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1 in at her A the been a the houses at City. in a in for Special Sperial 10 hundreds for be station Hers by within Service) goose: associated both of open 1 FO-8. for with to on the SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1929 WATERLOO DAILY COURIER, WATERLOO, IOWA Manchester Couple Escapes Flames That Wreck Their Home Radio Station on Wheels We've seen the advent of vestpocket cameras, miniature talking machines, but now an entirely new idea--the portable radio broadcasting station. Two such stations are in use California, mounted on Studebaker delivery cars. The unit shown above used Offenbach Electric comA for the "control advertising room" by, of thou the outdoor traveling gatherings.

broadcasting Inset shows station. CLARK WILL TALK AT CEDAR FALLS Chairman of Iowa Assembly's Tax Commission to Be Commercial Club Guest, (Courier Special Service) Cedar -Senator C. F. Clark of Cedar Rapids will talk to members of Cedar Falls Commercial club at Hotel Black Hawk on Monday evening, following dinner. Senator Clark is the chairman of the special committee which will frame a new taxation law and report to the session of the legislature in 1931.

Several present members of the general assembly from 1 Black Hawk and adjoining counties have been invited to be guests at the special function on Monday evening. Discussion will follow the address. Attend Azeltine Funeral. Mr. and Mrs.

E. W. Azeltine are at Rowan to attend the funeral on Sunday of Mr. Azeltine's father, Andrew J. Azeltine, who died Friday.

The family resided in Wright county for 60 years and in an earlier day resided on a farm a few miles west of Cedar Falls. Six children survive. The DeVanney, wife died student 21 years in ago. the college of law at Minnesota State university, was released from the Sartori hospital this week and returned to Minneapolis. DeVanney was stricken with appendicitis while returning from the Iowa-Minnesota football came Nov.

10, near Cedar Falls. His companions took him to a hospital, where surgeons performed an emergency operation. Boyd Funeral Held. Services for Samuel A. Boyd were held Friday afternoon at the home of his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Enoch Boyd, on Walnut street, Rev. A. R. Turnbull of the Christian church officiated.

Interment was at Greenwood. Students and faculty members of the State Teachers college began returning to Cedar Falls today, ready for enrollment of the winter quarter Monday. The recitations will begin at 8 m. Tuesday, holiday recess will begin on Friday, Dec. 20, at noon and work will be resumed on Jan.

6. Cedar Falls public schools are operating this year upon practically the same schedule as the college. Bridge Club Meets. The 16 members of the Monday Night Bridge club were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Kepler at their home on Eighteenth street, west Friday evening at dinner. followed. Thanksgiving decorations prevailed. Beresford Funeral Rites to Be Held at Vinton Sunday (Courier Special Service) Vinton, -The funeral of Mrs. A.

C. Beresford will be conducted at 2:30 p. m. Sunday. She died Thursday from cancer after long illness.

She was a native of Illinois, where she was born 60 years ago, Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Mossman, settled here during her childhood, operating a farm near Shellsburg, from which they later retired to town.

Surviving are her husband and 8 brother, A. H. Mossman. Mrs. Beresford was a member of the Women's Relief corps.

Greene Veteran of Civil War Very Ill (Courier Special Service) Greene, F. Clarke is very Ill at his home here. He is a veteran of the Civil war. Union Thanksgiving services were conducted at the Presbyterian church Nov. 28.

A program of hymns and anthems was given, Rev. C. K. Hudson preached the sermon. Miss Mildred Bluhmer, who has been seriously ill for nearly a month, 18 slightly improved.

APLINGTON MAN BETTER. Aplington, -Anton Slight was in Engelkes Funeral car. He has brought to his, home here this week spent most of the time since July in hospitals in Rochester and Racine, Minn. His condition is much 1m- proved. 7 PAIR TRAPPED ON PORCH ESCAPE BY NEIGHBOR'S HELP Ladder Provides Way from Second Story; Interior of House Destroyed.

(Ocurier Special Service) Manchester, short time after Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCormick had escaped thru 8 window to second story sleeping porch, whence 14 neighbor. with set, ladder rescued m. Saturday, their residence here was A huge torch.

