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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1913

Page

8

Daylight Closing Law Advances in Iowa Legislature

Des Moines April 9 A sifting committee was appointed to handle non appropriation bills. The capitol grounds extension bill passing with a one half mill levy aims to buy blocks east and south of the capitol for new buildings and the Allison memorial. The house backed a non partisan judiciary measure, while a daylight closing bill keeping saloons 7am to 9pm passed, with a narrowly approved 7am to 7pm option rejected. Senate discussion on workingmen compensation continued with amendments, while Clarkson bill remains under consideration. Local notes report visits, marriages, and moving changes in town.

Des Moines Senate Hardin Savage Adair Cowies Mattes Sac Perkins Delaware Francis Dickinson Wilson Clinton DeWolf Grundy County Capitol Grounds Iowa Capitol State Capitol Allison Clarke House Klay House Mujot Kimball General Assembly Clarkson

Readlyn Council Ends Term and Plans Waterworks Start

Readlyn updates show the old council completing business and transferring duties to successors. The new council convened in the council room and confirmed plans to start the waterworks system when weather permits. Miss Louis Lemons of Waverly stayed with Readlyn friends over the weekend. Mrs. H. Thrall returned from a short visit to Westgate. The Misses Bertha Moehlis and Minnie Hageman were in Oelwein.

Readlyn Louis Lemons Waverly H. Thrall Westgate Bertha Moehlis Minnie Hageman Oelwein Vis

Local News From Littleton Talks of Visits and Odd Jobs

Mrs C E Manross and children visited relatives in Jesup last week Elsie and Beulah Cutshaw of Hazleton visited relatives here over Sunday Mr and Mrs Fred Ballon of Independence are visiting in the E J Kingsbury home Wm Robert recently visited Waterloo John Rehberg ill in Merriman Neb Frank Rehberg went there to help He B Patton bought a fine five year old colt at a Waterloo sale Marshal Ball remodels a barn into a garage and other local improvements are noted.

Littleton Edmund Gallup Wm. Hovey Miss Wilbur M. L. Howard John Rehberg Merriman Neb Frank Rehberg H. B. Patton J. €. Stevenson Miss Swear Waterloo Floyd Kingsbury la Grippe Richard Lughes Marshal Ball E. J. Kingsbury McGlaughlin Mr. Nielsen H. A. Patton

Mechanical Bird Sold At Auction In Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant Indiana April 9 A mechanical flying machine dating from the last fourth of July was put up for sheriff's sale after a jury found it would deteriorate if kept in storage. The geroplane arrived last fourth and drew opposition from the Mount Pleasant Commercial Club. Defendants Greater Des Moines School of Aviation and A Eastman faced charges of alleged non fulfillment of contract.

Mount Pleasant A. Eastman

Many Electrical Men Are Coming to Waterloo Convention

Iowa Electric association officers plan an April 23 24 Waterloo meeting with a Keokuk water power plant visit. Fifteen members promised to travel, with a day trip the day before the convention. Program includes welfare work stories and voltage regulation papers from industry leaders.

VL. BH. Maynard Iowa Electrics! Association Waterloo Keokuk BE. M. Walker Dubuque Io. W. Drake Westinghouse Co

Maypole design to be erected in Georges

In Cedar Rapids area on April 9 Polk Drabelle orchestrates dances and minuets as women and children prepare to entertain guests with a large maypole detail and design to be set up at Georges site.

John M Cedar Rapids Polk Drabelle

Transmission Lines Maintenance Details by H W Garner

Detailing operation and maintenance of high tension lines with references to Keokuk and Dexter areas. Mentions Uckalousa and Claritula papers and the Keokuk Tualro electric development project, with Rutusdae and Couper connected to the Dexter 2 site.

H.W. Garner Uckalousa Pon Keokuk Tualro- Electric Development Dexter 2. Couper Keokuk

Editors Draw The Postoffices In Democratic Towns

Dow Moines April 9 The democratic leaders distribute the federal pie with editors of democratic newspapers favored. Judge Wade and aides recommended postoffice appointments affecting towns where editors and papers are listed. Towns with democratic papers include Decorah McGregor Indianola Winterset Vinton Sydney Algona Davenport Manilla and others. editors named with papers at stake.

Dow Moines Ows Wade Nisge Athens West Point Shelton Corning Armstrong Hia Decorah Fred Biermann Tal. McGregor Anion Hiebseh North Town Times Vinton H. G. Kruse Renton County Thimnys Indianola Advocata- Tribune Winterset Arthur Gosham News Sydney George W. Waterman Algona T. N. Winnell Courier Eatherville Frank Carpenter the Deemorrat Manilla FT. McNermott Times

Greene square feature at Cedar Rapids 10th annual festival

The Iowa Federation of Women's Libershold plans a Cedar Rapids festival May 22 to 2 featuring Greene square as a key event. The May Day fete invites hundreds of schoolchildren to participate in a credit and discredit themed program, emphasizing adult responsibility in child guidance amid community efforts.

Greene Square Iown Federation of Women

Hood's Sarsaparilla as Spring Medicine

Spring sickness and weak health are blamed on a mild winter and disease spread. The advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the necessary spring medicine to restore vitality, digestion, and blood quality, claiming thirty years of successful use and urging immediate purchase.

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