Bathhouse Sanitation Drive Boosts Waterloo Appeal
East Waterloo campaign funding for a public bathhouse reports progress with a revised estimate of 2000 dollars for a sanitary house, drain, and cesspool. A building committee discusses staffing, preferring a trained swimmer and spouse to manage swimmers and attire. Donations encouraged at local banks. West Waterloo trails in fundraising, while Main Land Cedar River site chosen for construction.
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Georges BE
Lichty
F. W. Powers
A. B. Loevejoy
Moncey
Hanks
Waterloo
Church societies hold meetings and socials this week
The St Catherine society of Sacred Heart church carves time for a Wednesday meeting with Mrs A Rosener at 21T Tenth St West. Linden M church Sunday school class plans an evening lawn ice cream social. St Paul M E Ladies Aid and Epworth League host lawn ice cream socials tonight. Court of Honor initiates a large class Wednesday at AOUW hall followed by social hour. G A R hall hosts a short business session Tuesday. Acco Nomia club meets with Mrs James Meggis Wednesday afternoon. Philotes club gathers Thursday with Mrs J W Larsen 117 South Barclay. Lady Maccabees No 37 meet at Mrs Sisco 414 Thompson Ave Thursday at 1 pm for funeral of Mrs J F Reinhart. WCTU regular meeting Thursday 2 20 at Willard hall with humane work address by Mrs Ida Burkitt. Catholic Young Ladies club hosts an ice cream social Wednesday evening on church lawn. Everyone welcome.
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St. Catherine Society of Sacred Heart Church
A. Rosener
Tenth Street
Baumgardner
Linden M
Court of Honor
Lady Maccabees
Sisco
Thompson
Willard Hall
Ida Burkitt
Humane Office
Humane Work
Catholic Young Ladies’ Club
Rural wives best cooks in the world say Ada Bauman
After inspecting summer boarding houses for working girls Miss Ada L Bauman reports to the National Civic Federation that farmers wives are the best cooks and better housekeepers than city women She visited farm regions of New Jersey Connecticut New York and the New England States
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New York
Ada L. Bauman
National Civic Federation
Farmers’ Wives
Miss Bauman
New Jersey
Connecticut
New England
Names for Farm Houses Adopted by Cedar Falls Farmer
Cedar Falls man Wilfred Bozarth files the first farm name in the county records, selecting Clover Crest. Supervisor C A Rowne submits three more names Highmoor Brookside and Highland near Cedar Falls. A new law allows farmers to file a land description and chosen name with the county recorder, effective July 4, with a $1 recording fee and 25 cents to change later. Certificates issued. blanks available at county banks. Names will be painted on barns or posted at the entrance, aiming to boost farm aesthetics across Black Hawk County.
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Wilfred Bozarth
Cedar Falls
Plummer
C. A. Rowne
Highmoor
Brookside
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Hear Gunsaulus at First Congregational Church Tonight
The noted preacher Gunsaulus speaks at First Congregational Church this evening delivering a talk on faith and social issues to local congregants and visitors.
Drowning of John Burroughs at Trenton Falls Gorge
Utica New York June 20 Eugene A Rowland Rome attorney led John Burroughs to Trenton Falls gorge to show its beauty. Rowland slipped from a rocky path and fell into the stream and drowned. Burroughs and companions summoned help. Daley recovered Rowland body. Burroughs and Rowland had brought wife daughter and two friends for a holiday.
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Utica
N. Y
Trenton Falls
Eugene A. Rowland
Rome
John Burroughs
Mr. Burroughs
Mr. Roland
P. S. Daley
Mr. Rowland
Daley
Woman Faints in Justice Court Over Defrauding Innkeeper
Mrs C B Teft and her husband were tried with defrauding innkeeper G H Fraverd of the Hummel hotel. Justice J E Dempster sentenced a $50 fine or 15 days jail for each, with the wife to pay by Saturday while the husband was sent to jail. The wife fainted, moaned, and was carried from the room as officers and county officials intervened.
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J. E. Dempster
C. BR. Teft
Sheriif E. A. Leighton
Teft
W. P. Hoxle
Justice Dempster
Shores
Leighton
W. C. Munger
Dr Gunsaulus Lecture Tonight in Waterloo
Rev Frank W Gunsaulus arrives in Waterloo to deliver the Savonarola lecture at First Congregational Church for the First M E church society. He offers time to help reimburse the church treasury after a recent fire. His talk ties to the Waterloo Woman's club study of Romola and Savonarola.
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Frank W. Gunsaulus
Waterloo
Gunsaulus
Chautauqua
Waterloo Woman's Club
Romola
Savonarola
Iowa Shoe Dealers Convene for First State Meeting
Des Moines Iowa June 20 retail shoe merchants from across Iowa gather for the first annual Iowa Shoe Dealers association convention. George F Henry of Des Moines gives welcome as committees plan a constitution and officers. A mutual insurance company for retailers is planned. Meanwhile one hundred jobbers depart on a three day Rock Island tour visiting forty seven towns starting at Town City and Estherville and ending in Sioux Falls South Dakota.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Shoe Dealers’ Association
George F. Henry
James M. Parsons
Mutual Insurance
Rock Island
Estherville
Sioux Falls
No relief from potato famine noted in farm reports
Dairying news reports Senator DeWolf purchasing a $500 Jersey heifer to start a prestigious herd. Potatoes remain scarce with wholesale price at 1.60 per bushel and fresh spuds at 3.00. Arkansas and Louisiana crops cited as potential relief, while Waterloo farmers seek grocer supplies. A Grand Trunk train arrives in Waterloo eleven hours ahead of a Canadian Pacific competitor while two rival immigration trains converge.
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Senator DeWolf
Jersey
Island
Senator
Arkansas
Louisiana
Waterloo
Ducks as Cure for Lawn Pest
A misheard telephonic transmission led to a comic note about using a flock of ducks to exterminate dandelions. An eastern paper clipping describes ducks raiding a lawn, eating the weeds, then leaving the grass to grow lush.
Senator DeWolf Real Dairyman in Iowa Senate Race
Senator Sherman W. DeWolf of Reinbeck, long known for supporting dairy interests, is described as a full fledged dairy farmer. He owns a country place in Reinbeck and is the father of a young son interested in agriculture and dairying.
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Sherman W. DeWolf
Reinbeck
Iowa
DeWolf
Jowa
Jis
Immigrants Pass Through Waterloo On Special Train
A special train carried 185 immigrants for Winnipeg through Waterloo on the Tiliais Central last evening. The group, composed entirely of English and Finns, had recently arrived from the old country and landed at Quebec before continuing via the Grand system.
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Winnipeg
Waterloo
Tiliais Central
Old Country
Quebec
Grand
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St. Paul's M. E. Church
Epworth League of the
St. Paul's M. BE
Acco Nomia Club
James Meggis
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J. W. Larsen
South Barclay Street
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Abner Lewis Taft
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