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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1922
Page
9
In Waterloo July offered a superb climate with a high of 87 degrees and no hot nights besides perhaps July 22. The average maximum rose 2.7 degrees above zero, and the month saw copious rains totaling 6.44 inches without floods or crop damage. Daily readings document mild nights and warm days supporting strong vegetation.
Funeral services were held for Cyrus Fox aged 76 from the Brethren Church in Waterloo. Surviving children, extended family, and burial in Orange township marked the segments. Also noted were obituaries for Miss Pearl M Foster aged 21 and Mrs Mabel Matheson, with services scheduled and burial plans in Cedar or Fairview areas.
Richard B. Payne, 60, a Maynard resident, died Sunday night from a self inflected gunshot wound to the temple. He was with his son Howard on the porch when the shot rang out. Marshall B M Davis was nearby. Poor health for months is believed to be the cause. He leaves a brother Lyle Payne and a sister Carrie Rannie.
West Union Iowa Aug 1 The Knutsfick brothers escaped serious injury when their car overturned one mile south of town Sunday night. Police charged the men with intoxication and they were lodged in jail pending further action.
Howard A Sharp secretary of Cament Products at 247 Prospect Avenue narrowly survived after cranking a garage truck when Bears were set. The vehicle rolled forward, pinning him to a child’s tricycle, a hub pierced his right calf artery causing heavy blood loss before a doctor closed the wound. He remains weak but improving.
The Clarksville hearing in the Newberry assault case concluded with a $100 fine and costs on a charge of assault and battery. Newberry is placed on bonds to keep peace after allegedly beating Mrs. Jack Hazard in her rooms at the telephones office Sunday morning. The notice appears amid an advertisement for Herefords Acid Phosphera I.
Emil Stefins fingerprint expert and police detective faces municipal court proceedings on a state assault charge sworn by Rev. Henry Hart pastor at African M. E. church. Abusive language charge also noted as part of the case.
A 12 year old girl had been unable to attend school for nearly a year due to distress from food and water causing belching and gas. After taking Mayr's Wonderful Remedy she recovered, began eating normally, and returned to school. The ad claims the product moves catarrhal mucus and relieves stomach liver and intestinal ailments, with a money back guarantee after one dose. Available at all druggists.
An appeal targets readers to help a mother sufferer at sixty with rheumatism find relief using S. S. S. described as a pure vegetable tonic that purifies blood, builds blood cells, and enricher flesh. The ad urges family members to buy S. S. S. in two sizes, claiming larger sizes save money.
Detective Stefins recounts stopping Rev. Hart and nine strangers near Barclay Street after spotting a package believed to contain alcohol. Hart backs away as Stefins displays his badge and draws his pistol, then commands compliance at the police station.
A package examined at the station contained religious tracts.
Iowa City shows strong interest in securing a new Knights of Pythias Pythian home. At the recent grand lodge session in Mason City, funds and pledges were not fully closed, with consideration given to Clear Lake or Spirit Lake as possible sites.
The matter is referred to the Iowa grand lodge for decision at the 1929 session in Griniwell. Iowa City and Cadet Rapids may unite to fund a 250000 dollar or larger structure near Midgiver on the interurban line. The Yeoman home at or near a million dollars may be targeted this year. The Pythians of Iowa have reserved over 40000 each year for such a major enterprise over the last fifteen years.
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