Suit to Collect by Sale of Stock in Iowa Gate Co
A petition in district court seeks sale of stock in the Iowa Gate Company Cedar Falls to liquidate a 3,495 debt owed Mary Clay’s estate. Trustees and parties include H H Clay F A Anderson E G Clay J B Caldwell and J B Clay with stock pledged as collateral and assigned to Bc Clay as trustee. An April 1907 adjustment shows total indebtedness 3,495, with proceeds to satisfy creditors and any remainder to H H Clay. Readies court order for sale of stock to cover debt. other defendants named for interest on judgment and service. In juvenile court Friday Judge Platt committed Clarence Friggs and Ralph Emmerson ages 15 and 16 for theft from Frank Hurst’s room, to industrial school until age 21. Guardian Maria Smith named Albert Jensen minor. bond set at 1,400. W F Gurtiss named administrator of Bert W Edwards estate. bond 6,000. killed in Winds Central yards at Iowa Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeClair Martin
Cedar’ Falls
Mra
Mary Clay
H. H. Clay
Seauylty
F.A. Anderson
E.G. Clay
Joseph B
The
Iowa Gate Company
Caldwell
Hi. Clay
A. Anderson
A. Clay
Cedar Falls
Bc. Olay
J. B. Olay
Clarence
Frlggs
Ralph Emmierson
Platt
Hoya
Frank Hurst
Logan House
Chicago
Emmerson
Rangler
Maria Smicn
Albert Lensen
W. F. Gurtiss
Bert W. Edwards
Winds Central
Iowa
Funk Not a Candidate Definitely Declares Out of Race
Spirit Lake December 21 report states Hon. A. 5. Funk, once widely discussed as a GOP governor nominee in 1908, withdraws from candidacy. He cites personal reasons and campaign burdens, notes no letters or speeches soliciting support, and expresses gratitude for supporters while reaffirming his decision not to run. Local praise and district unity appear, with Dickinson County cited as home and long history of public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake
Fupk
Fusle
Funk
Suiport
Dickinson
Motives for Public Service Beyond Personal Gain
The text argues that few officials seek rewards or crumbs from politics and that higher motives should inspire public service. It condemns mere formal thanks as cheap in the face of genuine obligation, urging humility and a genuine, principled approach to service.
Two funerals Saturday for Waterloo tragedy victims
Brakeman William Wood crushed between cars at Galena was buried from St. Joseph's Catholic church at 10:60 in the morning and laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery. Bert Fuchs who dropped dead at Barker feed barn was laid to rest in Barclay cemetery after services at St. Mary's Catholic church at 10:30 Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
William Wood
Galena
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Bert Fuchs
Barker
Barclay Cemtery
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Medical society urges city meat and milk inspector
The Logan House meeting of the city medical association discussed stricter meat and dairy inspections to curb tuberculosis risk. Physicians urged the council to authorize a paid inspector and require licensed milk dealers to reveal suppliers, enabling enforcement of cleanliness and sanitary laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clty
Waterloo
Logan House
Opier
Aolly
City Medical Association
Qa ‘Hardy Clark
Carl Bickley
E. B. Dunkleberg
Welcomed to Waterloo Bridal Pair Arrives Home
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Strauss, married at Oskatooga Wednesday, arrived in Waterloo Saturday morning to live at 1422 Mulberry Street near the Vienna bakery where Strauss works as pastry foreman. The house was festooned with welcome signs and cast off clothing and trunks, signaling their new start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Strauss
Oskatooga
Waterloo
Mulberry Street
Vienna Bakery
Strauss
Hanlon as an Undertaker in Willard New Mexico
Bert Hanlon, formerly of Waterloo, now in Willard New Mexico, reports success in a new country. He works in the furniture department and undertaking business for a mercantile firm whose motto is We handle everything from the cradle to the grave. Hanlon left his Waterloo position with a $15 monthly raise, while Earl was once with Hanlon Undertaking Co. now run by O Keefe and Towne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Willard
New Mexico
Bert Hanion
E. Pr. Davies
Earl
Frm
Hanlon Undertaking Co
O'Keefe & Towne
Open House at Y M C A on New Year’s Day
Waterloo residents are invited to an all day and evening open house at the Y M C A association building from 3:00 to 10:06 p m. The event, organized by the Ladies Auxiliary, will include tours of ongoing work, musical numbers and athletic exhibitions. Secretary Wr AM Devendorf and his wife, recent arrivals from Ridgewood New Jersey, will attend and have made a favorable impression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Waterloo
Wr Am, Devendorf
Ridgewood
N. J
Devendorf
How to Keep the Boys on Farms lesson read aloud
Mrs. L. Nottger presented a practical paper before the farmers institute on keeping boys at home. She urged making the rural home as inviting as the city, fostering patriotism, reading, independent thought, and careful money use, while stressing mothers as primary educators and the value of rural delivery, books, and home life to develop self-reliance and love of country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Institute
Mra. L. Nottger
America
Baylug
Bor
Shilien
Earth
LN. Nottger
Waterloo party plans mild winter camp in mountains
Arrangements are made for a special car to take Waterloo residents to a southwestern camping trip in early January. Bernard Brown leads a party via Chicago to New Orleans, Del Rio, and the Big Grande area for deer bear and quail, with a guide providing quarters food and clothing. The group aims for about twenty-five members including Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Brown and others, seeking an affordable, congenial outing in sunlit hills away from winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Bernard Brown
