Receivership sought for Western Machine Works case
William Schmacker petitions district court for a receiver to manage Western Machine Works at 417 819 Water street Waterloo after a 1905 bill of sale to D W Barr. He seeks book production, an annulment of a sale, and judgment for 2765 33 plus 2 765 33 in claims and profits, with other actions by creditors and related suits ongoing. The case mixes equipment ownership, unpaid wages, and asset control amid a complex debt recovery docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Schmacker
Amt
Nulidluy
Water Street
Wil
D. W. Barr
Aleges
Telanes
Sala
J. Rudolph
Jubilee era a busy week in Jubilee and Fairbank
May events in Waterloo and Jubilee report farmers planting corn stalled by cold weather. Local residents James Huck Henry Harting Nick Blocs and John Wagner engaged in work from carpentry to farm machinery purchases. Charley Proctor funeral announced in Fairbank with a large local turnout. Community members including J Brown Lennie Patterson Leedy and O H Green noted for travel visits and town duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Huck
Henry K. Harting
Waterloo
Tn Eorn
Wyhts
Corn Belt
Nick Blocs
John Wagner
Kate Schmitz
William Huck
John Reuter
Fred Loch
Frank Fronta
Minnesota
Henry Keab
Casper Nuehurch
Kenney
Shady Grove
Geo. Orth
Kenney Stros
Olinger
Anna Steubenlanch
George Orth
Fritz
Jubilee
Local society notes and city police items from Waterloo
Mr and Mrs L Fowle of Clarksville visited their daughter Mrs C I London in Waterloo yesterday. Lawrence Eddy, ex Y M C A secretary now at Knox College Galesburg, tours for a summer musical magazine reaching to San Francisco. Mrs Geo Rohrer and Myrtle London go to Minneapolis for a sister visit. Mrs Stewart will live at the Rohrer home. Watertoo Concrete Brick Machine Co stockholders meet tonight to elect officers. Two West Union boys who ran away from home spent a night in jail. after parents consent they may stay and earn a living. Three more bicycle riders fined 36 85 each. two plain drunks. E W Bush of St Louis arrested on wife’s complaint. Ministerial association met at Y A G A to plan evangelistic campaign. mass meeting for men next Sunday. Dr Ostrom to preach Everyday Man. Dr Maboad to host a mags meeting elsewhere at same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Eddy
Independence
College Association
Knox College
Galesburg
Land
San Francisco
Geo. Rohrer
Myrtle
Minneapolis
Stewart
Hastings
Nel
Rohrer Rea
Watertoo Concrete Brick Machine Co
New East Fourth Street
West Union
Waterloo
E. W. Bush
St. Louis
Fin Wife
Maboad
Death notices crowd Vera Bige and family losses
A late Sunday death marks the passing of one week old Vera Bige at the Oak Ridge home. Rev Garwick conducted a brief graveside funeral at Elmwood cemetery as her mother battles pneumonia. Ruth Lucilla Hartlett, age one, died after weeks with bronchitis. funeral at 516 Dane Street. interment at Wa i rview cemetery. Mrs Laveland Fairburn mourns her mother Love land, aged about five and a half, death Saturday morning. funeral held at the family home. one son resides in Janesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Bige
Oak Ridge
Vera
Garwick
Elmwood Cemetery
Ruth Lucilla Hartlett
Adelbert, Bartlett
Dane Street
Beeman
Wairview Cemetery
May Festival Opens With Large Chorus at Cedar River Park
The May music festival opens Thursday evening May 10 at Cedar River park with a five concert series. About three hundred voices are enlisted plus a children's chorus of five hundred. Lynes leads the orchestral band noted from Maine to California and has played major world fairs and expositions in the last decade. Noted soloists include Virginia Listeriliaan Dresden’s lyric soprano and Frances Bova Australia’s coloratura soprano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River Park
Lynes
Innes
Maine
California
Miss Virginia
Listeriliaan
Dresden
Mme
Frances Bova
Australia
Cupid Wins Another Wedding of J P Alberts and J H Hoover
A marriage was solemnized Saturday night at 9 00 o clock when Mrs J P Alberts and Mr J H Hoover united in matrimony at the bride’s father J W Leeper 2232 Maple Street. Rev H G Beeman performed the ceremony. They have long resided in Waterloo and will reside at 420 Independence Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Alberts
