Concrete pours on highways near New Hampton and Fredericksburg
The Eischeid bridges on Federal highway 18 west of New Hampton and the bridge near Fredericksburg are nearly ready for traffic near Thanksgiving. Detours are improved. concrete pours are finished with a 21 day cure. Bremer paving progresses from Nashua road toward Plainfield with two miles completed south of Plainfield. Riding on unfinished pavement is warned.
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Courier Special Service
New Hampton
Fredericksburg
O. W. Zack
Chamber of Commerce
Highway Commission
Hazleton Woman of 96 Honored at Birthday Party
Hazleton celebrates 96 year old Mrs W E Huntington with a birthday party as relatives gather. Guests include daughter Mrs Hugh Brock and the Rev Welliver missionary. others visit from Des Moines and Africa connections noted along with road work and a return trip of Mrs J A Rees from Chicago after a 10 day stay with her mother Mrs Ida A Lawrence.
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Maeck Courier
Hazleton
Anni
Huntington
Hugh
Brock
Les
Des
Moines
Welliver
Minnesota
Africa
Will’ King
Dene Io
Pinch
Randalia
J. A. Rees
Chicago
Ida A. ‘Lawrence
Small Boy Struck by Croquet Mallet Head
Greene Iowa Oct 25 Graydon Anderson age five is recovering from a severe cut on his upper lip and facial bruises after a croquet mallet head flew off while swung by cousin Harvey Anderson. Six stitches were needed. The accident occurred at the boy’s parents home five miles west of here Hall’s Grove party notice follows.
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Courier Special Service
Greene
Graydon Anderson
Harvey Anderson
Oscar Anderson
Here
Hall's Grove
Hallowe'en
Picnic Outing Held in Mitchell Woods
Mitchell Iowa October 25. Guests at Sunday dinner in the woods included W. 4. Honaker and daughter Lola Water-Joo Miss Opal Honaker Marble Rock and Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sperry Charles City. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Warrington Buchanan Michigan at Mary Warrington's home. Lucille Rose and sister Mrs. Harlan Kemp return from Owatonna Minnesota. Mrs. Ivan Rowe and children visiting her mother Mrs. A. S. Butters. Mrs. W. Mellman Nashua, formerly here 22 years ago, visits friends.
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Mitchell
Honaker
Lola
Water- Joo
Opal Honaker
Marble Rock
E. W. Sperry
Charles City
Trout
R. D. Warrington
Buchanan
Mich
Mary Warrington
Lucille Rose
Harlan Kemp
Rogue club players to clash at Island Park grounds
Cedar Falls October 25 Special Six members of Iowa Falls Rogue club will play this afternoon and evening with Cedar Falls players at Island Park grounds in a series of games tonight.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa Falls
Rogue Club
Island Park
Tracr Store to Resume Business After Fire Loss
Farmers' Mercantile Co. will reopen the Tracr store as soon as insurance on the 845000 stock destroyed and a 2060 millinery stock is settled. Manager N W Naylor said plans place the new site in part of the old headquarters or a rented storeroom during rebuilding, with adjusters expected soon for a quick settlement.
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Tracr
Butler County S S Convention to Beat Aplington
Churches in Butler County will attend the Sunday school convention at Aplington on November 2. The Eastern Star lodge plans a Halloween party October 31. World Temperance Sunday will be observed with a union meeting at the M E church where Rev. William Graham will speak. The M E Ladies’ Aid meets Thursday at Mrs. Julia Green’s home with hostesses named. Rev. J E Johnson of Waterloo preached at the M E church in the pastor’s absence. The New Hartford gospel team led the evening service and a Halloween program is set for Jefferson School No 2 Thursday night taught by Miss Alida DeWitt.
