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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
6
La Porte City notices record a farewell reception for Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Henke after four years as local pastor. They are reassigned to Waverly by the annual conference in Iowa City. The event featured music, readings, short talks, and refreshments among church members and neighbors.
Miss Marion Boatman returned from Barnes City after attending a relative’s funeral. The high school resumes the lecture series, expected to draw strong local support. Co W Bedford traveled to Tapps Minnesota on a brief business trip. Ben Fletcher suffered a severe accident while filling a silo, his arm amputated below the elbow. He’s at a Waterloo hospital recovering.
Frederi ke A Frederika reports Pauline Baxter, student at State Teachers College Cedar Falls, is severely ill with appendicitis. Mrs Baxter and Roy Rourke rushed to Cedar Falls. an operation was deemed necessary. Other local notes include Cyril Bowers injuring an angel in a corn binder, births at the Pike and Bhalman homes, and Avery Alcock with Ray Stourke enlisting in Waterloo before heading to Jeffrson Garracks, Mo. Hubert and Albert Zickuhr return from Milwaukee with Albert awaiting possible draft around Oct 15.
Mitchell, Oct. 2. Mr and Mrs Jess Glassel, Miss Grace Glassel, and driver J P Kenyon of Valley Falls Kan visited at the John Glassel home on their return from Rochester Minn J N Cady of Charles City visited his son F D Cady over Sunday and plans to leave for California Rev J F Mitchell of the M E church received an appointment to the church at Aredale Rev James Lilley who goes to the E B church at Marble Rock visited a few days with his family at the Johnson home Mrs L Comley accompanied her father Mr Wilson to his home in Congerville IL for a short visit.
Frustola and Traxo allegedly improved health for many users including Daniel J. Peltier of Gloucester Mass. One bottle supposedly creates a new man. The ad touts Fruitola as an intestinal lubricant and Traxo as a tonic, with purchase without prescription and a booklet available from Pimua Laboratories Monticello Illinois.
Tripalt reports various local items: Rob Kerr heads to Waterloo for work. L McCumber attends a gravely ill mother. a birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Hana Jessen on Sept 28. J Koch sells furniture stock to I C Hofferer who will run Beanca street business from Oct 1. Hofferer formerly worked for Koch. Tripoli High School students are noted in brief.
Last Wednesday evening a reception in two rooms was held at the opera house. The reception room featured patriotic colors and the dining tables wore purple and white in school colors. Music by Dick's orchestra accompanied RamMESs and a two course luncheon was served.
Frank McKenzie couple visited Kansas relatives after driving through with a team. O G Thompson and Lote Smith of Mansfield work on Jesse Nichols residence. Dick Orchard couple moved from Horton to a farm vacated by Frank McKenzie. Miss Mary Shipp has a blood poisoning in her hand. Gearnee Shepard and family returned from Dex Moines after visiting his brother Lea Shepard at Camp Lodge.
Washburn Det. Jon Teeter and family of Raymond visited Mr. and Mrs. John Payner Sunday. The Woman circle will meet Thursday with Mrs. John Girich. Mika Taulu Michel, with C. J. Payner and wife from Waterloo, spent several days last week with relatives in Dubuque. Grandma Payner, living with her daughter Mrs. McChane in La Porte City, visited her son John and family Friday. Mrs. Goffet has been on the sick list but is somewhat improved.
Allison Barr arrives to begin duties as superintendent of the Allison schools in October. W. M. Munter has returned home after several days tending farm interests near Choklo Minnesota. Wm. McCunniff, formerly employed, is mentioned in the same notice.
The report records Mrs. F. I. Nawbury relocating her family to Clarksville while Miss Roberta Ray returns to Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. Homer Lincoln visits after trips to California and Arizona. Missman family members arrive home from several weeks at Manitou, California.
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