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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1912
Page
16
Dr. F Sutton urges spring cleansing to boost general health especially for kidneys stomach liver and blood. He endorses Root Juice Compound sold by Henderson Drug Co as a tonic that purports to reach vital organs and improve stomach kidney and rheumatic conditions.
William Holland, head of the Waterloo Live Stock Commission Co, showcased a parade of top class horses through Waterloo’s business district last evening. The sale at Allan avenue and Jefferson street opened this morning with buyers from abroad and rapid bidding amid cool weather and light rain.
A medical ad touts a universal system claimed to cure many chronic ailments by thorough examination and root-cause treatment. It promises relief for blood and nerve diseases, piles, rectal issues, varicocele, weakness, and female ailments, with no needles or indeterminate procedures. Contact 210 Marsh Place building for consultation.
Dunkerton Iowa May activities at the Methodist church feature May 5 guest from St Pauls Waterloo May 12 deaconess Miss Ogden May 19 W R Jameson and W W Wyant May 26 E J Starr all speakers. Public invited to attend. Quarterly conference held with Rev A M Billingsley presiding. Choir performed Shelly piece with soloists Maude Bellmer and Alice Dunkerton. Next Sunday choir program and piano recital planned. Ladies Aid hosted at Moulds home. Sunday school considers departmental readjustment and summer plans. Ice cream social announced for May 1. District missionary convention attended at St Pauls Waterloo.
The will of Henry Phillips of Poyner township, dated May 20 1911, leaves 815000 to six sons in equal shares and 4000 to four daughters, with the widow Anna Phillips receiving income for life and power to sell estate assets. If she fails to divide, the distribution occurs upon her death. Executors named Frank and John if she dies.
A May term filing wave hits the district court as the last day for suits and service passes. Cases listed include Gutknecht vs Taylor for promissory note balance, Whitenack vs White nack divorce, Schultz vs Blough for $3000 breach, Teats vs Teats divorce and custody, Hahn & Co of Chicago vs Behrens on notes, Maloof vs John Steel for borrowed money, Dow & Dow vs Christian sen on mechanic lien, Loucks liquor permit, and Yapp vs Swanson for $972.
The state of Iowa Black Hawk County executors announce a sheriff sale on May 4 1912 at 10 am at Waterloo courthouse for cash to satisfy a writ of execution in favor of H Hamma against Waterloo Syndicate. The description covers Syndicate building theatre and surrounding land including all buildings on the described property. Sheriff F M Shores notes the sale date and J E Williams appears as the plaintiff’s attorney.
Mrs. Rachel Andrews Howe, longtime Waterloo resident, died in Des Moines at her daughter’s home aged 76. Her husband Clifton K. Howe, a Waterloo hardware pioneer, died in Des Moines years earlier. Surviving children are Mrs. James B. Davis of Des Moines, Mrs. H. H. Leavitt of Minneapolis, and W. Howe of Cedar Rapids. Burial planned for Waterloo. Des Moines Capital obituary notes her strong church life and esteem in Des Moines.
A humorous exchange shows a parent questioning a late arrival home for supper. The child explains meeting Smitheon and sharing a personal stomach trouble, then recalls suggesting Chamberlain's Tablets as the remedy. Sold by all dealers.
Five fat wolf cubs found in Poyner township near Gilbertville were brought to the county auditor yesterday afternoon. The hunter sold them for ten dollars to be used as a park attraction after the mother showed clear distress.
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