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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1913
Page
6
A Homestead subscriber shares a compact home garden plan that sustains a family of four to six. Four potato rows, lettuce, radish, beans, peas, cabbage, parsnips, beets, corn, onions, and tomatoes fill a 30 by 120 foot plot. Late crops replaced early as seasons shifted, producing surplus for sale and storage.
A preparatory meeting will be held at the Fourth Presbyterian Church on Thursday with service, a preparatory sermon, and a lecture by the pastor. Many new members are expected at the Spring Communion on Sunday morning, and the church quarters will sing.
A flood devastates West Columbus with homes wrecked and bridges washed away as Mrs. Wilcox recalls the disaster and a flood boat, while Waterloo painters walk out over a wage dispute. Sixty five local members, forty five striking today, and a potential compromise after talks.
Charles Palmer, injured by a head blow ten days ago, continues to improve rapidly and a physician expects to move him to his home next Saturday. He recalls the river crossing and the discussion on the river bank, while Tom Wirts, accused of striking the blow, remains at large nearby Waterloo.
Arthur Hussman, chairman of the Town Criers club, called a membership committee meeting for tomorrow evening at Frank Bros clothing store on Commercial Street to launch a drive. The aim is to increase the number of Criers to TOC, with all members urged to attend. Dues are currently being collected and the exchequer is in good condition.
Harrisburg Pa April 2 Pennsylvania today joined the ranks of states that have ratified the proposed amendment to the federal constitution providing for the direct election of United States senators. The joint resolution ratifying the amendment passed the senate unanimously, leaving one more state needed to make it effective. Des Moines April 2 Street car strikes child at Seventeenth and Clark streets. Colleen Thildine, eleven, daughter of Leese Midine, struck while responding to her mother's call, is critically injured in a local hospital.
C R Hutcheson manager of The Corn Magazine urges Black Hawk county and corn belt farmers to invest in the best seed corn. He notes northern belt seed quality superior and that paying $4 or $5 a bushel will yield higher per acre returns next fall as many farmers prepare for a record corn acreage in Black Hawk county this spring.
Contractor F W Chapman leads a large crew in adding a fireproof three story rear wing to the Hummel hotel on Jefferson Street. The $30000 project, funded by Mrs Eliza Bickley, will connect to the current building and provide ninety rooms in total once open about July 1. RBFE Shutt will manage operations during and after completion. Judson Mason returns to Fort Wayne after weekend visit with family.
Undergraduate Yale students and 3,000 townspeople greeted former President William Howard Taft on his return to Yale to teach law. A athletic team led by a bulldog, the frog chorus with nine Tafts, and a campus address followed a bouquet to Mrs Taft. The crowd joined in Yale songs including Bright College Years and Hadley taft cheers.
Chicago trading notes a strong tone in wheat with higher cables and reports that Volga region wheat reserves are nearly exhausted. May fluctuated around 90 1 2 to 91 1 8 cents, while corn and oats firmed on light receipts. Provisions weakened as selling pressure mounted, with May pork around $20.50 and ribs near $11.32. Kansas City live stock quotes show mixed gains in cattle and hogs, with sharp receipts estimates for hogs at 30,000 and cattle at 14,000. Cash wheat and corn prices across various grades displayed notable spreads and regional figures. New York and St. Louis closes show May wheat around 98, July 97 cents, while Minneapolis quotes May at 86 and July 88.
Dodge City Kan April 2 Fortyone thousand acres of government forest land in Hamilton county Kansas will be opened to settlement this summer officials at the local land office said today. No specific date is given but each settler will likely be restricted to 160 acres.
George Kelly a 22 year old baggage man for Illinois Central suffered severe burns when a trunk believed to be packed with explosives exploded in the baggage room. Samuel Salvatore appeared to be involved as the trunk claimant, with police saying a man at an outlying station has been detained.
Bruce Lake, former clerk of the Lee County district court in Keokuk Iowa, pleaded guilty this morning and was sentenced to a term not exceeding ten years in the Ft. Madison penitentiary.
Hor se sale and horse show this Friday at Livestock Commission Company stables manager Mr Wm Holland promises the largest horse run ever seen in Waterloo. A mixed collection includes flashy draft express and wagon horses plus 100 draft and farm mares weighing 1300 to 1600 each. A saddle horse sale and show starts 7:30 pm with city broke drivers and twenty head of combination horses for ladies to ride and drive. Music will accompany the event drawing inviting ladies to attend.
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