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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
5
Kissel Kar Trucks are marketed as scientifically designed and durable. Eight horses from Jarboe Brothers in Baltimore replaced by a Kisselbar Truck, delivering a 21-ton capacity and economy on a 150 mile trip to Hagerstown. The company touts service contracts, six size options, and a 200 style catalog as proof of value and reliability.
In a Springfield colored neighborhood incident Sam Mitchell fired twice at Clarence Simmons in the Illinois Central yards. Simmons escaped injury and testified in police court as Mitchell’s hearing was postponed. Both Mitchell and Al Mitchell faced disorderly conduct charges. Sam faced carrying concealed weapons.
L B Park and Dr E E Peek of the Board of Trade supervised yesterday’s inspection of the Young Aeroplane company plant at Elk Run. The three-building complex is nearing completion with cement floors down and plastering begun. Two airplanes lie ground, one ready to be erected, with a preliminary flight planned for early next week pending weather and arrival of machinery from Kansas City.
Mr. Young, president of the company, arrives in Waterloo to relocate his family from Kansas City. Once machinery arrives and is installed, the Board of Trade must fulfill part of a $500 contract, with the first $500 payable upon operations starting, and the second $500 due after the factory has operated in Waterloo for one year.
Extreme haste marked the trial of statut vs Maxwell Cage over dairy screening. Jury heard testimony from City Milk Inspector Wyant and State Inspector Thompson, with defense noting the Case Dairy Co. depot on Mulberry street had screens from Sept. 3 but not from July 4. The case, arising from new sanitary laws, featured a hurried filing and a disputed assertion of the building’s sanitation.
Secretary of State William J. Bryan told clergy in New York that a lifetime of thirty three and one third working years could yield twenty nine million dollars, arguing true value lies in service to society. He compared wealth to the enduring worth of Jefferson and Lincoln and urged men to give themselves to society rather than hoard riches.
Strikers say they will take their case to the industrial commission in Washington on Monday December 29. Local workers doubt the commission can settle the dispute but foresee eventual success and cite Bloomingtion as a sign the end is near. Dr Walter H Rollins returned from Ames and spoke at Grinnell College on Sunday.
Waterloo's new state trades school will open next Tuesday in the manual training building at East Side High School with night sessions only. Prof. Be S Shortess and Prof. O H Johnson of Ames organize classes for factory workers, three courses, ten lessons each, cost ten dollars with a 25 percent rebate. A six-member local committee from education labor and manufacturing will supervise, meeting tonight for instructions.
Kresko soap, medicated with Kresko, claims to stop itching and cure eczema, rash, pimples, and salt rheum. Advertises various sizes and prices and offers free samples via Kresko Laboratories, Dept. 78, New York, with multiple local distributors listed.
A Friday evening meeting will elect officers and conduct other important business as part of its agenda. The gathering focuses on organizational affairs and community issues to be addressed and decided.
Peta Helmer of Raymond Iowa a well known progressive farmer shares a story of stomach and kidney trouble lasting years. He visited many doctors and tried medicines before Dr Myers the German Specialist who he says cured him swiftly. He urges public trust in Myers honesty and notes the Waterloo office at Holdy Building 712% Sycamore St.
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