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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1912

Page

5

Family Reunion At Wilson Home In Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls Ja June 24 Special The Wilson family holds an annual reunion with Mrs RL Will of Denison as honored guest. Attendees include Rev E Miller and wife five children of Evansville Wis W M Wilson and family George F Wilson E M Wilson all of Cedar Falls plus Mrs Julia Cox and her daughter Lulu and Mrs F M Wernerling of the city. Marion McFarland and Chelsea J Howard wed at the bride’s aunt’s home and the newlyweds plan an eastern trip then reside in Marshalltown. George Wilson and family plan to move to California to take charge of a ranch near Oakland. Several Cedar Falls notables and guests attend events and notes on local rainfall and other society items.

Cedar Falls Wilson RL. Will of Denison E. Miller Evansville Wis W. M. Wilson George F. Wilson E. M. Wilson Julia Cox Lulu City F. M. Wemerling Hill Ira Dickinson N. D Marion Mc Farland Chelsea Howard Marshalltown Marion MacFarland-Walker D. W . Fahs Presbyterian Church Ory Clark McFarland Europe Peter Mclendy Joseph Eippeck Des Moines Eldridge Wilson Ransome N. C George California George Wilson Leversee Mount Vernon Township Oakland Cal Dakota Lewis Harris

City in Brief and Local Notices Snapshot

A collection of brief items notes talks about amber tinted lenses and their use with Buchanan, family visits, illnesses including typhoid at Ferry Hall, and several marriages and social visits. It also reports an auto accident injuring a crossing pedestrian, a drowning incident, a western coast trip for Miss Kuhns, and adoption of twin girls after the story of five deserting children. Legal notices include injunctions and lawsuits involving rail and manufacturing firms, while public figures discuss the Republican convention. A local couple, the Rosenkrants, face divorce-related legal action and a Virginia wedding is noted.

Buchanan Beulah Bingham Wall Lake Marion Chapman C. W. Chapman Ferry Hall Lake Forest

Mystery death of Elizabeth Maidlen in Washington Indiana

Washington Indiana June 26 Circumstances indicate murder or possible arsenic poisoning in the death of Elizabeth Maidlen. Her sister Mrs Farr Barnett woke at 1 am to her suffering and a physician found her in agony. The candy given by a Chicago man and sent for analysis at Iowa City University is part of the investigation. Maidlen was engaged to Harry Campbell with the wedding planned soon. Local ads note shirts at 35 cents or three for a dollar and local butter and groceries.

Washington, In Elizabeth Maidlen Farr Barnett Miss Maidlen Miss Maiden Chicago Miss Maillen State University Iowa City Harry Campbell Here

Marion Chapman to Return to Nashville as Music Instructor

Cedar Falls notes report Marion Chapman, music instructor at Fisk University, back for summer and retained for another year. Iowa music teachers meet in Grinnell. Isabelle Loomis to do summer institute work. Seerley to speak at Creston and Iowa City. Jeffers family visiting in Topeka. Silliman family visits from Colorado. Mrs. Wilson visits Kendallville to see son Rev. H A Wilson. H W Tuttle to lecture Sunday in Grinnell on a Sunday School Trip Through Montana.

Cedar Falls Marion Chapman Fiske University Nashville, Tenn W. S. Frederickson Mies Mae Dahl C. A. Fullerton Grinnell Iowa Music Teachers Isabelle Loomis Cascade Seerley Union County Institute Creston Iowa City A. B. Jeffers Sillimans Topeka Edward Silliman Colorado Lucy Silliman G. J. Wilson Kendallville Ind H. A. Wilson Episcopal Church H. W. Tuttle Congregational Montana

First M. E. church women hold all day meeting and elect officers

The ladies of the First M. E. church held an all day meeting in the church parlors with Mrs. W. F. Spry as hostess. The Home Missionary Society elected officers including President Mrs. O. W. Armagast and Librarian Mrs. T. L. Fegen. Lunch was served, Foreign missionary program followed, and a later officers change noted. A treasurer’s report showed nearly $200 earned serving meals during the Sunday school convention. John Asquith celebrated his seventy seventh birthday with a surprise at his Jefferson street home by Robert Anderson Post.

Ladies of the First M W. F. Spry Home Missionary Society O. W. Armagast John Boynton C. Cadwallader A. B. Hallowell W. A Abbs James Cook Cook John Asquith Jefferson Street Robert Anderson Post

M B A. No. 1115 Entertains with Box Social at Pinkerton Hall

Over 150 members of M. B. A. No. 1115 enjoyed an entertainment and box social at Pinkerton hall. The event featured a play by the Ladies Industrial society of the Union Congregational church titled The Light Brigade and a generous supper with gifts from the G A R and Lincoln Circle souvenirs. A Waterloo pianist and organist Miss Olsen, recently with Luther college, is leaving for a new post on Fifth street east. A separate note tells of Thompson arrested after a mislaid $40 roll was found missing from a Jewish merchant’s pocket following a trading of trousers with Jake Kalobsky. He faces trial tomorrow for the stated charge.

Lincoln Circle Pinkerton Hall Ladies’ Industrial Society Union Congregational Church Fifth Street Jake Kalobsky Thompson Bradley

Waterloo Girl In Fine Position At Albert Lea Concert

Rosetta Olsen left today for Albert Lea to be the accompanist for a big Sunday concert by the Choral union under Prof John Dahle of St Paul. She will visit in St Paul with her brother afterward and then continue north. Miss Olsen has accepted the position.

Mary Kuhns Iset Portland Ore San Francisco Los Angeles St. Paul May Rowe Chicago Canadian Rockies Luther College Albert Lea Miss Olsen Indianapolis Conservatory of Music Renaud Waterloo First Presbyterian Church City Mises Rosetta Olsen The Choral Union John Dahle

Puzzling Question Baffles Officials Leads to Arrest

After a month's search Floyd Thompson was arrested and jailed on larceny charges. He allegedly walked into Jake and Bill's clothing store and left $40 in cash inside a trouser pocket during a disputed exchange. Officials debate whether the finder of the money faced prosecution.

Floyd Thompson Jake & Bill's

Men dress shoes for $1.98 at The Boston Broker Co.

Offer notes affordable fashion items with dress shoes priced at 1.98 tied to The Boston Broker Co on Sycamore street. A second line mentions fancy dairy butter at Draper’s, signaling a small city shop roundup of deals and goods.

Draper's Boston Brokerage Co Sycamore Street

For Sale Items in Courier Advertisement

Classified notice lists a sidewalk showcase a new electric fan and a new vacuum sweeper for sale. Items can be viewed at J. C. address care Courier.

J. C Care Courier

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