Four Topics Discussed at Central Town Lutheran Conference
The semiannual clergy conference of the Lutheran Central Town synod opened at St. John's Lutheran in Cedar Falls for a two day session led by Rev. W. J. F. Adix. Four topics include Luther as Educator led by Rev. Leon Gehreb Ethics of Jesus led by Rev. Carl Mardorf Where Does Lie the Difference Between the Office of the Ministry and the Priesthood of All Beliefs led by Rev. John Becker Correct Motives for Action led by Rev. Weert Siefkes. The sermon will be given by Rev. Edward Graz and confessional service led by Rev. Siegfried Siefkes. Two of the clergy are sons of clergymen. H. W. Stefkes is secretary. Women of the church serve meals for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther
Leon Gehreb
Westgate
Jesus
Carl Mardorf
Sumner
John Becker
Wartburg College
Waverly
Weert’ Siefkes
Clarksville
Edward
Graz
Dysart
Siegfried Siefkes
Butler Center
Stekes
H. W. Stefkes
St. John's Church
Power Company adds office building and union meeting noted
Delivein Builds Office Addition referenced with Charter Specisi Service in Getlsein Iowa. Inter-State Power Company offices on North Frederick page are described as under construction. District bureau agents plan a meeting at City Hall in Oebrein October 24 with representation from about a dozen counties. Harry Wilson named district manager with headquarters in St. Louis. Orval Pickering joins Oakland Olympia club football team and will enter California school. Coral McLain and George Stream wed at Pt. Dodge. she is a former Oalwein stenographer. Noble Grand association to meet October 34 at Mrs. Foffel’s home for officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Getlsein
Gifces
Frederick Pyesme
Smith
Swift A & Porn
Oebrein
Harry ‘Wilson
Belwein
Cedar Rapids
Kardex Company
St. Louis
Orval Pickering
Oelweth
Oakland Olympia
California
Coral McLain
George Stream
Pt. Dodge
Streath
Oal- Wein
West Union Cash Check Writers Target Local Merchants
Nine local merchants lost about 8 rows of cash to counterfeit check writers during Saturday night close, with four stores giving goods on payment promises. Two young men posing as corn pickers used fictitious names and left signs claiming the repayment date as Oct 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coutter
West Union
Tocal
Long Motor Tour Highlights From Charles City Rotary Meet
A. L. Dodd opened the Rotary gathering as P. R. Gulwitz and his wife shared their six thousand mile auto tour from California with observations on states and routes. W. E. Dodge praised Edison's contributions and a Chicago Rotary meeting. Guests included Waverly’s W. H. Miller and California’s WW Shepherdson along with Raymond Ries and Bob Stilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
A. L. Dodd
Rotary
P. R. Gulwitz
California
Taylor
Iowa Public Service ‘Company
Thomas Edison
W. E. Dodge
Rotary Club
Lyman Henry
Chicago
Edison
W. H. Miller
Waverly
Shepherdson
Raymond Ries
Marble Rock
Bob Stijlson
Floya County Contesting Association
Fourth Meat Market Opens at Sumner
Sumner Virginia October 22 Borne and Bowlby open Sumner's fourth meat market in the former Home Bilard hall building after a remodeling delay. Borne previously worked with Henry Behrens in City Meat Market and later operated in Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Courier
Borne & Bowlby
Bilard Hal
Borne
Henry Behrens
City
Ater
Tripoli
Cedar Falls Woman's Corn Show Details Arranged
Cedar Falls preparations for the annual Woman's Corn Show to be staged in November are moving forward. Circulars will be printed and distributed to farm women in the surrounding area. The finance committee plans to raise 1500 dollars for the event and then allocate prize money. Committee reports indicate good progress across departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Cedar Falls
Cedar Fells
Rural Fayette Church Honors Veteran Minister
On October 22 a surprise picnic dinner celebrated the seventy third birthday of Dr Daniel M Parker a well known minister and Upper Town professor. The Lima community planned the event after church services where Parker presided. His father Dr C Cr Parker began practicing medicine about 75 years ago near Lima and neighboring areas traveling from Louisville Kentucky.
