Honored Pioneers of Black Hawk County Golden Wedding
Fifty years after their marriage on October 4 1861 William Young and Hannah Hivzerd from England settled in Black Hawk county Iowa Then in Waterloo they celebrated at 1036 Hammond Avenue with two living children present The event drew relatives near and far and included gifts of a gold headed cane and umbrella plus a bouquet from the First Presbyterian church The couple now enjoy good health at ages 81 and 1 and remain active in community affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Young
Hannah Hivzerd
Helindon
Birmingham
England
Ilinois
Black Hawk County
Iowa
Uge
Hammond Avenue
Wheeler
George H. Blake
W. Horton
Waterloo
John
Rena Presba
John Young
Lew Hartford
George WH. Blake
Cyrill
Oelwein
Wim. R. Young
Walker
Wheeler, R. D
Wm. W. Horton
Harold
Blake
Mr. Young
First Presbyterian Church
Balloonists survive Iowa snowstorm in cross country flight
Balloonists Wo. Assman and Aide Hurlburt descended four miles west of the field near Haumettstore Iowa at 1:20 this morning after being caught in a fierce snow storm at high altitude during the Kansas City to international race. Their balloon fouled telegraph wires and wrecked while the pilots escaped uninjured and were sheltered by a farmer. Assman phoned the Associated Press at 8:30 AM to report the thrilling, dangerous ordeal and their plans to return to St Louis today.
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Haumettstore
Kansas City
Here
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Wo. Assman
Hurlburt
Associated Press
Assman
St. Louis
Richard Staptos & Co
Hoe
George Simpson
Bia Aslary
Simpson
Travers
Riot at Fifth and Edmond over detached street car tickets
In St Joseph Missouri on October 1 a riot broke out as crowds tried to ride street cars paying with detached tickets. Police arrested over a dozen, C L McPhail of Topeka Kansas seriously injured. The street car company rescinded the order and calm returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Fifth
Edmond
C. L. McPhail
Teavenworth
Kas
G. H. Haskell
Qnits
New Petition in Arthurs Divorce Case
The judge dismissed the Arthurs divorce action without prejudice. A new petition was filed seeking a divorce at the next court term. The couple wed in Perry in 1898 and separated in 1911. The complaint cites neglect, illness, and lack of communication as grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice ML Arthurs
Henry J. Arthurs
Yodny Loren Kisk
Perry
Filia
A Narrow Escape From State Prison
A clerk details a theft ring at Richard Staptos & Co. with a lax safe, a guard’s near collapse, and a colleague who wore a damaged finger cover to steal small sums. After exposing the thief, the crime ends with a confession and repayment.
Yearsley Named Aviator After Cedar Falls Ties
A Cedar Falls Daily Record note reports W N Yearsley, former Cedar Falls resident now in California, plans Curtiss aircraft flights near Cedar Falls. The Frisco paper cites Yearsley with a Surtees type machine and Eldridge motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Yearsley
San Francisco
Frisco
Cavalry Flat
N. Yearsley
Elliott N. Yearsley
William T. Yearsley
Wellington Street
Mr. Yearsley
Rain Wetting Fall Work as Orange Township Farmers Slowed
In Orange Township Oct 6 rainfall delays harvest and fall tasks. Al Glessner reports barley and bean chores disrupted by wet fields. Troyd and Mrs Loonan return from westward honeymoon to Brookside Farm. H R Saylor family back from Pennsylvania, with possible land purchase and return to the area.
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Orange Two
al Glessner
Troyd Loonan
West
Brookside
Orange
H. R. Saylor
Pennsylvania
Savior
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ficus
Court House Noutes
Bourke Cockran
New York
Fiji
U. S. Census
THE
Courier
ANCE
CROSS
California
Nebraska
Bill
Russia
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