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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1911
Page
5
Miss Ruth Coykendall of Dubuque visits the home of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs G M Coykendall on Park Avenue West Waterloo. She has called on Waterloo friends before and they look forward to meeting her again during this stay.
Invitations issued for an afternoon gathering at 218 Alta Vista avenue to honor Mrs John Asher Hunter of Bloomington Ind. The event at home features bridge games. Also notice for Girardcourt No 9 tribe of Ben Hur to hold its meeting Friday evening at the A O U W hall with July dues collection for all members.
J. Mugene Barnes of Barnes Briggs & Reed announces a Waterloo plan to establish a northwestern real estate exchange. The firm will open a permanent office in the Federal block and handle all kinds of properties while targeting large transactions across the region. They aim to list properties locally and hold a sale soon, praising Waterloo’s growth potential and diversified manufacturing base.
George R. Turner longtime Waterloo resident and prominent Mason passed away at 5 45 PM at his home 421 Logan avenue After a career with the Illinois Central and service as secretary of the Perpetual Building and Loan association he retired to his Ames area farm Turner born November 28 1848 in Olmstead Falls New York leaves a widow Eva W Cooper and a daughter Halycon G Funeral set for Sunday at the Universalist church with Masonic rites and addresses by grand officers in Waterloo IA
The Iowa district court clerks association adjourned after selecting Burlington as the site for the third week of July 1912. Officers include President A B Blackburn and First Vice President C D Harrington, with M J Graham secretary. Sheriffs and recorders also adjourned and will meet with clerks in Burlington next year, naming W B Griffin as president and B J Ness as secretary treasurer.
In St Joseph Missouri doctors confirmed advanced pellagra at the state hospital for the insane after a female patient died ten days earlier. Three female patients are isolated and under examination while attendants resigned en masse but were persuaded to stay after transfers in the affected wards.
Berlin reports an appeal for protection from 25 German families in Orizaba Mexico amid fears following the Puebla killings. The German government has not acted yet while awaiting its representatives’ investigation. It warns that foreigners face danger due to anti foreign sentiment and Mexico’s unsettled security situation.
Cards received in Waterloo announce the birth of a girl to A. R. Church and wife formerly of Waterloo. The baby has been named Annola Pitkin Church and friends extend congratulations on the happy event.
Stanton L. Kingsley of near Waverly died from tuberculosis at his father’s home after returning from Chicago six weeks earlier. Born November 18, 1869, he was unmarried and survived by his parents and four brothers and a sister. His brothers include Sherman Kingsley of Chicago and Elbert Kingsley living near Waverly.
Kingsley an attorney of Waverly and Ralph and Grace Kingsley of the same town will have funeral services from their home this afternoon conducted by Rev. Fred P. Fisher. The remains will be interred in Waverly cemetery.
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