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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1911
Page
5
Waterloo Falls & Northern announces it will halt use of its small round street car checks amid a rise in counterfeits. The company will discard the two year old nickel sized checks and replace with a new order. conductors on crowded cars struggle to detect fakes as yellowish smooth substitutes flood fare boxes. Violators will be severely dealt with if arrested.
Des Moines officers of the Iowa dairy association plan Thursday to select a city for the annual dairy convention and cattle show. Waterton will press its claim. Des Moines bids high with even-money incentives. Waterloo's success last year favors Waterloo if proposals balance out.
Cedar Rapids at noon tomorrow the Personal Workers' league will host a luncheon at the YMCA. J W MacDaniel of Clark and MacDaniel will deliver the address on Men and Religion Forward Movement. The Ministerial Union committee and the league will report as Waterloo efforts are urged.
J. E. Bates, president of the league, will preside over a campaign meeting aimed at men and boys in this country and Canada. The event is expected to mobilize support and outline plan actions.
Eugene Eagle sues Lowa Dairy Separator Co claiming negligence caused the loss of three fingers while working with a draw press in the separator department. He seeks 4500 in damages, asserts permanent cripple status, and states earnings 2353 daily before injury.
Mrs. Mary Mehler of Galesburg writes to the Courier editor that her mother, widow of H. S. Van Buren, lives at Brandon Iowa. She notes the family links to Deacon Hiram Van Buren of Waterloo and that an estate is to be divided, urging information for William M. Clemens.
Comedy is the one word that tells anything about the bill at the Crystal this week. Lowe & Lowe start the show with amusing stunts followed by the Four Country Cousins in a novelty act featuring aerial twins. Marie Fitzgibbons and Arthur Deming perform jokes and songs, while Buch Bros. close with a comedy acrobatic act Ship ahoy, snip ahoy.
Dr John G Speicher, after a brief stay with his sister in Waterloo, went to Chicago to complete the sale of property in Zion City Virginia. If business in Chicago goes well he intends to return to Waterloo and locate here. Speicher formerly practiced in Hudson and was the right hand of Zion City founder Alexander Dowle. His present wife is in Zion City. Fancy White Wisconsin Potatoes sell at 80 cents a bushel delivered from the car by Union Mercantile Co.
Short city notes report varied local activity with visitors, travel plans, naturalization petitions, church events, and a train accident. Highlights include a new scale install at Crystal Ice, naturalization for nine Greeks, Easter gatherings, a pipe organ dedication, a notable Evangelist campaign in Toledo with large crowds and a record weekly collection.
Ed Brun dage Earnest Blanchard Logan Bus sey and Lynn Fry were arrested on a charge of stealing two red pigs on March 4 from Giles W Sage. The pigs valued at 18 dollars. Preliminary trials were scheduled before Justice Knapp this afternoon.
The Gas and Electric Progress club met at the company office last evening. After routine business and a short program, light refreshments were served. D. D. Davies spoke on behalf of the members.
J W Cowdery, retiring gas superintendent, receives a gold chain and charm from Waterloo Employes C G E Co as he departs for a southward post. He announces successor H M Smith of Mobile, Alabama. The Progress Club, organized last November, aims to aid the gas and electric trades and lists officers H B Maynard president J J Gorman gas director Austin Burt electrical director and W Ray Johnston secretary treasurer.
In Eau Claire Wisconsin J L Southers notes sleep disruption due to back pains and kidney soreness. After taking Foley Kidney Pills his sleep improved greatly and overall health condition strengthened. another patient J K Joder endorses the remedy.
Dunkerton Iowa April 15 1911 Waterloo Cedar Falls Mill Co Waterloo Dear Sir I have bandied and sold the Waterloo flour for the past thirty years at retail I take pleasure in recommending its quality as always being uniform and has always given the best of satisfaction to our customers This flour when once established in a community can be made into delicious white and flaky loaves by any bread baker It is nearly impossible to introduce foreign brands or a tabien business thereon Yours very truly F Q Canfield
Society notes list Fortnightly club invitations for their annual banquet on April 25 at Walnut Street Baptist Church with a 7 30 banquet after a 6 0 business meeting and Prof W C Wilcox of the University of Iowa slated to speak. Also covered are Jolly Bachelors entertaining the Jolly Dozen, Priscilla club meeting, Ladies Social Union thimblebee, Franklin club dance, Royal Arch Masons school of instruction, and Westminster Presbyterian Missionary Society postponement due to Cedar Falls meeting.
A notice filed in Black Hawk County Iowa Court announces a name change to Richard Coe Bland from Guy Coe Bland under chapter 18. The filing is with the district court clerk and published as required by law.
Youngstown Ohio April 18 Pearl Rickert aged 8 and Raymond Rickert aged 7 died at 9 30 this morning from injuries inflicted last night by their father Grant C Rickert making six lives the toll of his insane attack Rickert killed his wife and two daughters aged 11 and 15 then shot himself Edwin Rickert escaped after being struck on the head with an axe and will live
Officers of the Town Sons of the Revolution issued notices postponing the annual convention and banquet to another date due to unsettled conditions in Muscatine from button cutters troubles and the presence of troops.
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