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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
3
The Oetwein Commercial school, moving to Waterloo, will begin its fall term on September 1. The 14 month commercial course costs 87 dollars and allows time missed for illness to be deducted or extra time added to complete the program. Jacob Waterloo opera house June 16 73 36.
A pleasure party of four on a motor launch capsized at the Des Moines river dam at Center street after engine failure. Edwin Ebersole and William Jennings drowned, Earl Jennings survived with bystanders rescuing him. William Ebersole later lost in swift waters as rescue efforts continued. The accident followed an engine failure just above the dam amid high water and strong current.
A column discusses the widower as married or single and the paradox of status in sports and life. The piece references a 1895 Irish voyage contest where three men planned a world journey on foot for a 150000 purse, noting deaths and the survivor Captain Trevelyan who finished the trip. It mentions a public entertainment at Waterloo opera house on Tuesday evening June 16.
Under the Reporter sponsored Gentry show, a child will name a baby pony when the tour visits next Friday. Daily coupons appear in all Gentry advertisements, with a chance to win a family ticket and parade ride by submitting a name by Wednesday night 7 30. Judges will pick the prettiest name. in a tie two tickets awarded. The first coupon runs today and runs through June 17.
Crowds at Electric Park mark Sunday as the biggest day yet with the roller coaster popular among all ages. Ewings’ boys band has signed a summer contract with Miller Bros Wild West Shows and will meet the troupe at St. Paul for joint performances. The Orpheum theatre bills a strong week featuring Thomas Keogh & company and Hy Greenway with DeGrosz ensemble providing park music. A new Rotterdam steamer begins its maiden New York voyage, boasting luxurious appointments and a palm garden aboard.
The Gentry Brothers bring trained dogs and ponies to Waterloo on Friday June Ath with an expanded program. The act includes performing elephants Nero Truiby Satan Diamond Babe plus a camel herd led by Oklahoma and a monkey team. Admission is reduced to twenty five cents at the Waterloo opera house venue listings for June 6 and June 16.
The Northeastern Iowa Woodmen Pleasure Association invites Waterloo merchants and manufacturers to join a float parade on the 25th as part of the Woodmen picnic. The event draws strong support, with Litchfield factory planners featuring two unique floats. Officials urge all residents to entertain visitors and help make Waterloo’s hospitality stand out during the picnic and repair-mechanical convention.
The Cedar Falla band conductor Prof McCreary brought forty pieces to lead the picnic along with a newly formed fifty piece boys band making its first public appearance. Both bands, praised for quality, will headline the event with Woodmen camps contributing music on every block of the business district. The outing is open to all residents and invited guests.
An advertisement touts Joseph the Prophet a world renowned clairvoyant, life reader and astrologist. It claims he can name and reveal a person’s life details without prior knowledge and offers readings at 627 East Fourth Street daily from early morning to evening with no fee taken in advance. Readings start at $1.00.
Local organizers forecast a big turnout with attractions for all ages. They expect Waterloo can beat prior records and entice large crowds by inviting Erlend to attend, hoping attendance climbs to ten thousand or more.
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