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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1908
Page
8
A wife objects to stories claiming she was wrongly accused. The dispute includes several divorce suits and actions filed during the September term, with questions over moral grounds and the detective role referenced.
Emma A Ames files for divorce from Charles Ames alleging cruel treatment and pre marriage letters damaging her character. Other filings include Reuben Vosburg suing Joseph Harnes for 2500 damages over a molten metal burn while delivering in Cedar Falls, and Florence Hayark seeking 1000 alimony plus 40 monthly after a 1908 separation.
Reverend Father Mark Cooney of St Joseph’s Catholic Church returned Thursday morning from a several months European tour. He visited Waterloo, Ireland, Paris, Berlin, Rome and other centers, reporting good health and great benefit from the vacation. He will remain with De H A Baygen and visit friend Francis Hinwity before returning to Allison.
Brady livery stable reports two horses missing on Tuesday afternoon. A reward of 26 dollars is offered for clues. The pair consists of a chestnut gelding and a five year old black mare with a wire cut on the right hind hock. Stolen gear noted: McFarland make bogey with steel tires.
The river steamer Peter S. Les, traveling between Memphis and upper Mississippi ports, burst into flames shortly after leaving Memphis and was beached a short distance above the city. A slight passenger panic followed, but no injuries were reported.
In Barclay and surrounding areas activity includes fall school term preparations with Miss Gates Miss Walsh Miss Robinson Miss Camel Miss Haradan Miss Alexander and Miss Schneider listed for Nos 1 through 7 plus unlearned Nos 5 and 6. Parsonage wall work continues as J J Gase plow trial draws crowds and a parsonage well is drilled. Also reports show cattle shipment by Comes & Considine and parsonage construction contracting by Frank Bickert $2 740. A murder of 22 year old Anna Mauro is reported in New York with a roof scene. police investigate. coroner notified.
Raymond and Seaman Chas and family visited the Britzman home. Aug Kurtz hosted friends, with others attending a funeral in Waterloo. Burin and Rah improving after illness. John Kurtz and wife moved to a Gilbertville farm. Youngbinees returned from the state fair. Marble family visited from Lissomb. Matt Berend sick in Billings, Montana but improving. Gren Parker bought a piano. Join OConner left for Nebraska to manage farm interests.
The clipping lists various residents with hospital visits in Indianapolis and Waterloo, engagements in Trnois and Butte, a pastor’s death in Maquoketa after stomach cancer at 69, and numerous family comes and visits. Names include Henry Olinger, E Wm Buechleler, J Hartzberg, William Huck, Rev Witeen Adex, Rev J F Adex, August Wilharm, J D Keets, Elizabeth Demuth, Matt Schmitz, Peter Jungen, Milas Pauline Weber, John Jungen, Kata and Maria Flechels, M M Handfield, Myrtle Cralle, William Mowrey, Hoger Jennish, Will Edward, Frank Parry, G Smith, Rev Hugo Late.
Boston, Sept. 11. Chester A. Jordan lies in jail awaiting trial for a murder described as the most grisly in local records. He confessed after authorities uncovered a trunk with dismembered body parts of his wife, once an actress, and his plan to dump the remains at sea. The cabman alerted police, leading to Jordan’s arrest.
William J Bryan addressed a large Newark crowd and criticized Taft speeches as darkening public issues. He praised democratic territory and urged spreading democratic planks across the state while asserting Republican platforms lack clear intents.
The Dryden match for a 4000 dollar trophy presented by John F. Dryden, former U S senator, was the principal event of today’s great shooting tournament. Eight-man teams from United States cavalry navy marine corps Ohio Maryland New York New Jersey and District of Columbia fired ten shots at 206 600 and 1000 yards with Ohio leading after 200 yards with 347. Anna Krause returns home to Charles City after days visiting cley relatives.