J. W. Leeper
Maple Street
H. G. Beeman
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Manufacturers Take Both Games From Fort Dodge
Waterloo Manufacturers won both games in a windy, cold doubleheader with Fort Dodge. Attendance was low due to the chill, but players produced scoring rallies and solid defense. Dooley, Murray, Fisher, Mackey, and Gog starred in steals and hits while Thompson and Bockwith pitched strong. An upcoming patriotic musical, Americana, was announced with plans for a large festival in Waterloo featuring local fraternal groups and a parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Dooley
Prisble
Murray
Fisher
Mackey
Gog
Thompson i
Bockwith
Jones
Revival meetings draw large Sunday crowd in Brown's opera house
The first of a three week revival series packed Brown's opera house Sunday night with a full house including gallery. Reverends Cattermote and Beeman spoke brief sermons while Rev Elliott presided and Rev Earl led music. Special music came from the United Presbyterian quartet and a four piece orchestra. Local pastors will run the meetings through Thursday after which evangelist Ostron and assistants take over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Hhouse
Cattermote
Eeor
Beeman
Elliott
Earl
United Presbyterian Quartette
Evangelist Ostron
Waterloo Manufactures Rally Wins Baseball Game
Waterloo Manufacturers defeated Fort Dodge 11 to 4 in a late ninth inning surge. Eleven hits for Waterloo off Kostal and Snyder contrasted with nine for Fort Dodge off Lavelle amid cold wind and slow play. Hupp doubled, Mahoney and Sump singled, and a defensive miscue by Mahoney produced a run. Opening week schedule and a Clarksville resident visiting the city are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Coll
Kostal
Snyder
Fort Dodge
Lavelle
Grandstand
Danny Hupp
Mahoney
Brennan
Fort Dalge
aTwo
Rim
Mde
Sudmary
Hupp
Sump
Davidson
Horath
Frisbie
Mendenhall
Jones
Unlucky Star Harming Zellheefer Family in Meservey
Rev. Zellheefer, ex pastor in Waterloo, and his son William suffered injuries after moving to Meservey. A train crash damaged their rail shipment and bruised him, while a second accident fractured his left shoulder blade and two ribs. William was bitten by a dog but is not believed to be seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zellheefer
Germany Evangelical Association
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Evangelical
Meservey
Zelltoeler
Wiliam
Zellhoefer
Mr. Zellhoefer
Victor
Great Western
Sentlean
Mran
Willie Zelihoefer
Bitker
Reservey
Beck Accepts Traveling Salesman Post for Hill Co
George P. Beck Jr has accepted a traveling salesman role with F. H. Hill & Co of Chicago. His territory covers weekly trips extending to Minneapolis, with Sundays at home. The position offers a high salary and prospects of increase, and Beck is a well known undertaker in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Beck, Jr
F. H. Hill & Co
Chicago
Minneapolis
Beck
Severe killing frost hits region damaging gardens and buds
A late May frost left 28 degrees on May 14 as ice formed in water vessels and garden crops suffered. The cold snap damaged beans and tomatoes, with potential shortening of the sweet crop. Conductor C W Harrie remains in Presbyterian hospital after gangrene infection, with his father recovering in South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piniail
Newton
C. W. Harrie
Presbyterian Hospital
Harrie
Mr. Harrie
South Dakota
J. J. Connery
Wells Fargo Express Company
Jin
Londor
Live Stock Markets Report Chicago May 7
Estimated receipts today include hogs around 4,000, cattle about 7,000, and sheep near 287,000. Hog prices remained steady to higher from Saturday’s close with mixed, good to choice heavy, and rough heavy categories trading in the mid six dollar range. Cattle opened higher, closed strong, while sheep opened strong and finished steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cate Wren
Annie
Untitled agricultural prices fragment from Minneapolis notice
Fragmentary Minneapolis market list shows varied grain prices including oats corn and burley with unclear grade numbers and inconsistent typography. Readable items include No 1 Hartt and No 1 Northerm references along with scattered decimal prices and misprints.