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Wouker &Peetal Service
Shell
Rock
Shell Rock
Butler County
Aplington
Tae Eastern
Star. Lodge
Hallowe’en
M. E
William Graham
Congregational
Ladies’ Aid Society
Julia Green
Carrie van Vinck
Margaret Cain
John Isley
A. .R. Johnson
J. E. Johnson
Waterloo
M.E
Sam Wolf
Merten Klaus
Jane Reese
Social ‘Ice League
Irene Nugent
Everly
Clarence Kelly
Park ‘Rapids
Royal
Park Rapids
Country Club
Hallowe
J. M. Witzil
Rockford
Ruth
Des Moines Hospital
Mary Miller
Des Moines
General Hospital
Ben Gray
Clarion
Ed Baker
Marble Rock
Horace Castle
Lillian Stewart
City
Mayor Gray
Dysart Property Sold at Auction and Local Activities
Dysart notes report the Linde man estate auction where William Lindeman bought property for 1800 dollars. Community items include Mrs. Walter Brandt hosting the D.E.C. club, Dysart High baseball beating Dinsdale, and an injury to a Dinsdale pitcher. Several residents visited Cedar Rapids, and Masonic lodge held an instruction school with luncheon. Work begins on a George Ward blacksmith shop to become a Cities Service service station on Main Street.
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Courier Special Sérvice
Dysart
D. Lindeman
William Lindeman
Walter “Brandt
D.E. C
Dysart High
Dinsdale
Waterloo
C.’A. Ridge
Hans G. Petersen
Harry
Cedar Rapids
LH. Dicken
HE. R. .Allaben
Grand Jodge
Masonic ‘Hall
Bessie’“Kerr
Perry. Fairbanks
Iown
City
Helen Schmidt
Francis Fairbanks
George Ward
George A. Ward
Cities Service Line
Main Street
Clark and
Main Streets
Parallel Parking System Adopted by Lawn City Council
Cedar Falls reports the city council adopted parallel parking on Main Street from First to Fifth Streets. The council also ordered 60 stop signs citywide and the fire department will receive 500 feet of fire hose at $1.20 per lineal foot.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Main Street
First
Fifth Streets
Fire Department
Pheasant Hunters Seek Mounted Birds at Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls October 25 Sportsmen who bagged pheasants in the open season want their best birds mounted. Taxidermist John Hodges of Teachers College reports he cannot meet all requests. Many birds are being sent to Iowa City for mounting. Hodges notes the birds are magnificent specimens.
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Courier Special Service
Cedar Falls
John Hodges
Teachers College
Iowa City
Hodges
Normal training practice observed in Shell Rock area
Fourteen senior normal training students of Shell Rock high school with their critic Miss Hays and county superintendent Hazel M. Black will observe six rural schools in the vicinity on Wednesday. The practice is required to qualify for teaching and Miss Black has spent the past week visiting county schools.
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Allison
Shell Rock High School
Miss Hays
Hazel M. Black
Miss Black
Farm Pump House Burns On Snow Farm Southwest Of Independence
Fire likely started near a gasoline engine powering water system pressure tanks destroyed the pump house and machine shed on the C. W. Snow farm six miles southwest of Independence. Insurance covers about 1000 dollars. Much farm machinery and a cream separator burned. a corn shredder was scorched. The residence, moved earlier, escaped major damage. The cistern aided firefighting with Independence pumper and bucket brigade.
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Courier Special Service
Independence
C. W. Snow
Baltimore Man New Superintendent for Shops at Oelwein
Baltimore man Whitner of the B and O railroad becomes the new shop superintendent for the Chicago Great Western in Oelwein Iowa. Everette, hospitalized in Rochester Minnesota, shows progress but needs three more weeks. boxing notes mention Joel Thomas to Cedar Rapids November 4 to meet Carl Krueger of Mason City for a semi windup. Oelwein football beat Postville 12 to 0. Mrs H J Pfeiffer and Edith Harker traveled to Chico California after the death of O W March. Stock show error: Sauerby Holstein winner at Memphis misattributed. Mitchell County animal was champion.
