Mrs Charles Lane Found Dead in Staircase Fall
Mrs Charles Lane of Charles City Iowa died from a skull fracture after a fall down stairs at her home 606 North Jackson. Her husband discovered the body upon returning from work after breaking a door to gain entry. Coroner Bert Oakes from Marble Rock ruled no inquest needed. Mrs Lane was active in the local Episcopal church. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Charles’ Lane
Bert Oakes
Marble Rock
Episcopel
North Jackson Street
Cheer Guild Attends Social at La Porte M E Church
The Cheer Guild met yesterday afternoon in the social rooms of the La Porte Methodist Church after a business session of the Aid Society. Readings by Mrs Pred Wheeler Bessie Sawyer and Marjorie Milne. Musical numbers by Miss Benzler Lynn Allison and others. Welcome extended by Pestar Rey T M Nielsen and Felson at an informal reception. A covered dish supper followed. Division officers to be elected. Herring shows slight kidney-related improvement. several local residents and visitors noted in attendance.
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Courier
la Porte City
Methodist. Episcopal ‘Church
Aid ‘Society
Pred Wheeler
Bessie Sawyer
Courie
Niel
Marjorie
Milne Martha
Beatty
Walsh Funeral to Be Held Saturday at Waverly Church
The funeral of Patrick W. Walsh who died after a long illness from heart disease will be at St Martys Catholic church in Waverly Saturday at 9:30 a m Rev T R Collins will officiate Burial will be in the parish cemetery Walsh born in Galwar Ireland lived there until 11 moved to Decatur Illinois at 18 then west working on cattle ranches and railroads an engineer on Pacific runs 10 years Married Elnora Para at Butte Montana on 25 1899 they came to Waverly in 1905 Walsh machinist supervisor at Waverly Brewing Company before turning to farming Ill health forced a move to town in May 1926 Surviving widow a brother and a sister in Ireland and several nieces and nephews
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Waverly
Patrick W. Walsh
St. Marty's’ Catholic Church
T. R. Collins
Mr. Walsh
Galwar
Ireland
United States
Decatur
Til
Pacifice
Elnora Para
Butte
Mont
Wavoe
Walsh
Waverly Brewing Company
Gertrude Elliott and Edison Moody Wed in Grundy Co
Announcement: the marriage of Mrs. Gertrude Elliott to Edison Moody occurred Saturday evening in Grundy Center. Rev. H. C. Chambers of the Presbyterian church performed the ceremony. They will reside at the Reed Trevylian house until spring, then move to the Sam Moody farm.
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Gonrer
Grundy Center
Gertrude Eliott
Edison Moody
H. C. Chambers
Presbyterian Church
Reed Trevylian House
Sam Moody
Fayettes Burial For Mrs Hoyt From California
The body of Mrs. W A Hoyt a former Upper Iowa University board member was brought from Glendale California to Fayette for burial A short grave service was held with Dr D M Parker conducting Hoyt also served on the college board of trustees including a period as secretary for several years
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California
Fayette
W. A. Hoyt
Upper Iowa University
Glendale
Cal
D. M. Parker
Hoyt
College Board of Trustees
Judge Utterback Speaks to Lions in Charles City
Judge Utterback of Des Moines, chairing a Lions activity, spoke at the Floyd County institute in session in Charles City. A separate item notes Cleophas Crawford jailed for driving while intoxicated awaiting hearing, plus PTA and funeral notices, and local sports results including Floyd over Orchard 2 to 1, and a new daughter for Mr and Mrs Paul Artz.
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Charles City
Judge Utterback
Des Moines
Floyd County Institute
Utterback
Lions Club
Cleophas Crawford
P.T.A
Dave Darrah
Carl Magdsick
P.T. A
Council Bluffs
Ebaugh Family Reunion Highlights Orange Township
Orange Township Iowa October reunion brings together Ebaugh families including Fred, Sam, John Ebaugh with wives and children. Guests from Louisville and Indiana recount visits as R H Lichty marks 45th birthday with a supper. A J Lichty plans winter in Waterloo while Nickey and Brown visit. Saylor relocates, hunting trip and travels noted.
