Blackhawk County Pickett Campaign Committee Formed
Republicans in Blackhawk County meet to form the Blackhawk County Pickett Campaign Committee backing Hon. Charles Pickett for representative from the third district. The organizing group plans a statewide booster effort with a supervisory executive team and township vice presidents to coordinate signatures and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackhawk
Court House
Blackhawk County
Pickett
Charles ©. Pickett
Congress
Couty
East Waterloo
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Big Creek
Jn Eotane
I.E. Williams
C D. Backer
Williams
Alfred Longjoy
Alfred Longley
Guy‘ Feely
J. &. Lizer
George E. Liehty
A. B Lovejo
A. Wise
Sesson
I. C. Platt
Helulf
Mr. Pickett
Committee On
Pickett Campaign Committee
HR. W. Christie
F. C. Jackson
Willidas
BIE
News From Town and Township Highlights Local Trades
A brother of Frank Becker arrives from Germany to run the meat market this summer while the proprietor ships goods in the country. Wm Widdel shipped a tail car of butter tubs. rest sent to Dunkerton. Trustees of Poyner township seek bids for road work with April 6 deadline. Ollie Ackerman hires to Cc R Meyer for $32 monthly plus horse. Dell and Link Friedley buy grain from Schott Bros. Mike Staebell buys an elaborate machine for the village. John Widdel anniversary observed with a large crowd in Benningfelt. Aug Kurtz installs a windmill. Matt Thomas plows first. Wm and Dave Huffman sow oats. Farmers plan sowing as weather allows. Local merchandisers still pay 14 cents for eyes. Waterloo expansion noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Reuter
Raymond
Ed. Bess
Poyner
Ollie Ackerman
Cc. R. Meyer
Ollie
Dell
Link Friedley
Schottt Bros
Mike Staebell
Garelay
Henry Widdel
Jubilee
Wm. Widdel
Benningfelt Township
John Widdel
Kurtz
Matt. Thomas
L Wn
Dave Huffman
Charley Schmit
Souths
Willard
M. Schmitt
Frank Meier
Hudson
Wm. Strubel
Waterloo
Gilbeartville real estate activity and local notes
SOE of Gilbeartville reports March activity with J B Kasche purchase of J B Kaseht property for 1600 and Join Whelen sale to Mrs Holbach. Probst expands real estate. Kasche plans to move to Waterloo next month. Various locals listed with small trades and moves. Gilberville Dairy pays 32 cents per pound for February butter. Bauler improving after operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nieck
Cedar Township
J. B. Kaseht
Join Whelen
Holbach
Prost
Kasche
Waterloo
Pint
Desent Schniltz
Washburn
Frannt
Irish murphies and public sale noted in town
Mike Ambrose and Delagardelli lease adjacent lots to raise Irish murphies while John Thelen advertises a public sale of household goods at 11:06 a m with John Harig as auctioneer. Bert and Leo Bernard shoot at a bear like groundhog after duck hunting. bear notion proved false as they leave the heavy trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike, Delagardelli
Jacob Mangrich
Mike Ambrose
Henry Snipp
John. Thelen
Angiety
Bert
New 75 Ton Wrecker Crane Arrives for Illinois Central
A steel 75 ton capacity wrecking crane with a 16 foot radius arrived in Illinois Central yards from the east for the Dubuque division. Wrecker foreman James Moore will supervise its use in emergencies between Dubuque and Fort Dodge. The crane, built by Industrial Steel Works Michigan, replaces the old wooden crane used for two decades. Also, about 500 feet of additional track was completed on the shop grounds to store idle stock cars and will likely extend later this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Dubuque
James Moore
Fort Dodge
Industrial Steel Works
Bay City
Mich
Unois Centre
Luse
Market Report Shows Activity in Cattle and Hogs
Shippers were active on the early market and demand for good cattle and calves was urgent. Hog prices rose with prime hogs near 5.60 and a sharp weekly rise, while poultry supplies remained light and grain prices held firm amid steady butter and flour sales. The week opens with a broad market picture across cattle, hogs, poultry, and grain, plus local notes on bridge work and a violinist engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qing
Pricea
Chicago
Waterloo
Suit for Divorce Filed by Margaret Sauser
Margaret Sauser files for divorce from Paul Sauser in district court alleging marriage on November 23, 1905 at Bow Bells North Datta and separation recently. She cites cruelty drunkenness and neglect as grounds and asks for custody of their year old daughter and other relief. An injunction bars the husband from entering the residence at 503 Columbia street or disturbing the peaceable possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Sauser
Paul Sauser
Bow Bells
North Datta
Plemniiff
Columbia Street
Sweitzer to retire trained man at the head
Voter day decision on whether the next marshal will be a detective or police officer shapes the after May leadership. Chief J N Sweitzer plans retirement after three years, leaving office May first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelce
J. N. Sweitzer
Sweitzer
O. H. Shumerling
Rector
John
Sweltzyer
Police Department
West Side
DROWNS IN RIVER AT FREEPORT
In Freeport the Peca tonica river claimed Charles Herbig during a Sunday boating accident near the city dam. His brother Imlayn Griffin and another man, Jot Griffin, watched as Herbig toppled from the boat and vanished in the current. Searchers dragged the river all day without success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Pecatonica
Charles Herbig
Local Markets Today Waterloo Horse Market Activity
Waterloo market report notes strong demand for heavy finish and smooth farm chunks. Herders willing to sell at offered prices as buyers stay keen. expected price readjustments and limited changes from Saturday. Cattle market shows very satisfactory conditions for meat-carrying cattle as butchers and buyers engage in early week trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Hide market steady with unchanged quotations
Market notes show slow activity at the hide market with prices holding from last week. Receipts include night grade cured hides and numbers for green hides and muskrat, indicating stable demand and limited supply across grade lines.