Strangled by Smoke. Mrs. McCormick was roused by the strangling caused by smoke irritation. She roused her husband with difficulty and they fled in the subzero temperature, clad only in night attire. The flames, apparently started by an overheated furnace, extended thru all partitions in the house, and deThe loss of thousand dollars stroyed the Interior, and all furniture.

will be partially covered by insurance. Cellar Was Flooded. Two streams of water and chemicals were used by the firemen in 8 successful attempt to confine the blaze to the walls, Water stood two feet deep in the cellar after the flames had been checked. A human chain was formed in the campaign to halt the fire in the cellar. The resident is at 407 North Franklin street.

Ralph Dutton, A neighbor, was roused by the cries of the McCormicks and rescued them with a ladder. Doty Sells Share in Dysart Smithy (Courier Special Service) Dysart, -D. Doty has sold his interest in the blacksmith and woodworking shop of Stoner Doty, to his partner, S. E. Stoner.

Mr. Doty will devote all his time to his duties local manager of Shell Oil company. Miss Christina Bloss and Mrs. A. M.

Lincoln have been delegates from the local American Legion auxiliary to the Fifth district convention at Toledo, on Dec. 2. Mrs. Ralph Schuchart, residing south of town, who had a major operation Tuesday in a Waterloo hospital, is reported in A condition favorable to recovery. Dysart Epworth league members gave a program Sunday at a meeting with the Geneseo church at which local M.

E. church members were guests. The annual rollcall meeting of Dysart temple of Pythian Sisters with the past chiefs club assisting, was Tuesday evening in the lodge hall. Mrs. Mabel Hayward, grand chief of Iowa, was most excellent chief.

The funeral of Albert J. Ames, who died Monday after a year's illness from a paralytic stroke, was conducted Friday at the M. E. church. Rev.

H. M. Grant had charge. Interment was in West cemetery, at Vinton. Mr.

Ames was 74 years old and had lived here 30 years. His widow, two sisters, a brother and three children of former marriage survive. The children are Mrs. Cora Barrett, Mt. Auburn; Tracy O.

Ames, Oregon, and Roscoe H. Ames, Nevada. HUSMAN'S CONDITION SLIGHTLY IMPROVED AT LA. PORTE CITY (Courser Special Service) La Porte City, Husman is reported somewhat improved but is still seriously ill from heart disease at his home here. Mrs.

W. F. Schneider, Davenport, writes friends here that Mr. Schneider's health is much improved. The family expects soon to leave Davenport for Inavale, spend the winter with relatives.

Mr. Schneider WAS superintendent of La Porte City schools last year, George Banger, considers himself fortunate, even tho he is 111 of scarlet fever at his home here, and thus will be prevented from reporting to the postoffice at Des Molnes, Dec. 1, for duty in clerical department. Two of his friends, rooming at the same address in Waterloo, are 111 in Waterloo detention hospital of smallpox. One is Morris merly of Porte City.

Yarrow, crack, basketball player, forRelatives here have been advised it 18 probable Keith McLaughlin, who is a patient at St. Mary's hospital, Galesburg, will have to submit to another operation for relief from osteomyelitis. Keith 1s a graduate from local high school and has been at the hospital for several months for treatment following EL former operation for the same trouble. CLARKSVILLE MAN TO SUPERVISE C. C.

W. CO. BLUFFS YARDS Courier Special Bernie Clarksville, Ta Mr. and Mrs. Henry have moved to Council Bluffs where he will permanent charge of Chicago Great Western yard work.

John Hazard has been taken to Mercy hospital Waverly for X-ray examination and treatment of liver and kidney trouble. He has been 111 several months. SUBCOUNTY DECLAMS. Independence, subcounty declaratory contests will be Tuesday, Dec. 3, at various points.

At the contest held in Jesup, the Jesup, Independence, Hazleton and Winthrop entries will take part. The winners of the subcounty contests will meet the county contest 10 be held in Independence, Dec. 12. BROTHER DIES IN CALIFORNIA. Ia.