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C. Cr. Parker
Lima
Louisyue
Three Floyd Youths Go to Prison for Sheep Theft
Patrick Chase 20 Clifford Chase 17 and Pete Jeffries 19 pleaded guilty before Judge Kepler on a county attorney Information Satur. Gay in Mason City and were sentenced to five years in the state reformatory at Anamosa for stealing sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Servier
Charles City
Patrick Chase
Clifford Chase
Pete Jeffries
M. H. Kepler
Gay
Mason City
State Reformatory
Ab Anamosa
La Porte Mission Society to Meet Amid Church Plans
La Porte City Methodist mission society schedules a gathering at Mrs. Will Wilson's home Wednesday at 3 PM. Committees led by Mrs. Esher Wager Kline and Ha gen coordinate the event while local moves include Mr. Gates relocating to operate a motor freight line and the Gates home becoming occupied by Mrs. Johannsen and sons. Rev. Brocher attended the Gedar Falls Evangelical district meeting in Lumber City. Roy and Don Ashley will travel to Rochester in November for Mayo Bros clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
la Porte City
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Will Wilson
E. L, Esher
CG. EB. Wager
Emeline Kline
Glenn Hagen
Cecil Gates
Vinton
Gates
Waterloo
Belle Plaine
Helena Johannsen
W. F. Brocher
Lumher
Gedar Falls
Evangelical Church
Roy Ashley
Don
Rochester
Mayo Bros
Widow of Sumner Pioneer Is Dead
Widow Mary Todd, wife of early Sumner figure Stephen T. Todd, died Sunday October 20. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the home with Rev. Paul P. Pease officiating. Burial atWinson Grove cemetery. Born February 22 1862 in New York City, she lived in Sumner for 43 years and is survived by sons Charles Todd and Walter Todd, daughters Mrs James McMeans and Mrs Tom Dean, two sisters and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Sumner
Mary
Todd
Paul P. Pease
Thvo Én
Charles Todd
Eltendale
Walter Todd
Rockford
Jamey McMeans
Tom Dean
St Charles
Mian
Lose Fat and Gain Vigor with Kruschen Salts Ad
An old advertisement promises fat loss and renewed vitality by taking half a teaspoon of Kruschen Salts daily in hot water before breakfast. It claims cleansing effects on stomach liver kidneys and blood and a brightening impact on eyes and skin with a “Kruschen feeling.” Bottles sold by Robert Drug Co or any druggist with a satisfaction guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ake
Robert Drug Co
Jin America
Farm Bureau of Orange Twp Holds Annual Meeting
Orange Township Courier reports the Farm Bureau annual meeting with officer elections led by W A Bridge as president and W W Stokes as secretary treasurer Lulu Moser named home project leader and Mrs W Taonreuther as publicity chair. The program included stunts, contests, a women’s achievement demo by Black Hawk Township and moving pictures. The November meeting will be by Orange Blossom 4 H club. Educational programs at the church drew large attendance with Mt Morris College president Ernest Davis as principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special
Orange Township
Farm “Bureau
W. A. Bridge
W. W. Stokes
Lulu Moser
W. Taonreuther
Black Hawk Township
Huerea
Ralph Mitchell
Frank Hollis
Fred Gutknecht
Orange Blossom
W. W. Humby
John Welgie
Alberta Miller
W. ©. Miller
S. Welgla
Glade Miller
Beulah Meyers
Ruth
Mrs. Meyers
Earnest Davis
Mt. Morris College
Ib. Morris, al
H. EF
Ellnt
Davis
Class in Dewar M. E. Sunday School Present Program
The Willing Worker class of the Dewar M. E. Sunday school will present an program at Fo lets hall in Dewar Iowa Friday at 4 o clock. Waunlla Padget will perform vocal and instrumental numbers and the Dewar band will provide music. A playlet titled A Bit of Gossip will be acted featuring Mrs T HL Lemley Mrs G A Buck Mrs Ed Widdell nis Bl Heiple Harry Padget and Emert Heipla. Sandwiches pie and coffee will be served after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Dewar
Dewar M. E
Folet's Hall
Waunlla Padget
HL Lemley
A, Buck
Ed Widdell
Heiple
Harry Padget
Emert Heipla
Fredericksburg Man Guarding at Fort Leavenworth
Mrs. Ernest Demon and family move to Fort Leavenworth Kansas where Demon serves as a prison guard. The junior class play proceeds from Oct 18 and Oct 19 total $111.35, adding to local school fund.
