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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1927
Page
7
Thieves stole fountain pens valued at about 1500 dollars from Berg Drug at Twenty third and College after forcing entry into the cellar and into the store. Damage to the store is estimated at 400 dollars. A small sum of cash was taken and between 25 and 30 dollars from the cash register at Tip Top Inn next door.
A group meeting of the central unit of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of Waterloo district will be held Friday at the U B church in Bristow from 9 30 a m to 4 p m with hostesses and a program featuring a playlet and refreshments. The event is a community affair with attendees from the local society.
Miss Gene Fieve Hays of Cedar Falls won first place in the district vocal contest held in Ames, sponsored by the Atwater Kent radio music foundation. She is a music supervisor in public schools at Belle Plaine and daughter of Prof and Mrs W E Hays. She will sing tomorrow evening in Des Moines at the state contest.
Joseph F. Green of Town Falls, Indiana, owns a 1624 edition titled The Historie of the Church Since the Days of Our Saviour Jesus Christ Until the Present Age. Printed in London for John Bellamie and sold at The Three Golden Lions and other shops, the volume has remained in the Green family for generations despite its age and leather-bound condition.
In Grundy Center on Monday the Lupkes boy suffered a crushed hand in a corn sheller at his father Uke Lupkes farm. Hope remains that he will avoid amputation. Also noted is the California marriage of C L Kinney to Mrs Hager White Water Wis, Kinney with local interests, and Howard Nickerson, postmaster, attending a Des Moines postmasters convention. Mrs Alex Buchan to move to Waterloo to join her children.
Iowa Falls October reports H G Zimmerman former Dows Advocate editor and Des Moines insurance man escaped unharmed after his Buick struck the Dougan Ditch bridge and plunged beneath the railing. Zimmerman survived with no injuries while Bill Palmer and Clay Stewart also avoided travel plans that day.
Traer Iowa October The contractors of the new steam heat distribution system finished their work and the job was accepted by the Traer water and light commission. Payments include Joe Seda ten thousand one hundred forty dollars sixty two cents for excavation and tunnels. Zook and Bentz of Waterloo ten thousand eight hundred thirty three dollars ninety nine cents. Crippen and Miller Traer four hundred eighty five dollars for extensions to the telephone office and H E Taylors residence lot. The lower end pump remains unpaid due to dissatisfaction and possible acceptance being withheld.
Leslie Pearson of New Bedford Mass pleaded guilty to grand larceny in auto theft connected to two cars taken Sept 23 in Sheffield and Cedar Falls. He and Fred North, with Mrs Pearson, drove the vehicles to Albert Lea Minn then returned to Iowa, were arrested in Mason City Oct 2. Pearson sentenced to one to 15 years in the state penitentiary. warrant issued for North.
Independence Iowa October 12 Mrs Tra Hosmer is very ill at her west side home from diphtheria. A physician diagnosed the illness after a misread cold and sore throat. The home is quarantined. also Monday the J L Fleming home south of the city was quarantined due to a child with diphtheria. Mr and Mrs P J Travis plan a winter stay in Tampa Florida seeking relief for poor health. Mr and Mrs Herbert Carrier left for Florida to visit Lakeland and other places. Mr and Mrs John Meyer plan to move to Aurora near his farm, repairing property there. Mr Thomas Broom and wife moved to a new west side residence recently after purchasing land and cottage. They sold their Seventh avenue home last spring to S F Brown who moved from Riverside Iowa.
Traer Oct 12 Special Mrs Johanna Stacker a Buckingham resident for eight years ages 70 prepares for a passport backed trip to Germany. She will live with relatives there after 25 years in America leaving no close kin to care for her in old age. Her property in Buckingham was sold to Julius Bredfeldt Gladbrook who will move to Buckingham soon.
Cedar Falls Oct 12 Rev N C Carlsen of the United Danish Lutheran church of America will assist in a four day evangelistic campaign at Nazareth Lutheran church. Rev A R Petersen of Minneapolis will also take part and both will preach in alternation starting Thursday evening. The visiting clergy are guests of Rev and Mrs Otto Nielsen.
