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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1917

Page

2

Funeral of Peter Knudson Will Be Conducted Wednesday

Cedar Falls reports three young men pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for molesting female students at the State Teachers college. Each was fined 5.75 dollars. The funeral of Peter Knudsen, 61, formerly night watchman at Waterloo Garment, will be held Wednesday at the Danish Bethlehem church with burial at Greenwood. The Danish Tyren society will attend.

Cedar Falls J.B. Newman Jas. Christiansen Bert Krogh Carl Anderson State Teachers’ College Earl Motlaw Peter Knudsen

Community notes from Cedar Falls travelers and visitors

Chris Watson of First Austin Leversee left for Vicksburg Mississippi to attend the old soldiers reunion. Mrs J M Noble and daughter of St Louis arrived for a two week visit at the W F Noble home on Tremont street. Geo Philpot departed for Vicksburg to join the great peace jubilee and reunion of the union army. Mr and Mrs Albert Fellers, recently from Englewood Colorado, will make Cedar Falls their home.

John Barnes Waterloo Earnest Fort Snelling Josephine Graham L. A. Harker Minneapolis Minn N. M. Graham Cedar Falls J. S. Cole St. Luke's Episcopal Church Des Moines Charles Holbrook J. E. Snowden Washington, D. C Ray Rask Miles City Mont H. M. Crane Lincoln Street Clarence Canning Tremont Street R. Chandler Cellar Rapids Chris. Watson First Street Austin Leversee Vicksburg Miss J. M. Noble St. Louis W. F. Noble Geo. Philpot Albert Fellers Englewood Colo

Central Labor Union Meeting With Dr Court Lecture

Central Labor union will hold a Wednesday night meeting at Labor hall at 8 p.m. Rev W Court will discuss how organized labor relates to the church. KK W Kelso, organizer of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, will attend in Waterloo to speak. Delegates will join the liberty loan campaign committee targeting organized laborers.

W. Court Central Labor Union Labor Hall KK. W. Kelso Chicago United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Waterloo Liberty Loan Campaign

Potatoes and produce prices linger in northern Iowa

G E Buxton and G W Rahe touring northern Iowa report growers store potatoes in cellars or pits with yields around St Ansgar near 200 bushels per acre. Buyers cart tubers to St Ansgar at times for $1 a bushel, while others quote up to $1.50. Vegetables such as cabbage sell for about half a cent per pound and onions at $1.25 a bushel.

G. E. Buxton G. W. Rahe Iowa St. Ansgar Nashua Buxton Rahe

Northern Iowa landowners to gain as proceeds set high

In northern Iowa the campaign estimates indicate gross proceeds will range from 175 to 200 dollars per acre this year. The figures suggest substantial earnings for farmers amid rising land prices and favorable market conditions.

Ers Iowa

Word to Employers Awent Their Duty With Liberty Loan

Waterloo publicity committee urges intensive personal solicitation for the Liberty Loan campaign with a $1,750,000 Waterloo allotment. Employers know their workers best. all should be solicited, some can give again, others may subscribe for the first time to help win the war or face indemnity for failure.

Congress hears postwar trade talks in divisional meetings

At a divisional meeting of the Southern Commercial congress delegates discussed postwar fashion of roads and general commerce. In the general session W D Redfield secretary of commerce was to deliver an address on American commerce after the war to diplomatic representatives of allied nations.

Premin

Yale Finances Show Net Deficit From War Conditions

Yale's finances for this year will show a net deficit of about 258,866 dollars due to the impact of war conditions in New Haven Connecticut on October 16.

YALE New Haven Conn Yalé

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