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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1911
Page
1
The day is warmer and fair making play possible at Red Cedar, while Rock Island reports reveal mud thrown at visiting players in Davenport. Beeston boosters plan two practice sessions daily until Beacon opening as Publique hosts next weekend and Rowland leads a Miners reception.
Dubuquets will play in Waterloo next Saturday and Sunday as baseball fans anticipate the season. The squad held light practice at Red Cedar with hitting and fielding drills, no game played, new pitcher Shackelford joining manager Rovle from Wichita.
Burlington Hawk Eye reports a Three I league shift could affect Quincy baseball contracts. Cruikshank of Hannical fears losing players sold to Quincy and seeks protection if the move collapses. The piece suggests Quincy may escape with little cash, as contracts hinged on Three I entry.
Ottumwa Central association club held the Chicago White Sox to a tie through ten innings before Melman singled with Rodle aboard in the twelfth to give Chicago a 2 1 victory. 2,150 paid in attendance. F Johnstone and W Johnson starred for Ottumwa. Plympton Grogan Boyd Price and Link pitched for Ottumwa.
Interest runs high as the Waterloo Base Ball association prepares for a meeting at the Waterloo club rooms next Wednesday. Officers for the year include P J Martin not seeking reelection, with H B Maynard and Wm Ewald as candidates. Proposals to raise funds include 2000 Electric Park tickets, Rooster Day sales, and Crystal theater Wednesday receipts to aid the treasury.
Baseball notes report Barney Dreyfuss enforcing a no alcohol clause on Pirates players. Larry McLean bets he will surpass all catchers in fielding and batting averages. Detroit mourns Tom Jones sold to Milwaukee as Gainer struggles at first base. Lynch warns six clubs will be in the chase. Bresnahan’s Pepper Boys loom large. Cincinnati money tips lean toward beating Brooklyn or Philadelphia. Clyde Mixell and Hazel Moran wed in Waterloo. Fancy Ohio potatoes $1.20 per shel.
Miss Juanita Halcomb returns home to Witten North Carolina after visit. Mr and Mrs Clifford McMillan welcome a baby boy born March 30. Various locals attend events in Independence Stanley and Waterloo with social visits and purchases noted. A. C. Manroes hosts Ladies Aid April 13. Rudolph horse purchase by Ralph Stevenson ends item.
Judge Kelley fined four young men who pleaded guilty in district court for breaking and entering the depot and stealing a case of beer. Fines ranged 375, 50, 25, and 10 dollars, with admonitions they were fortunate not to face harsher consequences.
Rain and snow stopped farm labor this past week in Dunkerton with last year’s sowing ahead. Area schools opened term as residents attended Waterlon dinner on March 31. George Kleckner served as a federal juror in Cedar Rapids. Henry Koester builds an ornamental yard fence with iron pasta. The last snow moistens soil, palm trees from Florida. Boboleds were observed on the fifth and seventh.
Jerry Knapp has accepted a post to manage the Majestic vaudeville theater in Lacrosse Wisconsin. He previously ran the Jewel nickel theater on Fourth street west and plans to leave for Lacrosse in about ten days.
Des Moines April 19 Special The thirty fourth Iowa general assembly will adjourn Wednesday amid a mixed record of achievements and failures. Passed measures include tax reductions and curb reforms while key actions like a tax reform commission public utilities law and woman's suffrage were not enacted.
H M Anderson becomes sole owner of the 324 Fourth Street West grocery, purchasing Andrew Wilson's stake. Wilson plans to pursue farming if a spring location is found.
The letter from J L Southers of Eau Claire Wisconsin explains back pain kidney soreness and poor appetite. After using Foley Kidney Pills for a short time the patient reports sound sleep improved general condition and a belief the pills cured him. J K Joder & Son provide endorsement.
At 7 30 this morning the east side fire department responded to the Great Western crossing on Walnut street where the flagman's shanty was on fire. The small building burned rapidly leaving only ashes. Fire between the ceiling and roof hampered efforts. slight damage resulted.
Mrs. Green helped free a Bord & Fitzpatrick plumber who slipped into cistern water at a Mason City home. Neighbors aided with a rope, a room warming, clothes, and hot biscuits restoring circulation. Disputed bills include $3.76 for work and a $2 charge plus a balance by check.
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