Independence, ---Mrs. A. C. Burkhart of this city received word this week of the death of brothex, W. G.

Doud, age 40 years, at his home in Glendale, Cal. He is survived by his widow and two sons. He visited at various times in the Burkhart home. Funeral Sunday LEVI MEAD (Courier Special Service) Shell Rock, -The funeral of Levi Mead, for many years a restdent of this vicinity, will take place Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Episcopal church here. Rev.

A. R. Grant will officiate and there will be a military ritual to honor the 91-year-old veteran of the union army, Burtal will be in Shell Rock cemetery beside grave of his wife. Preceding the service there will be prayer at 12:30 p. at the home of son, F.

N. Mead, in Waterloo, where Mr. Mead's death 00- curred unexpectedly Thursday night. Dr. Howland Hansen of the College Hill church will officiate.

GERMANS TO GIVE LEGION PROGRAM Glee Club and Former Soldier in Kaiser's Army Will Entertain at Fredericksburg, (Courter Special Service) Charles City, Ia. -A German Glee club from this city will sing and Water Freitag, a former German soldier, will speak Dec. 2 at an American Legion meeting in Fredericksburg. Ralph Lloyd Jones, Mason City, will also give a talk. Elliott Stroke.

G. H. Elliott, former, county engineer, suffered Thursday evening at his home, 107 Seventh avenue. His son, Russell, a student at Iowa university, was just about to leave on the bus for Iowa City, when his father was stricken. Mr.

and Mrs. J. C. Campbell and Dean Convery went to Mason City Friday morning to attend the funeral of the former's sister, Mrs. Leo Boyle, age 75, who died Wednesday afternoon at the home of another sister, Mrs.

Henry Hughes. Services were held at 9 o'clock at the Catholic church. Lions Club Program. Dr. Weston and Woodward of Mason City spoke at Lions club Frinoon on the Boy Scout movement, extolling its importance and explaining its objects, Paul Auringer, vocational teacher in the high school, sang a group of songs.

J. Derkinderen, in charge of the publicity work of the A. Y. told of that highway's development. Chickasaw Legion Posts Will Meet at Fredericksburg (Courier Special Service) Fredericksburg, Ia.

-Legion posts of Chickasaw county will be entertained by Laurel Hanan post, Fredericksburg. at a meeting Monday, Dec. 2, at 8 111. Special will include singing by City German entertainment, Men's Glee club and an address by Walter Freitag. a former German soldier, now residing in Charles City.

All former service men will be welcome, whether or not members of the legion. The union services' collection for benefit of the Red Cross was in excess of $10, The tenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Steege was observed Nov. 20 by about 60 relatives and friends.

Dogs on Rampage Kill Tama Stock Traer, Ia. Warrants issued upon Tama, county this week for livestock killed by dogs or wolves, are aS follows: Prank Kober, Traer, $35 for three ewes and one lamb: Charles Posekany. Salt Creek township, $65 for four lambs and a breeding ewe; Emil Dvorak. York township, 815 for lamb and 511 for a ewe: Roy North Grant $35 for Strahben, two sheep and lamb: Frank Jositek, Crystal, 33 a Charles Dvorak. Chelsea, $60 three breeding ewes.

LOUIS FOSS ENTERS TRAER PRODUCE LINE Traer, la -Traer has 1'wo new produce prospect. The R. J. Ladd building, occupied recently by Schreiber Produce company, has leased Louts of La Porte Foss will an Independent station few days. He has been his father and 8 brother for SeVeral vears La Porte, The second prospective produce house undoubtedly will be located in the Charles Wood building, now vacant.

Both Swift Co. and ArCo. mour ate negotiating the lease of A manlocal building ager will engaged probably conduct buying patterned after those operated these corporations other elties and towns thruout the counI try, UNION SERVICE TO BE OBSERVED BY CHURCHES IN C. F. Member of Faculty of School at National Capital Will Give Talk.

