Seventy Years Ago in the Courier Begins Series
The Waterloo Evening Courier launches a weekly series "Seventy Years Ago in the Courier" recounting Black Hawk county history. It recalls population growth from 1845 to 1860, Waterloo figures in 1855, early commerce, lack of railroads, and rough rural roads as settlers built a new county.
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Waterloo
Courier
Black Hawk County
E. D. Adams
William
Sturgis
Cedar Falls
George’ W. Harina
William Virden
William. H. Hartman
Ceflar
Early Iowa Settlements and Population Growth Omitted
The source notes rapid settlement in Iowa, with 1840 population around 42 122 and Waterloo density. By 1850 state total rose to 193 214 and 1860 to 674 915, while Tama County had eight residents and many western and northern counties had few or no white settlers. Sioux County had ten in 1860, O'Brien eight, and Lyon 321 by 1870.
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Buffalo
Waterloo
Tama ‘Eounity
Sioux County
O'Brien
Lion County
Creek Boys Rescue Lad From Flooded Creek
Two unidentified Creek Council Bluffs schoolboys rescued 8 year old Jack Bigley after he slipped into six foot deep water in a swollen creek yesterday. His companion Charles Zuder, 9, was shouted for and saved by the passing youths.
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Council Bluffs, Ta
Maren
U.P
Jack Bigley
Charles Zuder
Charles City Man to Preach Sunday in Plainfield Church
Dr. W. J. Seymour of Charles City will occupy the Baptist pulpit at Plainfield on Sunday March 10. Miss Lucifie Grapp a day operator at the Butler Bremer Telephone exchange is a patient at Waverly hospital after an appendicitis operation. Women of the M E church will serve St Patrick’s dinner in the parlors March 14.
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Courier
Plainfield
W. J. Seymour
Charles City
Lucifie Grapp
Butler-Bremer
Waverly Hospital
M. E
St. Patrick's
Nashua Funeral Notice for Kinsman E G Bilney
Rev and Mrs E B Clements were called to Eagle Grove to attend the funeral of E G Bilney brother-in law of Mrs Clement. Bilney was a conductor on the Chicago Northwestern Railway for 40 years. Chapter EN BP officers for the coming year include Ruth Bellamy president Celinda Yarger vice president Cinna Baumbach corresponding secretary Alice Dixon recording secretary Clara Howard chaplain Ethel Staley guard Esther Smith treasurer.
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Courier
Nashua
E. BE. Clements
Eagle Grove
E. G. Bilney
Clement
Chicago Northwestern Railway’ Company
BP. E
Ruth ‘Bellamy
Celinda Yarger
Cinna Baumbach
Firemen to Have Annual Benefit in Oelwein
The thirty fifth annual ball of the Oelwein Volunteer Fire department will be April 1 at the Coliseum. It is a major event with many tickets sold by residents who may never have entered a ballroom. The article also notes related local items including rate cuts by Interstate Power and political candidacy developments.
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George “Hann
Hani
Kyle Strong
Fourth Avenue Southeast
Locomotive Department
Great Western Shops
Rodney
James Edwards
Albert Paul
H. H. Wharfmann
Fred Ritchie
Ryler
John Gallagher
Grand Lodge
Inauguration Attendance Ties to Local Names
Jay Cooke as alternate attends the inauguration. Mrs. Frank Wilder travels to Washington to witness the event and visit her son Leroy for a few days.
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Jay Cooke
Frank Wilder
Washington, D. C
Leroy
Thawing Hinders Rotary Snow Plow Operation
Des Moines county plow work slowed by thawing conditions delaying a rotary snow plow rented from Lorenz Motor Truck Co. Des Moines. The plow had been stalled last week due to a broken front axle on the push truck, County Engineer O C Thompson reported.
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Lorenz Motor
Truck Company
Des Moines
Plow operation planned on Jubilee Road toward La Porte City
The report notes activity to operate a plow on Jubilee Road toward La Porte City. Thompson describes how soft snow balling and packing hinder rotor contact, affecting plow efficiency and snow clearing.
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la Porte City
Thompson
Pleasant Hunter Jailed In Farm Area Affects Local Driver
Algona Iowa reports Jess Slater, an auto repair man, was sentenced to 30 days in jail on a pheasant possession charge. The item notes geographic references across from pavement to Eagle Geter road and toward Hudson, with September peaking pheasant activity and foreign medicines gaining favor in Ethiopia.
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Eagle Geter Road
Hudson
Pleasant Hunter
Algona
Jessi Slater
Jar
Ethiopia
Mexico
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