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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1912
Page
6
Big lot Ladies' Hose values to 75c at 16 Fo Onyx Silk Hosiery entire stock black and colors one fourth off Ladies Summer Weetee specials 5¢ 10¢ 19¢ 25¢ 19¢ 39¢ Special gowns 8s 0 5 c 1 50 1 75 8 00 each Special Princess Slips 1 75 2 50 to 7 50 each
Marc Mullany of Dubuque visits cousins Edward and Mrs Mullany at 1202 Hammond Ave. Mrs Jurgenson of Clinton visits her parents Rev EF Schultz and brother H C Schultz. Misses Lois and Edna Cass in Chicago visiting sister Maude Cass and motor post carnival. Ed Davis at 1383 Quincy St celebrates birth of a nine pound boy. Mrs J Ireland of Fairfield returns home after visiting sister Mrs Prank Jones. Carl Stuhler of Cedar Rapids returns from Moore cottage Chautauqua Park. Edward Lown of Jesup, rural carrier, on vacation plans visits Waterloo Oelwein and other Iowa points. Mrs Mary Dewey and daughter depart for Cairo Ill after stay with Mrs W W Lytle. Mrs Edward Dolan and children Roy and Hazel return to Coggon after visit with Mr and Mrs Raymond Scribner. Charles Brooks formerly of Waterloo, Moody Bible Institute attendee, visits before vacation then returns in fall. A crowd of kids at Electric Park, circus draws fewer nickels than before. County Auditor Rainbow, Treasurer Bentley and Supervisors Johnson, Virden and Leeland return from Burlington after county officers convention. T M Buchanan of Buchanan Optical leaves for Chicago to attend national optical convention next week. A J Cross and J C Eberhardt hold a postgraduate clinic prior to convention. Mr Buchanan to assist.
Union services at First Congregational and First M E with a sermon by Rev Walter H Rollins titled The Hope of the Past on the Tone of the Future. Park services at 11 a m of all the west slide churches.
Rock Island Railway officials in Waterloo left questions about future yard facilities. An option on land a mile south of the depot expired due to a time limit, with C O Lamson unable to confirm plans. One definite change is converting the old freight house south of the depot into a baggage room to aid draymen and baggage handlers.
The Rock Island Railroad reorganizes executive administration this summer consolidating at Des Moines. Hale Ray, formerly in Chicago, becomes assistant general passenger agent. Davenport division office closes. 9 F Boyd named general agent of the passenger department. Cedar Rapids division office slated for closure with J G Farmer becoming general agent passenger department. J H Cawthorne promoted from Waterloo city ticket agent to chief clerk to Farmer.
Rev A J Talmadge of Omana a noted Jesuit preacher will lecture tomorrow evening at St Josephs Catholic church with Holy Name society members favored. He will also preach at the 10 80 mass in the morning. He is brother to Stulter Raphella of Our Lady of Victory academy.
At noon today twenty two new Colt's police positive revolvers arrived for the Waterloo police department. They replace aging firearms, standardize shell size, and enhance convenience and safety for officers in service.
John P. White of Oskaloosa Ta International president of the miners union will be a speaker at Coal Valley home coming exercises next week He will deliver an address on Thursday Mr White formerly lived in Coal Valley
Davenport Iowa reports the city jail is empty for the first time in over three decades as no prisoners have been held for 36 hours. Quarantine lifted after last contagious disease case. no new cases reported in 20 days. Local turnkey notes unprecedented calm and warrants no current inmates.
Seagirt N J Aug 17 Governor Wilson superintended New Jersey day preparations this morning directing gardeners to rope off automobile space near the lawns He predicted a larger attendance today than at last week s notification ceremonies with many visitors expected to arrive for the event
Chicago August 17 Today's game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs promises to be the hardest fought of the present series between the two National league pennant leaders. Manager Chance predicts a Cubs win with Johnnie Evers back in the lineup and Richie pitching at his best.
News reaches from R E Fairbank that his father R J Fairbank, Civil War veteran, died in New York this morning after injuries from the war. Sister-in-law Mrs. Julia Kerr is named in relation to the deceased.
Waterloo residents recall Miss Mary Lyddon of Kansas City who met Miss Mavorette Hallowell last summer. She married Wednesday in Chicago to Mr C Clyde Lee of Saginaw Michigan. During her visit here she was the guest of honor at several informal social events.
Mrs. B E Brannan of 92 Adams street wishes to consign six cats to friendly hands in the country. The animals are well behaved and good-natured. Mrs. M R Cagely and her children of Charles City, who have been visiting relatives on Mullan avenue, traveled to Waverly this morning for a visit.
Denver Iowa August reports a stream of visitors and trips. Edna Doty of California and Laura Bear of Clinton visited Misses Lizzie and Hattie Meinzy of Ackley. The Wm Nicol family camped near the Cedar. Mrs Roy Ashworth is improving. Cicely and nurse left to attend Mrs Fred Kroenecke who is very ill. Numerous locals visited Oelwein Waterloo Cedar Rapids Chicago and trip to Horton and Tri Poli. Ringling Bros circus drew many, about 200 bought tickets locally.
Prospect Park hosts a Waterloo Indians versus South End Cubs baseball game tomorrow afternoon depending on weather. The English colony of the city may attend a cricket remnant, and tennis courts will be open, offering a variety for weekday families in the park.
The East Public Library cannot open Monday as planned because decorators have not completed work. The new opening date will be announced by the city and papers.
Dr H W Reherd returned from New York City where he attended the foreign missionary board meeting. He was invited for his special knowledge of foreign missions. The board planned fall work and appointed Dr Redard to speak at several synods in the area.
In keeping with a yearly custom Lindinger Ice Cream shipped two five gallon cans to the soldier boys at Camp Iowa Falls. The company has long supplied Company B with a gift of the delicacy and this year both the old and new companies will be remembered.
Congressman Pickett informs J. C. Hartman, president of Black Hawk county Fish and Game Protective association, that a large shipment of crappies, black bass and catfish has been ordered from government hatcheries for Cedar river. Arrival estimated within 90 days. Hartman designated to receive and distribute.
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