Courier Special Service) Cedar Falls. Most protestant churches of Cedar Falls will unite in a union service at First Evangelloa! Arthur church J. on Jackson Sunday, the evening. American Dr. university at Washington, D.

will be the speaker. Dr. Jackson has just returned from a trip to the holy land and will show one hundred or more new slides. The Evangelical choir will, sing "Praise the Lord Jerusalem" (by Mauder), First Evangelical. At the morning service of the First Evangelical church, the pastor, Rev.

will preach on "Why is Christianity' a Missionary Rev, Floyd D. Reeves, the pastor of First Congregational church, will have for his theme "Believe in the Church." "The Christian's Joy" will be the topic of Dr. W. G. Rowley at morning service of the Methodist Episcopal church.

A duet, Divine Redeemer," will be sung by Prof. Irving Wolfe and Mrs. K. S. Olesen.

First Presbyterian. Dr. Bruce Giffen at First Presbytechurch will preach Sunday morning on "The Potter and the Clay," concluding a series of sermons on "Jeremiah." A trio will sing 0 selection and Roy Van Deest will offer a solo. The morning theme of Rev. W.

J. Diegelman at First Baptist church will be "Reaching Our Goals." Rev. A. R. Turnbull at the First Christian church will discuss "'The Reformation Church," and "Children of Abraham" in his Sunday sermons.

Manchester Man Injured in Crash of 3 Motorcars (Courier Special Service) Manchester, Rieck, local garage proprietor, is recovering from eye injuries caused by an automobile accident Wednesday night. A Wisconsin motorist drove to the Rieck garage to have some adjustments made upon his car and Mr. Rieck accompanied him on 8 short trip on primary 20 west of the city to test out the car, Returning to the city, the car descending the Main street bridge, the Wisconsin man driving, when a three car jam occurred and truck struck their machine. The impact threw Mr. Rieck partly thru the windshield.

He suffered 8 gash just above his eye, his left jaw was cut by flying glass, and his right leg cut. The Wisconsin man, somewhat bruised, proceeded to his home by rail from Manchester. Independence High to Stage Several One-Act Plays (Courier Special Service) Independence, Ia. -Casts for oneact plays to be given in Independence high pebool, auditorium the evening of been appointed. The list is as follows: "Mrs.

Pat and the Bernice Michaels, Ester Glaspey, Bertha Klotz, Robert Chesmore, Dale Slaughter. "The Maker of Gabriel Ritchie, James Hamilton, Robert Melrose. "The Helen Plank, Maxine Schuette, Lucille Kayser, Dale Slaughter, Wayne Plank, Duane Hoffman. Pot Thelma Jayne, Fern Van Etten, Harriett Holland, Duane Hoffman. Robert Melrose, Dale Slaughter, Wayne Plank, Margaret Risk.

NASHUA STUDENTS WIN POSITIONS ON THEIR COLLEGE PAPERS Nashua, Ia. ----Miss Mary Kout, who is 8 student at Grinnell college, made a position on the staff of the Scarlet and Black, at the tryouts held for that purpose. It is an unusual honor for a freshman to win a position on the Grinnell college paper. She is the daughter of A. L.

Kout. Harold Roach, son of Dr. F. C. Roach, Nashua and high another school, recently graduate of entered the the tryouts for 8 position of1 the Daily Trojan, the college paper of University of Southern California, and was successful in winning a place on the staff.

WRECK PIONEER BUILDING AT F. Material from Early Day Store, Saloon and Lodging House Will Be Salvaged. (Courier Special Berticel Cedar -James Jorgensen and crew have begun the work of wrecking what Cedar Falls citizens of present generation best know as the Cookwell restaurant on Second street west between Main and Washington streets Jorgensen will use the salvage of in erection 8 residence in the vicinity of Fisher's Lake highway No. 20. Old timers recall the room WAS used for a general merchandise stock in an early day.

It a saloon for some years, a billiard hall, soft drink parlor and lodging house and until within the last year, it was a restaurant. Some months ago the building was condemned by act of the city these council as a fire trap and it WAS ordered wrecked. Jorgensen thinks that the old frame structure tains much good building material." RITES HELD FOR INFANT THAT DIED OF SMOKE Walter John Rader, 6 Months Old, Buried After Sumner Ceremony. (Courier Special Service) Sumner, Ia. Funeral services for Walter John Rader, six-months-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Rader southwest of town, who was suffocated by smoke during 8 fire at the Rader home Wednesday afternoon, were at 10 a. m. Friday at the Catholio church. Father J.