Southwest
Central
Chicago
Natchez
New Orleans
Houston
San Antonio
del Rio
Texas
Lo Grande
Maintalne
Brown
Mra
George B. Miller
J. H.“iHidebrand
J. G. Hildebrand
Cc. E. Pickett
Ad’ Reber
Woman Found Dead in Iowa From Patent Medicine Addiction
John Myer, an elderly migrant from Red Oak, Iowa, was found dead Friday morning. Police suspect overdose from multiple patent medicines taken together, a combination believed to have poisoned her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Mostes
John Myer
Red Oak
Lava Flood Eruptions Rise In Samoa’s Seas
Reports from Tutuila Samoa describe a volcanic eruption at Lavi on German Samoa’s stand showing intensified activity unseen since the outbreak. The subsurface and surface lava flow reaches the sea at about 7000 tons per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Anvices
Tuhuila
Samoa
Lavi
Germaan Samoa
Car and Engine Crash Near Glasgow Injures No One
A Denver street car on the W F N line struck an engine near the Jacob’s crossing, four miles south of Dengar, on a foggy slippery track. The collision cracked windows and shook passengers but all escaped injury as the car remained on the embankment and returned to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Jacob's
Norris
Waterloo
Soil fertility and permanent agriculture urged in county paper
The column argues soil fertility as the foundation of a lasting agriculture, urging farmers to save and apply farm manure, rotate crops with legumes, and prevent nutrient loss. It stresses proper drainage and bed preparation, notes the high cost of plant food, and warns Iowa farmers to protect soil while opposing fertilizer market gains. It mentions local visits, road conditions, and community notes from Dec. 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Réighe
Mita
Avice
Raym
Miss Allen
Chile
Glen Poyner
George Thome
Waterloo
Whitmore
Antox
Howe
Hephew
Geo
Waterfeld
Adrian Harris
Waterton
H. I Rélgla
Brar
Chas. Elliott
George Johnston
Mitchel
S. D
Peter Hallowalt
Raymond
Ahce
Mike Fischels
Chicago
Helnen
M. EB
Chriething Age
Quirin
Parkersburg
Waa
Raymond School
Seasion
Snyder
Ames
Indus
Iowa
Ena
Baby Bride Case Sent To Reform School In Iowa
In Muscatine Iowa on December 21 11 year old baby bride Mrs Robert Plum who married four weeks ago at Davenport appeared before Judge Jdekeon and was sent to reform school The husband deserted her and she spent days around outhouses and the city The report also notes a separate Dubuque Times item exonerating a train crew after the Waterloo Iowa accident where Brakeman Wood was killed between freight car bumpers near Galena and Grant Elding died in the incident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Olinger
J. Antone
Laporte
Henry E. Weber
Curdy Depthy
Weverly
Muscatine
Iowa
Robert Plum
Davenport
Jdekeon
District Court
Reform School
Florence Evans
Phim
Dubuque
Remaiha
Wood
Waterloo
Oat
Grant Elding
Galena
Widower a fourteenth time in Mount Hopa tale
Martha Maria Vann, the fourteenth wife of James Nicholas Vann of Mount Hopa, is buried beside thirteen prior wives. Vann, over 100, is a colored man who reportedly married fourteen white wives. Eda Roebuck visits Chicago relatives for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Martha Maria Vann
James Nicholas Vann
Mount Hopa
Vann
Doctors Won Malpractice Suit Over Surgery
A Waterloo jury found in favor of plaintiff William Williams in a malpractice suit against surgeons Dre Taynea and Pelletier of New Hartford. Damages totaled 26,000 on two counts with 5,000 sought for burns. the court awarded only token damages on the burns count. The jury ruled the operation necessary and saved the patient’s life, while disputing details of tissue removal and alleged complications. The trial featured expert testimony from local physicians and bacteriologists, and was defended by prominent city lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Williame
Dre
Taynea
Pelletier
New Havigord
Court Ny
Allison
Waterloo
Wiliams
Avelors
Pate Tery
Mobuty
Alefonge
Coimeel
Kaward
Canin
Parkers Bare
Kensetine @ Riddell
Duinge
Mullan & Pickett
Pickett
Courtright
Arbuckle
Guthrie
Duebiaue
Hiller County
Henry
Alberta
Fown City
Prize corn sale tops Iowa records at Mt Pleasant fair
In Mt Pleasant Iowa on December 21 the prize corn contest set state records with ten ears selling for 40.50 to W A Hoak Packwood the highest price for ten ears and the single ear top price at 15.26 by John Kapp. Other bids included 20.26 for second grand yellow corn and 13.50 for best fifty ears.
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Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Dee
W. A. Hoak
Packwood
Hoot
Joe Fry
Lea County
John Kapp
Ten Ears
Jackson Township
Ava Turner
Geo. Scheurman
President Roosevelt appoints consuls and land registrars
Washington Dec 21 President Roosevelt sent senate appointments naming Maxwell Blake Missouri at Dunfermline Scotland George B Killroaster Michigan at Newcastle New South Wales Joint McCann Wisconsin at Glasgow Scotland and Cornelius N Van Hosen at Springfield Millsours as land office registrars Locale details show multiple postings abroad and domestically for consul and registrar roles
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Senate
Maxwell Blake
Minsouri
Dunfermine
Scotland
Geo. B. Killroaster
Michigan
Newcastle
New South Wales
Joint
McCann
Wisconsin
Glangow
Registrars of Land Office
Cornellng N
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Iowa Gate Co
Clarence, Higge
Ralph Emmerson
Elder
Hanlon
Alent
Mra. L. My. Nottger
Gilde
Glasgow
Gould
Lana
AME
Institute
Ers
Thid County
Mies
Eda. Roebuck
Sam Williams
Byrne
Ear
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