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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1915

Page

3

Glasener Leads Home Team In West High Meet

Senior Christy Glasener led West High in an adverse weather track meet, winning long jump and both sprint races while placing third in two more events for 17 points. Jessa Early and Clyde Davis also topped 18 points for second honors, with George Rausch and Harold Ferguson tied for third with 10 points each. Juniors claimed second as a group with 40 points. freshmen 29 2 2. sophomores 4.

Tracy H. Glasener West High Glasener Jessa Early Clyde Davis George Rausch Harold Ferguson Ray Ginsener Binds Ordway Braggon Vincent Miller Hersch Broad Stump Giasenor Early Day Nauman

Funds Sought For Piney Woods Negro School

Tawrence C. Jones, principal, canvasses Waterloo and nearby cities to raise funds for Piney Woods country life school at Brattoo, Mississippi. The school has grown from a few boarding students and 4 acres to 634 acres with 80 boarders, 140 community pupils, nine teachers, and a debt free plant valued above $30,000.

Tawrence C. Jones Piney Woods Country Life School Brattoo Miss Waterloo Jones Marshalltown Cedar Rapids Des Moines

Adventists Arrive Amid Severe Weather at Iowa Conference

Delegates of the Seventh Day Adventist arrived despite bone chilling cold and snowfall at Chautauqua park for the fifty second annual Iowa conference and state camp meeting. The tent city was uninviting yet trains delivered delegates, with over 1,000 expected and work to begin tomorrow. sessions run through June.

Waterloo Iowa Chautauqua Park

Strawberries Jump in Waterloo Markets This Week

Strawberries rose to 10 cents straight in Waterloo markets as southern Missouri herries displaced Louisiana stocks. Prices for other staples show mixed moves with lemons a dozen for white o cents and cucumbers at 35 cents per dozen.

Waterloo Herries Missouri Louisiana Weiner

Town Talk Report From Daily Roundup In Central City

Miscellaneous notices and social items from town life. Mrs J W Bestbert visits Clarksville, Miss Georgiana Witt stays with Dr. and Mrs. Sage, carpenters observe Memorial Day, Attorney Thompson visits Webster. Dr Wuttke’s case delayed, Seventh Day Adventists sessions, local club plans a Ta Porte City meeting, Central Christian women host an afternoon, and community chatter on local residents and events.

J. W. Bestbert Clarksville Georgiana Witt of Gladbrook F. C. Sage Miss. Tadls Thompson Af Webster PC. Sige Perry Olds Baby Daburne A. Z. Mebold Cesdar Rapids W. J. Myers Omaha Town Criers Ta Porte City WE. Wuttke Af United States Third Ward Central Christian Pleasant Aftyrnogn Tof

Temperattre May 27 Patan Ontieat Aagpl

Fragmentary OCR note lists May 27 as a date and mentions Patan Ontieat and Midnis NT with garbled phrases. Readable terms include a location and time markers, suggesting a calendar or notice entry. Critical specifics unreliable. summary reflects fragmented event reference without clear actions or entities.

Bank Clearings Week Ending Thursday Report Supplied

Bank clearings for the week ending Thursday show totals of 1 468 705.05 with the corresponding week values 1 280 380.02. Real estate transfers and mortgages figures appear, including week ending May 28 and May 27, with other instruments and dates partially listed. The data reflect a regional financial summary from Black Hawk County abstracts.

Black Hawk County Abstract Wia S- A

Unclear Market Fluctuations Reported in May Trading

The item describes a tentative, unsettled trading day in New York on May 27 with jargon and garbled terms. It mentions prices, scores, and preautery notes, but readable facts are sparse. No clear entities or concrete outcomes are present due to the corrupted OCR text.

New York

Unclear OCR Summary of Local Event

Fragmentary text mentions costs, a baptism, and a gathering at a place called Gaiety. No clear names, dates, or concrete actions are discernible beyond references to money raised and a grove. The readable fragments are insufficient for a robust item.

Setiay Gaiety

Business fair report from This City highlights local issues

A city business fair in This City presented a report by Black Bank Bank on local financial matters. Officials and attendees discussed community growth, lending access, and economic development programs amid a busy public forum.

Iowa towns show mixed business conditions in Black Hawk issue

The Jung issue of The Business Stake by Black Hawk National Bank finds Cedar Rapids and Des Moines among Iowa cities with solid yearlong gains while Sioux City slips. Council Bluffs posts a small rise, Nebraska and Wakotas lead in good fortune, and the report notes better crop prices, improving sales, and a generally steadier credit scene despite no boom.

Waterloo Cedar Rapids Des Moines Dubuque Iowa Black Hawk National Bank Nebraska Wyoming Pacific South Sioux City Council Bluff F. W. Powers Altho

Young Belgian's Fund Receives Student Help in Waterloo

Fund for Edmund De Wagenaere's education grows though short of fully financing his business college course. He arrived with little English, was injured last September, and must build his studies from the ground up. Waterloo College students contribute ten dollars, acknowledging his daily diligence and worthiness.