Avery Crary, son of the late E A Crary, was appointed by Grundy County supervisors as acting engineer until January 1, 1928. The board noted little railroad or field work remains in 1927 aside from office duties, and a trained man will be sought for the regular appointment.
Pythian Sisters will hold a regular meeting Friday evening in La Porte City with a social hour for husbands of members. Hostesses include Mrs. Lloyd J. Lamb and others. The gathering follows summer vacation and features a social after the session.
Osage Iowa October 12 Chris Koenig died suddenly while working in a cornfield two miles north of Meyer from heart disease. He leaves a widow and several children. Other items note a skunk trapping incident, local sentencing for bootlegging and jail breaking, and church mission offerings at Rock Creek Lutheran with Rev Gunderson. Rev J Nevin Lyerly to leave Osage for Dubuque post, after two years here.
The body of John Taité arrived in Nashua after an accidental death in Watertown South Dakota while moving a building. He was about 50, single and formerly lived near Horton and Nashua. Accompanied by his brother-in-law George Belgin of Sioux Falls, the body was taken to Nashua by William Lundt under tasker.
Dunkerton Ia Oct 12 Mr and Mrs George Wellner were surprised Sunday evening by a large company of relatives and friends in observance of their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Dinner was served to about 75 guests. The honored couple was presented a purse of silver.
Orchard Iowa October 12 Mrs EB Foster celebrated her eighty eighth birthday on Sunday. Her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Robert Foster from Des Moines attended the observance.
Denver Thimblebee scheduled a gathering for October 20 with Mrs Herman Kehe entertaining the group on October 12. Local notes report George Jahnke in St Paul buying stock and several residents returning from visits in Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin. Families from area join in celebrations and moves including the Buhman wooden anniversary and the Diekmann residence tenants moving to New Hampton.
Five hundred dollars were pledged at the Social Service league dinner in the Lutheran church parlors. Miss Ina Tyler discussed social service work, with Jane Reese presenting a yearly report. Speakers included Dave Darrah Merten Klaus Horace Olds and M. W. Ellis. The league aims for 2500 next year. Solicitors will canvass residential districts. Also noted are jail sentences for Milton Wilson and Jack Morrisy and updates on teachers institute and P-T A plans. A divorce was granted to Nellie V. Fegan from John R. Fegan for cruelty. they married in 1910 and have no children.
Allison Oct 12 special report says women of the Altar society met at Mrs Harry Drehr home Monday evening to handle several business matters and refreshments were served.
Fayette Ia Oct 12 The Y M C A at Upper Iowa university marks its forty third year with a membership drive. Original charter signers from 1884 include John Mott Dr J W Dickman Prof J W Ruggles and E H Sweet some now deceased. Dickman first president steered early work and Mott helped the association grow through the decades.
Miss Mary Benson was hostess Monday evening for the Study club. Papers were read by Mrs. J. P. Lund and Mrs. Monrad Haug on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, at St Ansgar Iowa.
Bristow Iowa October 12 Edward Bruns driver of a truck demolished by a west bound Great Western train at a grade crossing escaped from the cab unhurt with minor cuts and bruises and shock. He was pulled from the wreckage by Arthur Neal and Clayton Boylan. The truck carrying cobblestones for a bridge project reportedly had brakes fail. Bruns about 20, home in Dumont.
Orchard Ta Oct 12 Mrs Bishop who lives southwest of here canned 5000 cans of fruit and vegetables this season using a tin can outfit. Rev J N Lyerly who served the Congregational church here for several months has accepted a call to Dubuque. Reno Bishop is recovering from a severe head wound caused by a pulley breaking while repairing a silo on his farm.
Hazleton Oct 12 The residence on the B S Munger farm south of here was destroyed by fire Monday. It was valued at about 3000 dollars and was partially insured. Mr Munger who lives in Independence had been staying at the farm the last two weeks preparing for a sale held Tuesday.
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