Senior Junior Reception Planned at Pythian Temple
Plans are complete for a senior junior reception at the Pythian temple this evening for West High School seniors and faculty. Decorating and banquet committees, led by Marguerite Waters and others, have lavishly prepared the banquet and ballroom with purple and white for juniors and pink and gray for seniors. Carl Chapman will act as toastmaster as about 100 students and 20 faculty members gather for a musical program, recitation by Mary Starr, a Marguerite Waters song, banquet, and an informal dance to end the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Temple
West High School
Marguerite Waters
Vivian Innes
Neil Thompson
Ermine Peck
Charles Shaffner
Myrle Brown
Carl Chapman
Roger Birdsall
Ralph Walker
Hiram Maynard
Georgia Lauritzen
Anna Pertin
Lorena Lumry
Mary Starr
Naar
Extra SPECIAL Extra SPECIAL Suit Sale
Bargain offer on full wool cassimeres and cheviots with values from 22.50 to 29.00 sold for 15.00 cash. Fabrics include English home spun silk and wool worsteds blue serges cold water shrunk and shape retaining. Models suit both conservative and snappy dressers with cash sales system.
Grimes Keeps Up Great Work in Ottumwa Win
Pitcher Grimes and manager Dyan’s rookie edged Cedar Rapids 2 to 0 for the third straight win without being touched for runs by any Central association club. Adams pitched tightly after a rough first inning, limiting Cedar Rapids to three hits.
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Ottumwa
Grimes
Dyan
Cedar Rapids
Adams
Link
Kel
Resume Secret Inquest Into Admiral’s Death
Abington Massachusetts May 16 The secret inquest into Rear Admiral Joseph G Eaton s death was resumed Those summoned to testify include Andrew F Jacobs once employed by the admiral James Thom whose attentions to Mrs Eaton s daughter are alleged to have aroused the admiral s displeasure Chester L Estes a druggist and two men unnamed Mrs Eaton is accused of poisoning her husband and awaits trial
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Abington
Mass
Joseph G. Eaton
Andrew. F. Jacobs
Jas. Thom
Market News and livestock figures from Chicago May 16
Wheat gains from small Russian shipments and feed grade strength buoy markets. July wheat opens near unchanged to up, corn climbs on tighter supply, oats rally on rain scarcity. Hog prices ease as demand slows. cattle and livestock receipts listed for South Omaha and Chicago exchanges.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Indiana
Union Stock
Cattle and Sheep Markets Mixed on May 16 in Chicago
The cattle market opened slow and weak but closed steady with cattle and calves prices shown for beef, Texas and Western steers, cows and heifers, and calves. The sheep market opened steady and closed strong with natives and western lambs and yearlings listed, alongside cash grain quotes for wheat corn and oats.
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South Omaha Livestock
Omaha
Neb
Aekee
Texas
Chicago
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Kansas City
Colorado
Beaves Oe
Wife of banker under the knife returns home after surgery
Mrs F McElhinney of Waterloo has undergone an appendicitis operation in Los Angeles. Accompanied by her two daughters Evelyn and Ann, she will arrive home at 10:30 pm via the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad. Her husband in the city was kept informed of her condition.
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Los Angeles
Cal
F. ¥. McElhinney
Waterloo
Evelyn
Ann
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Wow
McElhinney
Pacific Coast
News Budget From Vinton May 16 1926
Obituary notes include the death of CG P Christianson aged 64 years 7 months and 27 days on May 11 at 1 o clock. Farm sale reports state Merritt Heath sold 60 head of steers to Harry Wormar at Center Point, shipping from Vinton with average weight 1,294 pounds and price 8 dollars per hundred.
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Vinton
P. Christianson
Merritt Heath
Taylor Township
Harry Wormar
Center Point
Isaac Garn
Cordelia Ryder
Tiffin
Iowa Patents Granted Week Ended May 18 1913
The office of patent attorney Wilfred C. Lane in Des Moines lists Iowa granted patents for the week ending May 18 1913. Entries include Animal trap Henry H. May New Albion Under frame for cars William P Betterdorf Davenport Egg case Laura Harrington Davenport Planter frame Alonzo M. Crisman Davenport Coin holder Walter A. Lewis Batavia Rotating mechanism for rock Clark J. Smith Ottumwa Folding step Philip F Engelhardt Swaledale Transmission device Thomas H. Williams Budton Spark plug Charles F. Johnston Marshalltown Harness buckle Emmett C. Drake and E S Brown Blockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip 4
Engelhardt
Swaledale
Thomas H. Williams
Budtton
Charles F. Johnston
Marshalltown
Emmett C. Drake
E. 8
Brown
Blockton
Rock Island Officials Visit Waterloo Sightseeing and Circus Trip Check
A Chicago Rock Island & Pacific party led by Martin Mortwester special agent F W Wilson traveling engineer and U S Rea trainmaster visited Waterloo yesterday as guests of J T Ryan general agent to ensure the Golimar Brothers circus travels safely. They also inspected Rock Island lines and were pleased with noted improvements. Supt W Kline attended a picnic at Orange township hall today.
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Martin Mortwester
F. W. Wilson
U. S. Rea
Waterloo
J. T. Ryan
Golimar
Smart Shop Announces Coats and Suits Sale Saturday
The Smart Shop invites shoppers to a Saturday sale featuring four hundred coats and sal ts with discounts around thirty three and one third percent. Great savings are claimed and customers are urged to visit.
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Panama
Fitzgerald
West Fourth ST
Black Hawk Bank
Kewanee
Burlington
Ill
Jacobs
Sewell
Hale
Admiral
General Markets
Lamson Bros. & CO
Chicago Board OF Trade
G. Larrabee
Marsh-Place
Iowa
H. W
N. S
New York
ST. Louis
Minneapolis
Wellington
Boy Scout
Rey Abe
Adel Ge BY
Jacob Mitchell
Somerset, O
Irving
Tamson Garn
L. A
Sioux Falls
Rozina Garn
Bargain Variety
West Fourth St. C Advertisements
Waterloo Tea Co
Lide
Manhattan
Pieth Street
Rock Island
W. Kline
East Side
Orange Township
East Fourth Street
East
Fourth St
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