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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1911
Page
3
Des Moines saloon petition of consent goes to court for final determination. Liquor and prohibition forces contest signatures, with 1490 names claimed over the required total. If district court rules unfavorably, leaders vow to appeal to the Supreme Court to review evidence and legality.
A proposed Waterloo deer herd idea draws on stories of a large Pottawattamie County herd. Deputy game warden J H Yordy seeks three or four animals for city parks, with corrals to prevent damage, aiming to educate residents similar to Iowa Falls.
North Waterloo report covers Illinois Central layoffs listing machinists and boiler makers including Frank Connors Richard Bacon Luther Hawver and Jacob Witenauer plus others. It notes manager visits from Chicago and Canton urgent business and plans for equal dormitory charges systemwide. Apprentices are reassigned monthly among departments with names and new duties listed.
Washington D9 January 6 Strong indications point to Representative Walter I. Smith being appointed to the circuit bench to replace Judge Van Deventer with H. W. Byers expected to take Smith's seat in the House. The report notes earlier announcements confirming moves in the lineup.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hummel came home last night from Lee's Summit Missouri where they spent the holidays Claud Clark a cousin of Mrs. Hummel joined them to visit in Waterloo
Jaecah Garrabrant, recently reported seriously ill, is now greatly improved and can set up part of each day at home 11 Sycamore street. Mrs Hunt, wife of Dr J A Hunt, who had been critically ill at Wellington apartments, is reported better. A baby boy born a week ago to Mrs Hunt may be named Robert, with her mother and sister visiting from Marshalltown to assist.
Marshalltown, Jan 6. Rosa Liebig reports to the board of Supervisors that 50 families, 197 individuals, received county aid in 1910 for fuel, food, and shoes. Of the 129 children aided, 12 families got coat only and 5 only shoes. Two families were colored, five foreigners, seven veterans families, and fourteen widows. Twenty-two families had aid in 1909. ten have long aid histories. Four families are too old to work. 32 of 50 impoverished by drink. all widows had drunken husbands.
Old Favor the Cause Unele doe Skeptical as Yet Washington Jan 5 Speaker Cannon has received a letter from King King Co bankers of Bombay India notifying him that a woman client of theirs having been warned by physicians that she had less than six months to live had deposited with them her will for execution upon her death in which Joseph G Cannon of Danville Sr was made sole heir to an estate valued at approximately 2500000 Uncle Jon did not faint from the shock nor does he intend to spend any of the money in advance In deed he seems to view the proposition with some skepticism although there seems to be no particular reason why anyone in Bombay should endeavor to perpetrate a long distance joke upon the Sage of Danville Return for an Old Favor The legacy according to the letter of notification doesn't drop on Uncle Joe out of the clear sky without rhyme or reason It is explained that many years ago Mr Cannon then a hard working member of the rank and file of the house of representatives did a favor or as the letter expresses it a great deed of kindness for a man then poor and struggling from whom he could have expected no return That man went to India worked hard made fortunate investments and accumulated a great estate Up on his death he left his entire estate to King King Co s client for life with the stipulation that upon her death it was to revert to Mr Cannon Steps will be taken immediately to ascertain whether or not the communication is genuine and the facts concerning the fortune as stated In the meantime Speaker Cannon is cudgeling his brains trying to think of someone among the various people for whom he has done favors duri ng hig many years of public life who might have been able to reciprocate by making him heir to an immense fortune.
Pape's Cold Compound, three years' research costing over fifty thousand dollars, contains no quinine and claims to end grippe and break severe colds when taken every two hours for three doses. It relieves neuralgia, headache, stuffy head, feverishness, sneezing, sore throat, runny nose, and rheumatic twinges. A 26 cent package is sold by druggists worldwide.
Bank clearings totaled 1 029 119 85 for the week ending January 5 1911 with daily figures including Priday 158 507 04 Monday holiday 154 052 93 Tuesday 259 487 33 Wednesday 231 144 83 Thursday 225 927 72 and a comparison to last year’s 780 322 86. Realty transfers show 39 deeds totaling 131 697 00 mortgages 15 totaling 20 900 16 and chattel mortgages 16 totaling 4 156 25 with instruments recorded. Decrease versus last year noted.
A San Leandro family reports a long lasting hand and arm rash that resisted various medicines until Cuticura Soap and Ointment were used. After washing with soap and applying the ointment the condition improved by the next morning and fully cleared after less than a box of Ointment. The advertisement promotes Cuticura as an effective skin remedy for all ages with an accompanying mail order booklet.
A line promising a specific remedy for each ailment is linked to the Meritol brand through the American Drug and Press Association, with Henderson Drug Co and local representatives named as distributors. This brief notes the coordinated advocacy and regional distribution setup.
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