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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1915
Page
10
Hurwich earns right to face city tennis champion Dr. J. Hemsworth in the 1915 final likely Monday after noon. He defeated Wi Warsaw in a hard semifinal 2 6 6 3 6 2, with PHYsical Director Jacob Bintz noting only four entries to doubles so far and a deadline before Saturday evening.
A committee at the Commercial clubrooms arranged details for the Get Acquainted Spectavel trip to be held September 14 to 16. Secretary Chas Van Veck will send letters to manufacturers soldiers and retailers to invite their participation. The committee, chaired by A. J. Knapp, includes W. P. Hoxie C. Ia. Kingsley G. C. Altstadt W. C Kohl George Miller and George Huntley and will meet again next week.
A lively city scene shows no accidents or deaths despite ominous clouds and fear of Friday the thirteenth. Workers paint atop the James Black building while daily business proceeds calmly as rumors of misfortune fade.
Sidney dated report says Mrs. Lucinda Bailey of Percival was arrested on bail after being charged with killing her husband El Bailey who was shot at the dinner table June 18. She faced a Nebraska hospital stay, an inquest verdict, and a preliminary hearing leading to grand jury action.
Chicago August 13 The Eastland is nearly righted with four cranes attached to its sides as water is pumped from the hold. Final operations to set the ship on keel are underway and the river traffic will halt while divers search for any bodies. Nets span the Chicago river to catch drifting remains.
Warren N. Carter of Pasadena holds a thirty day option to buy the Cincinnati National League baseball club as talks in Chicago proceed. Cincinnati president August Hermann dismisses the sale rumors as unfounded. Carter confirms the option and estimates the price near one million dollars.
Mount Ayr reports Ringgold County supervisors found nearly 87000 in road work claims that week. The tally suggests annual road spending surpasses 75000, exceeding the state share of 50000000 for Governor Clarke’s dirt road plan.
In West Union a special term heard guilty pleas from three Dover township farmers for stealing a barrel of bottled beer valued at 219.50. Judge Springer fined two defendants 3200 and costs each, and one minor 100 and costs. The group paid 500 and costs, closing the incident within five days.
Des Moines men contemplate an army instruction camp for business and professional men at Fort Dodge similar to Plattsburg New York. Harry K. Polk visited Camp Dodge seeking details from General E. T. A. Allen. no organized movement has begun.
Mrs. John L. Pitman of a firm east of Hudson died suddenly last night of heart failure aged about sixty four. She leaves a family and was well known locally. Funeral from home Sunday at 1 p m conducted by Rev. Miro Bodenhan with interment at Fairview. Also note: Associated Charities of Waterloo organize a sale of Kellogg Corn Flakes products in Waterloo stores on Saturday August 14 to aid the charity with commissions and prizes for top seller.
Des Moines August 13 State Labor Commissioner Brick notified Attendance Officer Byran that after August 20 the new provisions of the labor law for employed minors aged 14 to 16 will be strictly enforced. Employers must secure work permits for all employed youths and boys in street occupations must wear badges.
Various rental notices and listings: eight and nine room houses modernized, furnished rooms, and a motor cycle for sale. Locations include South 926, Log street, 410 6th St, Commercial St, and near Union Depot with contact numbers. Passenger travelers seek carpool to Chicago and Detroit from 1070.
For sale furniture items and a general sale notice. Dining table eight dollars, six dining chairs nine dollars, refrigerator seven fifty, gas stove five, leather Davenport twenty four, hall tree five, sewing machine. Jeans in good condition. Nichols & Go. 515 Jefferson. Also complete for housekeeping rooms any reasonable offer takes it. 615 South Wel..., Black Hawk County Iowa. Notice is hereby given that on the 1st day of August, 1915 at 10
An early 20th century advertisement touts GETS-IT as the world’s greatest corn cure sold by druggists for 25 cents a bottle. It stresses painless application, no bandages, and avoids knives or chemicals, urging readers to purchase only GETS-IT from Lawrence & Co. of Chicago.
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