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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1913
Page
14
Cedar Falls notes travelers and locals. Mr and Mrs J Johnson plan Europe trip next month. Philo society forms Iowa colleges officers elected. Spring term starts after vacation. Recitals, funerals, and visits fill local life with varied activity including teachers, packing company work, and cremation notices.
The Town Criers' club plans a major membership campaign to reach 74 Pmark. A meeting of committee chairmen and members will be held at Waterloo Savings Bank next Monday evening, led by Henry Frank, secretary of the membership committee. Invitations from eastern cities to the Baltimore advertising convention delegation are arriving.
In Boone Iowa dairy farmers refuse to sell milk after a city ordinance requires tuberculin testing of all cows used for milk sold in town. Farmers object that butter cows are not included and stop deliveries. The city says the rule will be enforced if farmers do not comply.
Slater Euphemia 77 years old and a founder of St. Marys College and Academy in South Bend died yesterday. She had been a member of the Holy Cross order since 1854. During
The ceremony is planned for the latter part of April at the bride’s parents home Prof and Mrs M Kelly in Webster City. Miss Margaret Kelly is the eldest daughter of Prof Kelly longtime Cedar Falls superintendent. Will Casey, raised in Cedar Falls, now works as superintendent of the Sullivan Mining Machine Co in Joplin Missouri, where the couple will reside.
Fort Dodge high school beat Grundy Center 22 to 20 to capture the Van Patton Cup and the northeastern Iowa championship. The game had a tight first half with Grundy Center leading briefly. Fort Dodge surged in the final minutes by hitting three difficult baskets to take the lead. Officials were Ruthledge of Ames and Armstrong of Waterloo.
Cedar Falls Iowa April 4 Capt G Balf reg army will inspect company M Fifty third I N G April 8 annual inspection aims to show readiness Capt Wilimek drills his company well and compares favorably with state units A booster dinner at Commercial club rooms served by German Evangelical ladies promotes a fair ground picnic site east of Van Launs park proposals by Hearst Wyth and Streeter President Seerley and Roger Leavitt attend Des Moines board of education meeting and legislative session potential state school action noted.
W L Pelton a brakeman won a $20,000 personal injury judgment against the Illinois Central railroad after a nine day trial at Fort Dodge Iowa. Senator Kenyon served as counsel for the plaintiff. Pelton was injured in November 1911 when a passenger train collided with a freight car at Logan. The railroad plans to appeal.
A fragmented page notes award winners with prizes totaling 5.4 million dollars and addresses for listed recipients. It also provides garden advice on fertilizing, hoeing, mulch, seed depth, and watering strategies for spring and summer, emphasizing care of leaves, weed control, and efficient plot layout.
A 1900s tip describes heavy mulch with leaves straw or litter around crops to conserve moisture. It notes forming a four to five inch ground cover between rows with seed free material to reduce watering needs and protect delicate plants in sandy soil.
The notice expresses gratitude for kindness and flowers after the death of William E. Chesher. It notes his widow Mrs. W. E. Chesher and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lyle extend thanks to friends and neighbors for support during their sorrow.
A 2 year skin ailment in Moberly Missouri described as a spreading rash across face and neck with heat and itching. The patient credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with cooling the skin and drawing out pus, claiming a complete cure after one month. A signed 1912 testimonial from Mrs. J Brookshear notes relief and recommends the products.
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