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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
5
A Dayton Ohio woman's note on a pickle lid prompts romance for single men. Ruth Otto writes to lure eligible bachelors to write her at 17 Carolina street Dayton. The garbled ad mixes with a cold remedy pitch from Bromo Quinine, signature E W Grove.
Chief Leighton and ex patrolman Reidy testified in Dubuque as the federal grand jury probes a counterfeiting ring that began in Waterloo. William Kelly and his wife were taken into custody and await the grand jury. Kelly held counterfeit coins, Mrs. Kelly later detained. Harry Peterson and Melvin Peterson paid fines for disturbing the peace. A Cedar Falls real estate man was fined forty dollars for a vehicle with a 1914 plate and unpaid tax. most penalties were suspended except five dollars.
Sheriff Shores found cigarette papers at 266 Fourth Street West and arrested the proprietor who was fined 2h dollars plus costs in Justice Kuhns' court. He allegedly admitted giving away the papers as a form of selling them. A search for liquor at a private house and bicycle shed yielded no results. Friday evening December 6 features the Ben Hur Lodge Girard Court and a Myers Orchestra at the AL O U W hall.
Arrangements for an Esquimaux baseball game between the Green Landers and the Ice Landers hinge on players wearing skates on Cedar River to determine supremacy amid dry conditions and scarce transit fares. Captain Ralph Storm expects issues resolved as players adapt to wet territory. A preceding advertisement praises Cham berlain's Cough Remedy for colds, claiming safety for children and no narcotics.
Springfield reports Byron Crane 14 was stabbed and fatally wounded during a hazing incident at Morrisville Methodist College. Another student tied to the hazing is arrested on stabbing charges. Crane is the son of a prominent local physician and was taken to a hospital.
Idaho Attorney General Dougall said Theodore Roosevelt would face contempt charges if he were in the state. The remark relates to contempt proceedings against the Boise Capital News over its critical coverage of a supreme court decision that barred Progressive electors from the ballot. The petition cites a telegram purportedly from Roosevelt to the Progressive party chairman calling the decision an attempt to beat the cause by trickery and chicanery.
Alice C. Mitchell aged 69 wife of Judge J C Mitchell died in Ottumwa after a lingering illness. She helped found the Ottumwa chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and organized the local club sisterhood. She was active in state club work and represented Iowa societies at national conventions.
Mount Pleasant, December 4. H. T. Waugh and O. M. Drummond, local druggists, were found guilty of contempt of court in proceedings by County Attorney J. W. Gray. Judge W. B. Withrow fined them $600 and costs after a lengthy session. They were cited for violating a permanent injunction restraining liquor sales. The trial drew a large crowd in Henry County. A Des Moines man recovering from muscular rheumatism found relief with Chamberlain’s Liniment, costing about $150 in Hot Springs expenses. For sale by dealers.
A Waterloo meeting outlines a large hotel project led by C O Lamson. Headquarters open in Ira Hoovers office as canvassing begins to raise 25000 by December 15 for property purchase and hotel development on Commercial and Fifth streets with 8 stories and over 200 rooms.
The parties aim to finalize the agreement before the deadline established by Mr. Lanison. Officials indicate all essential terms are in place and negotiations proceed toward a timely signing.
Iowa Falls will see a new bank named People's Trust & Savings, arising from the merger of Citizens Savings and Home Savings. It will open January 1 in a new brick building, with capital of 50000 dollars. Officers: President W. Walker, Vice President H. L. Walker, Cedar Rapids. Cashier S. J. Osgood. Assistant Cashier Clifford H. Warneck.
Pennsylvania man P. J. Weimer suffers eczema and reports rapid improvement after using three bottles of D D D Prescription, a wintergreen thymos and related wash. The ad claims the wash destroys germs, smooths skin, and guarantees the first full sized bottle with a money back offer. Wanlger Bros. promotes the product.
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