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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
9
Mayor W. R. Law says garbage disposal is the top city issue with many complaints about hauling and disposal. He plans a near term investigation, visits Mason City to inspect a new crematory unit, and considers rendering plants as options while residents report dumping on vacant lots.
In Black Hawk county a farm sold for more than 25 times its original purchase price. The Nottger family, German immigrants, built a thriving operation from 40 acres bought for 6.50 an acre to larger holdings. J P Nottger Jr later expanded, and the farm’s sale concluded with Howard & Bowman. The exact price per acre was not disclosed.
O E Douglas of Raymond was killed when the team he was driving bolted at a threshing machine. He was thrown, breaking his neck on the John Cotton farm. Aged about 88, he spent his life in the Raymond area. Survived by a widow, mother, two children, and three brothers in Washington and Montana.
New York August 3. A strike by street railway trabajo employees appears inevitable as union leaders, who recently organized among the workers, deliver an ultimatum to railway companies. They demand arbitration by 3 p.m. tomorrow if demands are not met.
Mrs Agnes V Fisher 39 wife of W C Fisher of La Porte City died at St Francis hospital after an operation. Interment will be Saturday at 2 30 p m at Rolfe with her five children and parents named. Also funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Weingertner at First Evangelical Church tomorrow at 2 30 p m with Rev E F Kang officiating burial in Fritz cemetery Bennington township.
Mrs Joseph Chamberlain widow of the late statesman and the Rev William Hartley Carnegie rector of St Margaret's and Westminster canon were married at Westminster Abbey at 11 o clock this morning. Mrs Chamberlain prior to marriage was Mary Endicott of Massachusetts daughter of the late W C Endicott secretary of war in President Cleveland's cabinet. The report also corrects a recent item about a will clause claiming a daughter would lose part of an estate for marrying before twenty five, noting no such provision exists.
Multiple short items report on residents and visitors: Mrs Annie Auten of Winthrop sues Mrs Viola Barnard of Vine Street. Henry W Grant and wife return from Yellowstone. Mrs W Bentley of Chicago visits Waterloo. Lulu Michel of Washburn undergoes tonsil surgery. a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs BLOG Blum. Bartling of Waterloo Savings Bank leaves on vacation. plans to visit Chicago and Joliet. A Johnson travels to New York for business and vacation. Emous Johnson visits Atlantic coast near Toston. WH Harrison of Des Moines, dairy chemist, in Waterloo for milk testing demonstration at Dairy Cattle Congress October 28. Mrs D Burlingame and son Anson return to Bozeman after two months with Burlingame family. L Butler avenue residents start $9. They will visit Minnesota and North Dakota on return.
All 103 members of four Iowa national guard cavalry troops who refused the federal oath are ordered by the War Department to report to Fort Moines to prepare for border duty. The men belong to troops A, B, C and Tracna and are expected to reach Des Moines today. The government can compel duty domestically but cannot deploy them across the border without the oath.
The Army Y Fund campaign shows early progress with about one third of the Waterloo goal raised to support Y M C A services for Iowa soldiers on the border. Subscriptions as small as 25 dollars and gifts of 16 and 50 dollars appear on the list. Ed mud Rausch chairs the committee as Waterloo aims to raise 125 dollars per company. The funds will provide reading material writing desks and other Y M C A conveniences. Campaign to finish in a few days with state Secretary Ww Parsons coordinating statewide aid.
In a Tanganyika lake clash Belgium reports that gunboat Netta commanded by Lieut Lenaerts surprised and sank the German gunboat Graf von Gotzen within 15 minutes after a brief engagement. Five enemy troops landed, Netta suffered no Belgian losses, crew status unknown. Early notes on Black Hawk county domestic science agent discussions follow with a Cedar Falls meeting noting no quorum and upcoming September directors’ meeting.
El Paso dated Aug 3 reports five hundred government troops under Gen Murgia have arrived from the south and are patrolling the Chihuahua and Coahuila border and area south of the Big Bend. They set camp about 30 miles south of Boquillas, Texas, and their presence quiets reports of large bandit bands in the region.
Mexico City August 3. Official announcement from the foreign office states Louis Cabrera Ignacio Bonillas and Alberto Panio selected as commissioners to negotiate with United States counterparts on questions at issue. Cabrera will head the commission with Juan Roge as secretary.
