Fire wipes out farm residence at Castle Hill
A two story white farm home owned by Levi L. Stout on Rainbow Drive near Castle Hill School was destroyed by fire between 9 and 9:19 a.m. The upper floor contents burned, origin unclear. Loss estimated over 5000 dollars. Waterloo fire department responded. no water supply hampered efforts with chemical tanks. The garage survived. Other local fires on Easter Sunday caused minor damage.
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Levi L. Stout
Rainbow Drive
Castle Hill School
John Andrews
Jersey Farm
Waterloo
Iimits
Fowler Street
Tom Morris
Police Department
Washington Street
Fifth Street
Government awards $10,000 for Waterloo soldier death
Mrs. Frank H. Larkin of 606 Fourth Street East learns the government has approved a $10,000 life insurance claim for her son Everett J. Larkin. Payments start with a $1,500 initial sum and monthly installments of $57 after. Everett served in the dental corps, was injured at Deming New Mexico, later contracted cancer, underwent surgery, and died in Waterloo last March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Larkin
Fourth Street East
Everett J. Larkin
Burton KB Sweet
Deming
N. M
Everett
Dental Corps
Waterloo
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Cedar Falls Cagers Name 1922 Captain
Cedar Falls Iowa March 28 Thomval Christowierson named captain of the Cedar Falls high school basketball team for 1922. Veterans receiving letters for 1921 include Harold Hoss Collin Shillington Thomval Christoferson Lloyd Willard Ralph Bailey Alvin Hemstrest and Paul Andrews.
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Cedar Falls
Thomval Christowierson
Harold Hoss
Collin Shillington
Thomval Christoferson
Lloyd Willard
Ralph Bailey
Alvin Hemstrest
Paul Andrews
Kiwanis Hair-Raiser Session Planned at Black’s Tearoom
Kiwanis members prepare for a noon meeting at Black’s Tearoom to share thrilling personal experiences judged for truth. The Spokesmen Club will review business questions with W H Brunn Paul Davis G V Orr and C O Lamson answering How business Herman C Miller chairs and A A Lohner critiques. Officer elections set for April 6. Lions Club to hold a business meeting and officer election at Black’s Tearoom Thursday night with no program scheduled.
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Black's Tearoom
W.H. Brunn
Paul Davis
G. V. Orr
C. O. Lamson
Herman C."miller
A. A. Lohner
Lions Club
Fairview Cemetery Assn Annual Meeting Tonight
The Fairview Cemetery Association holds its annual stockholders meeting at 7 30 p m in the president H W Grout s office First National Bank building. Officers including one trustee will be elected and reports on finances will be read with possible authorization for improvements such as extending the ornamental fence along Fairview avenue. Henry W Groot has led the association since it took over the cemetery from private ownership about 1902 or 1903 years. W W McFarlane serves as secretary.
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Fairview Cemetery Association
H. W. Grout
First National Bank
Fairview Avenue
Henry W. Groot
W. W. McFarlane
Banks Protest Tax on Stocks in Black Hawk County
Banks in Black Hawk County filed objections with county auditor Frank W. Esher to the adjusted assessed value of bank stocks following a Iowa Supreme Court ruling. Despite objections, the tax will be entered for 1921 with delinquency April 1. Objections aim to preserve rights if the U S Supreme Court rules liberty bonds and other government obligations are nonassessable.
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Frank W. Esher
Black Hawk County
Iowa’ Supreme Court
Esher
Pew
United States Supreme Court
Polk County
State’ Court
Black Hawk Bounty
Body of Cardinal Gibbons Lies In State In Baltimore
The body of Cardinal Gibbons is borne from the archbishop residence to the cathedral where it will lie in state until the funeral Thursday. Guards and a guard of prayer will attend the bier and the cathedral is draped in purple and black for the vigil. A requiem high mass for children opened the funeral rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Norning
Daughters of Isabella
Col J H Pickett laid to rest in Waterloo cemetery
Col John H Pickett 61 longtime druggist and Republican leader laid to rest at Old Waterloo cemetery after dying in Oskaloosa following weeks of illness. Survived by two daughters Edna and Lillian. funeral held at family home with Rev Thomas Horton officiating.
