Semi Weekly Reporter (Newspaper) - January 17, 1908, Waterloo, Iowa J SEMI IN IOWA FRIDAY JANUARY 17 iAST TASK OF MONDAYS TRAG EDY 18 BEING UNDERTAKEN NO CEREMONIES WERE SAID NOT A CLERGYMAN IN TOWN ABLE TO CONDUCT SERVICE Over Sixty to and Snow Cime With Sorrowful Duty But Digging Went On NEW WARSHIP IN ACCIDENT BUT NO CASUALTIES RESULTED Ktel Jan new German ar mored cruiser Scharnhorst ran aground near Buelk last night while engaged in evolutions it is reported that a bole one hundred feet was torn in the double the cruisers immediately filled with water and it was necessary to close the bulkheads in order to pre vent the ship from sinking Later un der her own steam the cruiser entered His Imperial docks here where it will undergo repairs There were no casualties GUSTAVES FIRST PARLIAMENT Stockholm Jan formal opening the first parliament the reign of King Gustavo took place this morning in this city with simple ceremonies King Gustave in a speech from the throne promised zeal for the fatherland and asked the support of all the Swedish people X Boyertown task of burying the dead from Monday nights opera house fire to day Over sixty permits were Issued this morning and most of these will be burled today without religious cere monies There is hot la the town able to conduct the services It rained slightly this morning and this was followed by a snow fall but the work of digging the graves went on 145 HEADLESS IDENTIFICATION RE VICTIMS IS VERY DIFFICULT Boyertown Pa Jan up bravely under the awful which it received in the destruction of the opera house by thriving little borough yester day came to a full the fact that of its population wiped out of existence by figures compiled by Coroner at show that there are as result of the fire of dead Includes one fireman lost his life the one man Jacob Johnson ttf day from in j uries the blaz tog Three charred bodies were er mains that He IK the Imor par have been I de by a wing Pathetic Scenes at Morgues The scenes at the has become an Improvised mor gue Were heartrending of tender jears in some eases were call ed upon to assist In making the Iden of parents wild went to death in the fire and panic and fee ble men and the torm of a lost son or daughter Coroner Strasser an office last night In the Mansion house and established a bureau of information he granted death certificates and signed insurance papers The rep of scores of insurance RED BEFORE SENATE COM AND INFORMA 4 RNING PROJECT M SUGGESTIONS HE OFFERED Specifically Urged That No Reduction Be Made In Paid Skilled Workers Washington Jan Secretary Tatt appeared before the senate com canals today the committee information concerning and offered sug gestions for legislation He the the canal should be completed within six years from next July and the ultimate cost would be approximately three hun dred million dollars Including the pur chase price v v proposed widening of the locks was carefully examined by Secretary Tatt He asserted the locks widened eastly pass the larg est beam through The largest ship this government is planning to have a beam 35 feet The Increased jaft estimated would be mmmm HOME 46 YEARS DEATH CAME TO LESTER TOWN SHIP PIONEER FAMILY TWICE STRICKEN TWO DEATHS AT HOME WITHIN WEEK Mrs John Barker One ot Countys Earliest Settlers Died From Old Age Dunkerton Jan For the second time within a week death has visited the home in this town and taken it two of Dun best known and highly respec ted citizens At oclock this morning occur redthe death of Mrs John Barker for over forty years has beena resident of Lester township and last week occurred the death of her son John A one of the pioneer merchants of this village and a man with a wide acquaintance in all parts of this territory Mrs Barkers death was due to a incident to old age She had been 111 for the past two months and the death of her son on Friday was a terrible blow Sarah A Cory was Lower May 2 1821 and was in her year at the time of her death While In Lower Canada she was married to her first husband John A who died in 1848 On Apri 23 1849 she was united in marriage with John Backer The couple capie to Blackhawk county during the month of lived IE Waterloo until the following spring when to Lester township and took up a farm They resided up on It death of Mr several years ago and since then Mrs Barker has been living with her son James A at Dunkerton Mr and Mrs Barker were widely known here v Four rArin Betsy and James A were this pio neer lady by her first husband and two were born to her second Their names were Frederick Kand W P WILt AT REPUBLICAN PR DIARY P of this city will candidate before ae republican He was a te for when f named for tke but IB favor ttt Mr anala of hU claim e has active Working since his majority serving for many years as a member of the township centra committee In 900 he was chairman of the republi can county and In he of which he managed the republican majority was ie largest of given In the of the county Mr a county t Ina talk the sec sit Various points brought out the difficulties that beset the commis sion These range all the way from trouble with Pacific Mail Steamship line because of its failure to furnish enough steamers and to labor ties Taft saia Inadequacy ot steamboat transportation on the west coast caus ed the business of the Panama