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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1915
Page
9
A 2 year old thoroughbred colt was kept in a wind exposed pasture with no shelter as below zero temperatures battered the area. Humane officer Mrs. Ida Burkitt said the owner began providing grain and promised to shelter the colt by Thursday evening.
Advert says William Holland seeks artillery horses aged 1 to 10 years, 1200 to 1500 pounds, 15 to 16 hands, sound with good eyes wind and bones, any color except light greys dark grey and dapple grey. Prices 135 to 180 per head. Also drafts 1500 to 1800 pounds. Bring in horses promptly.
Mrs F Artz and niece Miss Gladys Seigerst head Christmas night for Detroit then to many stops before returning. J R Lewis and Mrs Ed Thornburg’s daughter die. Albert Morse dies at 64, born Wisconsin, moved to Berlin in 1870, later Orchard resident with 11 children four deceased. Thornburg, Morse families affected. obituary notes Morse’s eight years in Orchard and 14 years since moving.
Black Hawk County Abstract Co sums 1914 farm transfers in a county real estate and financial review. It reports 296 farms sold totaling about 26 570 acres with $4 824 457.77 in total value, average 183.65 per acre where true consideration is named, and 159 farms mortgaged totaling 17 916 acres with $769 612.36 loans.
Obituary notes Mrs. Lucinda M. Brown Thornburg born 1834 in Shelby Ohio. She married BE Thornburg in Decorah 1855 and lived in Frankville Mitchell County Orchard. She leaves three children, four grandchildren, one great grandchild. Christmas exercises featured a wedding procession for Paul Artz and Ida Krouse, with couples honeymooning in the Twin Cities.
Twelve car loads of prime fat steers were shipped to Chicago from Hazleton on Tuesday and Wednesday. Local residents including the Lahners Bohmler Erdman Kunkle and Hillman sent steers. Funeral attendance, visits from relatives, and social gatherings at the M E church and homes of Basham and Snook are noted along with several residents traveling or staying with family.
Mrs Minna Klausner was found dead at her home near the Columbia theatre and autopsy ruled death from apoplexy. She had been dead nearly two weeks with no signs of foul play though a barred door prompted suspicion. Neighbors say she led a secluded life and often left the city without notice to her niece Mrs H Jurgensen. Relatives describe her as engaged in daily duties before death. Funeral plans not announced. Henry Bethe, brother of Mr Klausner, to arrive in Waterloo today.
Auto owners are urged to secure 1916 automobile numbers and yellow tags or face prosecution. Police headquarters report many have not applied or received plates though payments were made. Officers and constables will enforce the rule strictly to curb unregistered vehicles.
Ames reports nearly 422000 ears of corn, the finest Iowa has grown, exhibited in the 12th annual state show at Ames. With 1190 entries, more than half from first-time exhibitors, growers say seed corn quality and statewide breeding progress have improved. Reid's Yellow Dent and Silver King lead, Northern Iowa shows strong Silver King displays.
At the business session and banquet, about 700 bona fide corn farmers were urged to back a bill in the next legislature. The aim is state aid for corn improvement and to place the state corn show on a permanent footing, funded by donations and small membership fees. Unusually good alfalfa and small grain exhibits were noted as features this year.
New York report details May Miller a long time prisoner who confessed to posing as a woman for 28 years. In Dec. 24 she was caught with morphine and sentenced to three months in the workhouse. An attempt at suicide was suspected before the disguise was unmasked revealing Charles Miller born in Washington who traveled in burlesque and canvassing lives. He will be retreated to male attire and re sentenced.
Secretary Foster of the Giants argues a twenty-one man limit saves over 200000 by ending deadwood. He notes many clubs carry fifty veterans unused for playing, kept for sentiment, a practice costly to finances and situationally unsound. He believes twenty-five would be better but supports the new rule.
Thousands witnessed the passing of the old year and the birth of the new with streetcars running on regular schedules. Crowds gathered across churches halls hotels and homes while the Big Brother mission and Salvation Army hosted religious New Year events in local buildings and private parties varied in prominence throughout the city.
Rudolph Wook Jr and wife welcome a son born Wednesday morning in Aplington. Anna Wagner returns from Emerson and Sioux City visit with brothers Ierman and Wilam. Harm Wilms dies at 23 near Heyo Frey place from pneumonia, buried Buck Grove with family. Henry Win Busch wed Miss Belda H Ludeman December 22 at German township church parsonage. couple leaves for wedding trip to South Dakota and Minnesota, to farm near Bristow. Mrs J P Arends home from Marshalltown after operation, improving steadily.
In Otterville Gilbertville on Christmas vacation are Joseph Maverich Edward Hogan Charles Oberhauser and John Nelles. Mrs Nick Frost Mrs Gebhard Rieder and Mary Holbach remain sick. Mrs Joe Schiesser of South Dakota visits her parents with Mr and Mrs John Horing. Gilbertville Grain and Lumber shipped two carloads of hogs Tuesday.
Local friends and admirers gathered for an informal ovation to honor Her mat Kauffman. Jacob Entz L O Herber and Walter Sitts eulogized him while Myers and Kauffman spoke. Myers will host the party at the Palace this afternoon. Kauffman has been named an assistant to the German consul's office in Chicago.
The article discusses how a red sun signals high dust content and moisture in a damp atmosphere. Professor Humphreys explains dust and smoke particles affect sunlight colors, with moisture intensifying the red hue. It notes past findings that dust and moisture influence cloud formation and precipitation.
Mary M. Lilly comments on a Paris criminal trial with three judges two juror sets and a woman defense. Prosecutor opens with I accuse, presiding judge questions, two evidence rules, and the defender speaks last before the judge charges the jury. She labels Paris criminals Apaches and contrasts them with U S criminals.
The article notes a tree that shifts from green to pink when rain drenches the leaves, then returns to green after the shower. Tiny insects on the tree, not the tree itself, cause the color change by expanding and shrinking their bodies in response to temperature and moisture. Millions of these poresites alter the tree’s overall hue.
A compact collage of regional tidbits and humorous quips from classic papers. It mentions Sally Lunn bread prized by Southerners for special occasions, a housewife addressing Uncle William, and playful lines from New York Post and Times, Cincinnati Enquirer, and Baltimore American with a nod to want ads.
New York report recounts Mary Nethercott who believes her Navy husband died at sea and was buried, only to resurface as Thomas Nethercott’s ghostly presence in the home of Mary Cook. The tale follows a thwarted remarriage, a mysterious knock on the door, a police warrant, and Cook’s vow to protect his wife amid a tangled past and possible bigamy.
An entertainment free to all Englishmen and families in Waterloo and vicinity starts at 7 o clock at the A. O. U. W. hall. Britannia lodge Sons of St George presides with a basket supper brought by the ladies followed by music speaking and more events.
John Schram, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Schram of Waterloo, promoted after three years with the civil service department governing naval affairs. He previously worked two years in the audit department at the Bremerton yards and has spent seven months in Washington, D C. His new headquarters will be Vallejo California opposite Mare Island.
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