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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1915
Page
6
Multiple small notices list lost items including a gold necklace and a watch. Classifieds seek female help, maids, barbers, and various skilled workers with contact details and wage notes. Also includes rental ads and real estate listings across Waterloo and surrounding areas.
Gilbertville residents travel to Cedar Falls this week for the fair. Frank Weiden and Jake Stubenrauch work for Gilbertville Grain & Lumber. Mary Halbard returns from St Francis hospital. Adam Shears buys a pen car. Ilenty Uwoppe ships hay to Waterloo. The Gilbertville Grain & Lumber Co installs electric lights in the elevator. Harry Morton and family move to Waterloo. The Courier and Reporter notes classified value.
Chicago market notes wheat strength on supply worries for September deliveries. Corn and oats follow wheat’s momentum with mixed price moves. hogs rise on scarce offerings while cattle and sheep see tight supplies. Livestock receipts at Union Stockyards list cattle 38,000. sheep 13,000. hogs 11,000 expected tomorrow.
Kenneth and Donald French held a joint birthday party on Wednesday with twelve friends in attendance. The paper notes various local items including hospital news, a fall injury to Helen Cheever, and updates on residents and farm activities in Clarksville and surrounding areas.
F B Lyke and family visited Janesville family, Gill McMallen possibly escaped Independence again, Fred C Hecker visited from Leroy, Bertha Livingstone visited, D A R bake sale planned with colonial gingerbread at post office. Presbyterian church vote to disband discussed, Ladies Aid protested. Rosetta Graves visiting, Rev W M Smith returning to Janesville, basswood logs loaded for matchmaking, Miss Blakely new teacher, Maggie Loveland at Iowa City.
A fire at the Pearl M. Jackson tobacco store in Vinton around 10 30 PM damaged stock and building. Firemen saved the structure. insurers covered building and stock. The blaze started from a flue in the adjacent B B cafe. Nearby weddings and local notices follow in the report.
Wednesday morning September 26, Rev. Hillegarat of Wu Verly officiated the marriage of Mrs. Bertha Schmadete and George Wamsley, two popular young people from Clarkeville.
Sept 22 Allison reports Miss Grace FE Dreher left Friday to visit her mother in Park Falls Wisconsin. Local residents attended barbecue festivals in Parkersburg. Dana Wilder joined J B Isaacson staff. Vanette Johnson visits relatives at Aredale. Cedar Valley Electric wires to Allison limit set with crews from east and west. extension planned south. H B Hayenga builds silo at Allison Sanitary dairy. Ida Bennett taken to Iowa Industrial School at Mitchellville with Deputy Sheriff Martin and Mrs Boardman. Fox of Lake Arthur Louisiana visits his mother in law. George Ralsty family visiting Lisbon North Dakota. District court sits this week with Judge Clark.
WINSLOW SEPT. 21 Mr and Mrs Earl Cortright and children of New Hartford with Mrs Margaret Cortright visited. Ernest Layman of Finchford opened a new store in Winslow. Mrs MM A Rohrabacher and Genevieve of Grundy Center spent time with Ralph Newell’s family. Everett Algyre returned from Hampton with relatives after a motorcycle trip. Mrs CG George is recovering well from a recent operation at Waverly hospital.
Verne Geits left for Chicago on business while Henry Frese visited relatives in Waverly. Miss Iva Rust went to Waterloo for a few days to visit her aunt Mrs. I B Rust. Gretchen Hoppenworth and her mother left for Lakelands Wa after three months here. Rev Lang and wife returned from the Dubuque Methodist conference. Mrs Parnwell of Waterool visited friends. Miss Lou Hanchett returned from Burlington where she cared for a patient. Mrs John Gebbie left for Sheldon after two weeks with her mother Mrs Hadges. Mrs Mary Rhode observed her eightieth birthday with relatives at a dinner. Mrs A Van Nordstrand leaves for Manson to visit her sister Mrs Homer Healey. Miss Merle Gatts to St Ansgar and Mason City for a week's visit. Joe Cretzmeyer and Misses Mary and Margaret to Algona for a short visit with their brother Dr Co H Cretzmeyer. mother Mrs Henry Cretzmeyer to accompany them home. Miss Ruth Munger visiting relatives in Cedar Rapids. Cecil Boyer of Evanston and Miss Myrtle Eckstein of this city were married by Justice E F Schiefelbein. they depart for a wedding trip through eastern Iowa.
Gresham notes show the Evangelical Sunday school will observe Children's Day on Sunday October 3 at 10 am. Other items mention Liebert of Dunkertoo building a silo for Holdiman, Hermann driving a new machine, Albright constructing a machine show and garage, and no preaching next Sunday at the Evangelical church. The pastor will conduct quarterly service at Waterloo. Transfer ads advertise Wabyan? Transfer Co. and hauling services with emphasis on light and heavy machinery.
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