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Fredericksburg
FT. Leavenworth
Canbey
Ernest Demon
Femiy
Fort, Leavenworth
Kaen
Demon
Fine Osage Couple $479 for Contempt in Injunction Case
Osage Oct 25 Judge M F Edwards fined Jules Deponchelea and his wife $200 each for contempt of court for violating a liquor injunction. Costs totaled $70. The couple had been freed on nuisance charges after grand jury action. An attempt to indict for manslaughter in the Wimer accident failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
fCourier Special Servigny Osage
M. F. Edwards
Jules Deponchelee
Osage
John Wimer
Deponchelea
Justice of the Peace
Wimer
Dependelce
Iowa
Owners Billford and Cash Recovered in Stolen Car
Cedar Falls police recovered a stolen car last June and stored it until its owner Roland Grando Butler II claimed it. Grando, returning from a summer away, found his billfold with $39 missing from the car and asked if it remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billford
Cedar Falls
Roland Grando
Butler
Grando
Former Independence Resident's Funeral Held in Masonville
Mrs J E K Rhodes a former Independence resident died at Dubuque on Saturday from apoplexy. Daughter of Charles and Mrs Baird she lived in Independence many years before moving to Marion and then to the Key City. Funeral services were held in Masonville Monday afternoon with several locals in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Independence
Hirs. J. EK. Rhodes
Dubuque
Jesup Pythian Sisters set meetings for week
Jesup-area Pythian Sisters groups schedule events this week. Barry temple Pythian Sisters hold regular meeting this evening, while Past Chiefs circle will be entertained Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Sadie Sherman’s home. Also note Jack Smith discharged from Eldora hospital after appendicitis treatment.
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Jesup
Barry Temple
Pythian Sisters
Chiefs Circle
Sadie Sherman
Wesley Measures and Daughters
Agnes Hissell
Manitou
Colo
A. Emerson
Epworth League Rally Saturday in Waterloo District
Courier Special From Shell Rock Iowa October 22 Rally day for Epworth Leagues in the Waterloo district scheduled for Saturday October 26 at the M E church with lunch for visitors. Also notes box social at Bement School October 24 and a Halloween party by Rebekah lodge October 20 at the IOOF hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Whitby
Porthwood
FE. L
Davenport
P. H. Cadam
Oran
A. Potter
Sylvester Cadam
Waterloo
Henry Gadam
Clarksville
Johm Cadam
Allison
D. L. McDonald
Richard Kenneth
E.g.truce
The
Baptist Church
Marjerie
Cedar Falls
Dan Jerbiaman
Frank Rice
Olive
S. A. Borks
Katheryn
Legion Party
American Legion and
Suxiliary
A. R. Grant
Vernon Toll
Myrtle Young
Toll
Catholic Aid Society
Farmers’ Bank
Extension Service at T. C. Reaches 29 000 Annually
Cedar Falls October reports show the Town State Teachers College extension service reached about 25 000 individuals after accounting for repetitions. The 1928 29 staff included I H Hart as director with A C Puller Fred D Cram E L Ritter FP E Fuller Lou A Shepherd H C Moeller and Julia A Kirkowed. Ida Huglin took a year leave to study at the University of Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hart
Includa
A. C. Puller
Fred D. Cram
E. L. Ritter
FP. E. Fuller
Lou A. Shepherd
H. C. Moeller
Julia A
Charles City Schools Stage Carnival With Student Acts
Charles City IA October 22. The Charles City schools will stage a carnival like last year. Funds will print a handbook on the high school and aid stage equipment for the manual arts building. The Gecehi Follies and other popular stunts return. On November 1 and 2 the girl clubs will present a minstrel show in the manual arts building with Central school hosting concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtey &Secial Service
Charles City
Gecehi
Births Reported in Charles City Ledger
To Dr and Mrs H A Moldenhauer a birth at Cedar Valley hospital a son. To Mr and Mrs W Finley a son at Cedar Valley hospital. Archie Clarcy welcomes a son on 1 Oct.
