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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1907
Page
6
President Roosevelt arrives in Keokuk Iowa for a two hour stay amid lavish decorations and crowds. He speaks to about 20 000 people, reviews river flotillas, then sails the Mississippi toward St Louis with governors and waterways officials aboard.
Roosevelt travels from St Louis aboard the Alton with governors to Cairo then Memphis for the Deep Waterways convention. A river flotilla will accompany the presidential party for miles as citizens cheer from Meridosia to Keokuk. Secretary Low returns to Wyoming after departing the entourage for a month’s hunt.
Two hundred twenty five union woodworkers join wider strike across Great Western shops in Oelwein. Non union replacements brought in. risk to rail traffic grows as switchmen seek orders from headquarters. Company reports incompetence among strikebreakers. number of striking workers may rise toward one thousand. Court notice references parish financial report dispute in Black Hawk County with January term 1992 deadline.
Thomas B. Casey sues Rev. Luke Denton seeking a permanent injunction to allow peaceful pew occupancy at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Cedar Falls. He alleges malicious intent in barring his pew and seeks relief affecting church attendance rentals and related proceedings arising from prior temporary injunctions involving John Lemmer Mike Burke and C J Murphy.
Building finished on East Fifth Street between Sycamore and Water streets as tenants move in. The three story steel and pressed brick block hosts P A Kosdale’s first and third floor uses a pool hall cigar store and cigar factory on the third floor, clubs occupy second floor rooms, and the Turks young men’s club uses space on the second floor. A new heating plant serves the complex and nearby businesses.
Henry Frederick Weldeman died Monday night at 9 25 at his Conger street home from paralysis. Born May 23 1830 in Lhyren Rodenberg Germany he came to America in 1865 and lived in Winots before moving to Waverly Iowa where he married Katherine Rohler May 10 1868. Survived by son Lewis H of Waterloo and two sisters Mrs Henry Mobling of Denver and Mrs John Kasemeier near Sumner. Funeral Thursday at 10 00 conducted by Rev B D Hull of Grace M B in Denver. The remains will be taken to Denver for interment.
An upcoming civil service examination is planned for clerks and carriers in the federal building at Commercial Street and West Park Avenue. Clerks progress through five grades with salaries from 600 to 1200 dollars. promotions yearly. Carriers in city delivery also advance, with a top grade earning about 1100 dollars. Tests cover spelling arithmetic letter writing penmanship copying geography and reading. Applicants must be 18 to 46, weigh at least 125 pounds, and be at least 4 feet 9 inches tall. Married women are ineligible. divorced or self supporting may apply. Applications due by October 21, 1907 to J. M. Shoameker in Saint Paul. Historical note: wedding in Citronelle, Ala, Mary Pauline Crouse and Dr. Arthur Franklin Barnett wed in a Presbyterian ceremony with detailed nuptials.
The Iowa Weather and Crop Service reports the week ending September 30 was unusually cold with heavy cloudiness and widespread showers. A killing frost struck on Wednesday morning, damaging immature corn across the north and central districts, while southern counties saw better maturation and many farmers began early harvesting to save corn and fodder. The season is described as erratic and exceptionally abnormal for this region.
L. Ora Thompson received an official call to be assistant secretary of the Keokuk Y M C A. He will resign from the Fred L. Kimball company in Waterloo after this week to visit Nashua before moving to Keokuk. Thompson has been active in Christian work and made many friends here. FE. W. Pierce, general secretary of the Keokuk association, arranged for Thompson to enter the work there.
Waterloo notables figure in the Foreman family divorce saga as Mrs. B F Foreman files for another decree in Judge McHenry's court. The couple, who remarried on July 3 after a prior separation, lived together barely a week before splitting again amid accusations of cruelty and desertion. The second divorce grants each a decree from the other. Washington Opens New Union Terminal After Years of Work and $20 Million Invested.
Mina Mary Pauling Crouse received a cut glass gift from club members at the close of the evening. Earlier Misa Crouse hosted a quilting gathering for the ladies, with a cat stunt and playful scandalous rumor. A Thompson ball dance followed with guests from Oskaloosa and Mobile and all wore festive colors.
A heated exchange quotes Busby predicting a fair warm October with little rain and few storms, while Hicks warns of a harsh winter. The Reporter presents Busby’s warning, claiming Mars influence will bring a mild month and a severe, cold winter ahead.
Two men visiting the city for subscriptions to a magazine promise to photograph Waterloo from a balloon at 500 to 600 feet. They claim to specialize in aerial city views and intend to publish a city panorama with an article in the magazine Travel if conditions permit.
The three feather renovators Lacey Combs and McDonald fled Waterloo after deceiving customers by swapping goose and duck feather ticks for cheap chicken fillings. After settling with some clients last week, numerous additional claims surfaced and their property was attached to satisfy debts. Dozens of households in Waterloo were affected as the fraud expanded.
Cedar Palk reports that T. J. and Will Carpenter of Waterloo have bought the former Sheerer hardware site and plan a modern two story brick block to house the Robinson dry goods store.
County Treasurer Slingsworth and two deputies processed 426 receipts on the last day to pay taxes without penalty. The books required individual review and date stamping, yielding one of the largest totals ever received.
A Monday divorce filing targets multiple couples as legal proceedings begin. Court records show petitions aimed at dissolving marriages across several households, signaling broad separation activity.
Judge Charles B. Ransier issued six divorce decrees in district court as pending jury matters lingered. Decrees granted in Beard vs Beard Frost vs Frost with costs, Harrington vs Harrington custody, Fabris vs Fabris costs, Edgerton vs Edgerton custody, Hoffman vs Hoffman dismissed at plaintiff costs. Court adjourned with orders for twenty more jurors to be drawn Monday to meet upcoming jury service calls.
Director General James M. Barr of the Jamestown exposition refused a reconsideration of his resignation in a letter to the directors. Several department heads plan to resign including John A. Wakefield chief of concessions and A. C. Sherwood chief of admissions, with unconfirmed reports that W. M. Dixon and L. Bowles also resigned.
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