Geneseo Aid Holds All Day Sewing Event
Geneseo Iowa October 20 First and second divisions of the Ladies Aid society held an all day sewing at the home of Mrs. Lee Merritt. Clayton Berry, formerly from the Gunn household, visited last week. Mrs. Dorothy Wilson of Cedar Falls visited her parents here. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Stauffer and family, returning from Ft. Dodge, were joined by his mother who will stay for an extended visit.
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A.J. Lichty
W. W.blough
Waterloo
A’ E. Brown
A. J. Nickey
Monticello
Minn
Mount Morris
Orville
Tanneather
Wilbur Miller
Glade Miller
Minnesota
Dan Myers
Juanita
Rochester
Nashua Woman Dies Five Weeks After Son
Mrs Martha Wait dies at 88 in Nashua home of daughter Nellie Curtis five weeks after son Arthur passed away. Born in Quebec she moved to a local farm 63 years ago and spent most of her life there. Six of her children had predeceased her.
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Nashua. In
Martha Wait
Nellie Curtis
Arthur
Quebec
Here
Marriage Licenses in Manchester This Week
County Clerk Clark issued licenses for five couples in Manchester Iowa during the week. Clarence Brown aged 20 and Marie Miller 23. Mario M Heinz 22 and Callista K Donovan 18. G Dale Brown 22 and Emma M Wolfe 18. Guy McKinley Toms 27 and Della Mae Parsons 21. Eldo J Smith 23 and Marietta M Britt 18.
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Manchester
Clark
Clarence Brown
Marie Miller
Mario M. Heinz
Callista K. Donovan
G. Dale Brown
Emma M. Wolfe
Guy McKinley Toms
Della Mae Parsons
Eldo J. Smith
Marietta M Britt
Five Oelwein men sue for damages over June accident
A damage suit filed at West Union names five Oelwein residents led by L T Lonborg Sr and includes claims against Robert Hintz Henry Hintz and F W Sachtleben. Total sought is 20000 with 5000 for hospital and medical bills and 15000 for permanent injuries after Lonborg Jr suffered a fractured skull when struck by a car in the alley behind Hintz Brothers furniture store. The article also reports local health updates including infantile paralysis quarantines scarlet fever and diphtheria cases and community events in Oelwein city.
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Oelwein
West Union
L. T. Lonborg
L. T. Lonborg, Jr
Robert Hintz
Henry Hintz
F. W. Sachtleben
Sachtleben
Hintz Brothers Furniture
Fred Rule
William Mack
Clark Knowles
Highth Street
James Crowley
Sixth Street
S. Frederick
South Frederick Avenue
North Frederick Avenue
Eleven Couples Marry at Nashua Shrine in Ten Days
Nashua Iowa Oct 20 Eleven marriages were performed at Little Brown Church in the Vale by Rev J L McCorrison over ten days from Oct 8 to Oct 18 The couples include Elizabeth E Shall Des Moines with Lyman J Clark Des Moines and Mary L Card Mt Vernon Ia with Adolf Christensen Alburnet Ta Oct 9 Esther M Ranney Waterloo with Wilbur C Brown Cartie R Larson Britt and Ralph C Shuman Sturtevant Wis Rebecca T Hannel Odebolt Ta and Bert R Carlberg Galva Oct 15 Annette Smith Beaconsfield with Fay G Anderson Beaconsfield Olive E Harlow and Arnold D Ramsey Woodward Evelyn E Van Every and Everett W Bloom Hampton Miranda Luhring Arlington and Hubert E Bachmann Hamburg Minn Oct 16 Jessie Evelyn Akers and Grover Day Lacey Nevada Ia Oct 18 Gladys L Henderson Plover Ia with Fred W McLaughlin Ia Porte City
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Nashua
Little Brown Church
The
Vale
Here
J. L. McCorrison
Jor
Elizabeth E. Shall
Lyman J. Clark
Des Moines
Mary L. Card
Mt. Vernon
Adolf. B.christensen
Alburnet
Esther M. Ranney
Waterloo
Wilbur C. Brown
Cartie
R. Larson
Britt
Ralph C. Shuman
Sturtevant
Wis
Rebecca. T. Hannel
Odebolt
Bert R. Carlberg
Galva
Annette Smith
Fay G. Anderson
Beaconsfield
Olive E. Harlow
Arnold D. Ramsey
Woodward
Evelyn E. van Every
Everett W. Bloom
Hampton
Miranda
Luhring
Arlington
Hubert E. Bachmann
Hamburg
Minn
Jessie Evelyn Akers
Grover Day Lacey
Nevada
Gladys L. Henderson
Plover
Fred .W. McLaughlin
Porte City
Pythian Sisters Fourth District Meet in Charles City
The Pythian Sisters fourth district holds its twenty third annual convention in Charles City on Friday with about two hundred delegates expected. Attending grand and supreme officers include Mrs Hazel Robinson Glenwood grand chief Mrs Alice M H Boylam Eldora supreme mistress of finance and Mrs Belle Woodstock Clear Lake with past grand chiefs and district deputy grand chief Mrs Ada Cottrell Iowa Falls presiding Sessions will be at the Knights of Columbus hall with officers Mrs Calla Case chief and Mrs Ingeborge Sargent Hamp ton secretary.