ran road to the gov got possession of it and it was a question his mind whether the government would not have to en gage Is the steamship business on the Pacific In order to save the income of ships on the east and that of railroad He urged there be no reduction In the wages paid skilled laborers In spite companies are in off of the fact according to his estimates claims as fast as they are presented says tnat than twentyfive of the entire number of bodies removed from the havo heads There are several trunks that probably will never be identified as there were a few strangers In the audi ence that witnessed the play Hall Full of Gas Humes Building Inspector Heckman of Reading who made an inspection of the opera house which was destroyed said last night In my opinion the pepple jn the hall were overcome by the fumes from the tank used in connection with the tableau lights ana simply could not help themselves A man told me that woman from the building and that he was nearly overcome He was not in the hall when the fire started John and his grandson who were supposed been killed in the fire and Dyer another supposed victim turned up to day A committee has been appointed to make a canvass of the borough and arrange for the proper burial of the dead A call has also been issued for volunteers to help dig the graves nec to bury the victims PICTURE AGAIN WOMAN AND CHILDREN HURT IN RUSH AT EXPLOSION St Catherines Ontario Fire following an 4 mov ing picture machine occurred last evening in the Hippodrome a small theatre here The audience numbered about fifty principally women and children sev eral of whom were painfully hurt by being trampled upon in the for the street Lome McDermott aged IS was fat ally burned The was 14 ooo MINNESOTA HAS A CHILL St Paul Minn Jan first below zero temperature this winter prevailed during lust night and early today The record was six degrees below during tlie hours that they are receiving fifty per cent than they could earn in the states He said a reduc tion would cause serious labor MUST ANSWER QUESTIONS FEDERAL COURT ORDERS TWO WITNESSES TO MAKE REPLY New York Jan H was directed in a decision given by Judge Hough in the United States cir cuit court today to answer all ques tions propounded to the inter state commerce commission except those relating to TJn and Southern Pacific rail road stocks In the div of August 1906 Judge Hough also directed that Otto H Kunn of Kuhn Loeb Co answer all questions asked him be the Inter state commerce commission KANSAS SOLONS CALLED Topeka Kan Jan special session of the Kansas legislature was convened this afternoon Practically every member present Bills of interest expected to he formulated in to laws are the guaranty deposit law a primary election an amendment to the assessment and taxation law and the passage of a two cent fare law and amendments to tlie tory law It is expected the session will last ten days ELECTION Members of the class of Walnut Street held an interesting business meeting Wed evening and elected the follow ing officers for the coming year Ray Lewis Vice Morris Briden Mrs W H Lightheart who on Mon day broke one of her limbs by a fall upon the Ice in front of her sons home on Bast Seventh street is reported to be setting along She Is being cared for at her home on East Elev street Of east now Thomaa J the children bora to her by bus band only one William survives He is a resident of Wisconsin arid will likely come here for the funeral b his mother Arrangements for burial have no yet been made but she will doubtless be laid to rest beside her James in the cemetery at Dunkerton The funeral will probably be held froni toe Baptist this place WEDDING AT LAPORTE Laporte Jau Miss Longaker of Laporte and Mr Fred Taylor of Buckingham Iowa were married at the the brides parents Mr and Mrs A K Longaker Wednesday evening Jan 15 at oclock Rev J B officiating The bride is one of our most ar ladles arid the groom Is a prosper farmer of near Buckingham where they will take up their residence in a fine house prepar ed for them The best wishes ot a host of friends will follow them GOING TO GRAVE IN PIECES PETER GILSON TELLS HOW AN ATOMY WAS WHITTLED DOWN Milwaukee Wis Jan Gil mostly Chicago as lie toll brief which in his release on his to Is a remnant Accidents have been bus removing pieces of his anatomy fo many years according to his story an he declares that for years he als grave iri sec tions front ofa street carin Chicago the first joint of the little finger on mj right hand said Gilson waa six years old I cut off one of my toes with a scythe and two years later I shot a couple oE joints oft my left hand I ran away from home when 14 and a frosty night nipped off the end of my nose and three toes When was 25 I lost my entire right foot A half breed lad chawed off my left ear in a drunken the Alaska gold flelds a North Dakota corn shredder left forearm five years ago three fingers the first joint of my little Sri ger and one eye Indiana has my baby toe South Dakota two fingers North Dakota my forearm Montana has two frozen toes Alaska my ear Louisiana has three fingers New York state my left leg and Honolulu my right eye joint EASTMAN DIED INJHE SOUTH WATERLOO LUMBERMAN SUC TO ATTACK OP GRIPPE PASSED AT SAN ANTONIO WAS ILL LESS THAN A MONTH WITH COMPLICATIONS boy having