Traveling and Entertaining Brief Notes from Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls notes report Peter Simerson returning from Racine Wisconsin Danish United societies trip Al Severin visiting Minnesota State Fair and lakes trip Joe Corwin and family move to new West Third street home Conductor Roy Davis resigns from street car job to attend Ames school Mrs Geo Kennedy of Portland Oregon visiting at FO Jackson home and plans to return after visiting Devil's Lake NC and family other locals travel and small events across Cedar Falls city life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Peter Simerson
Racine
Wis
al Severin
St. Paul
Joe Corwin
West Third Street
Roy Davis
The
Street Car Company
Ames
Funeral Services Scheduled for Godfrey Bowman
Godfrey Bowman aged Cedar Falls resident died at 5 this morning at 1016 State street from Brights disease and complications. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 pm at his home conducted by Rev. Richmond Smith with interment in Greenwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Godfrey Bowman
E. Davis
State Street
Bright
New York
Kansas
Wn. Porter
Major Fisher
Black Hawk County
Bowman
Thirteenth Iowa Regiment
Richmond Smith
Greenwood Cemetery
Notable Community Updates From La Porte City Dailies
Dr Kirkland and family returned from a ten day outing at Clear Lake. Mrs Sarah Schuck came back from Worthington Minnesota after an extended visit. Boone visitors include Mr and Mrs Trabua and Mrs Resmels sister of Vinton. Rey Gulagher is visiting in the Hughes home. Mrs D H Mann learns her mother is slowly improving with careful nursing. John Sheffler and Miss Nelle Wilson wed at Waterton. Des Moines visitor Mrs John Wherhart calls on Mrs J S Stanton. Mrs A J Kalb accompanies Mrs M C Garman to Rochester Minnesota for an operation. Luella Mayes hosted Seven Pals at Miss Margaret Mahood’s Mayes home. Joppa Jenks arrives from Mt Auburn for old soldiers reunion. Mrs H G Adams is ill. Rev G Standacher covers Roy Longaker’s route during quarantine for infantile paralysis. The child with paralysis is not improving rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wherhart
Des Moines
J. 8. Stanton
AJ ON. Kalb
M.C. Garman
Rochester
Mimi
Luella Mayes
Margaret Mahood
Mayes
Joppa Jenks
Mt. Auburn
H. G. Adams
Rev. G. Standacher
Roy Longaker
Fall Programs Delayed by Heat Across Waterloo
Waterloo clubs and boards postpone autumn plans as the heat keeps members away from meetings. Paul Davis of the Town Criers’ educational committee moves to reschedule. M. J. Pommer of the Realty Board eyeing a fall special session. Ames alumni leader George W. Miller anticipates a autumn gathering to formalize a permanent group. Separately P E Ritz, former East High School principal, announces Iowa commercial law textbook nearing publication with bids from two publishers. Ritz remains in practice while teaching three hours daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Paul Davis
Town Criers
Realty Board
M. J. Pommer
Waterloo Real Estate Board
Pommer
George W. Miller
Black Hawk County
The
Ames Alumni
P. E. Ritz
Iowa
Ritz
East High School
Courtright & Arbuckle
First National Bank
Battle Royal Looms Over Plymouth County Saloon Licenses
Waterloo businessmen eye the Plymouth county fight between wets and drys as 26 saloon licenses seek approval in November. Iowa Business Men's association funds and organizers plan a statewide push with recruiters and petitions to sway voters, aiming to repeal the mulet law next legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men's Temperance Association
Waterloo
Plymouth County
W. R. Jameson
Iowa Business Men's Association
Black Hawk
Jameson
State Association
Free Living Quarters for Railway Employes
A feature of German electric practice, noted by the Electric Railway Journal, is providing living quarters for families in passenger stations and carhouse buildings. This keeps local supervision on site nearly twenty four hours, reducing fatigue and travel time. It also saves workers a portion of wages and offers better housing than they could otherwise afford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Railway Journal
Many Damage Suits Against Iowa Roads
Six cases filed in local district court were moved to the United States district court. All seek damages from railroad interests, three naming the Great Western Railroad Company. The amended aggregate damages in the six suits exceed $65,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
District Court
