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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1907
Page
2
Daily and Semi Weekly publish change of address notices. Notices should show both old and new paper addresses for recipients, ensuring uninterrupted delivery and avoiding misrouting.
Davenport banks announce a total dividend payout of 64,000 on their stock with German Savings Bank at 4 percent on 600,000 capital, Beote County Savings at 6 percent on 260,000, Davenport Savings Bank at 5 percent on 300,000, Union Savings at 4 percent on 100,000, with Farmers and Mechanics Savings adding an extra 2 percent on 200,000 to align payment dates. The piece notes Davenport as Iowa’s capital center with the largest deposits in the state and praises local thrift and prosperity while highlighting tax collections in Waterloo and concerns over public water supply in Webster City.
A Chicago Tribune dispatch from Washington Indiana reports that by a vote near eight to two on October 3 city residents rejected the continuance of municipally owned utility plants. The event follows years of cost and public concern as Waterloo readers consider a similar measure on October 28.
The piece reflects on builders, weather delays, and rising prices in Waterloo while noting a harsh football season with many deaths and injuries. It portrays a tense public mood as construction expands, costs climb, and the season’s toll mounts amid adverse conditions.
A compact roundup of historical dates highlighting events and notable figures from 1318 to 1898. It lists deaths, battles, discoveries, and political milestones with brief mentions of locations and individuals such as Edward Ernes, Sir T Livingstone Mitchell, Gen Bragg, and Charles Stewart Parnell along with dates and places.
Descriptive travel sketch along the Short Line from Colorado Springs to Cripple Creek recounts rich gold field discovery by a poor rancher, with visits to historic sites including Altman, and views from Green Valley to the Territory of Dark Tunnels via Colorado Midland. Scenic vistas cover Garden of the Gods and tallest incorporated city in the world seen in perspective.
The narrative traces Bob Womack, the rancher credited with discovering Cripple Creek’s rich gold veins, his rise and fall amid capitalists, and his later notoriety. It then guides readers along the Cripple Creek Short Line to the town, describing its mining era, rugged geography, rail tunnels, and the scenic ascent toward Colorado Springs with notes on Altman as the highest incorporated city and the rail journey’s dramatic mountain passages.
Joseph B. Robinson, prominent in Transvaal disputes, is a South African native born in Ontario on October 5, 1845. He built wealth in farming and wool buying, owned a 20,000 acre diamond-rich Veal River farm, and befriended Paul Kruger. He opposed the Jameson raid and clashed with mining magnates over labor policies and mining operations.
A brief community notice urges attendance at a Grace M E church cantata Friday night with admission priced at a quarter. The notice appears amid a mix of unrelated advertisements and fragmentary text about health products.
A reader writes that after using Peruna for years they feel much better and can work again. The note thanks Mia Sundsimer and Clarks for advice and states Peruna salved their life and that they will recommend the remedy to others.
State news notes a blaze at J. K Young's Dig barn in Washington with no insurance. Other briefs report acquittal for practicing medicine in Iowa, marriage anniversaries, civic woes, and various accidents and misfortunes across Des Moines area towns.
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