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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
3
Jesup notes births and visits, with A. Baughman returning from Independence and Miss Margaret Goff resigning as Jesup high school assistant principal to become Hazleton principal. Other items include church society meetings, theater events, moves, farm sales, and travels to Waterloo, Dubuque, Independence, and Waverly.
B H Lewis visited Nashua last week for repair work for the Corn Belt Telephone Co. The ball park entrance moved from the creamery site to the gate at Gus Boeckman’s. Mary Rosenthal of Waverly visited.
Denver reports the Fosselmans Skimming station is complete and after machinery is installed farmers will begin delivering milk around June. Local residents including F F Wiegert take vacations, and numerous social notes list visits, hospital stays, and births in Waterloo Waverly and Mason City.
May 16 local notes report Mrs wi Cranny and daughter Margaret from Blessing staying with sick Mrs John Smith. Mike Brown bought a touring car. Florence Klein to St Francis hospital Waterloo for appendicitis surgery. Families visitations include Conrys at Waterloo and Rosauers at La Porte. Will Rosauer Hudsom, Duffy and Griffen households noted plus a Voorhies dance. Theodore Klein’s horse ran away damaging buggy.
The Cedar River bridge crew is on site, Chas McCready moves to the St John house, J J Maynard and wife visit from Kan SA8, next Sunday laymen will lead M E church services with a program for men but all are welcome, Mrs Geo Hettler and daughter Virginia visit Mrs Pippert, WAL Rockwood and Wa family are noted in local entries.
Winthrop items list visits and greetings from Dallas Dubuque Arlington and Waterloo. Guests include Mrs L and Westcott of Dallas and Mrs G M Orvis of Dubuque. Local residents attend a medical society banquet in Buc hanan County and a ball game in Waterloo. A new daughter arrived to Roy Peterson and Mrs. Peterson on May 14.
Plainfield and surrounding area residents share visits and moves including Arthur Simbric from New Hartford and the Mellingers to Manly Iowa. Local entertainment by the Waverly quartet draws praise while a missing youths case unsettles families of Ellsworth Fry and Ralph Small. Social events include Baptist Thimble Bee at Mrs Mago’s and care for Mrs Renn ill at Chas Farnsworth home.
A promotional note touts ethine double strength as a guaranteed remedy to remove freckles and blemishes. Trials claim the treatment clears freckles and blemishes after nightly applications, with a money back guarantee if results are not achieved.
Miss Lydia Adix of Readlyn spent a few days at the home of Rev. Adix. Miss Mattie Walmon assists Mrs. C. Oren this week. August Tange and son, Fred,."]
Transacted business in Waterloo Monday. Fred and Otto Pump traveled to La Porte Friday to obtain a monument for their father’s grave. Mrs. H. Benarden is visiting at her daughter Mrs. E. Jessie’s home where a boy has recently been born.
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