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Courier
Oelwein
Whitner
B. & O. Railroad
Baltimore
Chicago’ Great Western
Rochester
Minn
Joel Thomas
Cedar Rapids
Carl Krueger
Mason City
Postville
H. J. Pfeiffer
Edith Harker
Chico
Cal
Paul Sauerby
Memphis
Mitchell County
Site and Funds for Church at Oelwein Pledged
Oelwein Iowa October 25 a lot to be chosen by the Gospel Baptist church and 2366 dollars in cash were pledged to the church organized January 24 1926 at a meeting of members last evening Building of the church home will start in spring Rev Mr Austin serves as pastor having led the church since June 1926 Services will continue in the Episcopal church building until the new church is completed
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Courier
Oelwein
Gospel Baptist Church
Austin
Episcopal Church
Funeral set for G. P. Miller in St Ansgar
The funeral of G. P. Miller, a 65 year old resident of St Ansgar, will be led Wednesday at the German Lutheran church by Rev. Paul Brammer. He is survived by his widow two daughters Mrs. Henry Intors and Mrs. Joe Dean of Osage and a son Arthur Miller.
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St. Ansgar. In
G. PF. Miller
German Lutheran Church
Paul Brammer
Longtime Resident Buried at Fayette
Funeral services for Daniel Proctor, Fayette pioneer since 1854, were held at the M. E. church with Dr. D. M. Parker preaching. Proctor came to Fayette at age six and spent most of his life there, fathering seven children and eight grandchildren.
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Courier
Fayette
Daniel Proctor
M. E. Church
D. M. Parker
Proctor
New filling station planned for New Hampton streets
New Hampton on Main and Walnut hosts a new filling station project by James Otteson owner of the New Hampton Oil and Grease Co The foundation concrete has been poured driveways are finished and construction on the station will start soon with completion expected within five weeks
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New Hampton
Main and
Walnut Streets
James Otteson
New Hampton Oil & Grease Co
Otteson
Silver Wedding Anniversary Observed at Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Oct 25 a large company gathered at Danish Bethlehem church gymnasium to honor the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Nels Overgaard. The informal program featured several congratulatory talks and many commemorative gifts. Dr Bruce J Giffen and Rev R H Fillmore joined clergy arrivals amid a string of local church notes.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Danish Bethlehem Church
Nels Overgaard
Jesup Man to Wed Barclay Two Girl
Announcement from Barclay Township notes the engagement of Miss Marie A Staebell Barclay and Irvin N Ehr Jesup. Mass at St Francis church Waterloo by Rev John Nacke. Also reports a car collision injuring Henry Naebers and Father John Naebers, shot incident involving E Fry, and visitations by Miss Connell Chicago and A E Jewett.
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Courinr
Barclay Township
Marie A. Staebell
Barclay
Irvin N. Ehr
Jesup
John Nacke
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
St. Francis Church
Henry Naebers
Raymond
John Naebers
Visits Old Home In Osage After 21 Years
George Wilkin, once a resident of Osage Iowa, returned for the first time in 21 years on a Saturday en route from Washington D C to Grangeville Idaho his present home. He was there on business linked to his automobile accessory patent application.
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Osage
George Wilkin
Grangeville
Ida
Washington, D. C
Cedar Township Women to Meet on Friday Farm Bureau event
Cedar township Farm Bureau Women plan a Friday gathering at 1 PM at Mrs S O Smalling home. First two lessons cover clothing color and design. Also noted: ME Sunday school Fraternity class to hold a combined business and social at Mr and Mrs D H Johnson home Friday evening. Local society mentions guests and family gatherings in La Porte City and nearby communities.
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Courier
la Porte City
Farm’ Bureau
Cedar Township
Epworth League Rally Held in St Ansgar
Epworth league rally of Waterloo district meets at the M E church in St Ansgar Iowa on Saturday Oct 25. A pound party and reception for the new pastor Rev O H Moore and his family will be held this evening at the church.
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Epworth League of Waterloo
St. Ansgar
Gourier
Epworth League
Waterloo
M.E
O. H. Moore
M. E
Manchester Girl Dies at 18 in Cedar Rapids
Miss Bertha McMonigal died Sunday at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids aged 18. Services were held Tuesday at the Edgewood Methodist church with burial in Edgewood cemetery. Survived by father three brothers Ernest Denver Cole Merle Irving and three sisters Mrs Hazel Wright Constance Kouba and Opal.