HB Maynard of Waterloo lodge 290 B P G E received notice via telegram from R L Holland Colorado Springs that he was chosen as a member of the questing committee for an Elks meeting to be held in Los Angeles next. The honor follows Holland being elected grand exalted ruler at the national meeting in Dayton. Maynard, active in lodge work for years, expressed gratitude and readiness to serve amid wide recognition of the Waterloo lodge’s standing in the United States.
Mrs Hull learns of her father C W Fraser death at his Davis Junction home. Aged over seventy, he had cancer and long illness. He visited Waterloo years ago and knew Grace HM church members. Mrs Hull travels to Davis Junction to attend the funeral.
Chicago date announces October 7 banquet by Chicago Association of Commerce. Taft and Bryan will speak non-politically. Local brief notices report Haifa visiting Parkersburg Iowa Ferguson and Bickley gatherings in Mason City. Regent show troupe passed Waterloo en route to Webster City. Dearborn Construction nears completion in Highland addition with sewer work along West Fourth Street to finish by November.
Despatches to Dun's Review indicate improved trade, strong jobbing distribution for fall and winter merchandise, and bank exchanges for five business days show near record levels. September clearings surpass prior months, signaling larger payment volume through banks, though year comparisons vary due to the shortened week and Labor Day.
Cincinnati reports Taft accepted an invitation to speak to the Ohio conference of the African Methodist Church in this city next Tuesday. A committee said the state's negro vote would stay solid for the Republican ticket. Ministers from Ohio Indiana Pennsylvania and Kentucky will attend.
Information from Chicago reports a temporary truce between Tammany Hall leaders and State Senator McClarren of Brooklyn. Both sides would lay aside differences and join in a campaign for the national and state tickets in New York before the election. Platt B. Walker and J. W. Krapfel are noted figures with Mrs. Krapfel visiting Chicago.
A large real estate deal sealed Friday in Olton Lamb county Texas nets W F Soash ownership of the town site, including the bank and all business interests. The Leash Land Co. arranged the sale with investors from Indiana and Iowa, with plans for an extensive lot sale and October excursion. The town sits on fertile land with future railroad routes eyed by three companies, boosting prospects for businesses and growth.
Mrs Adalaide Bacon died of apoplexy at her Tripoli home after being found unconscious by a neighbor. Her son Jay, manager of the Geo Rompf store in Chicago, was away. A telegram reached her children but they could not arrive until the following morning. The body was sent to Illinois for burial. CENTRAL A A U CHAMPIONSHIP Chicago Sept 11. Western Olympian stars will attend. Dan Kelly AOO Gilbert and Forrest Smithton among notable participants. Illinois Athletic Club plans welcome events and a banquet.
In Heidelberg on Sept 11 an Italian worker, angry over perceived slights, sabotaged a government railroad tunnel project by misplacing survey markers. His act caused the two tunnel halves to miss by 26 feet, costing the MADEN government roughly 877000. The motive was stated as revenge for alleged insult.
Executor of Mrs Lena Smiths estate delivers a brass eagle lectern to Christ Church vestry as a lasting memorial for Lou Smith, Florence, and Mrs Smith. Special dedicatory services set for Sunday at 10:29 a.m. The lectern, weighing about 600 pounds with a 200 pound eagle, was crafted by the German Co of New York at a cost of 400. Vestry resolutions express gratitude and note the donation will be placed in the chancel.
John Parcell a tramp from New York is held at the city jail awaiting investigation on a possible attempted alchemy charge. Witness John Lexnor alleges the act occurred while he slept in a Carpenter hotel room. If Lexnor’s statements hold, Parcell may be bound over to the grand jury. May Miller and Stein Sterling were found guilty of vagrancy and ordered to leave town. Mark Sullivan, 30 days for assaulting a streetcar conductor, is to be transferred to an asylum after Elders reformatory relinquished custody. He will likely be heard by the grand jury after completing his jail term.
A county gathering at the court house selected delegates and alternates to the state convention in Dyersville. Chairman G F Johnson and secretary I tinnern oversaw the meeting. Notable attendees include Hiliu Fifteen Wilson and J D Packard with many others named. Green returned home after settling claims with Aetna Insurance.
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