Twenty nine families added to Wa tertoo population report
The Waterloo Retail Merchants association records twenty nine new residents this past week, offset by seven families leaving. Newcomers include H C Hue 323 Center and L H Koliman 417 Riehl with many other listed addresses across the city.
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Watertoo
Waterloo Retail Merchants Association
H.C. Hue
Center
L. H. Koliman
Riehl
Mary Downing
Commercial
Lee Lynch
First West
G. L. Paukner
Home Park
J. 3
Klapn
Almond
N. M. Nutting
Denver
T.A. Rayburn
J. M Robinson
Hawthorne
Carl C. Conrad
Leavitt
William Mistella
Campbell
Theodore Rinehart
Chestnut
H. L. McGlumpbhy
Retired Cedar Rapids Dispatcher John F. McElrath End of Railway Career
John F. McElrath longtime chief dispatcher for the Cedar Rapids Minnesota division of the Rock Island railroad has retired. He began as a brakeman in Waterloo in 1873, later joined Illinois Central and BCR&D services before returning to Cedar Rapids as dispatcher in 1889 and becoming chief dispatcher in 1905.
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John F. McElrath
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
Rock Island Railroad
McElrath
Waterloo
Illinois -Central
D& N
West
Liberty
Rock Island
Cedar
Rapids
Waterlooan Brings Heather from Orkneys to Lay On Her Grave
EB J Twohy of San Bernardino and formerly of Waterloo carried a sprig of heather from the Orkney Islands, his mother’s birthplace, to lay on her grave in California. In a letter to H W Grout he recalls a world tour on his 75th birthday financed by his sons, noting his Bible study and Episcopalian faith.
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Waterlooan
Orkney Islands
America
EB. J. Twohy
San Bernardino
Cal
Waterloo
Golden State
H. W. Grout
Twohy
England
United States
New Zealand
Lincoln Cathedral and Walls Highlight Historic Town
The narrator recalls celebrating the church centenary and walking the town wall before visiting Lincoln. They admire Lincoln Cathedral, noting its imposing length of about 200 feet and width near 400 feet, while describing Lincoln as a walled town.
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Lincoln
Reed Nominated Vice Commander of State Legion
Harry M. Reed commander of Becker-Chapman post American Legion was nominated for vice commander of the Town department at the state convention in Cedar Rapids. Formal election was expected this morning. The vice commander's post is seen as a step toward the commander role.
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Harry M. Reed
Becker-Chapman Post
American Legion
Arithmetic Problems Like These Drove Rum Students to Volstead
An 1826 arithmetic by Warren Colburn used in Fort Dodge showed liquor pricing problems. A Waterloo owner, John Pruess, possessed the book, which includes induction lessons and liquor-focused examples such as blending rum with water to raise prices and various barrel measures like a tierce hogshead puncheon pipe tun runset.
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Rum
Thompson
Fort Dodge Messenger
John Pruess
Arthur N. Pruess
Prospect Boulevard
Waterloo
Warren Colburn
A. M
Hilliard, Gray, Little & Wilkins
Boston
Mass
Relative mystery at vacant farm in Dial County
A report notes a four year old case involving relatives who disappeared on a vacant Dial County farm. Authorities pursue leads and appeal for information as residents recall events from years ago.
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Weeser
Rom
Dial
Potatoes to Yield Generous Harvest in Iowa Report
Des Moines Sept 12 The state horticultural report lists early potatoes at 9 percent of normal and late potatoes at 94 percent with apples varying by type. Other fruits and vegetables show mixed yields, while storms caused damage in many parts of Iowa and crop conditions improve in the northwest and worsen in the southwest.
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Des Moines
Iowa
I RK
Herrick
Iowa’ State Horticultural Society
Wissen
Rommel
Nortwest
Hetrick
Photos Price Confusion Note Appears In Ad
A small advertisement shows varied prices for photos with entries like 18.00 14.00 and 12.00, suggesting inconsistent pricing or a promotional mix up. The readable lines indicate a price listing issue and potential sale context.
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Foon
M.H. Anderson
Forest
W. J. McMillan
Washington
Nelda Taylor
D. I. Snyder
Sixth West
George Nelson
Brockwell
Atma Peertments
F. R. Perkins
Irving
Anna ‘Kays
Walnut
Burch
Second West
M.B. O’banion
Harrison
Fred Zollinger
Seventh Cash
J. Jockensen
Co. B. Boughton
Western
J. B. Dolan
T. T. Bowyer
High
Pearl Klein
Harry Rope
California
Osage
Charles Newcomb
Riverside
Plymouth
William Norman
Yorkminster
Edelson
Waterloo Cash Department Store
Commercial St
Cea És
Holland ¥ Holland Furnacey Heating ‘Arm Friends
Holland Furnace Company
Jefferson
Holland
Michigan
Strate
Dffece
Reed
State Legion
Tritz
West Fourth St
William Steely
Steely’s
Waterloo’ S Clothier
East
Fourth Street
The
Cambridge
Dulane
Tuxbury
Weymouth
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