J. Costello officiated. Burial was in the Catholie cemetery south of town. The parents and a three-year-old brother survive. Big Crowd at Legion Dance.

In spite of the sub-zero temperatures prevailing, 120 folks bought tickets for carnival dance, sponsored by the local legion post and held in legion pavilion. Paper caps and horns were distributed among the dancers. Guests at the Fred. Notbohm home for Thanksgiving dinner were Mr. and Mrs.

Will Hagenberg and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Haag and children, Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Duhrkopf and daughters, Mr.

and Mrs. John Notbohm, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Notbohm and children, Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Dietel, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rhea, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hagenberg, all of this vicinity, In the evening the members of the family circle repaired to the Henry Hagenberg home for supper.

The Des Moines relatives left at 6 p. m. by auto for home. Motor to California. Ira Detra son, Lloyd, Iron Mountain, arrived in Sumner by auto Thanksgiving day.

were dinner guests of their daughter and sister, Mrs. G. L. Winks and family. Saturday they start for Los Angeles, where they will spend the remainder of the winter.

On the trip west they accompanted the elder Detra's Abe. brother, George Detra, of Clarksville. A low point in temperature for the season was reached here Friday when mercury in thermometers stood at 12 degrees below zero at a. m. Before 6 p.

m. the mercury had risen to 9 degrees above zero. Motorcar Wrecked After Crash with Team and Wagon (Courier Special Service) Vinton, Ia. -An automobile operated by Loren Hammond was wrecked when it somersaulted several times after striking a team and wagon driven by Glen Lint near Shellsburg. The wagon also was damaged extensively, None of the five persons in the car and two in the wagon suffered injury.

Red Cross Enrolls 760 at Cedar Falls (Courier Special Service) Cedar Falls--Seven hundred sixtyadults are enrolled in Cedar Falls chapter, American Red Cross, as result of the annual rollcall, reports to Mrs. C. J. Mentzer, chairman, indicated Saturday. There were 680 members in 1929.

Reports on the junior department have not been completed. Last year this division contributed $237.89. VINTON K. T. INSPECTED.

Vinton, annual inspection of Cyprus, commandery, No. 37, K. the asylum Friday evening with Sir Knight Savage of CeRapids in command. About 25 assembled at the Ward tea room at 6:30 for the dinner and immediately went to the commandery asylum for the work and inspection. Dr.

Sheldon of Cedar Rapids accompanled Mr. Savage to Vinton. While very little work has been done in the commandery during the last two years a creditable showing was made in the work of the evening. William T. Woods is eminent commander of the local order.

BIRTHS REPORTED BIRTHS REPORTED Clarksville. To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nordmeyer, Nov. 26, son.

Charles City. To Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Smith, 8 daughter, born Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Cedar Valley hospital.

Four of Twelve Cedar Falls G. A. R. Vets with Sherman (Courier Special Service) Cedar Falls--Four of the 12 surviving members of Robert Anderson post, Grand Army of the Republic, were with Sherman's army on its march to the sea in 1864. They are Jacob Boehmler, 85 years old; Alexander Speer, 95; Eldridge Wilson, 89, and S.

B. Humbert, 86. Humbert and Harry M. Markley, the only nonresident of the dozen, whose home is in Florida, both served Cedar Falls as postmaster for eight years. Comrade Wilson, whose home 1s 22 blocks from the business section, frequently walks downtown.

Comrade Boehmler has been ill several weeks. Comrade Speer, who walks with crutches, 1s seldom able to leave home. Comrade Humbert comes downtown occasionally to watch the progress of the county historical collection being made at the library by Roger Leavitt. Former Resident of Manchester Dies in California (Courier Special Service) Manchester, Caroline J. of this community, died at her home Friend, done of the ploneer women in Oakland, Nov.

