Couple Wedded for Forty Years in Shell Rock
Cedar Falls special notices celebrate Mr. and Mrs. Roy Metegar attending the fortieth wedding anniversary of his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Metegar in Shell Rock. Twenty-five relatives attended. Mete gar family noted as longtime Shell Rock residents. Nearby items report cool rain in Cedar Falls, a second golf round at Woodlawn Club, warnings about firecrackers before the Fourth, Cedar Falls park services drawing crowds, and a church wedding in Waterloo for Julian Gist.
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Cedar Falls
Roy Metegar
Shell Rock
J. W. Metegar
Metegar
Movements of Cedar Falls Residents Noted in June Brief
Cedar Falls Iowa June 30 brief notes on local residents traveling and visiting. Frank Vail of Mundy Iowa visits and remarks on changes since leaving ten years ago. Andrew Mullarky heads to Denver for short duties after appointment as Allison postmaster. Mrs W W Goodykoonts and children return to Joone Iowa. H S Gilkey entertains Mrs Wm Musser and daughter from Iowa City. Bert Jonukheer returns from wedding trip to begin housekeeping at 1509 Malin. W A Bennett reports lumber business slow but crop prospects good across southwest. Kansas and Oklahoma farmers harvest. Weed control urged for city streets. Mary Clarke of L H Keep grocery works for a few weeks. Mrs F N Chase returns to Chicago with granddaughter Emma Frances. Anna Young expected home from Dubuque. Henri Paul to Alexander on business. Ruth Miller returns from Clear Lake. plans California trip. Ole Bailey visits Grundy Center for family farming interests. Lilian Burns of Ames visits Cedar Falls. Bert Onan and Rik Burns referenced. Mrs Bert Andrews and daughter Lucile depart with morning travel.
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Cedar Falls
Spe L
Frank Vail
Mundy
Iowa
Vail
Secon
Andrew Mullarky
Forenver
Colo
Mularky
Allison, Is
Hia
Bert Jonukheer
Malin Street
A. Bennett
Bennett
Kansas
Oklaho- 5
Mies
Mary Clarke
L. H
Anna Young
D Dubuque
Henri Paul
Alexander
Ala
Ruth Miller
Clear Lake
F. B. Miller
California
Ole Bailey
Grundy Center
Misa Lilian Burns
Ames
H. D. Onan
Rik Burns
Bert Andrewa
Lucile
Popularity grows at Prospect Park upgrades attract Waterlooans
Park Commissioner James Byrnes reports Prospect Park near Waterloo has become a busy, growing recreation hub over the last ten days. Tennis courts are in use daily, golf grounds are being mowed and landscaped, and new plantings add color. Churches and Sunday schools make frequent visits, and the park hosts Sunday School baseball, robbers league games, and amateur ball in the afternoons and weekends.
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Prospect Park
James Byrnes
Mira
Jupiter Pluvius
Byrnes
Sunday School Baseball League
Robbers
New School at Cedar Heights Authorized by Voters
Voters in Waterloo township district No 2 approved a bond issue of 4000 dollars for a new Cedar Heights school building. The tally was 63 for and 15 against. A two room building will be erected promptly to serve over forty pupils in the district.
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Waterloo Township
Cedar Heights
Knights of Luther organized in Des Moines area
Otis I. Spurgeon of Des Moines organized a local castre of the Sovereign castle Knights of Luther in the city last week. Spurgeon, a Nashua native who wrote the ritual, heads a group with national HQ in Des Moines. No officer slate or member count released. Declaration pledges free public schools free speech free press and separation of church and state.
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Otis I. Spurgeon
Sovereign Castle
Knights of Luther
Des Moines
Spurgeon
Nashua
New Order
National Order
Knights of Liter
Wnas
Iran
Window peeper noted as warning to others
Cedar Falls June 30. A youth caught peeping into a bedroom window should be brought before officers to set a stern example. Complaints rise of night prowlers frightening women and children who glimpse intruders after dark. Mrs J J McCowan celebrates eightieth birthday with family and neighbors. Auto livery demand rises in warm weather and crowds grow at croquet grounds despite heat. Prof Samson and M Wilbur lead as top players in local games.
