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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1911

Page

6

Golden Wedding Day Remembered Gardiner Couple

Mr and Mrs A J Gardiner celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with gifts from relatives and friends. They married in Richland Center Wisconsin and have lived in Waterloo for 41 years. Mrs Gardiner is a Christian Science practitioner with notable local work. They have two children N G Smith and James Gardiner and six and two grandchildren respectively. The elder son is a Riverside California merchant.

A. J. Gardiner Mrs. Gardiner Richland Center Wis Nauman Comepany Gardiner Waterloo N. G. Smith Prospect Hills Jiarrs

Grocery Store Changes Hands in Waterloo

Barrins & Co formerly of Waterloo east have bought the grocery business of L. F. McGarvey at 225 Fourth street west. The establishment changed ownership this morning with R. E. Pratt named head clerk. McGarvey had operated the store for a few months after purchasing from Bradbury & Webb.

Barrins & Co Waterloo East L. F. McGarvey Fourth Street West R. E. Pratt McGarvey Bradbury & Webb

Fill and Level City Highways at Sans Souci Park

The Mlingaman-Lentz Co. began filling in approaches to the cut-off wagon bridge at Sans Souci park this morning. Dirt is sourced from the David Johnson farm with a short haul. If weather stays clear, the highway should be ready in a few days as workers haul dirt to level McKinley street north from the Kelly Manufacturing plant to Commercial street. Dirt also taken from Hawk Eye Oil company excavation on Niles street.

Sans Souci Park Mlingaman-Lentz Co David Johnson McKinley Street Kelly Manufacturing Company Commercial Street Hawk Eye Oil Company Niles Street

Whittier and Hawthorne Play Fast Grade School Basketball

Whittier defeated Hawthorne 21 to 13 in a high school gymnasium after two 20 minute halves with a short intermission. DeForest Miler starred for Whittier in the Saturday afternoon game.

Whittier Hawthorne West High DeForest Miler

Whittier and Hawthorne Face Off In Tight Match

Whittier scored ten points from an observed effort by multiple players and Fred Sadler led Hawthorne with six. Fifteen fouls were charged to Whittier and nineteen to Hawthorne. Umpire E. J. Starr and referee H. R. Lee officiated, with Clayton Hickle as scorer and timekeeper. Lineups listed for both schools include Donald Sindlinger and De Forest Miller for Whittier, and Fred Sadler and Thomas McManus for Hawthorne.

Whittier Fred Sadler Hawthorne Whittiers E. J. Starr H. R. Lee M.C. A Clayton Hickle Whittiler School R. F Donald Sindlinger L. G L. B. Lamb

Teacher Training Address Tonight at Westminster

The Sunday school teachers training meeting meets at 7 30 this evening at Westminster Presbyterian church. Examinations on the text The Teacher will be reviewed and future dates set. The last regular meeting before the holiday vacation urges full city representation and invites new members. The program includes invocation class drill biblical review honor roll address The Pupil by Prof. W H Bender and benediction.

Westminste Presbyterian Menarch W. B. Sandford Biblical Review Lewis P. Kopp W. H. Bender State Teachers’ College

Charles W. Morse Reported Dying at Fort McPherson

Washington dispatch says Charles W. Morse is slowly dying. Army hospital medical officers at Fort McPherson Georgia report his condition grave and his illness is pro gressive though no exact time for death can be predicted.

Washington Charles W. Morse Army Hospital Fort McPherson

Seize Six Garloads of Tomato Paste in Illinois Raid

Six car loads of tomato paste shipped from Iowa and Indiana were seized by order of U S District Attorney Wilkerson on grounds of decay and filth. The paste consigned to Fred Co Edler of Huss Edler Preserve Co at 616 Kinzie Street was tied to Star Canning of Austin Indiana and others. Washington chemists reported bacteria counts as high as 600 million per cubic centimeter in some samples.

Chicago Iowa Indiana United States Wilkerson Fred Co. Edler Huss-Edler Preserve, Company Kinzie Street Star Canning Company Austin Ind John Blauss Sons Company Burlington Kokomo Canning Company Kokomo van Vamp Packing Company Martinsville Washington

Effort Grows to Secure Electric Rail Line to La Porte

Business leaders and property owners near Elk Run push for a new electric railway from this city to La Porte. They propose a right of way along the east side and a bridge over Elk Run to cross toward La Porte City. C C Wolfe of Parkersburg plans to visit and may contribute about 10000 dollars, citing higher property values as justification.

la Porte Elk Run Sox

Service League Elects Officers and Plans Christmas Dinner

The Service League formed by Y M C A members elected President Miss Anna Miller Vice President Miss Alphaable Secretary treasurer Miss Charlotte Cassidy and voted to send gifts to six Waterlan girls at the Hone of the Good Shepherd in Dubuque. A Christmas dinner is planned at the Y M C A next Monday with RSVP to the secretary. Mary L Day led the vesper service and used Van Duyke's The Other Wise Man as the day’s lesson.

Service League Anna Miller Miss Alphaable Charlotte Cassidy Waterlan Good Shepherd Dubuque Y. W Mary L. Day van Duyke

Lost and Found and Classified Fragments

Lost items include a black purse with keys and money from room 601 Black Hawk Ride and a carburetor between Logan Ave and Columbia St near Parker. Also notices offer Utah land 3720 acres at 189 dollars with no residence needed and a December 19 excursion. contact 1840 phone for details.

Shepler Logan Ave Columbia St Parker Courier Utah

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