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John H. Pickett
Iowa
Waterloo
Mr. Pickett
Charles 5. Pickett
Oskaloosa
Pickett
Adams County
Ill
van Buren County
Black Hawk ‘County
Waterloo West
West High
W. W. Ferry
State Pharmaceutical College
Town City
Mahaska County
Republican Committee
State Central Republican Committee
Sons of Veterans
G.A.R
Elis and
K. of P
Episcopal Church
Wterloo
Pekisnd May Ayer
Edna Pickett
New York City
Lillian Pickett
Thomas Horton
John GC. Hartman
Will Logan
Carleton Sias
Henry Hammond
Frank Knapp
J. K. Joder
Police Enforce Ban on Spitting Citywide
Chief of Police H. H. Young issues a bulletin directing patrolmen and special officers to arrest anyone caught spitting on sidewalks streetcars or public floors to keep the city sanitary. The action follows advice from Mayor N. W. Frisbie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Young
N. W. Frisbie
G. A. R. Committees Meet on State Encampment Prep
The executive committee overseeing arrangements for the G. A. R. state encampment will hold its first weekly meeting at Memor jal hall at 7 30 p m today. Chiefs of subcommittees are urged to attend.
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G. A. BR
Memor Jal Hall
Trained Voices Sing in Pirates Dress Rehearsal East High
East High auditorium hosts the Pirates of Penzance dress rehearsal for a benefit at Presbyterian Hospital. Local talent, many with prior stage experience, lead roles include Richard, Sir Joseph Porter, Frederic, the Major General, and Mabel with W. W. White, Ethel Lawless, Naneen Davis, Catherine Sedgwick, Alice Swanson, Elsie Byvank and Harold Pratt among cast and chorus members.
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Misses Davis
Swanson and
Sedgwick
Kate
Isabel
Edith
General Stanley
East High
Mr. Hartson
Frederic
East High Auditorium
Presbyterian Hospital
A. Pickworth
Christ Episcopal Church
Grace M. E
Joseph Porter
Lincoln Center
Chicago
Samuel
A.D. Hartson
John
Rogers Producing Company
Leslie Wilharm
Altho
W. W. White
Ethel Lawless
Mabel
Waterloo
Naneen Davis
West School
Woman's Club
Catherine Sedgwick
Ferry Hall Glee Club
Alice Swanson
Miss Swanson
Elsie Byvank
Elkis
Cindy
W.C. A
Harold Pratt
All Aboard
Pirate Chorus
Waterloo area deaths and funeral notices in brief
Obituaries from Waterloo list Mrs. A. E. Templin age 21 of uremic poisoning and pneumonia, Mrs Harriet Polsue age 75 with hardening of arteries, Peter Schaefer age 52 farmer, Mrs Lois Ingalls age 26, with funeral plans pending. Additional notes mention O’Keefe Towne mortuary, Elmwood burial, and the Philadelphia Islands road and motor car demand as background.
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A. E. Templin
H. E. Templin
Waterloo
St Francis Hospital
City
Alvin Templin
Oakland Avenue
Edgmont
N. C
Peter Schaefer
Eagle Center
Oakdale
O'Keefe & Towne
Harley Ingalls
Lois Ingalls
Reinbeck
Presbyterian Hospital
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
Afium Karahissar Falls to Greek Forces Near Smyrna
A Smyrna dispatch reports Greek forces capture Afium Karahissar, a key railway junction south of Eski Shehr, with many prisoners and large quantities of war supplies taken. Turks retreat toward Kintayeh as fighting near Smyrna ends for the night. Greek losses cited as significant.
