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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1908
Page
3
The article stresses careful selection of show hogs with strong Constitution bone quality and breed type. It advises balanced rations of shorts oats skim milk and occasional barley, exercise, regular washing and grooming, trimmed feet and ears, and home training to ensure steady posture and behavior in the ring.
A historical notice lists appointments for the 1908 Evangelical Association conference. It names many district leaders and locales including Dubuque Cedar Rapids Fort Dodge Des Moines and Council Bluffs with W. Bauernfield and L. Wy Beck among others. The next session is set for Conacl? Bluffs.
A promotional fragment extols Grape-Note as a wholesome economical breakfast. It argues finances and health improve when avoiding wasteful foods, praising wheat and barley as the base of a perfectly balanced meal.
J O I M lodge of this city will travel to Marshalltown Wednesday afternoon to attend an initiation on the 15th in that city. Over 100 Wyandotte tribe members from here are expected for the meeting, with Waterloo candidates seeking admission as well. The 1908 season opens with Wahterl straw hat sighting and Henry J Meyers credited with introducing it. N O Munger, secretary of Fairview Cemetery association, notifies stockholders of the annual meeting Tuesday evening at the Lafayette block office of H. We. Groit.
Special Correspondent notes Ama na in Iowa as a 1500 member German founded community famed for unpainted houses vine covered walls five villages and strict communal living. They speak German, rely on inter village ax transport, forbid music from residents, and practice celibacy with late marriages. Education is compulsory and women have equal voice. wealth is pooled and leaving requires restitution of value without interest.
Burlington Hawkeye reports Waterloo plans a high priced yet swift roster under a strict salary limit. Manager Boyle has signed first class men, while critics debate enforcement. Despite costs, waterloo aims for strong season with pitchers Gasper Petersen Swalm and others contributing in opening games.
The Waterloo Champions defeated Dubuque 6 to 3 on Saturday afternoon in a season opener. Dubuque, in a higher class league with higher salaries, threatened a shutout but Waterloo rallied in the ninth inning with a three-run burst. Bagnall replaced Ehert at a new position, altering defense, while Dubuque's Guerney pitched the early innings for the visitors as described by the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald.
The Waterloo team, led by Lord and Tim O'Brien on the mound, battled Dubuque in a seesaw contest. Magee hit a three bagger, Dusty Miller made a dramatic headstand in the field, and Waterloo mounted a late surge before Dubuque pulled away with timely hitting and errors. Waterloo later faced Des Moines and Ottumwa, with mixed outcomes as pitchers dominated in parts of the games.
Charley Jepperson, Tommy Falkenstein, and Myron Killerlam, aged 10 and two older youths, left Sunday to imitate onscreen bandits. They were captured in East Fourth Street with two watches a gold chain and a revolver. Police connected their spree to numerous bicycle thefts and shopliftings across the city.
The notice lists boxing bouts featuring Mike Schreck versus Tony Ross and Jimmy Gardnerg against Harry Lewis in Boston. It notes early season openers for the National and American Leagues with games across major cities, plus meetings of the Automobile Club of America in New York and several regional sporting events and shows scheduled in Aqueduct Salem and Milwaukee.
The annual meeting of Post BT P A was held in the Parlors of Ellis Rotel. Officers elected include President Y G Adams Vice President W W Wyant and Secretary and Treasurer S J Hall. The board was re elected and delegates named to attend the state meeting at Keokuk May 17 J T Rock L J Adams S J Hall E I Jones N C Olson W W Wyant Geo Hammond O N Noggles J B Weatherwax P J Martin and Charles Munroe elected city clerk of Oskeloose for the eleventh time.
Saturday brings the Texas state golf tournament opening in Port Worth while the Northwestern league begins its season with Butte at Seattle Vancouver at Tacoma and Aberdeen at Spokane. The Virginia league starts six season with Danville at Lynchburg Roanoke at Richmond and Portsmouth at Norfolk.
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