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Charles City
Pythian Sisters
Hazel Robinson
Glenwood
Alice M. H. Boylam
Eldora
Belle Woodstock
Clear Lake
Anna Morrison
Grundy Center
Laura J. Hauser
Ada Cottrell
Iowa
Calla Case
Ingeborge Sargent
Hampton
Knights of Columbus
Double Wedding Planned for Oct 25 in Grundy Center
A daughter and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Cullinan will marry on Oct. 25 in Grundy Center. Rev Father Boyle of St Marys church will officiate. Miss Helen Cullinan will wed Eugene Hulne of Kent Minnesota. Miss Anna Tasler of Beaman will marry John Cullinan. Hulne is a farmer in Minnesota and Cullinan is a lineman for Iowa Public Service in Grundy Center.
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Courter
Grundy Center
Pat Cullinan
Father Boyle
St. Mary's Church
Helen Cullinan
Eugene Hulne
Kent. Minn
Anna Tasler
Beaman
John Cullinan
Hulne
Minnesota
Cullinan
Iowa Public Service Company
Goitre Operation at Deaconess Hospital
Grundy Center Iowa Oct. 20 Mrs Frank Robbins underwent goitre removal surgery at Deaconess hospital Marshalltown. M G Canfield has returned from Marshalltown hospital after a period of treatment.
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Grundy Center
Frank Robbins
Deaconess Hospital
Marshalltown
M. G. Canfield
Marshalltown Hospital
Methodist-Episcopal Delegation Heads to Shell Rock Meet
LAWN CITY ME. MEN WILL ATTEN SHELL ROCK MEET Courier Special Service Cedar Falls Oct 20 local Methodist-Episcopal church represented by lay men at district conference in Shell Rock tomorrow Dr F C Witzigman district superintendent and Dr W Glenn Rowley pastor to attend Bishop F T Keeney Omaha area speaker at all day program Dr Bert Smith Chicago and President Burgstahler Cornell College Mt Vernon also participate Carroll Funeral body of Frank H Carroll arrives from Denver taken to Dahl chapel service conducted burial at Highland cemetery Mt Vernon Township pallbearers named Carroll resident 49 years before moving to Denver in 1915 Hallowe en Party First of numerous private parties by Miss Elsie Kramer for Home Social and Literary club of College Hill Good Corn Field William P Richert 110 acres of high quality corn field near Cedar Falls will not start picking until after Nov 1 Return to California Mrs Ella Methfessel and daughter Oma leaving for Alhambra Cal formerly resided in Cedar Heights and Cedar Falls
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Cedar ‘Falls
Shell Rock
F. C. Witzigman
W. Glenn Rowley
F. T. Keeney
Omaha
Bert Smith
Chicago
Burgstahler
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Mr. Carroll
Denver
Hallowe'en
Hallowe’en
Elsie Kramer
Twenty-second Street West
College Nil
William P. Richert
Cedar Falls
Richart
California
Ella Methfessel
Oma
Alhambra
Cal
Cedar Heights
Two Injured When Thrown From Buggy In Shying Horse
Fredericksburg Va Oct 20 Mrs Harvey Moody and a small child were severely bruised when thrown from a buggy as a horse shied on a road near town. Fred Moody and another child escaped injury. A daughter was born Wednesday to Mr and Mrs Ed Matkee. The funeral of Mr Matkees father was held the same day.
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Fredericksburg
Harvey Moody
Fred Moody
Ed Matkee
Matkee
Boy at Brandon Injured in Fall
Harold Soden three year old son of Mr and Mrs Ray Soden sustained a deep head cut when a wheel grazed him after he fell from a load of gravel being hauled by his father. Twelve stitches were required to close the wound.