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Associated Press
Athens
Afium Karahissar
Eski Shehr
Smyrna
L- Iss
Kintayeh
Asium Karahissat
City in Brief: Local visits and incidents
Edna Steinbauer visited her parents in Charles City Iowa yesterday. James J. Walker of Omaha and A P Galinveaux hosted Easter guests. Waterloo attorney A Cook travels to New Hampton for business. Evan Sage returns to Ames for animal husbandry studies. Irish Republic recognition meeting set at Our Lady of Victory hall Tuesday. Gladys Kohi of Atlantic returns home after teachers convention. Edward Wilbur and Kate Walterman marry in Parkersburg. H D Lee leaves for Ann Arbor to visit Michigan and Kalamazoo. Julia B E Hecklinger returns from Easter visits. E F MacDonough, Greater Waterloo secretary, home after appendix operation. M Moore injured in auto overturn on Miller and Westfield. G W Bird uninjured. Byrnes Park street car and auto collision at Washington and Fourth streets. minor damage.
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Edna Steinbauer
Charles City
James J. Walker
Omaha
Neb
A. P. Galinveaux
Mulberry Street
American Association For Recognition
Our Lady of Victory Hall
Gladys Kohi
Atlantic
Edward
Wilbur
Parkersburg
Kate Walterman
New Hartford
Frank W. Court
H. D. Lee
West Schools
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Kalamazoo
Jurors Excused After Early Morning Panel Call
Jurors, both men and women, reported at 3 a m for duty but no cases were ready for trial. They were excused until Monday unless sooner called, the third time the March panel has been excused with no jury cases yet called. The article notes newspaper advertising can be started or stopped quickly to meet sudden developments.
Strike A Lot Ofter To Jail 20 Days
Howard alias Irish Webber Rath packing company striker was fined 75 dollars and costs or 20 days in jail for assaulting Laula Kuittle an employee of Rath company. Webber pled guilty after earlier absences and a prior delay. Trial of Alta Clark Dorothy Kern and Margaret Peterson for assaulting a Rath worker was postponed to April 19.
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Howard
Irish
Webber
Rath Packing Company
Laula Kuittle
Jai Webber
Massault
Comany
J. W. Gwynne
Walter R. French
Alta Clark
Dorothy Kern
Margaret Peterson
Rath
Outgrow Promises Quick Relief for Ingrown Toenail
An advertorial claims a few drops of Outgrow on the skin around an ingrown nail reduce inflammation and pain. The product supposedly toughens tender skin so the nail turns outward overnight. Ontgro is marketed as a harmless antiseptic for chiropodists and sold in drug stores.
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Jons
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Castle Hill
Ashes
Insaurance Agency
Cedar Falls Cage
Kiwanians
Fairview Cemetery
Alich Swanson
A. D. Hartson
U. S. Supreme Court
Col. J. H. Pickett
Harriet Polsue
Denver Street
Rock Island
Independence
Kistner
Elmwood
F. W. Court
Philippine Islands
Hays
Uncle Sarm
Will Hays
New York
Shriner
Miller Garage
Des Moines
Imperial Council
Capital Grounds
Ralph Tuller
Bert Zuger
United States
George Hamilton
Portland
Shriners
Fair Grounds
Miller Motor Companny
Sycamore Street
Nick L. Wolfe
James Black Dry Goods Company
A. N. Mill
Originaller
Heltg
France
Army
Havre
Paris
Miter
Wolfe
H. T. Wagner
Yellowstone National Park
Frank Fowler, Jr
J. E. Brady
Thompson Avenue
EH. Richardson
Fourth Street
Robert W. Parrott
Second Street
Afium
Karahissar
The
Courier
Hana
Ora
Julia BE. Hecklinger
Davenport
C. W. Biddulph
Argyle Street
Lewis Hecklinger
First Street
E. F.macdonough
Greater Waterloo Association
St. Francis Hospital
M. Moore
Miller Street
Westfield Avenue
G. W. Bird
Mr. Moore
Byrnes Park
C. J. Gray
Cedar Fails
Washington and
Fourth Streets
Thad
Miri" Webber
Priscat
Eles
Women’s
Oxfords
L and
Shoe CO
Lafayette ST
Leader
Sunkist
Red River
Ohio
United Fruit CO
East Fourth Street
Fifth and Commercial
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