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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1914

Page

7

Death of Cliford Peterson Frozen After Walking Home

Clif ford Peterson, 25, a former Electric Park employee, was found frozen to death while kneeling near the streetcar line 150 feet east of Chautauqua park station. Last seen with W H Meredith, Peterson had walked toward Sans Souci and turned back. the temperature dropped to three below zero. He leaves parents Mr and Mrs A Peterson and siblings R E Merrill Mauritz Alton and others. born in Kearney Nebraska and a Waterloo resident for 16 years.

Clifford Paterson H. A. Gee Chautauqua Park Station John Farrell Hileman & Gindt Peterson W.H., Meredith Meredith Burton Avenue Sans Souci Park Ae Point Gee Chautauqua Park Broadway Junction Gea Clifford Peterson R. &. Peterson Down Town Stree R. E Merrill Mauritz Alton George Perkins V. Santquist Pearl Peterson Waterloo Kearney Neb

Lincoln in the fifty years after his death

Fifty five years after Lincolns birth a surge of biographical material followed his assassination. By 1865 the flood began, producing about twenty books annually for half a century. Nearly 1,000 books and pamphlets exist in distinct issues plus over 1,060 magazine article titles, in many languages, all praising his life and character.

Lincoln Iis Douglas Linculm

New System of Farm Credits Advised for Iowa Farmers

D P Hogan of Messe na Iowa addressed grain dealers on A Better System of Farm Credits noting German landschaft bonds secure by mortgages as ideal. He outlined security standards first close, productive land value, and ease of transfer, and described long term bonds with sinking funds and annual principal payments. Hogan announced a pending congressional bill and urged Iowa farmers to study and support a state law backed system.

D. P. Hogan Farmers Savings Bank of Messena Iowa Agricultural Commission Hogan Germany Association of Land Owners The Landschaft Mr. Hogan Association For Landschaften Europe Congress National Congress Des Moines

Navigation rules may be modified after deadly collision

Philadelphia Feb 12 The Nantucket Monroe collision off Virginia coast on Jan 30 which killed 41 prompts possible changes in coastwise navigation rules and in wireless operator duties to aid captains in fog. Captain Johnson testimony cites operators not always answering position queries. Inspectors and Albert Thurman plan exhaustive wireless review of surviving operators. Berry trial may last weeks and influence related damage suits. Dr H A Boysen now in Black's Bldg Ath floor 520-521 New phone 742.

Philadelphia Nantucket Monroe Virginia E. E. Johnson Osmyn Berry

Backsliders Theme Draws Attention at United Presbyterian

Dr J F Jamieson preached on Backsliders as three types wanderers neglected and willful turnaways from the Father. He offered that none stay happy away and previewed next sermon on Precious Stones versus Stubble. Also notice that Dr McManus now practices on the Blick Building top floor hours 10 to 5 and Saturday evenings.

J. F. Jamieson United Presbyterian Church Ir. T. A. McManus

Temperature Today and Historical Extremes

Weather record notes from Buchanan Optical Co. show today’s readings with midnight figures and past high and low temperatures. It lists yesterday’s high of 10 above and low of 2 above, and gives 1912 and 1916 historical maxima and minima with varying degrees above the baseline.

S Buchanan Optical Co Syndicate

Small Fire at E. E. Blaser Grocery Extinguished

A morning blaze at the E. E. Blaser grocery threatened damage as flames ran along the chimney before fire crews arrived. Neighboring owner Mr. Blaser climbed to a roof with a bucket and threw water, checking the flames until help arrived.

E. E. Blaser

Moose to Meet Waterloo Lodge 328 in Regular Session

The regular business session of Waterloo lodge No 328 Moose will be held tonight at o o clock. A class of candidates will be initiated and a decision on the proposed new Moose hall will be made during the meeting.