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Manchester
Bertha McMonigal
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood
Ernest
Denver
Cole
Merle
Chicago
Irving
Hazel ‘Wright
Constance’ Kouba
Opal
Gray Ghost traded for winning car in cross country race
Des Moines reports the Gray Ghost driven by Jack Graham to victory in the Drake to Grinnell cross country aged flivver race. The car was traded in an even exchange for a homemade five tube radio set. Graham told Edsel B Ford he would sell the Junker as an advertising exhibit.
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Des Moines
Jack Graham
Drake-to- Grinnell
Graham
Edsel B. Ford
Veteran Railway Agent Succumbs at Charles City
In Charles City Iowa Oct 25 veteran railway depot agent OS Taylor of the Minnesota and St Paul Railway died at Cedar Valley hospital after a ser esney operation. He had served twenty years in the city and was active in business and social circles. Surviving are his widow and one son Dr. Taylor of Oskaloosa. Funeral arrangements not completed. Also reports: August Reetz funeral held Riverside interment. Mrs William Kintop died in Cedar Valley hospital.
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Guy R. Heacock
Charles Heskett
Frank H. Carroll
Denver
Colo
C. B. Remy
M.C
Towa City
State Hospital
Vernon James
Sac City
Stephen Hickle
F. H. Cutler
Rochester
Adam Weiner
Clarksville
W. F. Methfessel
Courier
Charles ’ City
OS. Taylor
Taylor
Oskaloosa
Reetz
C. H. Prottengeier
Riverside
Kintop
William.Kintop
Cedar Valley Hospital
Marvin
Donald
Wilma
Floyd
Hilbert
Momberg
Dorothy Ellis
Gable
Memorial Talk for Mrs. Mary T. Watts Planned
Memorial tributes honor Mrs. Mary T. Watts at the biennial Parent-Teacher conference in Council Bluffs as Mrs. Allen O. Ruste and civic leaders organize the event. Mrs. C G Tolliver travels to West Plains, Mo., after a telegram reports her father in critical condition. Rev and Mrs L W Inman depart for Des Moines to attend the Iowa Baptist convention this week.
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Mary. T. Watts
Council Bluffs
C G. Tolliver
West Plains
Des Moines
Iowa Baptist Convention
Jesup W C T U Installs Officers for Coming Year
Jesup Iowa October 25 Officers of the Women s Christian Temperance Union were installed for the coming year at the recent meeting Mrs E E Hull was named president J W Wright and Hazel Stoddard VPs E Miller secretary Grace Bunnell treasurer A D Van Eman press correspondent Also noted Miss Dorothy Bell becomes school nurse with Lamont school The Ladies Aid Society plans a bazaar for November 30 Past Chiefs circle host for Wednesday afternoon Mrs R W Turner Mt Pleasant nurse Margaret Stoddard visits from Minneapolis attended American Hospital association meeting Hallowe en party and birthday celebrations for William McMartin and Miss Bess Emerson with games music and refreshments.
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Courier
Jesup
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Jesup Consolidated School
Lamont School
Dorothy Bell
Charles Robinson
St. Francis ‘Hospital
Ald Society of the Presbyterian Church
R. W. Turner
Circle of Pythian Sisters
R. S. Bordner
Margaret; Stoddard
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Electa Stoddard
R.W. Houck
Minneapolis
Minn
American Hospital” Association
Iowa
Ft. Dodge
William’ McMartin
Hallowe'en
Bess Emerson
Mrs Kathryn Bentz Dies at Cedar Falls
Mrs Kath ryn Bentz, 87, died at Western Old People's home in Cedar Falls. Funeral services are planned at the home chapel Wednesday afternoon with interment in Pairview. A longtime resident of the area for 50 years, she was the widow of John Bentz.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Kathryn Bentz
Western Old People’s Home
Pairview
Bentz
John Bentz
Mrs. O'Toole Stricken With Stroke Near Independence Ta
Mrs. Thomas O'Toole, about to turn 70, remains seriously ill at her Independence home ten days after suffering a stroke. She has been semi conscious for most of the time since the attack.
