lowe family. Miss Florence Newman of Chicago visits Cedar Heights friend Eva L Smith. James Brownell post hosts picnic with clergy guests. Willard and Alexander execs plan two week eastern trip. Cedar Falls hosts 1912 high school class picnic. college faculty civics chemistry team reception at golf clubhouse. Prof G W Walters buys Prof W I Bender home for 4000 dollars. New permanent residents arrive as Hartman hardware joins town. Cedar Falls band hosts open air concerts next week.
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Cedar Falls
C. H. Wise
Clear Lake
J. Scott Stevens
Titus Lowe
M. G. Egloff
Victor Speer
Cedar River
Florence Newman
Chicago
Eva L. Smith
John T. Fairgrave
Cedar Heights
James Brownell Post and Corps
B. Humbert
F. R. Dick
Bluf
Waterloo
Dr. Jensen
Texas
George S. Mornin
J. G. Packard
M. Burke
Democratic Committee
Council Bluffs
Rowena Creeley
Kewanee
Miss Kellar
Napierville
Lydia
Rose Wiener
Henry Magraht
M. Holst
Thomas Hansen
Oakdale
Prof. L. Begeman
Golf Links
Florence
Robert French
Clarksville
F. L. McCreary
Bees McCowan
LaPorte City
Bennett
State Teachers’ College
Searey
Nebraska State Normal School
Kearney
Band Reschedules Three Charity Concerts on Campus and Park
A band announces three re scheduled concerts. One Monday night on the college campus, a second Tuesday night at Ety Park for the Christian church benefit, and a regular open air program on Thursday evening.
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Ety Park
The
Christian Church
Neary Mob Woman With Five Cent Milk
A report describes a distinctive woman selling bottled milk at the public market for a nickel a quart, drawing crowds as customers buy multiple quarts while others rush to buy supplies. Nearby notes mention corn and beans available, with potatoes in shorter supply and a local ad for shoes. A Waterloo tale features a strangely dressed woman involved in odd requests and checks.
King George a Roughneck
London Chronicle describes King Peter's ancestor Black George as moody and dangerous when angered. He once shot his father after a dispute over succession and pistol cannot be trusted when his mother attempted to cheat him.
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London Chronicle
Peter
Servia
Black George
Beehive Attack Ends With Surprising Victory Tale
A fragment recounts a beehive attack and a strange tale of Black George, an administrator type, enduring a brutal scene before reclaiming a quiet life as a pig breeder. The passage blends pain, resilience, and a paradoxical return to homely work.
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Black George
Agan
Victorioa
Auipty
Waterloo Sees .30 Inch Rainfall Yesterday
Waterloo recorded thirty hundredths of an inch of rainfall yesterday. The Iowa bureau showed other amounts with Charles City at .92 inches the highest in the state, and Des Moines Dubuque Davenport and Sioux City posting varying totals. A hot regional spell cooled by a brief Waterloo shower and fresh northwest breeze followed.
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Waterloo
Government Bureau
Iowa
Charles City
Des Moines
Dubuque
Davenport
Sioux City
Concordia
Kan
Mercury
Nebraska
Kates
Missouri
Idnois
Indiana
Oho
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Chicago
Bronze tablet honors workman Barney Verharen
Citizens Gas and Electric Co. received a bronze tablet from Philadelphia to place on the power plant switchboard. Inscribed in memory of Barney Verharen 1884 1914, it lauds his workmanship and care in switchboard construction. Austin Burt, company general manager, says Verharen grew up in the business and was highly skilled.
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Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Philadelphia
Barney Verharen
Austin Burt
Verhaven
Local social notes and visits in Maynard area
Mrs Oren Barnes returned home after a week with her son Charles near Hawkeye. Visitors included Mrs Losade Walker and her son from Salt Lake City. Fern Rebekah lodge officers hosted by Rev A W Tongue. Many residents and relatives are noted for trips, births, moves, and church events. Editor Williams and wife plan a Missouri vacation. no paper next week.
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A. W. Tongue
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Methodist Church
Henry Bryant
Donna Barney
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Chas. Barney
R. B. Payne
Nebraska
Riley Lee
Ed Stansberry
Norfolk
Waterloo
Frank Burdick
Dulfus Kernehan
Billings
Mont
Alice, Hanes
H. L. Adams
Des Moines
L. J. Adams
H. Barnes
West Union
Real estate transfers mark Bristow week of sales
Charles Royer sold an 80 acre farm northeast of Bristow to Will McNeillis for 180 dollars per acre. McNeillis also bought a 10 acre farm from W H Lona. F Schrefever bought 101 acres from J H Bennett at 165 dollars per acre. James Walch bought a five acre apple orchard adjoining the owner and began erecting a cement block house with a barn planned.
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Bern
Local Notes From Gresham July Week Activities
Gresham July 16 report notes Mr and Mrs John Albright of Dunkerton spending the week on the farm with F G Albright. Louis Mether and F J Lantow agreed to Sumner and back Sunday afternoon bringing home Mrs Lantow and children who haul beer at Sumner. Mrs Newsom of Dunkerton visited the Albright home Tuesday. Wm Mother and family planned Waterloo business Thursday. Mrs E A Liebert and son Elmer of Dunkerton spent Wednesday with Grandpa Liebert at Klinger. Evangelical church services Sunday with Sunday school at 10:89, preaching at 8:30 and 9 p.m.
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Gresham
John
Albright
Dunkerton
F. G. Albright
Louis Mether
F. J. Lantow
Sumner
E. A. Liebert
Elmer
Grandpa Liebert
Klinger
The
Evangelical Church
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Courier and Reporter
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Wang & Miller Shoe Co
Maynard
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Ridas
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F. I. Newbury
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Piedmont
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Plug Burley
Patterson's
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W. 4Th St
Down Town Green House
Third and
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E. J. Wenner
CAL
J. Miller
Mary Garden
Palace Theatre
Robert Harron
Mae Marsh
Mary Pickford
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