passed pf the years of his life herp TPor many yearn he has made hiu home In Waterloo and was graduated from the East Waterloo school He was trained the egal profession in the state university at Iowa City and was graduated from that institutions the class Since Mr has engaged la the practice ot his profes sion In Waterloo The wide acquaintance of Mr Hoxle and the universal regard in which he s held be important factors In his candidacy and will contribute great strength to his support IS Deceased Was In Timber World and Owned Many Lumber DES IODINES TELL COUNCIL WORK OF WATERLOO RE ENDORSEMENT Only Instance oh R ord Where Sons company from of the Wisowa Lumber company and stock lolder in a score of lumber yards In owa and Wisconsin died at oclock Wednesday morning at Texas v where he went from Waterlog on December 17 In hope of iis fastfalling health His lemise was the direct result of an at grippe which afflicted him hortly after his arrival In the south he trouble started witn a severe cold contracted while at Beaumont He ook to his bed soon thereafter and elatives were notified Mrs Eastman was visiting at Belle vue Iowa at the time and as soon as the message telling of her condition she made ready q go south Dr Hanske her brother her and since that time In constant attendance A message to L D Eastman a brother of the deceased brought him from Lancaster by first train and these rel have been with the ailing man of weeks Everything known to medical was done for the suffering man but thX symptoms of grippe as an alarming nature par lent sank rapidly Messages were sent to C a brother of the deceased but the tenor f the telegram gave alarm t was that his condition Was not friends and relatives were to hear that the disease had taken a fatal turn The death message was received here In the afternoon and was ed only a few a Mr was about the same and there was little cause for worry communication to the Des council is interesting In gives approval of the Quality of the done Bryants The communication to tbS follows the undersigned ol on be and tti of th hag been com The rai be excellent ant it thorough manner that to be the best pieces of In the and at we are very with the job the first in stance section of the country Where the people who were called pavement were the verdict that they dealt and It is Instance o Waterloo and the Bry ants are to know tha the expression from the people cami unsolicited and of the pa per felt that the quality of the work was worthy of a compliment Chicago has one finger MOTHER AT TRIAL Jan Mary C Thaw mother of Harry K Thaw left here for the purpose of at tending the trial of her son LITTLE GRAHAM GIRL BROUGHT HERE MITCHELLVILLE TO TESTIFY Little Elsie Graham waa taken bac to Thursday by Sheril Caldwell to serve the remainder of he time rt the Industrial school wa a few days agi to bear witness before the grand jury In the pending against D F Bob sister Dollie Gra hato and Dan Stager who are charge with enticing a child for Immoral pur poses Little Elsie who is 3 years of ago was the child fn question for It wa ahe who was involved with Kennedy Stager and weeks ag when the quartette was arrested In home In West Waterloo dur Ing an alleged Elsie wa the juvenile court an found her a Industrial school an she shortly after th Elsie says ahe has given up her way ward Impulses and has determined t lead a better life after she has serve her termin school The thrown about her are for the better and she saya she will Improve the op to be good Report Expected Soon The grand Jury has been away steadily for several days and is expected they will be ready to re port on the several cases by tomorrow There is very little doing in court a Judge Platt Is awaiting the report o the grand jury WEBSTER elTY Of SIX TO SHARE 175000 Webster City Jan William H Baker a day laborer mid ing in this hag just earne that he is one of tbe heirs to the of the late Mrs Mitchler in county Illinois The estate is BOW of that county for probate Baker is a nephew of and is one of six heirs of the estate will reach property of the estate Is located in and about Sterling and consists oC dwelling houses and farms 1 Baker is a hard working man and one to whom seems like a large fortune He is ever and will put the money to good uses Mr and Mrs Baker are ents of fourteen children receive their share of the estate of their relative within a few now NEBRASKA RATE FEUD Lincoln Neb Jan Prouty listened to the defense of the In the Lincoln club that there discrimination of Omaha in the rates from the mouth OF IOWA MANU BUSINESS WAS EXCELLENT BEEF SENT TO SICK PERSON THAW SHOWED INSANITY IN TO EVELYN NESBIT MIND AFFECTED FOR YEARS MOTHER WROTE Of T DURING HIS SCHOOL DAYS Much Being By At to In sanity DINNER TENDERED BY OFFICERS AT IRVING HOTEL Annual Meeting Followed at Com offices In Syndicate Block Now York Jan evidence i to the alleged irrational conduct i of the defendant was pf ered trial of Harry ay the most impressive fitness be Beck uncle mer Attorney James Beok The elder Beck taught a select boys in Pennsylvania and 1882 and Thaw was his pupils Back described haw as having an ungovernable tern ier and produced a letter from Mrs the mother of the de who said she Harrys was unbalanced as he from other children One of Thaws which will soon be the sending