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Cedar Falls
Waverly
Cedar Falla
Franklin and
Fifth Streets
Prof
Samson
M. Wilbur
Glenn Fined Twenty-Five For Assault In Godfrey Case
Judge Cummins presided Saturday in City Hall council room over the Lawrance Glenn assault and battery case. After hours of witness testimony Glenn was found guilty and fined 25 dollars plus costs. Assistant County Attorney McCoy led the prosecution and J B Newman defended. Last week storm swelled the Cedar River, two feet higher than a week ago, due to the same weather.
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Cedar River
Public School System and Church Separation Debate
A fragment referencing the perpetuation of the American public school system as currently constituted and a complete and unqualified separation of church and state. The lines suggest a historical argument over education policy and church-state relationships.
Obituary: Mrs Abraham Seipz Dies at Clarksville Ia
Mrs Abraham Seipz died Sunday afternoon in Clarksville Iowa from dropsical affection aged 79. Born Sarah Patterson in Illinois August 10, 1846 she moved to Iowa in 1860 and married Abraham Seipz in 1866. Survivors include four sons Henry of Portland Oregon Fred Forrest and Earl in Clarksville and the husband. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev George Moyer.
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Clarksville
Jane
Abraham Seipz
Sarah Patterson
Hinois
Iowa
Henry
Portland Oregon
Fred
Forrest
Earl
George Moyer
Cured Terrible Humor On Face
Philadelphia December 6 1912 a Mrs M J Bateman recounts a long unsatisfactory battle with facial eruption starting December 1908. After trying remedies she found relief using Resinol Soap and Ointment. She notes cost over $100 and now reports clear skin and no eruption. She urges trials for skin troubles with free samples from Resinol Department 14 M Baltimore MD.
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Philadelphia
M. J. Bateman
Viola St
Dept. 14-M
Resinol
Baltimore
Interurban plans spark Cedar Rapids labor push
Cedar Rapids merchants back a tax aided interurban link from Urbana to the city, promising large stock support and job growth. A 1,000,000 dollar city improvement in 1914 is cited to supply work for laborers and attract needed terminal development for the W or N interurban, with Manchester Iowa booster BE M Carr urging city voters and merchants to back the project and civic progress. The letter from Carr links Cedar Rapids Waterloo interurban dreams to local jobs, growth, and confidence in city leadership.
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Cedar Rapides Republican
Urbeans
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Siapida
Be. M. Carr
Manchester
Manchester Democrats
Hawkeye
Carr & Carr
Iowa
John Wunderlich
Commercial Club
Waterloo
Urbana
Oneida
United States
Herle
M_. CARR
Rinehart's Quest for Office Fails in Washington Visit
George F. Rinehart, once a leading Bryan Democrat from Iowa, returned to Arizona disappointed after seeking a diplomatic or other federal appointment. He found Secretary Bryan unable to offer him any post and left with no prospects.
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Washington
George F. Rinehart
Iowa
Arizona
Rinehart
Bryan
Disillusionment over tariff talks in party divisions
The article notes that past service to the party counts little, with many feeling entitled to recognition. Wilbur Marsh of Waterloo, visiting to oppose free list cream separators, finds leaders unwilling to concede and sees Democratic tariff appeals as more influential than Republican ones.
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Kinehart
Wilbur Marsh
Waterloo
Marsh
Ilithe
The Powers That Be at Waterloo Theatre
Waterloo theatre offers The Powers That Be as the first half week feature. Despite warm weather crowds fill the cool playhouse nightly. Electric Park remains Waterloo’s summer hub with rides, a top vaudeville house, and a notable 4th of July program with fireworks.
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Waterloo
Electric Park
Mecca
McConnel
Austin
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University of Minnesota
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Cherokee
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Perera Oweape
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Cai J.miller
Waterloo Trunk Co
Sycamore Street
Fourth and
Fifth Sts
Independent Meat Co
Waterloo Evening Courier
Henderson Drug Company
Jmperal
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Paul Davis Day Gooter Telephone
Waterloo, Iowa
State House
Salterag
Black Hawk
Coffee & Spice Company
State Loan Company
Fourth St. Waterloo
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