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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1914
Page
9
The Cedar mill will be pebble dashed this summer to improve its exterior after a board meeting decision. The City mill nearby is closed for repairs, prompting unfounded rumors of undermining and a raid. The Waterloo & Cedar Falls Union Mill Co reports about a ten percent rise in business in March compared with 1913.
A Waterloo Ministerial association meeting at the Y M C A drew a large clergy turnout. New city arrivals Rev L C Moore and Dr W L Dorgan joined as members. Dr A J Northrup chaired the library books committee and outlined plans to create a ministers section at the city library with recommended works and potential state library partnerships.
The speaker notes broader lines of study were touched upon, outlining potential expanded research paths and thematic directions for future work.
Members of St Marks Episcopal church plan a 7 30 p m reception at the church parlors for Rev Arthur Lewis rector of the Maquoketa church. He arrives in Waterloo tonight and will stay at the W E Cowan home 1626 Third avenue west for a few days. The new church corner Denver and Fourth streets sees kitchen dining room and other basement rooms being furnished with tinted walls.
A. L. Kingsley Paul Davis W. W. Marsh W. R. Law Ira Hoover and D. Cass with other prominent citizens met Governor Clarke in Des Moines to discuss the Iowa building for the Panama exposition in San Francisco and a forthcoming Greater Iowa movement with a publicity committee likely to be appointed to boost Iowa’s attractions.
Hermann Miller secretary of the Iowa Manufacturers Insurance association and Ellis B. Wilson insurance and real estate dealer announced their candidacies for state representative in Black Hawk county on the Democratic ticket.
At a meeting of the senior board of the independent district Supt. H. W. Hakill and Principal M. Wallace were both re elected to serve another year. The board discussed the new school building in Westfield with brick work well underway.
In 1898 Company B M G prepared for war as the United States declared the Spanish American War. On April 23 orders were issued, and the unit left Waterloo on April 26 with 32 privates from Waterloo and two from Cedar Falls. Judge C W Mullan spoke as officials offered prayers by Rev A R Tillinghast.
Marshal Nicholas Korn of Denver Iowa is in town on business. Mrs Virginia McNamara of Oelwein visits Waterloo. Miss Mae Corson of Kimmel Co leaves for eastern markets to buy goods. Wells of Wells Randall buys 222 Home Park Blvd and will move by May 1. Conductor W O Barr returns to duty after illness though weak. Northa Johnson seeks divorce from John A Johnson, alleging desertion. Recent Iowa patents include wagon-reach attachments and steering mechanisms. Four involved in a suit have filed. Licensed to wed: Porterfield Waterloo. Otha Grady desertion case noted.
Officers and directors of the Black Hawk County Automobile Good Roads club plan a general meeting next Monday at the Chamber of Commerce to elect officers and discuss important matters. The dispute centers on the Waterloo theatre stage employees strike and a proposed union closed shop.
A report from St Paris Methodist shares introduces missionary work by Mr and Mrs Hattsles and NM Bdta Thea, featuring many cuts of native forests in the Patpansa province and scenes from the Philippines. An afternoon message at Linden Methodist and a later reading at Cirnee Methodist recount similar themes. The Formosa event notes a tree over two thousand years old with a trunk of sixty feet and a five foot ground clearance, a cedar of the Cypress family.
At 11 this morning Axel Jasperson and Miss Mamie Huxael were married at the home of W. W. Christiansen 299 Williston avenue. Rev. Geo W. Winkle officiated with the ring ceremony. The couple will leave for a wedding trip to the Twin Cities and plan to be at home in Charles City after April 28.
Federal court jury pool for the May term opening May 12 includes jurors from Dubuque Waverly Rockford Epworth Decorah Anamosa and others. Names include John R Watts Ray Llermann Arthur Grossman Jacob Kerper Jed M Simpson Frank Gehring John Blocker and Gans Fett among many others.
W. W. Wyant, dairy and sanitary inspector for 18 months, may retain the state milk inspector post. Dr. O. P. Thompson, likely to recommend him, could not be reached this morning. BH. I. Springer remains in charge of sanitary conditions for all food establishments. State pays 15 dollars monthly for milk inspector. city salary is 100 dollars.
At Des Moines annual convention the Stain Society of the Sons of the American Revolution elected Henry W. Grout as president, succeeding J. G. Gardner. Grout has served as first vice president and will attend the national congress in Syracuse. The event at Chamberlain hotel drew about seventy five attendees with a banquet to close the gathering.
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