Farm Leaders Address Rural Life Topics at St Ansgar
On October 23 at St Ansgar Methodist Church figures from Mitchell County Farm Bureau spoke on rural life. Speakers included C B Jacobs president, William Robinson a longtime farmer, Peter Hansen of Otan to, Thomas Hume with extensive St Ansgar operations, and Mrs Herbert Rowland highlighted 4 H club work. Kenneth UEhl spoke for the younger generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansgar
Bu. Ansgar Methodist Church
B. Jacobs
Mitchell County Farm Bureau
Wiliam Robinson
Pennsylvania
Peter Hansen
Otranto
Thomas Hume
St. Ansgar
Herbert Rowland
Farm Bureau
Kenneth @uehl
Cornelius Dirks Dies at Holland Iowa
Cornelius Dirks Sr died Monday at his home in Holland Grundy County Iowa at age 67. Survivors include his widow two sons Cornelius Dirks Jr John L Dirks of Waverly a daughter Mrs James Smith and four brothers and one sister all of Grundy County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Grindy Center
Cornelius Dirks
Holand
Arongness
John L. Dirks
Waverly
Cornelius, Jr
James Smith
Holland
Grundy County
Dubuque Educator to Speak on Our Neighbors at Lincoln
Paul Buchholz president of the University of Dubuque will address the Lincoln community house on Wednesday evening. He will discuss the topic Our Neighbors in a talk that highlights community relations and regional ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Lincoln
Lincoln, In
Paul Buchholz
University of
Gravel Highway Near Waverly Opens Two-Mile Route
Waverly Indiana October 22 graveling of the road west of Briner corner south of town for two miles has been finished. The improvement will permit travel over the highway which was a hazard to motor traffic in spring. Water street for one block south of Bremer avenue now has the same lighting system as nearby streets. Other streets will be improved similarly in future years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Briner Corner
Bremer Avenue
Methodists Prepare for District Meetings and Rallies
Cedar Falls reports First Methodist members will travel to Cedar Rapids tomorrow for a district conference led by Bishop Frederick T. Leete. Delegates include Fc. Witzigman and Dr. Rowley with others to attend a Des Moines Wesleyan Foundation board meeting. Clergy and Epworth League members plan a Shell Rock district rally Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courter
Cedar Falls
Witzigman
W. G. Rowley
H. E. Morrow
H. H. Barton
First Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Frederick T. Leete
Witaigman
Rowley
E. W. Goetsch
Mary Ellen Cummins
Des Moines
Wesleyan Foundation Board
Epworth League
Shell Rock
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Jubilee Church
LaPorte
Power Company Af
Delivein
Chas
City Rotary
Fayette
Floyd
la Porte Mission
Farm Bureau OF Orange Twp
Freud
Masonville
Grundy Genter
Jack Smith
Eldorm
Ben Smith
Piggly
Fourth Street
Rob Ross
Hallowne
Great Northern Navy
Campbell's
Lalle
CES
Watcrio
Epworth
Edwin LaCosta
Fay Enfield
Rudd
Wayne M. Raviin
Dorothy Mare Squire
Nera
T. C
Commercial St
East Fourth St
Sycamore Sts
St. Ansgar Church
Methodists
Lawn City
Hershey
Lipton
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