Mrs. A. M. Walker of Arrow Seave on Riverside Drive at Chautauqua Park had a narrow escape in the Cedar River last night while bathing. She sank twice before fellow bathers pulled her to safety. She is shaken but recovering today from the shock.
Bank clearings data show weekly totals and comparisons across banks including Waterlow and others with figures like 265.82 and 3437. The entry also notes Realty Transfer totals for August 2 2018 and Mortgages with week ending dates and previous week references.
New York market notes list prices and changes for major firms including American Beet Sugar American Car and Foundry American Locomotive American Smelting American Sugar Refining Anaconda Copper Atchison Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chicago Milw and St Paul Chicago R T and P Colorado Fuel and Iron Corn Products Crucible Steel Erie Great Northern pfd Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Southern Pacific Union Pacific United States Rubber United States Steel Westinghouse Lester and others with scattered percent figures and prices in a brief market rundown.
The American Refrigerator Manufacturers Association began its tenth convention in Waterloo with the largest attendance in the organization's history.Delegates from Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Chicago, St. Paul, Cleveland and other states gather at the Steed-Lanivon Hotel for sessions through Friday and Saturday. Fred J. Northey of Northey Manufacturing hosts local arrangements and ushers guests to Waterloo.
Mr and Mrs A W Ackerman and Sons express gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy in the death of their son and brother Frank Kenneth. They also thank readers for floral offerings. The notice ends with a weather update describing a storm and wind.
A fragment reports Temple Rebekah No. 54 to meet Friday evening in the Odd Fellows temple at How Rumor Baglin. The item shares garbled quotes about a stock slump and a company president seen in a pawnshop, with a misattributed anecdote about General civilities.
Telegrams report nine bodies recovered and several missing after a severe cloudburst near Middlesboro Kentucky. Rescue teams recovered victims including Robert Johnson and family, Mrs Sam Wiley and two children, and Mr Hrageson and wife. Several homes were swept away and possessions ruined as floodwaters rose rapidly.
Petro Michigan August 2. John Pollitzer nears death as wife and one year old son at his side. Brother Gerard Pollitzer 20 assists. He urges wife to marry his brother Richard, a year younger, believing him a better match. Richard Pollitzer and widow Bernice Pollan wed two days later with Theodora Richter present. Sheriff Henderson retrieves funds charge against R. E. Wagner awaiting preliminary hearing. British steamer Britannic sunk. Lloyd’s lists unarmed liner of 3487 tons gross.
A string of social visits and family events fills Frederika and nearby towns. Friends and relatives travel, guests enjoy outings, and new arrivals spark local chatter from July through early August. Notables include Mrs Warry Meyer and Bilhan, Theary Lindfield’s second operation, and several visits to Mrs Alcock in New Hampton and Charles City.
A garbled collection of late 19th or early 20th century want ads shows for rent notes and various wanted items. Entries reference furnished rooms or houses, secondhand trunks, tickets, keys, a Ford car for sale, and clerical or domestic help roles. Names and precise addresses are largely unreadable. some phone-like numbers appear as clues. The fragmentary text hints at ongoing rental offers and job inquiries in a small-town newspaper.
Rail timetable across Chicago, Dubuque, Davenport and Des Moines lists expresses and locals, with through routes to Minneapolis, St Paul, Twin Cities, Kansas City, and Omaha. It notes departures, arrivals, and freight lines, plus station stops like Union Depot, Chicago St. Bouth Bound, and West Coast connections.
In Ithaca Xeb Mr and Mia Win Wendt and two children of Appletail Mina are with Winttinig relatives Mine Lilian Mathews of ristow. A Thursday event is noted in relation to the War youth.
A jumble of names and places from Dumont and surrounding areas covers a weekend of visitors, funerals, and community notices. Wives and relatives travel, funerals are held, and local residents attend events while schools and churches plan activities as neighbors share news from Cedar Bella to Spooner and beyond.
The item lists visits and travel among residents of Readlyn and nearby towns. It mentions Erlewa, the Misted Flaminea and Genovievs visiting Independence, Mrs John Jing nursing a trip from Lonmuthys, and several residents including Margaret Valentina of Waterloo, Mrs Aug Stoessler, Mrs Stavka, Dr Hammon with patients, the Sells family of Vincent visiting Bravera, Fern Mell staying, Henry Havers birthday gathering, and a large turnout at School Place picnics. A ball game Dunkerton versus Rendyn had Rendyn winning 12 to 1. Next Sunday Plainfold is scheduled to play on the Incas grounds.
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