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la. S
G. S
Foley's Honey and Tar Advertising Claim
No case on record of a cough or chest condition caused by Foley's Money and Tar. The text promotes Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package as a remedy and includes miswritten supplier names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Aml
Wangler Bros
J. Kk
Joder
Taw Fk
J. K. Joder
Paying investment offer for Texas land seeks agents
An ad from L. S Parson s of Waterloo Iowa seeks buyers and agents for about 4000 acres of prime Texas land with commission details. It promises full information on request and notes a rental option for a nearby farm seven miles north of Waterloo. General consumer ads follow urging Foley’s Honey and Tar and listing J. K. Joder and Wangler Bros. as vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fexas Land
Texas
Commissiong
L. S Parsons
Waterloo
Horse Sale A Success In Laports City Iowa
The Saturday horse sale attracted buyers from Traer Water Inc Cedar Rapids Marion and other towns. Top team price reached 496 with single horses at 210. Over 8000 dollars worth sold quickly. J R Teery and A T Kine led the sale while J J McGarvey Oron Ingle and Matt Cahill were major buyers. Noon arrivals filled all stalls and street trading continued as other business stayed busy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laports City
Iowa
Chicago
Traer, Water Inc
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Marion
J. R Teery
A.T. Kine
J. J. McGarvey
Waterloo
Oron Ingle
Trace
Matt. Cahill
Ragis Center
Farewell Services End Church Era At Park Ave Site
The Evangelical Association church on East Park Avenue and La Fayette Street held final services as plans proceed to raze the building for a modern edifice unless the county acquires the ground near the courthouse. The event included morning and evening services with German and English addresses and reminiscences from Sunday school members and church leaders. Special magic was noted as part of the remembered day. In Davenport, injunctions were filed by the Civic Federation against twenty saloonkeepers for alleged violations of the police law, with more prosecutions anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Association
East Park Avenue
Lafayette Street
Civic Federation
Davenport
Bond for George Baughman in gambling case posted
George Baughman surrendered to Sheriff Caldwell after returning to the city and posted a $500 bond in the grand jury indictment for maintaining a gambling house. He faces a hearing soon and likely a guilty plea with a fine and costs. John Weller was indicted with him and paid about $200 in fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Baughman
Caldwell
Baughman
Oklahoma
John Weller
Sudden Death Shocks Mt. Auburn Resident John Gott
Mt. Auburn March 30 special reports the sudden death of John Gott an aged Benton county resident at his Mt Vernon area home Saturday afternoon due to heart failure. He was a deacon in the Christian church and is survived by a wife and six children. The text also covers the Ladies Literary Society annual meeting with officers elected and amendments adopted under parliamentarian Mrs. J W Richards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Auburn
John Gott
Benton County
Mt. Vernon
Ladies Literary Society
East Side
J. W. Richards
W. F. Parrott
EB. B. Manhard
Reesecy
Anna Young
J. E. Williams
City League A meeting on forming a baseball league
A Sunday afternoon meeting in the Times-Tribune office gathered those interested in forming a city baseball league. L R Kelly chaired with ten teams represented, next Sunday to select the most viable members. The plan calls for eight clubs to compete, with a May 10 season opener and a schedule to be drawn shortly. Cedar Fells notes Mrs McKenzie from Chicago visiting Rodney Dexter and Mrs C A Merrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Tribune
L. R. Kelly
Cedar Fells
McKenzie
Chicago
Rodney Dexter
C. A. Merrill
Was Well Known Here Wife of Kingsbury Dies in Missouri
Esther Banton Kingsbury died Saturday at Eureka Springs Missouri after a short illness from typhoid pneumonia. Born February 9 1826 in Knox Maine she was married to a Sandwich Illinois resident whose death occurred about thirty years ago. She leaves nephews and nieces in this city and her daughter in law Mrs Robert Kingsbury will accompany the remains to Sandwich for burial beside her husband.
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Esther Banton ‘Kingsbury
Eureka Springs
Ehort
Sandwich
Winois
Hubert W. Kingsbury
Knox
Maines
Charlies Fein
Scott
H. T. Batton
Pem. Banton
Clifford F Banton
Robert Kingsbury
Illinois
Death Under Wheels in Des Moines Yard Death
Albert S Wingett a former Waterloo resident died after being struck by a descending wheel while switching in the Des Moines Union yards at Eleventh and Cherry streets. He had worked in Des Moines since early 1907, lived at 1324 East Fourth street, and leaves a wife and three children. Wingett died at Mercy hospital after ambulance transport. Funeral plans likely in Des Moines. Universalist services in local church feature Rev. A. R. Tillinghast from Minneapolis leading the week, with daily preaching and a Saturday musicale hosted by Mrs. C H Wise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert. S. Wingett
Waterloo
Des Moines
Eleventh
Cherry Streets
Wingett
Mercy Hospital
Dew Moines
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Chas. E. Pickett
Tions
Logan Hotel
Retnro
Orrick Tlouns
Bhollenberger
Lie
Wilbert Suallenberger
Ai Stata Bank
Dewar
Soe
Gilbeartville
DOD
Mr. Bauler
Big Derrick
Thos
Cascade, JR
Timothy
Upland Hay
Vale
Thomas Cascade
Rosella
Francis Macmillen
Waterloo Theatre
OF Police
Sharlene Herbig
NEW Real Estate Office
P. HH. Shannon
Fourth
Mrs. Kinsbury
Robert W. Kings
DEATH
Albert S. Wingett
Windis Central
Universalist
A. R. Thlinghast
Minneapolis
W. H. McGlanflin
Northwestern
Universalist Church
Tillinghast
New York City
Church of the Eternal Hope
West
Christian Church
C H. Wise
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