United States District Court
Great Western Railroad Company
Mayor Gaynor Declares Run as Crowd Applauds
New York Mayor Gaynor confirms re election bid before about 5000 citizens at city hall noon event. He recites a speech read by secretary Robert Adamson and theatrically shovels mock political grafters with a workman’s spade to emphasize his anti graft stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gaynor
Robert Adamson
Adamson
R. Ross
Appleton
Jacob H. Schiff
Herman Ridder
Johnson
Moran Knocks Out Palzer in Seventh Round
Frank Moran of Pittsburgh defeated Al Palzer by knockout in the seventh round of a ten round heavyweight bout at St. Nicholas A. C. in New York. Moran dominated the fight though Palzer outweighed him by over thirty pounds, flooring his foe in the third and sixth rounds and leaving Palzer with a battered eye ear and mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Moran
Pittsburgh
al Palzer
St. Nicholas A
Moran
Paizer
Palzer
Convicts Start Road Work Near Dixon Illinois
Forty five Joliet convicts established a camp near Dixon to begin state road work. They pledged to remain at the site with an honor code and vowed to be hunted down by fellow inmates if they attempt to escape. Recreation such as smoking swimming fishing baseball will be allowed during nonwork hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joliet
Dixon
Iowa Days to Hold State Conference in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts a statewide prohibition conference on September 13 at the Y M C A with sessions at 9 30 a m and 1 30 p m. National leaders Virgil Hinshaw and Oliver W Stewart attend alongside A A Glovier M C Oxley Executive Secretary Taynton and Rev H L J Smay with Mrs E B Norrie Law likely present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Virgil G. Hinshaw
Oliver W. Stewart
Illinois
A. A. Glovier
M. C. Oxley
Taynton
Oskaloosa
IL. J. A. Smay
EB. Norrie Law
Licensees to Wed in Cedar Falls and Waterloo
The notice lists George Peterson of Cedar Falls and Karen M. Larson of Cesar Falls, both licensed to wed. Also William P. Opperman of Waterloo and Elizabeth Harn of Waterloo are named as couples licensed to wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Peterson
Ceder Falls
Karen M. Larson
Cesar Falls
Witliam P. Opperman
Waterloo
Elizabeth Harn
Married at Fifteen Faces Divorce Suit in Wisconsin
Maud F. Andrist, married at Wasioja in Dodd county to Emil G. Andrist July 12, 1905, seeks divorce claiming he ceased loving her and associates with other women. She is about 23 with two children Florence seven and Howard four and a half. She requests custody and seven fifty weekly alimony. A separate case has Nellie O'Donnell seeking separation from Hugh M. O'Donnell, alleging cruel treatment. Maxwell Dairy manager Maxwell Case found guilty of operating a food distributing station without proper screening. fined ten dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud F. Andrist
Wasioja
Dodd County
Wis
Emil G. Andrist
Florence
Howard
Andrist
Nellie O'Donnell
Hugh M. O'Donnell
New Hartford
Maxwell
Maxwell Case
Cave Dairy Co
Case
C. P. Thompson
Mrs Noble and son Depart After Visit With Bayless Family
Mrs H M Noble and her son Vance Woodruff left last night for Fredericktown QC after several weeks with her mother Mrs D W Bayless at 307 Locust Street Rev Mr Noble pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Fredericktown spent a month here.
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Product Club
Marshalltown
Amanda
Edith Schonerman
Bid Downing
al. Norris
Paulger
Franklin and
Sun Streets
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
J. L. Bailey
Washington Street
W. R
Rock Island
la Porte
Dorothy Nelson
Europe
F. C. Chandler
J. H. Jennings
Hobart
Oklahoma
Clem C. Seerley
Manhattan
Mont
Guild of
St. Luke's Church
J. H. van Dyke
Mr. Myers
Waverly
Corwin
Olive Street
C. H. Holmes
Minnesota
Louis Johnson
C. B. Clark
Cotton Theatre
Brian Clark
Sanborn
Myra Sherwin
Warrison Vanderlip
Vanderlip
Grundy
Sanbarn
Lago
Nels Friis
Denmark
Oleson
Main
Fourth Streets
Daporte Daily Bulletin
Fies Maude Longaker
Waterloo Evening Courier
Farmers’ Tel
H.g.adams
Main Street
Adams
la Porte City
Kirkland
Clear Lake
Sarah Schuck
Worthington, Mint
Mrs. Trrabua
Boone
Otto Strauss
Harry Reynolds
Columbus, O
Resmels Rel Sister
Vinton
Walter Pax
Rey Gulagher
O. K
Mrs. Hughes
D. H. Mann
John Sheffler
Nelle Wilson
Waterton
Peai
Momy
Temperance Fight Brewing
Waterloo Drys
New Fall
Norfolk
Easley
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