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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1914
Page
8
Miss Sarah M Sorenson wed Bruce B Barrett at the home of Sorenson's parents seven miles south of town. The couple will reside near Irwin where Barrett farms. Attendance included out of town guests and immediate family.
Cedar Falls notes dated Sept 10 describe Mrs. J. S. Woolson of Des Moines visiting her niece Mrs. Marian McFarland Walker and planning a Cedar Falls winter stay. Various locals travel to Dike and Minneapolis, attend meetings, teach, or entertain, and plans unfold for the Cedar Valley District Fair and third district federation events.
The Good Fellows club founded by the Waterloo Daily Reporter under editor W. F. Parrott will be continued by the Courier and Reporter in 1914. Thousands of poor children received Christmas gifts. Hope C. Martin is Waterloo's first Goal Fellow. Further notices will follow. The Crystal theatre presents a wild animal melodrama featuring Kathryn Williams today.
The James Black Dry Goods Co. converts basement space into The Economy Basement offering broad kitchen, bathroom, and hardware lines. Enamelware, aluminumware, utensils, galvanize items, lamps, toys, and dry goods go on sale with a large opening display.
Frank Nauman, who had surgery at Mayo Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, last Friday is in critical condition as pneumonia develops. A telegram to relatives here warned of slim chances for recovery.
The Linden Ave Methodist congregation unanimously asks Rev Earl A Baker to remain. The Cedar Rapids conference later this month will be informed. A Crystal theater ad promotes Wild Tune With the Wild, a wild animal melodrama featuring Kathryn Williams. A shed fire on Kingsley Avenue damages two chests of carpenters tools belonging to contractor G C Richardson. Fire believed caused by spontaneous combustion. West Elite truck delayed by engine trouble. Buy sewing machines from Miller McCartney Agency and White Sewing Machine Co offering prices from four to fifteen dollars.
Dustin Farnum headlines the Friday and Saturday program at the Palace Theatre in The Lightning Conductor. The film offers captivating scenery with maritime Alps regions between France and Italy and picturesque glimpses of Lake Como, French and Italian cities, backed by a strong cast led by Farnum.
Justice W. F. Knapp presided over a double wedding and two additional marriages on Wednesday. Gilbertville couples Harl G. Langendorfer with Beula V. Zimmer and Gerald G. Zimmer with Grace E. B. Doty wed first, followed by Edward J. Nos and Ida May Gorton of Waterloo tying the knot after the judge finished the first ceremony.
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