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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
6
Hundreds of Waterloo Cedar Falls and Waverly pupils earned top prizes in a safety contest on best rules to prevent accidents. Judges from Waterloo, Waverly, and Cedar Falls announced group winners with first prizes of 15, second 10, and third 5 dollars.
Representative H. W. Grout returned from Des Moines to transact business. Miss Emma Johnson of Rapid City S D visits relatives in Waterloo. Mr and Mrs L O Graham of Freeport visiting friends here. Mrs S M Dunlap of Center Point visits daughter Mrs C Dean McCall. C Vetter of Iowa City partner in Vetter and Waters dry goods is in the city. Mrs M W Quest ill with pleurisy at son Harrys home in Chicago. Two east side liquor dealers stay, fixtures moving from Ellis bar to a new location, other dealer upgrading saloon. R E Dunavan returns from Des Moines for Kimball Printing. tomorrow to handle Fort Dodge business. Chief Leighton receives telegram about missing husband in Waterloo from Mrs Harry Morehouse of Dougherty Ind. Ernest Adams, recently sentenced to 30 days, released Tuesday, rearrested last night for intoxication. Charles Stolt of Stolt Pros returns from Houston after wintering there.
Hosiery values in Annex with Shoe Department emphasize best possible hosiery for the price. Ladies ribbed fleeced lined hose in black with reinforced heels and toes offer comfort for cold weather at 25 pair. Onyx silk lisle hose in black, extra quality, at 3 pairs for $1.00. Ladies rib top fast black hose described as the best ever made for wear at 15 cents per pair.
Metuchen N J Feb 12 Despite cold and chilblains the suffrage caravan of about fifty under Gen Rosalie Jones covered twenty miles on the first day from Newark to Metuchen with two wounded riders Lausanne and Mrs Hetty Graham. Graham fainted at Hillside Inn but medical aid was given. Tomorrow the march continues to Princeton with stops in New Brunswick and Rutgers guests expected.
A discussion on avoiding inflated circulation via premiums and contests. The Waterloo Evening Courier rejects prize gimmicks, endorses audits by the American Advertisers Association, and highlights the risks of clubbing and rate cutting to boost numbers.
Grundy Center February hearings in state versus E A Boggs recount bank dealings and a tombstone contract alleged as the basis for larceny by embezzlement. Witnesses including Mae Valentine and Harriett King testified on contracts records and payments while Boggs sits with his wife and four defense lawyers observing in a packed court.
Justice of the Peace J H Kuhns performed two marriages yesterday and this morning. Hazel Huisman of Wellsburg wed Earl Greany of Grundy Center. Mae Parsons and C H Miller, Cedar Rapids, united today. Funeral rites for Gazelbert Callens set for Friday at 2 pm at 428 Linn Street with Rev Henry Mueller officiating. burial in Fairview.
Word from JC H McBurney in New York reports spring apparel styles are highly pleasing and reasonably priced. He notes a fine outlook for spring business and promises to keep Waterloo patrons updated with the newest garments, with more arrivals and items to come.
An appeal touts the Waterloo Evening Courier as the best choice for ads, claiming it has more than double the paid circulation of competing papers in its territory and promising superior results for advertisers.
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