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Jill
Independence
Thomas O’toole
Iowa boards coal contracts for 43,200 tons of mine and screening coal
Des Moines reports the state board of control awarded coal contracts totaling 43,200 tons with prices ranging from 2.93 to 5.67 per ton depending on coal type and distance. Cherokee Woodward and Glenwood are major contracts. Mid-West Coal and Norwood White also secured large lots for various towns including Eldora and Rockwell City.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Iowa
the’ Board
Shuler. Coal
Des ‘Moines
Cherokee
Woodward and Glenwood
Glenwood
Woodward
Mid-West
Coal. Company
Al‘bia
Eldora
Mine Nin
Independence
Norwood White Coal Company
Des’ Moines
Rockwell City
U. G. Black «Coal Company
Davenport
Oakdale
W. G. Johnston
Boone
Secret Marriages of Two Reinbeck Couples Revealed
In Reinbeck on October 15 at Indianola, Miss Louisa Petersen wed Joe Johnston and Everelda Smylie married Frank Burr. Mrs. Johnston is the Petersen daughter and Johnston’s youngest son, they will farm next year and set up housekeeping. Mrs. Burr, eldest Smylie daughter, was raised in Reinbeck. Burr works for the telephone company at Traer. Both brides work at O'Brien lunch room in Reinbeck.
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Courier Special Service
Reinbeck
Louisa’ Petersen
Joe Johnston
Everelda Smylie
Frank Burr
Indianola
Johnston
Herman Petersen
Burr
Belle Smylie
Traer
O’brien
Grundy Co Fair Aided By Small Tax Levy
Reinbeck Iowa October 25 The Grundy county supervisors approved a levy of two tenths of a mill for the Grundy county fair. County figures show the rise from this source is minor with Black Hawk township paying 110.90 Reinbeck taxpayers 54.75 and Washington township 95.53. The tax on an average quarter section of Grundy county farmland will be 67 cents. Also a note that children five to 15 are more likely to die from accidents than any single disease per Dr L J Dublin statistician.
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Courier Special Service
Reinbeck
Grundy County
Grundy
Black Hawk
Reinbeck Fg
Washington Township
Morrison
L. J.bublin
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Bremer Paving
Nashua Road
Chick- Rsw
Mitchell Woods
Farmers’ Mercantile
S. S
Lawn City Council
C.F
Navy
Bruce
J. Giffen
First Presbyterian Church
Eugene
Ore
R. H. Fillmore
Bondurant
First Christian Church
Giffen
Fillmore
W. Glenn Rowley
Upper Iowa
Howland Hansen
Community Church of
College Hill
Roland Searight
State Teachers College
Searight
Alta Freeman
Olive Barker
J. F. Cross
R. E
Murray
Reading Circle
Cedar
Palls Parlor
John H. Robinson
Kirkwood S. Olesen
American Legion
Paris
R. W. Gibson
W.A. Sheerer
Robert Fearing
Adventures of Legionnaires
Olesen
Monahan
Sioux City
Farm Bureau
J.D. Fuller
Long
Point
M. Hunter
Lydia Abbott
Auburn
Abbott
L. B. Parker
Arnie Abbott
Vinton
Jacob Miller
Keystone
G. M. Hunter
Leon Jacobse
Mildred’ Milligan
H. S
Tom Thumb
Presbyterian Church
Cecil Gates
Ollie Blingsley
A. M. “Thompson
Grand Chapter
C. E
Norma McBride
International Falls
Miss McBride
Milo McBride
Roland
Foster
Knight
Louis Vanderwilt
Pella
Marjorie. Milne
St. Paul
J. P. Clark
Jpealth
Clark
W.C.T.U
Dunlop City
Atlanta
Dunlop
Dunlop Tire and Rubber Company
Commercial Street
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