Order of Moose Waterloo Lodge No

City in Brief Delicate social notes and local visits

Buchanan F I Marquis returns from Colfax. Sardeson couple visit Lincoln relatives. Miss Kitty Smith improving at Presbyterian hospital. Ben Schuneman enjoys Excelsior Springs outing. Lewis Miller leaves for Tipton on business. Mrs Seekins and son visit sister in Glendive. Lydia Holmes and son visit Hutchinson. Baby Barker recovering from bronchial pneumonia. W H Benn attends grain dealers' convention. Clifford Smith seriously ill with typhoid fever. G D Kelley improving from pneumonia and erysipelas. Spencer Warner quarantined for smallpox. Emma Nelson ill with diphtheria. Ascalon Commandery plans Friday conclave with lunch. Court case dismissed without prejudice. Mrs Hummel and nephew attend funeral in Lee's Summit. Clarence Burger to be arraigned for sentence in Knoxville. heroin alleged. Baptist Young People to meet in Des Moines. Rev John Bunyan Smith to speak. Alexander South arrives from Canada. sister Kitty Smith ill. Myrtle Duffy teaches district 3 program and box social for library books and supplies. Ladies' Ald society meets at Calvary Evangelical. twenty-five attend. Robt. Anderson Post to meet Feb 18. social with Spanish war veterans invited. Walnut Street Baptist class holds all day meeting and comforts drive. March meeting planned by Mrs Cowlishaw.

Clarence Burger Leighton Knoxville Central Association of the Baptist Young People’s Union Forest Avenue Des Moines John Bunyan Smith Waterloo Lester Township Myrtle Duffy Ald Society Calvary Evangelical Church William Kulper Fourth Street

Iowa and Nebraska grain men plan joint Omaha meet

The closing session at 9:30 this morning featured Shorthill of the Nebraska Grain Dealers association who outlined an invitation to the Iowa group for a joint annual meeting in Omaha next year. Delegates discussed three reasons for the combined event including its unprecedented size, its terminal location, and the Town association's plan to hold a western state convention next year.

Shorthill Nebraska Grain Dealers’ Association Nebraska Association Iowa Omaha

Delegates Entertained After Grain Dealers Convention

Delegates to the grain dealers convention largely left the city, with about 550 registered. Those remaining overnight will be hosted by the William Galloway company at a supper and entertainment, with an expected 500 staying for the event. Special car service runs on a half hour schedule until 6 pm, then extra cars. Supper at 6:30, followed by moving pictures and vaudeville acts.

Wiliam Galloway Company

How to Make the Best Cough Remedy at Home

Plain syrup made by mixing sugar and warm water and a pint of pinex added to a sugar syrup forms a home cough remedy. It claims instant effect on ordinary coughs within 24 hours and notes use for bronchial issues and whooping cough. Pinex is described as a pine extract and the remedy is marketed with a money back guarantee and availability through Pinex Co. or local druggists.

Pinex Co Ft. Wayne Ind

Elson paintings exhibit moved to noon Saturday closure

Announcement changes exhibition plans at the west high gymnasium. The show will end Saturday at noon, cutting short Friday and Saturday viewing for these copies of great paintings. Russian peasants sold wine through middlemen, now few such trades occurred last year and they plan to bypass middlemen in the future.

Elson West High Gymnasium

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cliff. Peterson Sans Souci Ianker Hogan Jandechaft Grain Dealers’ Convention Grain Dealers of Cosson Dennis Hogan H. W. Grout Black Hawk State Farm Credits Association Savery Hotel Samuel Harris Grain Trust C. G. Messerole M. R. Myers Co-Operative Journal Chicago FE. G. Dunne Thomas McManus Haganus Mason City H. A. Boysen Black Preacher Erature Moose First Congregational Church Mme. Rive-King Ross Conservatory of Music Waterloo Friends of Music Conservatory Commercial St Ross Conservatory of Music of Joder & Son Drug Store Wangler’s Drug Store Wey Buchanan F. l. Marquis Colfax Q. A. Sardeson Lincoln, Neb Miss Kitty Smith Presbyterian Hospital Ben Schuneman Excelsior Springs Lewis Miller Tipton W. G. Seekins Wallace Glendive, Mont George Mackey Social Purity Circle Clara Dewey Broadway W. A. Neltey Bluff Street Burlington Lydia Holmes John Randolph Street Hutchinson Baby Barker G. E. Barker Tenth Street West W. H. Benn Sioux City Bionx City Stock Yards Co Clifford Smith Marsh Stock Farm G. D. Kelley Spencer Warner Longfellow Walker Streets Emma Nelson Linwood Street Ascalon Commandery K. T W. C. Kohl Anna Baro A. M. Hummel John Black Lee’s Summit, Mo Alexander South Dutton Canada Kittle Smith John V Los Angeles Miss Smith Robt. Anderson Post Mosting W. B. Howell Walnut Street Baptist Church Kemble Josephs Joseph Sons Company First National Bank T. F. Thornton Black's Building East Fourth Street Burch Brothers Co. Stewart and NuBone
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