Stock Prices and Commodity Rates From New York Exchange
May reports show stock prices for major firms led by United States Steel at 237 for common and 106 for preferred while Amalgamated Copper sits around 102 percent. Raw goods list oats, wheat, barley and hay values alongside livestock bids, butter and lard quotes, and regional potato and corn prices with various farm goods and poultry prices included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
Atchison
Trees
Amalgamated Copper
Ansgeonda
American Locomotive
American Smelter
Baltimore & Oho
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeak & Ohio
Chicago Great Western
Colorado Fuel & Iron
eeCe Tllinois Cenls National Lead
Lewis
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Western Machine and Tool
A. Greiser
Prominsory
FP. FE. McWihingey
Wrowght Action Agninet
Willam Ewala
S. Smith & Bon
Blackhawk National Bank
Judementia
Willem F. Bightey
H. H. Clay
Mary T. Cley
George A. Brace
Bila Y. Brace
O. W. Cooley
Libbie Cooley
Allega- Hong
Pletntif
Lot Tive
J. T. Sullivan
Antie Knot
Augusta Grieser
John Grieser
Posen
Germany
Albert W. Grieser
Carl F. Grieser
Herman G. Grieser
Herman
International Harvester Co
R. C. Webster
Citizens Savings Bank of
Ceflar Falls
Maria B. Gifford
K. C. Lyons
Theodore Blakeman
Pnsty
Monarch Ser Feeder Co
Ue Southwestern Machinery Sal Supply Company
AL Tobin
Alner
Fae | Ceh
Bes
Dewar
Dr. van Metre
Raymond
King
Lewis Graham
Fr. Hemer
Henglert
Albert Widike
Menry Koester
Clay Township
Aml Irs
Lake “Fuchs
Jim Harn
Fairbank
G. Sader
Cone
Dae Turner
Cal Charpening
Schmitt’ Bros
Manday
Ed. Carroll
Rastond
J. A. Mover
Stella Welter
Oelwein
Harry Thoushan
Solmbth
Dakotas
Canada
Schmutt Bros
Sane
Westendorf
John Holdiman
Herman Englert
van Metre
Chas. Prangl¢g
Barclay
Cliff Meyers
W. H. Meyers
Joe Fuchs
Rush
Myr
Nick Wellner
Bennington
Henry Koester Je
Dubuque
Sepes
Charlie Proctor
Mirnels
Ferchon
Fairbank Cemeny
Ghirles Mroctar
J. Brown
Will Ilahn
Lennie Patterson
Leedy
O. H. Green
C. J. Miller
F. A. Klinger
Epworth
Havtet
S&s
Albert
J. C. Higbee
Atraction
St. Luke's Guild
J. F. Heck
T. Shen
Williston
N. C
Joln Keane
Mrs. L. Fowle
Clarksville
C. I. London
Vera Bige
Ruth Bartlett
Innes Band
Monster Musical Organization OF Merit
Sembrich
Herman Hellstedt
Paderewski
H. J. Williams
Vaclariska
Swith
Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra
Cupid
J. H. Hoover
Lydia Alberts
Frederick Neil Inhes
Mackeymoley
Hargrove
Wimberly
Sehral Ciidren
Waterloo Fraternal Union
Water
Iowa
R. A. Naty
Fraternal Union
J. W. Geiger
East Side Park
B. W. Deel
Yeomen
F. L. Lavelant
Denver
Jesup
la Jorte
Finchford
B. B. Evans
A. O
Wolf. R. Carnes
M. W
Foley , Co
Foley
Wangler Bros and
C. W. Bitner Co
Dodgers
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Fort Doge
Keokuk
Marshalltown
Burlington
Boone
Oo Ottumwa
A. L. London
The
City
Mr. Zellheefer
Brokan
wWillie
Supply House
Killing Frost
Cummings Commission CO
Bt. Paul
Min
Minneapolis Chamber of Corumecce
Speejdl
Illinois
Lara
Cobee Terrace Teesee
Kansey
Cs Eres
Duluth
Sree
Steee
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