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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1913
Page
5
The National Sorority girls of Waterloo and Cedar Falls are requested to meet Monday at 2 30 PM at Miss Orbie Mason 309 Franken Street. The gathering aims to boost inter organization interest and plan winter social events. About forty members are expected and all national sorority members are urged to attend.
A fire department misrouted a call to 124 Jefferson instead of 125 Jackson, leaving a frame house at 125 Jackson street burned and emptying a family of five. Believed caused by a defective chimney the blaze ruined the dwelling with losses estimated between 300 and 1000 dollars.
Tev C and Mrs HL AL Valiant attended the annual banquet of the Ips t Baptist church at Cambridge UL on New Year’s day. Valiant, once pastor at Cambridge, joined in renewing acquaintances after the meal and witnessed a burning note of $2. near, indicating debt cleared.
Mrs Dora Spar of Fred Spars was knocked from a coal car sixty feet west of the Town street crossing by a switch engine. The engine backed into the cars and her right leg was severed between the ankle and knee. She was removed to Presbyterian hospital after first aid and is under shock. Engineer C Griffin and Foreman Mo ivy supervised the engine in the yard. Spars, a Wilm oix Central employee, was notified and came to the scene. An investigation and full examination are planned to check for other injuries.
Postal officials report 348 parcels dropped at local offices with 126 returned for improper stamps. Five cent plus three cent per extra pound rate applies within fifty miles of Waterloo, covering towns listed in the first zone.
In Cedar Rapids on January 2 four individuals Ella Henry Cecil Osborne Guy Brouillet and Harold Henry were arrested by special agents and detectives while boarding a train to La Porte City They claimed to have La Porte relatives and were charged with train jumping with a $2500 fine imposed by Justice Sloan The Fort Dodge Messenger notes 1912 improvement spending with $1 819 000 total and 300 new residences and two school houses valued at $100 000 plus $150 900 in municipal improvements
A local religious group calls for a Thursday January 9 day of prayer to support the saloon petition and petition the ministers for Gow. The service aims to end lengthy meetings and to ensure the saloons in Waterloo close permanently.
Capt. Geo. O. Snowden and his daughter Mrs. Ella Wright plan to depart for Florida on the 20th of this month and stay until about July. They will live on their tract located thirty eight miles north of Jacksonville.
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