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Courter
Brandon, In
Harold Soden
Ray Soden
Hopkinton Man to Grand Jury for Drunken Driving
Hopkinton resident Ed Powers is out on bail awaiting the October grand jury action on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He allegedly drove a Ford truck loaded with butter tubs east of Hopkinton on Primary No. 20, colliding with a sedan driven by Frank Pierce of Earlville. Mrs. Pierce suffered three broken ribs. Powers reportedly owned a half gallon of liquor found nearby.
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Courier Special Service
Manchester
Ed Powers
Hopkinton
Powers
Hazel Green Creamery
Frank Pierce
Earlville
Lyle Wassink
Best S S Meeting in County History Held at Fayette
Fayette Ia Oct 20 The annual Fayette County Sunday School convention was among the most successful in the county. Prof W C Van Ness of Upper Iowa University presided with Dr P H Lotz also prominent. Outside speakers included Walter Hutton and Rev R M Shipman with many speakers from UIU and visitors providing special music.
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Courier Special Service
Fayette
Fayette County
W. C. van Ness
Upper Iowa University
P. H. Lotz
Walter Hutton
Des Moines
R. M. Shipman
Ames
C. Hillis
Oelwein
Faye Proctor
Alpha
E. J. Starr
Elgin
R. V. Brandt
Clermont
Walter H. Beall
West Union
Mildred Wilkins
Esther Paine
Geneva Parker
Leslie E. Wentzel
Honorine Otley
Owen Anderson
Washington Two. Couple Honored on Anniversary
Washington Township Oct 20 relatives and friends staged a surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van Note on the thirty ninth wedding anniversary. Rev A F Polk. former pastor at Washington chapel, moved to Wayland, Indiana, was given a farewell party. S M Shafer and daughter Isabelle visited Rev A E Hursh in Manchester on Sunday.
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Courier
Washington, Twp
Frank van Note
A. F. Polk
Washington Chapel
Wayland
A. L. Miller
S. M. Shafer
Isabelle
A. E. Hursh
Manchester
Automobiles Crash at Grundy Center Injuries Ruled Out
In Grundy Center Iowa on October 20 two cars driven by John Pabst Jr and Gerald Jenssen collided damaging both vehicles. A rear wheel was torn from the Jenssen car while the other wheel suffered damage in the crash. Neither driver sustained injuries.
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Couriger
Grundy Center
John Pabst, Jr
Gerald Jenssen
Jenssen
Pabst
Schine Clothing
Rockford Hardware Robbed in Morning Break-In
Floyd county deputies probe early morning theft at Carrotts Hardware Rockford. Five rifles and multiple receivers stolen after entry through a broken window using a stone tied to a handkerchief. Gas pump theft and a window pane breach also reported. Married couple Ruth Wedeking and Gale Parcher obtain license. Hauser family announces birth of daughter at Cedar Valley hospital.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Floyd County
Carrotts Hardware
Rockford
P. A. Saddler
Ruth Wedeking
Marble Rock
Gale Parcher
A. M. Hauser
Cedar Valley Hospital
Hauser
Commercial National Bank
Merge Homecoming at T. C. With Civic Armistice Program
Cedar Falls Oct 20 Municipal Armistice day celebration to join homecoming at Teachers College. A downtown parade will form and reassemble to march to the men’s gym for Michael Healy of Ft. Dodge at 11 a.m. Two afternoon football games follow: Teachers vs downtown high school and the college against Upper Iowa.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Teachers College
Michael Healy
Ft. Dodge
Upper Iowa
Dr Crowder Visits First Church Dedication
Cedar Falls Oct 20 Rev W G Crowder went to Plymouth Ta to take part in the dedication of a new church in the Methodist Episcopal parish where he began his ministry. The trip marks nearly thirty three years since his Cedar Falls departure. He was a local mill fireman before taking the Plymouth posting and worked the night before starting duties there. Now retired from active ministry.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
W. G. Crowder
Plymouth
Crowder
Delaware court hears motions in Manchester session
Judge H. B. Boies presided over Delaware district court this week in Manchester Iowa, hearing various motions and assigning cases.
