The Waterloo Times
Friday, March 26, 1915

Columbia

Prof. Frank L. Eyersull will occupy the pulpit in the M.E. Church Sunday 
evening, April 4.

The village election for one president of the board of trustees and three 
members of the board will take place on Tuesday, April 20.

Herman Hauptfleisch of near Waterloo has rented the Henry Horcher 
truck farm south of Columbia and will move upon the place in the hear 
future.

Miss Lena Koch of this city was married to Gustav Rehg of Millstadt at 
Belleville by Rev. Pessel of St. Paul’s church.  The ceremony took place 
in the parsonage.

The corpse of an unknown dead Negro was found in the railroad yards at 
Dupo last Thursday night on the Iron Mountain right-of-way.  It is not 
known how he came to his death.

Robert Kunz has received word to join the Burlington team at Jefferson 
City April 2, to begin training.  John Tunze is to get a tryout with the Keokuk 
team which is also in the Central Association.

A packed house greeted the thirty nine boys and girls who were examined in 
the Evangelical Church last Sunday preparatory to being confirmed.  Quite a 
number had to stand during the services.

Three more candidates are to receive the third degree in the local A.F. and 
A.M. Lodge next Saturday.  The work is to begin at 2 p.m. and a degree team 
from Waterloo will assist in conferring the degree.

The American Girls Club was entertained at the home of Miss Viola Rapp 
Saturday afternoon.  An excellent luncheon was served and favors in the shape 
of carnations and shamrocks were distributed it being a St. Patrick’s party.

The confirmation class of the Evangelical Church were entertained for dinner 
and supper Sunday at the home of Milton Vogt.  The boys had a splendid time 
and enjoyed a game of ball on the field adjoining in between snow flurries.

George Roessler has carpenters at work remodeling his building on the corner 
of Main and Cherry streets and will enlarge a room in the saloon and add a pool 
and billiard room.  George says he is going to do the thing right and will overhaul 
the place thoroughly.

Fred Frierdich’s horse became frightened at a motor cycle Sunday morning while 
he was driving to town in his buggy on Schlemmer hill.  A son of William Langhans 
was in the buggy with him and both were dumped out into the creek.  The buggy was 
a total wreck but luckily neither of the occupants were injured.

Posters are out for the third annual gymnastics entertainment and Easter ball of the 
Columbia Turnverein, which is to take place in Turner Hall on the evening of April 5.  
Four classes of the Turners will participate and some entirely work in the line of 
gymnastics will be shown.  After the exercises there will be a dance.

At the last meeting of the Commercial Club, Martin Mosbacher proposed to get 
enough teams to haul macadam for a new stretch of road in the bottom.  Five car-
loads of rock were received and Martin had thirty teams at work on Monday, 
Tuesday and Wednesday hauling the rock.  The farmers volunteered to do the 
hauling and the work was completed with neatness and dispatch.