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Newspaper

Semi Weekly Reporter

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1908

Page

7

State Dairy Meeting Opens With Large Exhibit Plans

The Iowa State Dairy association convenes November 18 19 and 20 in Waterloo with a large dairy products exhibit. Machinery and butter rooms are set in venues across town. Awards include medals and cash, with a full three day program featuring addresses, music, officer elections, and educational contests for butter scoring.

Iowa State Dairy Association Corn Belt Etta Hotel Elks Hall Worthey Manufacturing Company West Park Avenue Bluf Street W. F. Mack Northey Manufacturing Company West Park Agenus Bia Street Iowa Dairy Catle Improvement Association Addraessh L. Odell Des Moines Dairyman F. M. Brown Machinery Hall Association Pragnent W. GB Barney Hampton L. §. Edwards Parkersburg W. B. Johnson Cedar Rapids F. L. O'Dell P. H. Kieffer New York B. Johnsen Iowa Dairy Cattle Improvement Association

Must File Expenses Claims Within Ten Day Limit

Election rules demand candidates file true detailed expense statements within ten days after any primary municipal or general election. Auditor notes many misunderstand the law, with filings lagging and some thinking it only applies to primaries. Also notes code section 127 outlines required reporting with dates, amounts, recipients, and campaign committees. FRIEDL SELLS RESTAURANT reports transfer of city restaurant at 104 East Fourth street to C. H. Poverill & Co. and business continuation under new management.

Rainbow Giveg Ignade Bee Volus Secretary of State Friedl Joseph Wried East Fourth Street C. H. Poverill & 10 Abe UW Soepel Jyi

Waterloo painters escape fall from improvised scaffold

M A Parker tumbled twenty feet and sprained ankle and instep while decorating a Waterloo house at Washington and West Eleventh. L J Anibal strained his shoulder as he grabbed the ladder to prevent a collapse. Both men, using a self constructed scaffold, narrowly avoided serious injuries as paint buckets stayed upright.

M.A. Parker L. J. Anibal Waterloo la Ther Washington and West Eleventh Streets Parker Vinjbnt Mr. Anibal Mr. Parker Anibal

Majestic theater to open with Hearts and Flowers act

L. O. Hieber and Maxim DeGrosz will rename and reopen the Electric Theatre as the Majestic next Tuesday. The week’s bill features Hearts and Flowers with Miss Ethel Kirk and company, priced 30 15 25 cents, and two shows nightly plus matinees.

Majestic Maxim DeGroaz L. C. Hieber Orpheum Hieber Chicago Ethel Kirk Hearts and Flower DeGrosz Prof Sennington DaGregz Waterloo Theatre Wilbur D. Nesbit Wallace Moody Evening Glory Alice Lewis Hobbeo Bell Dave Morrle Trtreree Rus Meary Lover Dale Sin Sparief Water Jack Crawford Sassy Dan Moyles Sereses

Benington township votes Democrat in election turnout

In Benington township on November 5 voters backed the Democratic ticket with 161 ballots cast. The Leepar farm sale drew 141 yes votes to 86 no, the drainage question passed, and school in No. 6 was postponed for the year. A public sale is planned on the John Kurlt farm October 17 and Souta Warneke will hold a genie on the 19th.

Benington Township Lacey Leepar John Kurlt Souta Warneke

Mysterious Disappearance of A M Wight From Lafayette Street Store

A M Wight, head of a Lafayette Street grocery and confectionery, vanished Wednesday night leaving a note to a clerk to give the key to his brothers and instruct them on disposal of the stock. His brothers B B and WH M Wight, who run a meat market at 913 East Fourth Street, report no letter has arrived. Wight, about 38, longtime socialist leader in the city, had campaigned for constable and township trustee and was seen as a sober, industrious worker with a kind word for all.

A. M. Wight Lafayette Street Indy WH. M. Wight East Fourth Street Biyanga Socialist Party Poten jWdie Giidert Beth Gobert Nell Gilbert Elizabeth Gibert Mima Brafford Wizebeth Ahu Gnhert Bett

Cummins Wins Primary in Black Hawk County Vote

Complete primary returns show Gov. A B Cummins defeating John D Lacey with a statewide total vote of 4213 and a Black Hawk County majority of 599. Summary lists 28 precincts reporting and Cummins leading United States senator vote by 166 in the county.

A. B. Cummins John D. Lacey Blackhawk United States Gedar Talis

Town and Township Ballots Reported in Local Meeting

A local school board held a special meeting on Tuesday November 6. The minutes detail votes on the Leeper farm sale for the poor and drainage measures, with counts including 118 Yes and 28 No on the farm purchase, and 69 scratched ballots on the straight Republican line. Township officials and ballots are listed with party lines and several Democratic voters supporting Feely, while a handful of Republicans backed Bilintt Caldwell and Miss Phillips. Majorities for state offices are recorded with party winners and vote tallies.

Yang Cumming Lacey J. Y. Campbell Parson Smith Nesbit E. H. Rice W. P. Walker Schmitz J. 3. Meier M. Staebell M. H. Houser Joln Ortner Asgegor J. Sherman Wm. Brown G. Thompann C. Prongieg J. S. Miller Supervisor C. J. Kirby Repub. Acarn Ross Emert Feely Bilintt Caldwell Misa Phillips White Emeeee Ie Ray Hayward R Moanroe Wee Ay Ois-Seereese Sy le Riges Biliott

Taft Wins Iowa by Wide Margin in 1908 Election

Des Moines reports Taft defeats Bryan in Iowa with a total vote of 238,464 to 173,433, a plurality near 66,000. Carroll defeats White for governor 217,772 to 103,848, a plurality about 64,924. Results drawn from semi official returns across most counties, with final totals expected to widen slightly as remaining counties report.

Des Moines William H. Taft Bryan Iowa B. PF. Carroll Fred White Towa Taft Gurrell Carroll Bryve Cumming Lacey Cummins Theas

Eighty Members Withdraw From First Baptist Church

Dissatisfaction with church administration last evening led to eighty members withdrawing from the First Baptist church after a conference. Letters of good standing were issued to each member, and the group plans to establish a second church on the west side of the river. Options are being sought for a worship site, with a possible location to be decided soon. The church previously listed about six hundred ten members.

First Baptist Church Sonha Place

The One Condition in New York Dreams of a Morris Chair

Nell pushes for luxuries as Beth and Gilbert Taylor discuss a Morris chair and domestic ambitions. Nell reveals engagement while Beth weighs independence and a shared future, ending with Gilbert offering to buy Nell out to protect Beth’s plan. The scene shifts to a broader portrait of New York working girls and urban optimism.

Beth Way Morris Nell Heth Nell Statferd Dick Wheeler Beth Cilmer

Fragmentary OCR Item Seeks Coherence in Historic Page

A vague OCR fragment references names, places, and volumes but lacks clear events. It hints at a historical notice or column with scattered terms including a possible place or person, without coherent context or dates. The readable content remains insufficient for a concrete summary.

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