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Manchester
H. B. Boies
Delaware District Court
Funeral Held For Mrs Mary Jacobs In Brandon Iowa
Mrs Mary Jacobs died at her daughter’s home in Camp Hill Pennsylvania. Funeral conducted at M E church Brandon with Rev G H Goodrick officiating. Born Mary Catherine Bicke in 1857 in New Jersey she moved to Iowa at age 12. Surviving children include Mrs Charles Moody Mrs E W Hutchison Wilbert Jacobs Mrs EM Odekirk Mrs GC J Rouse and Mrs W H Hunn plus 18 grandchildren and siblings.
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Mary Jacobs
E. W. Hutchison
Camp Hill
M. BE
G. H. Goodrick
Mary Catherine Bicke
Hunderton County
N. J
Iowa
Independence
Samuel Jacobs
Vinton
Charles Moody
Kansas City
Wilbert Jacobs
Walker
EM. Odekirk
Manina
Wis
GC. J. Rouse
W. H. Hunn
Urbana
Mitchell Farmer Moves to Osage Rents Farm to Son
Mitchell October 20 Gilbert Dammen moves to Osage with daughter Laura and sons Edwin and Alton. He rents his farm to his son Carl who, with his wife, takes possession. Unity club sponsors Salvation Army drive in Mitchell. Mrs E W Trout and Mrs Ella Smith direct the canvass. Clara Phillips Osage stays with sister Mrs Albert Zastrow while attending school here. Rev O M van Swearingen, living with daughter Mrs Dorothy Prime Waterloo, came to dig and store gladiolus bulbs.
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Mitchell
Gilbert Dammen
Osage
Laura
Edwin
Alton
Carl
Unity Club
Salvation Army
E. W. Trout
Ella Smith
Clara Phillips
Albert Zastrow
California
O. M. van Swearingen
Dorothy Prime
Waterloo
Pythian Sisters to Convene in Hazleton on Nov 15
Hazleton Iowa October 20 The Pythian Sisters district convention will be held at the Hazleton K of P hall on November 15 with state officers in attendance. Dinner and supper will be provided by the Methodist Ladies Aid society. Also notes: Claude Morey couple returned from a trip to Oklahoma Kansas and California. Mrs Irwin Shafer recently moved to California writes of attending Angelus Temple on Aimee Semple McPhersons birthday. Mrs E D Lewis has gone to Whitehall Illinois to visit her son Allen for six weeks. Nora Judd Martha Birchard Fern Salisbury and Frances Smith attended Epworth league convention in Winthrop on Oct 15.
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Courier
Hazleton
Pythian Sisters District
P. Hall
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Claude Morey
Oklahoma
Kansas
California
Irwin Shafer
Angelus Temple
Aimee Semple McPherson
E. D. Lewis
Whitehall
Allen
Nora Judd
Martha Birchard
Fern Salisbury
Frances Smith
Winthrop
Dike Memorial Hall Project Aims This Fall
Dike Ta Oct 20 Work on the Community Memorial building for Dike may start this fall as promoters announce. Bids will be received by the council on Oct 25 and if conditions are satisfactory construction will begin immediately.
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Dike Memorial Hall
Courier Special Service
Dike
Dike Legion Post Elects Officers
Officers elected for the Dike American Legion post to serve the coming year are Herman Neilsen as commander Martin Martinusen as vice commander A F Dietrich as adjutant Rial Bartlett as historian E P Tobias as treasurer Seigfred Stage as sergeant at arms Paul M Witte as chaplain.
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Courier Special Service
Dike
American Legion
Herman Neilsen
Martin Martinusen
A. F. Dietrich
Rial Bertlett
E. P. Tobias
Seigfred Stage
Paul M. Witte
Lifetone Tablets Promise Steady Nerves and Vitality
A dental ad style copy urges nervous individuals to try Lifetone Tablets from Robert Drug Co. or any druggist. It claims to relieve nervousness, gloom, and sleeplessness, and promises increased vigor and keener minds. Pack of seventy-two tablets offered for $1.00 with refund if no result.
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Robert Drug Co
Moone’s Emerald Oil Promises Rapid Foot Relief
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a cure for tender swollen feet and corns. It claims pain relief within minutes after two or three applications and swelling reduction after more uses, with nightly applications for corns and callouses. The Robert Drug Co. guarantees first bottle with money back if unsatisfied.
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Moone
Robert Drug Co
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