Edmund de Wagenaere Altke de Wagenaere America Courier Waterloo Business College

Boys Exonerated by Finger Prints

Police report on a break in at Guy Campbell's motorcycle and sporting goods store. Entry in the night, broken glass, no theft. F. M. Shores' bloodhounds traced scent to Fifth street, then near Fifth and Water streets. Two young boys denied involvement. fingerprints taken but results unclear. Ruth A. Sly files for divorce and restoration of her maiden name Ruth E. Robertson along with an injunction. Eliza B. Miller returns from India to Orange township after missionary service.

Guy Campbell Campbell F. M. Shores Fifth Street Fifth Water Streets Earl Yordy Loys Ruth al. Sly John D. Sly Privlege Ruth EL Robertson

Polish girl Lydia disappears as police alert parents

A Polish girl named Lydia can read English poorly but write it. Her parents are described as caring, and her mother is reportedly searching for her. Lydia remains unmaterially distressed, accepting events, while police began notifying her parents on Wednesday morning.

Bohemian Lydia

Murder assertion shocks Fayette county near West Union

A stranger in Des Moines claimed to have murdered his mother near Hawkeye in Fayette county by West Union. West Union authorities found no recent murder at that location and officials doubt the tale, suggesting possible dementia or misdirection. Separately, a third postponement of the factory inspection trip for Waterloo merchants was caused by bad weather, with a reschedule to follow if overshoes or asbestos parasols are needed.

Des Moines Hawkeye Fayette County West Union Waterloo Commercial Club and Manufacturers Committee Charles van Vieck

Dimmick Dies Former Waterloo Storage Battery Lead

Friends of W H Dimmick have been apprised of his death in Minneapolis. He formerly resided in Waterloo and up to about 18 months ago was connected with the Waterloo Storage Battery company on Park avenue near Bluff street.

W. H. Dimmick Minneapolis Mr. Dimmick Waterloo Waterloo Storage Battery Company Park Avenue Bluff Street

May 26 Social Notes and Local Events at Clarksville

Clarksville hosts a W C G T U meeting at Mrs L G Pulis home with bright yellow and white decor and an engaging program. Memorial services advised for Sunday at the Presbyterian church and decoration day set for Saturday afternoon. Various residents travel to Austin Minn Kensett Valley City and Canton for visits and business. Baccalaureate at the Presbyterian church features Rev A G Ward. May pole games and a large women’s gathering occur at the church parlors with a four course luncheon. Local garden and cemetery society plans a church dining hall dinner on May 29.

Clarksville L. G. Pulis Union Presbyterian Church Irs Hugh Boyd Austin Minn G. P. Aspey Laird Colo C. M. Graham Willam Walsh Valley City N. C Clarksville High School A. G. Ward Methodist Church M. Grant Kensett H. H. Hallett May Rathburn Omaha Vern Crosby Dayton Ritzman Ruth Conery Canton Wis Edith Reis Alden Martin Huber Join Fitch Lake City Ed. Patlips Bertha Scharoff Cedar Falls J. B. Neal Northfield Art Goettel Vern van Slyke Lucy Benjamin Chicago J. B. Gilbert Clint Coldred Emery Fitch Retta Montton Burling Postville The Old Cemetery Association

Late War Bulletins From Constantinople And Venice

Constantinople reports a transport slip escorted by the French cruiser Michelet attempted a landing at Boucran under gun cover. We killed one enemy officer and sixteen men and wounded others. We captured the transport. Austrian and Italian aviation are active on the frontier with many aircraft at Venice, Helvier guns on Lake Garda, Bavarian Alpine troops crossing the Breuner pass from Bozen.

Constantinople Amsterdam London Dulex Michelet Boucroan Geneva Venice Lake Garda Breuner Pass Bozen

Local notes from Geneseo and surrounding towns

Geneseo notes report Fred Lockard traveling to Chicago with a fat cattle load and Clarence Speer from Cedar Rapids visiting friends. C B Lambert was summoned to Page County by an aunt’s death. Evelyn Harmon Helen Merritt and Russel Kenneth Strohecker sat exams in runt schools in Traer. E J Davis of Waterloo spent the past week on his farm here. Chris Anderson, who takes care of…

Geneseo Fred Lockard Chicago Clarence Speer Cedar Rapids Monay C. B. Lambert Page County Evelyn Harmon Helen Merritt Russel Kenneth Strohecker Traer E. J. Davis Waterloo Hig Farm Chris Anderson

Geneseo Horses Injured and Local Social Notes

One of the Geneseo company horses was kicked and had a leg broken just below the knee that week. Miss Mary Harbaugh of Waterloo spent last week visiting her sister Mrs Harvey Huffman. Mrs Ida Burr suffered an attack of tonsillitis last week. John Heinton north Geneseo Moe slick with scarlet fever. Mrs Turner visited by her sister from the southern part of the state. Mrs Helen Wilkinson and daughter went to Illinois for a few days. Mrs Pearl Meeker visiting friends in Traer. Walter Bell invested in a new automobile. The Evening Courier sells more than 6,500 copies daily in Waterloo.

Geneseo Company Mary Harbaugh Waterloo Harvey Huffman Ida Burr John Heint Geneseo Moe Turner Helen Wilkinson Illinois Pearl Meeker Traer Walter Bell

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