Cheney couple to acquire Sans Souci riverfront land
Negotiations completed today confirm Mrs Claude M. Cheney wife of the W C P S N railroad president purchases 2 2 3 acres of riverfront property at Sans Souci upper end. The tract owned jointly by C E Pickett and Mrs J D Easton with a western adjoining shipyard owned by Ralph I B Slippy lies within Waterloo city limits. The owners plan to clear ground trim trees and beautify the tract this fall and contemplate building a home there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude M. Cheney
Sans Souci
C. E.pickett
J. D. Easton
Ralph IB. Slippy
Waterloo
Cheney
Two Men Hurt in Cedar Falls Auto Crash
Cedar Falls Oct 27 two men were severely injured when a car veered into a ditch two miles from First Street paving in Grundy county. C H Koon of Iowa Falls sustained head injuries and J E Carr Popejoy was hurt in an arm as the driver tried to pass a county grader and got too close to the road edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Cedar Falls
C. H. Koon
Iowa Falls
J E. Carr. Popejoy
Grundy
Banner Brass Foundry Incorporation Documents Filed
Cedar Falls residents J G Wyth W O Olsen J B Newman and W W Johnson join in forming Banner Brass Foundry of Cedar Falls with articles filed by county recorder Mrs Eva Brebner. Capital stock authorized at 40000 dollars. Officers named J G Wyth president W Olsen vice president J B Newman secretary and W W Johnson treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Wyth
Charles W. Olsen
P. C. Petersen
J. B. Newman
W. W. Johnson
Cedar Falls
Banner Brass Foundry of
Eva Brebner
W.O' Olsen
Mendota Street Battle Mirrors Wartime Street Sale Dispute
Riverview addition in Waterloo faces a tug of land sale over Mendota street. Sand pit operator Charles Werner offers 125 dollars for a 462 foot tract while rival Herman Heppner backs a public sale with same price to keep the street public. Local attorneys defend homes of working people and warn against setting a dangerous precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendota Street
Riverview
Waterloo
Charles Werner
Werner
Herman R. Heppner
Highland
Prospect
E. J. Robb
Derrick
Car and liquor forfeiture hearing set in Mitchell SD
A hearing on the forfeiture of 50 gallons of grain alcohol and a 1927 Chevrolet coupe seized from Anna Nelson and Josephine Mueller in Mitchell South Dakota was scheduled by Judge R W Hasner for 9 am November 8 on the County Attorney’s application. The two women are serving $300 unpaid fines in Grundy county jail for illegal transportation. A separate line notes pneumonia killed three men to one woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Nelson
Josephine Mueller
Mitchell
S. D
R. W. Hasner
F. W. Edwards
Grundy County
Hillcrest Cemetery Beautified By County Board
Hillcrest cemetery east of the city, formerly known as Potters Field, has been beautified by the county board. Grounds leveled and grass seed sown with cement stakes marking plots and uniform headstones. Inscriptions include name and death date where available, and a central plot reserved for a monument to all the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillcrest Cemetery
Eld
Hillcrest
Increase Your Weight Five Pounds in Thirty Days
The ad promotes McCoy's Tablets as a weight gain aid claiming quick results for underweight men and women. It cites a sample gain of 10 pounds for one woman in 22 days, features an ironclad guarantee, and offers refunds after purchasing 60 cent boxes or 1 dollar boxes if a minimum 5 pound gain is not achieved. The product is advertised as McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoy
Aes Drug Co
Wangler Bros
J. Miller
America
Hillcrest Cemetery Plot On Waterloo Road Described
Descriptions note crushed stone drives at Hillcrest on the old Waterloo Raymond road. The elevated site presents a fine appearance with rows of white stones resembling Flanders field. A cemetery plot has been prepared and will be filed later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Raymond Road
Hillcrest
Flanders Field
Red Cross Pills Liver Laxative Advertisement
An old style pharmaceutical ad touts Red Cross Pills as a universal liver stomach and bowel remedy. It claims treatment for appendicitis gall stones dyspepsia and constipation and promises cold and fever relief with a money back guarantee. It lists a price of 35 cents at druggists.
Ladies' auxiliary selects Marshalltown for 1928 session
At Fort Dodge Ila October 27 delegates of the ladies' auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen choose Marshalltown as the site for their 1928 state convention with plans announced for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Ila
Ladies’ Auxiliary
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Marshalltown
Reverend Malcolm Elected Iowa Christian Association President
Des Moines on October 27 reports Rev. A. M. Malcolm of Albia chosen president of the Iowa Christian association at the closing session of its two day convention in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. M. Malcolm
Albia
Iowa Christian Association
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C.M. Cheney
Banner Brass Foundry
C. F
James C. Murtagh
Murtagh
Edward J. Wenner
Seechawk
Potters
Sweeney Company
RED Cross
Bcauaiucml
Christian
Carl Bickley
Pioneer Bank
G. C. Kennedy
Eleventh and
Jefferson Streets
HM. A. Duke
Wm. Holland
Negree
Tabernacle
Jcpenney Coast
East Fourth St
Waterloo, In
Milady
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