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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1906
Page
5
Marshall Field & Co in Chicago was ordered closed by the building department for delays in constructing a staircase and was denied admission to customers. After a three hour closure, the store reopened once changes were promised.
Secretary Shaw appeals to national banks to increase small denomination notes in five dollar bills. He asks bankers to expand their total circulation as much as possible to meet pressing demand for small notes. Washington dated July 9. No immunity for it. Joe Gov Folk issued instructions.
Obadiah Smith of Hampton filed suit against E. Be Manhard as Receiver of the Property Mutual Insurance Association to recover two notes of 1000 each. One note dated March 29, 1906, due in two years at 8 percent, the other December 4, 1905, due December 4, 1906. The receiver period and prior incidents surrounding the company are noted, with multiple related claims pending. Governor JoAn issued orders to arrest saloon keepers open next Sunday, and potential military action is discussed if needed.
Clarence D. Coates, deputy internal revenue collector from Storm Lake, died Saturday night at Dubuque aged 81. Rev. Alexander H. Rule, pastor of Plymouth Brethren of Des Moines, perished Sunday after chimney collapse. several ribs and a collarbone were broken. Chautauqua visitors may tour Reporter office, and Luther Billings takes over the Johnson Bros. meat market at Logan and Franklin.
Maryland pastor John G. Herman organizes church neighborhood chickens near Wesley Episcopal church in Sykesville Carroll county into a missionary society. Hens lay eggs on Sundays and deliver them to the church for Epworth League baskets. Eggs are stamped with laying date and sold in Baltimore the next day.
Nashua July Special reports Hon L H Weller critically ill at home near Greenwood one mile from Nashua with mental derangement and recovery doubtful. Confined about a week, may need hospital care if condition persists. Mrs Weller won in Minneapolis and was summoned home Friday night.
A carpenter named Fred Davis suffered a likely fatal injury after a 22 foot fall near Waverly. The incident prompted local responders to aid him at the scene. His exact condition remains unclear as reports continue to unfold.
Late Saturday afternoon Fred Davis assisting in barn construction for John Finley two miles from the city was severely injured when he fell twenty-two feet. He was taken to Mercy hospital with a fractured skull and serious injuries. The incident follows fifty years of active work by E. Sedgwick at National Bank where resignations and promotions reshaped leadership. Ellsworth college to be improved by 38,000 this summer with Carnegie funding and local fundraising.
The Paris supreme court met in secret session and adjourned without a decision in the Dreyfus case. A duel occurred between General Gonse and Col. Piquart. Gonse fired and missed, Piquart did not fire.
The state board of health and state health officers association plan a two day joint meeting in Waterloo starting tomorrow. The Waterloo venue was to be Chautauqua grounds but a change is possible. This marks the first joint session held outside Des Moines in the organization’s history.
A $200 certificate of deposit lost at Paul Davis dry goods was found by Miss Georgia Mc Conaughy, an employee. The owner is not yet located, but expect recovery soon. Also tonight Congressman Adam Bede, a humorist, speaks at Chautauqua in Gedar Falls. A run away injures E W Barnes in Superior. Federal grand jury probes railroads and Standard Oil. Judge Paris upholds grain law in Cook Go case. Miss Lucy Taggart and George Ade marriage report denied.
Joseph Kelffer, 30s, died after a pig backed into a ladder he stood on while picking cherries at his home in Doylestown Ohio. A dog chased the pig, the ladder toppled, throwing him thirty feet. He suffered a broken finger unheeded until tetanus and lockjaw proved fatal.
W F Spash visits Jesup on business C C Larson travels Grundy Center for land matters T R McElhinney fromDycatt joins Sunday crowd in the city George Firestone of LaPorte visits Waterloo Miss Jessie H E Wright visiting relatives at Independence Mrs Jennie Zane of Grinnell visiting A D Woodruff home in city Mrs W J Gibson formerly Waterloo now Fruitdale Alabama near death with hopes of recovery AR Eads of M G A and wife return from wedding trip to eastern ports to occupy their West Second street home Recorder F F Knapp receives Murdo Messenger hinting at new town status for Murdo S.D. guber race details Cummins delegates contest sparsity of productive fishing stores along Cedar River noted Prof F H Bloodgood Monmouth IMS after appendicitis operation. in city for a few hours between trains, visiting old friends and travels west
The chief of police of Council Bintr adopted a novel method to keep boys out of mischief by appointing them as special policemen. The scheme aims to supervise peers and deter wrongdoing. Within two hours after appointment two minor offenders were apprehended by the young officers. An earlier trial reportedly showed positive results.
Amid bitter clashes in Marion county, Perkins supporters claim 680 delegates and unsettled seats. Cummins aims for 80 votes locally as recall pressure grows and protest claims hover over contested seats.
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