of eightyfour pounds f beef Nesbit one morning 111 Attorneys have ro for the meat Mrs William haw mother of the defendant la now aNew York and she will us a witness this afternoon The annual Stockholders Iowa company la today At i HE COMMITTED Iowa eha prominent physician of MaBon mostly WJsowa Lumbe r company was born un direction and the firm now has interests a or more of towns fn Wisconsin and Iowa The extensive Interests In Texas where Mr Eastman purchased and acres of two years ago and erected big saw mills Mr East mans judgment in matters pertaining o the lumber world was always con sound and his suggestions usually proved the will ofthe other members been exceedingly are wail pleased with results attained The premiums for the first year to over and this year have increased to The company has gained a reputation for paying all losses a the present time there are no on the books It is capitalize at and nt the present has assets In excess of J Through this company be coming known as the one o the most solid and Insurance agencies In the Waterloo six years ago and at once became a prominent figure In the busi ness activities of Waterloo Ho leaves a widow and two small children a son and He also has a broth er L D Eastman of Lancaster Wis and a sister Mrs C H of Waterloo His little son died about a year ago while in Texas and Is bur ied In cemetery The remains will be brought to Wa but the hour of funeral servi ces has not been set and will not be known until the body arrives TWO FUNERALS TODAY Rites Said for James ROgan and Cyrus Corson A large congregation attended the funeral James which was oclock Thursday morning from St Josephs church Very Rev Father Mark Cooney and the remains were Interred in Catholic cemetery The last files were administered for all parts of the state The tendered the men Interested in th company a dinner at tbe Irvingvhote this noon and all gathered around on large table In the spacious dining f Following it the annual meeting began Officers and it is not expected there will je an change In the officers of the for the new year and It Is likely theri will be little variation in directorship Following are the cers directors and executive commit tee of the year 1007 W Marsh First iVice pres R Q Green vice P H Keys Treasurer S W Mercer Aast H Holt Secy and Hermann Executive committee W W Marsh P t Fowler F H Keys R O Green Herman Miller W W Marsh R O Green Thos B Carson PH Keys James M Burch Hon J L Stevens HUU cu JUL nun j LJ little Cyrus Corson son of Mr and Robert Patterson Wm P Geo E Lichty S W Mercer H W Huttig Mrs James L Corsou at oclock Thursday afternoon The funeral was held from the house in charge of Rev W B Sandford Burial was In Elm wood Eastman Funeral Sunday The remains of the late B Rastman left San Antonio Texas at 710 oclock his morning and will jar Ave over the Saturday morning Funeral beheld at oclock afternoon tne family home on near East Fourth conducted by Rev E D Hull of Methodist church Burial will be In COLDEST OF SEASON The official thermometer Wednesday night showed a temperature of 1 de gree above zero This Is the lowest recorded the present winter The low est previous temperature for the sea was 6 above zero I Attend dance at Red Men Hall Saturday night Robt S Sinclair Thos D Murphy J Fowler Paul Arbenz R LWood A H Holt Robt Palmer A C Hutching C L Kingsley Hermann Miller VOTING MACHINES ARE HERE Ten Mechanical Vote Counters Hav Reacher City The i voting machines are here th have been stored at th city hail and four have been t Cedar Falls for storage until ready fc use The machines are valued at each and are the first ever used I Waterloo The first election will be tabulated by machinery wi be the city election to be held I March EMPLOY TWO THOUSAND MORE Tan have bee Issued the Steel to pot a full force to work in the wire rod and tube mills at Monessen Pa Approximately 2000 men are S CRIMINAL Is performed is made the ba the Indictment Mrs Bowen a both in social circles CHICAGO CASH GRAIN MARKETS Jan I Low Close WHEAT I J i July Sep f July Sei May July Jan May LARD Jan May RIBS May 1 98 103 1102 08 I 39 I 1 I 1 I I I 780 805 8001 805 III 6851 6801 685 722 LIVE STOCK MARKET Chicago Jan following are the estimated receipts of hogs and sheep for today Wogs 40000 Cattle 10000 Sheep 15000 The hog market opened slow at yes close Mixed and Good to choice heavy Rough heavy Light The hog market closed 5 cents high er than yesterdays best prices Estimated receipts tomorrow 35000 Hogs left over The cattle market opened good to steady others week The sheep market opened steady to shade lower BETTER SERVICE WANTED Isa movement on foot at to get a better mall service from Washburn than Is now had It desired to have the mall brought twice a day and to give the carrier the to carry passengers to and from In connection with the service A petition with ob ject Is being circulated NEW BARBER SCHOOL 0 L of Cedar Rapids is fit ting up rooms under the Security Sav ings bank and expects by Monday to be able to open up a barber school the first of its kind In the city Mr Da at present a number of these schools In the state at Davenport Ce dar Rapids Ottumwa Des Moines and one at HI and the one to In this city will make six nn der his management The Owls will hold a dance Friday evening in Elks hall
