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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
6
Senator Dolliver visits Iowa praising Senator Allison and criticizing Governor Cummins allies. He notes large, enthusiastic rallies and urges Republicans to unite, warning against factional politics and broken promises. Dolliver says Iowa Republicans are awake and poised to support Allison in the primaries.
A sample ballot and publication requirements raise questions about official printing space. The state secretary notes the full page is needed to print all offices, with parties listed by strength from the last election. Law may limit publication to offices with filed nomination papers, leaving district and township tickets optional for counties.
Official notice states R. J. Turnbull of Memphis named master mechanic at Waterloo, succeeding R. W. Bell who departs for Chicago to become Hesistant superintendent of machinery. Turnbull will transfer about May 15, replacing Ball Street Louis as Memphis master mechanic. Death notice proclaims mother’s death with five bereaved.
Ellen Harrington Joyce, aged 48, a resident of 510 Logan Avenue, Waterloo, died Tuesday morning from a nose hemorrhage after a history of recurrent bleeds. She was born in Rockford Illinois, married Patrick Joyce of the Chicago Central Railroad, and leaves five children Earl John Myrtle Helen Harold, ages 18 to 4, plus three sisters and two brothers, with services at St Joseph's Catholic Church and burial in the Catholic cemetery.
A lard tub in the basement of the W D Welch grocery on West Third street burned after papers were placed inside. Clerks extinguished the flames with water and smoke damage was avoided. Suspected malice remains, motive unclear.
Six married women teach in rural Blackhawk county schools alongside forty-one under one year experience teachers. The county superintendent defends married teachers citing experience, noting some husbands are college students likely to retire from teaching. The roster lists numerous teachers across townships including Barclay, Bennington, Big Creek, Cedar, Cedar Falls, East Waterloo, Lester, Lincoln, Mount Vernon, Orange, Payner and more.
A collage of local updates from Dunkerton and nearby towns includes foot injuries, farm activity, weather effects on fruit and crops, school notes, and community happenings. Reports cover farm work, bridge inspections, road crews, a German community funeral, church services, and municipal meetings with council bids and sidewalk plans.
Washington May 3 The Staunch Scotchman James Wilson secretary of agriculture is a pratt cal farmer. His home is in Traer Tama county Iowa He was born in Ayrshire Scotland nearly seventy three years ago He came to the United States in 1852 settled in Connecticut and moved to Iowa three years later He has served in the general assemblies speaker of the house later represented Iowa in Washington He was regent of the state university and director of the agricultural experiment station and professor of horticulture in the Iowa Agricultural College at Alles He has been secretary of agriculture for eleven years and directed many improvements in farming He has helped shape far reaching policies and the department is about to have a new building in Washington more magnificent than before.
Hon L H Coffin of Fort Dodge who organized the White Buttoners railwaymen’s temperance group has died at 86. He contributed $5000 in buttons and recently wed Nellie Ingalls of Detroit. A former teacher and founder of Hope Hall near Fort Dodge, he was loved for his benevolence to disabled railway workers and others needing help.
A fragmentary lodge roster shows Spring Creek No. 3 Eden Welch and Estella Scott with ranks 2 and 4, Union No. 1 entries for Mabel Wright and Blanche McMullan, Washington No. 1 names Anna Fegert and Anna Wetherall, Waterloo No. 1 lists Stella Pouras and Grace Ligen among others.
The congregation relocated within Buchanan county on a Wednesday of a recent week, with Rev. M. Jahr succeeding as pastor. Rev. W. Adix resigned at Andrew due to his wife’s ill health and moved to Miseon Flav. John Adix, Rev. and Mrs. Pf. Bredow and daughter Hilda traveled to Sumner for the 26th wedding anniversary celebration of Rev. and Mrs. H. Bradow.
The report notes continued cold weather delaying fruit ripening. Harry Leonard and wife of Cedar Rapids visited Brandon on Sunday. Milo Bruce moved to Mt. Auburn to work in W. Ti. Tracy store. Epworth League plans a leap year social at Superintendent B. R. Yapholtz's home Tuesday night with Mrs. John Bain returning from a winter in Callit. Fouts of Independence visited relatives. Helen McLelah was home for Sunday. Cemetery ladies met at the M. E. Church to appoint a decoration day committee. Albert and Etro McKee with Laporte City friends over Sunday.
The Department of Agriculture seeks all data on a meteor sighting over Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois on April 22. Reports describe the event from Lacrosse Wisconsin and visible in northeastern Iowa northwestern Illinois and southern Wisconsin with a greenish white flash as it faded. Residents are asked to send written accounts to Newton for inclusion in the annual yearbook.
Hon. Charles Pickett and Hon. Burton E. Sweet, Republican nominees in the third district, met briefly at the central depot Tuesday morning. both candidates exchanged friendly remarks as they campaign in opposite ends of the district. Also mentioned are William Lichty and Aatin Burt traveling or preparing for related events, with notes on land holdings and gas turbine purchases.
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