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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1911
Page
10
Huluth August 4 On Saturday Duluth will open a public market for six weeks or two months on the Des Moines plan. Home grown produce will be displayed with free space for market gardeners. No deliveries. housekeepers may bring baskets to buy directly at lower prices than retail stores.
John W. Gleim, a Waterloo native and carpenter, killed himself by inhaling gas in Cedar Rapids after despondency reported following a 1910 Black Hawk county divorce granting his wife Ruby A. Parshall $2,500 alimony. The divorce cited cruelty and failure to provide. Gleim disputed amounts of real estate and cash though the court upheld the alimony.
A pair of divorce actions unfold with Grace Hall accusing Bert Hall of cruelty and neglect while he counters with alleged abuse and unfaithfulness. Grace was 17 at marriage in Waterlow on Oct 26 1910, and the couple separated after a brief union. A second suit by Mrs Jane Roberts seeks separation after 23 years of marriage citing cruel treatment and custody disputes for two minor children.
News from Waterloo notes a new railroad employee policy set to take effect September 1 across Illinois Central lines. Several staff changes include BF W. Dahls becoming pumping station inspector, Earl Flaherty touring northeastern Iowa, and multiple hires at the Waterloo shops.
A promotional note touts a new book revealing the secrets of Lord and Thomas sales success. It claims four decades of experience across a thousand campaigns, highlighting experience information and strategy as the core. It promises practical examples, rapid national distribution, and profit-focused advertising methods.
A letter of minor injuries is reported this morning. Several residents plan trips to Chicago and Hot Springs Arkansas for treatments. Chamberlain's remedy is praised for bowel complaints with sales across dealers. A state treasury request seeks township clerk lists to allocate automobile license funds. Courier want ads urged.
Groundbreaking for the new city barn in North Waterloo started yesterday and the project is to be rushed to completion. The work signals a major municipal building effort with city officials eyeing a swift timetable.
Illinois Central passenger trains Nos 1 and 2 will be entirely steel construction and arrive after midnight. Fred Austin city ticket and passenger agent has not received notice. New steel trains will match the best trains in operation across Town with modern parlor cars between Waterloo and Chicago leaving daily.
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