20, after an Illness of 18 months. She was 83 years Mrs. Friend was a native of Vermont, spent her childhood and young womanhood in New York Michigan, and came to Manchester about 1867. She lived here until after the death of her husband, the late E. C.

Friend, then went to California to reside with her son, Will A. Friend, formerly foreman of The Press office here. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. two sons, Will, and Asa, the latter Charles Collier, of a Red Bluff, of Telfordville, Alberta, Canada, Church Workers, Meet at Waverly Lutherans Have Council on Religious Education; Elect Officers. (Courier Special Service) Waverly, northeast Iowa towns were represented at the Lutheran religious education conference here on Friday by about 200 men and women.

Prof. A. W. was re-elected president; A. Siefkes, Swenson, Clarksville, was made vice president, and Miss Henrietta Zimmerman, secretary-treasurer, It was voted to meet in Waverly in 1930.

The date of the convention will be advanced to September. Dr. Martin Reu of Dubuque at Friday's meeting lectured on "The Ultimate Aim of Our Instruction," after which there was an hour of discussion. Waverly junior choir sang a program of difficult music, including "The Heavens Are Telling" and "Beautiful Savior." Miss Charlotte Becker is director. Rev.

S. F. Salzmann, of Dubuque, lectured on "The Specific Place of the Catechism in the Sunday School" and Mrs. Ed Kohlman closed the program with a sand table demonstration of the Christmas story with a class of small children. WALTERS WANTS INVESTIGATION OF HIS SON'S DEATH Father of Youth Killed in Auto Wreck Would Start Prosecution.

(Courier Special Service) Aplington, Henry Walters, whose son George was killed when Merlyn Wheeler's automobile was wrecked near Cedar Falls Monday night, was to go to Cedar Falls Saturday afternoon to confer with officials relative to filing information against Wheeler. In Jail Since Tuesday. Wheeler has been held in the city jail at Cedar Falls since early Tuesday morning on request of Grundy county officials during investigation of the crash, in which John Luppen, Aplington, also died. Coroner L. D.

Coffman of Grundy Center on Friday told officials Grundy county would not attempt prosecution of criminal charges and authorized release of the young man. A request from Walters caused the Cedar Falls officrs to hold Wheeler Saturday until the Aplington people could come to Cedar Falls, Luppen Rites Saturday. The funeral of John Luppen was conducted here Saturday afternoon. He, like Walters, died of a fractured skull. He was the son of Sir.

and Mrs. Albert Luppen. Presence in the car of two empty bottles and one filled with alcohol caused the investigation of the accident to determine if any criminal responsibility existed. Wheeler's machine was wrecked against a tree after sideswiping the automobile of Hans Frandsen as the latter unexpectedly swung off the highway Into farmyard. Osage People Go to S.

C. Funeral Courier Special Service) Osage, McKenna, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Swanson, and Mrs. Tillie Coonradt have gone to Sioux City to attend the funeral of Clarence Carter, stepson of Mr.

McKenna, Mr. Carter spent his boyhood in Osage. VISITOR TO FILL WAVERLY PULPIT Davenport Episcopal Minister to Preach; Gospel Team at Baptist Church. (Courier Special Service) Waverly, Ia. of the holy eucharist and a sermon will constitute to conducted Sunday, at St.

Andrew's peervices Episcopal church. Rev. Giles H. Sharpley, Davenport, will officiate. Women of St.

Andrew's parish will serve supper and give a bazar in guild hall Wednesday, Dec. 4. Dinner and Musicale. Dr. and Mrs.

W. A. Rohlf entertained 50 guests at their home Wednesday for dinner, followed by a musical program. Mrs. A.

E. Enderlain, Waterloo, sang and Lila Day, also of Waterloo, played piano numbers. There also was violin music by Miss Ilza Niemack, Charles City, whose mother played her accompaniment, harp numbers by Miss Jean Rohlf, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E.

L. Rohlf, Waterloo. A gospel team of young people from Walnut Street Baptist church in Waterloo will have charge of services in Waverly Sunday morning. They will be accompanied by an orchestra. The ordinance of baptism will be given at the close of the service.

On Education Board. A. H. Niewohner has been appointed to Waverly board of education to succeed Dr. E.

H. Kromer, who resigned, due to 111 health. He will serve until election in March. Mrs. W.

H. Buchholtz, Plainfield, is a patient at Mercy hospital, following an operation to relieve appendicitis. Invoice Township Road Equipment Courter Special Service) Traer, Cherveny, Traer implement dealer, has been chosen by the board of supervisors represent Tama county in co-operation with County Engineer C. E. Clayton in invoicing the machinery and other property owned by the several townships, which, under the Bergman law, is to be turned over to the county Jan.

1 and handled thereafter by the county board of supervisors. The trustees of each township will appoint a man to represent them in taking the invoice. To date 16 have been chosen. The others will be named soon. The work of invoicing will begin in a few days, Cherveny Clayton making a tour of the county and meeting the township appraisers.

Geneseo Club to Present a Play (Courier Special Service) Geneseo Township. Geneseo Hustlers Livestock club will give a play, "The Dairy Calf," in December. One of the members, Le Nore Cole, will coach the production. Members of Burns family had a reunion at the Merle Draper home Thanksgiving day, Besides the Sprole and McElhinney kin of this vicinity, there were present guests from Jesup and Vinton. Mrs.

F. Wilkensen had been ill two weeks of neuritis. The seventy-fifth birthday anniversary of Mr. Chitty, who with is wife is spending the winter at the home of their daughter, WAS cele1 brated Thursday. A son, Tad, came from Nebraska for the occasion.

Ten Families Attend Gladbrook Reunion (Courier Special Service) Gladbrook, families were represented and 50 persons attended the family reunion and dinner for descendants of Louis Gethman at the home of Henry Dielschneider near Green Mountain, Nov. 28. The German M. E. league had a social and gettogether meeting in the church parlors Thursday evening.

Fifty young people were present. Melrose Funeral Held at Littleton Courier Special Service) Littleton, -The funeral of Mrs. Mattie Melrose, age 84, who died afternoon in Littleton Presbyterian Thursday, was, conducted Saturday church. Mrs. Melrose suffered a hip fracture and other injuries in a fall several weeks ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Haupt, who were married at Polo, Saturday, are guests of relatives here. The bride, formerly Miss Fae Brown, formerly, box resided sociable in at Buchanan Littleton county. school raised $36.60.

Hosteter Farm Buildings Burn (Courier Special Service) Raymond, believed to have spread from an overheated tank heater dstroyed the barn, hoghouse and hay stack on the E. L. Hosteter farm on Friday afternoon. TWO FLOYD COUPLES DIVORCED Charles City, Ia. -Two divorces were granted by Judge M.

H. Kepler of Northwood who is holding court here. They were to Vivian Frerich from Joseph C. Frerich and to Henry Roop from Irene Roop. Judge Kepler will return here Monday to continue court and the trial jury will be called.

Several cases are scheduled for Monday. P. -T. A. STAGES PLAY.

Nashua, Ia. Parent Teachers' association of the Barber school presented a two-act play at the Methodist church at Republic, Friday night. The title of the play was "A Perplexing Situation," and there were 13 people in cast. There was also music by the Ionia band, selections by the male quartet, and readings. MRS.

DEBUHR BETTER. Aplington, Ia. -Mrs. J. H.

Debuhr. who has been ill at her home here 10 months, is slightly improved. NOTICE TO NEWCOMERS In order that your credit responsibility may be known before requesting credit from merchants of this Association you will avoid vourself embarrassment and delay by calling at this office and supplying the necessary information to establish your credit in this city. Waterloo Retail Merchants Ass'n 714 Black Building. WE ARE IN A BLACK BUSINESS BUT WE TREAT YOU WHITE SERVICE AND QUALITY--that's the reason we enjoy a good business.

Our 27th Coal Year Your next order, please. Watkins Coal Lumber Co. Three Phones 17-18-19. toe) OPEN FOR BUSINESS OUR NEW GARAGE Monday the Second Franklin and Third Streets Formal opening later date. Frank Collord Inc.

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