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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1917
Page
7
A 1917 weather note from Waterloo reports a springlike mood despite snow. Early month temperatures reached 30 degrees and 42 during the day, with the week ending near two degrees below zero. The piece warns the old saying linking early month hints to overall trends for January’s mildness or cold waves.
Eight year old Harry Packman traveled alone from Los Angeles California to Memphis Tennessee on a Chicago Great Western train. He was under the conductor supervision with the crew as guardians after his parents deaths. His aunt in Minneapolis and another in Memphis are his only relatives and he aims to reach Memphis to stay with his aunt. He left Los Angeles two weeks ago, having visited Minneapolis briefly before boarding. The trip is expected to reach Memphis late Sunday night or Monday morning.
Mrs. Harry T. Fisher of Moody Institute Chicago will speak at a public open meeting in the Young Women's Christian Association rooms Monday from 3 to 4 30 pm. She will share experiences from factory meetings hospitals jail and detention settings and Pacific Garden Mission. The talk outlines the new study schedule and is open to Bible study members and interested residents. Miss Armstrong returns from Erie vacation and gym schedule resumes next week.
X P Sedard, who sold 170 acres six miles south for 180.50 an acre to Will Mastellar, will locate in LaParie City to run auto and real estate ventures. He partners with son Lawrence, who has patented a front gear drive for autos. a separate deal by I P Jensen transfers 50 Canada acres for a 320 acre tract near Dececia, totaling about 64000 dollars.
Berlin reports reinforcements for the Russians renewing attacks on the northern Russo-Galician front near the gulf of Riga. Russians entered German lines east of the Aa river while other assaults were repulsed. In a German counter attack they took 1,000 prisoners and several machine guns.
L G Fassett of Des Moines, arrested by Omaha detective agency, informs Chief Caldwell through his attorney that he will settle the claim and withdraw the charge for passing a worthless check. No further details on amount or parties given.
A former convict returned a 62 pearl necklace valued at 15000 found after Mrs. Charles L. Hutchinson misplaced it on a theater district day. The pair aided by Miss Dolly and Lou Houseman led to the recovery and a substantial reward, prompting the wife to vow to reform.
City items report Miss Irene MaGuire seriously ill at 308 Ninth Street West and several residents visiting relatives in nearby towns. Updates include Miss Lillie Pettle moving to Atlantic for winter residence, Mrs. O C Fox visiting Youngstown, and J A Seybert returning from Indiana and Michigan. Additional notes cover Grace McKean recovering from an operation at St Francis Hospital and other local movements, travels, and minor incidents.
Georges P. Beck recalls Waterloo land deals from 1886 showing Park Avenue and Cedar Street corners traded for about $6,000 then, rising to over 13 times that value now. He notes the Nauman and Repass sites, prairie origins, and early colorful town growth with residents reminiscing about river fishing and prairie chickens.
Secretary Daniels urged Senate Naval Committee Chairman Tillman to defeat compromise legislation granting leases on the Navy petroleum fuel reserve in California and Wyoming. He argued most claims are fraudulent and warned losing oil supply imperils national safety as ships rely on oil for speed and propulsion.
Dr. Percival V. Allen, who escaped a jail sentence on a statutory charge and was later charged with the murder of Miss Anna Marie Danielson, has been captured in Hemet California. Danielson, a Gowrie resident near Fort Dodge and owner of real estate in Gowrie and Minneapolis, died under suspicious circumstances last July after meeting Allen on a steamship voyage from San Francisco. The police say Allen already had a wife from whom he had not legally separated.
Readings supplied by Buchanan Optical Co show midnight to morning figures with ranges from minus to plus. The record lists various values across several hours and dates, including historical comparisons such as 46 in 1912 and -1 to 1 in other years, ending with a 13 to 26 range.
Col William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill worsened early today. Dr W F Cody’s physician said he was hurried back to Denver and cannot recover from his present fitness.
Hawkeye camp No 187 W O W holds open meeting and officer installation Tuesday evening at Labor temple with supper. Woman's club members attending a Cedar Falls invitation to hear J C Saunders speak on Prison Reform meet at the station for the 7 pm car. West Waterloo lodge No 716 I O O F to install officers Monday night with initiation and other business. members urged to attend.
Maastricht dispatch describes 40 Belgians slipping past three German sentries by drugging their drinks, seizing a tugboat, and fleeing toward Holland. The group briefly wore German uniforms, crossed the boundary, and instructed the guards to return to Belgium. Also noted is Joe Schiel's mourning over his aging hunting dog Benny, whom he had to euthanize.
M L Bowman will travel to Naperville Illinois February 13 to 16 to conduct a shark course for farmers of that vicinity. He has similar engagements across Iowa and Illinois over the next two months and expects to be away from the city much of the time.
Carl Hicok age 24 and Ray Hicok age 38 face state charges of breaking and entering after police arrested them Friday in the old telephone building off Fourth Street West. Authorities say they pried a lock to enter the rooms where they were detained.
The article details a Monday session announcing a January 7 meeting and a forthcoming city wide evangelistic campaign. It lists church district territories and pastors assigned to each zone, with numbered divisions covering West, Greenfield, North and South sectors, followed by a lengthy sermon excerpt discussing John chapter one and the Word of God as creator and light.
Fresh strawberries from Florida are expected on the local market late next week dealers said today. A prior report induced buzz with berries arriving, but shipments remain limited and prices steady. Eggs butter flour potato and fruit prices show little change with oranges and lemons cheaper while apples stay at 60 cents a week. Plenty of green vegetables remain available with unchanged prices.
Washington Jan Prof Frank W Taussig of Harvard today accepted a post on the tariff commission and probably will be made chairman The other four members will be announced later Miss Mary A Schmock and Everett H Taylor of Oelwein were married today at the residence of Rev HE Lockwood They will reside in Oelwein
J Rainbow county auditor outlined the assessors work at a county meeting. Supplies were distributed and the valuation process will start Monday with local officials in attendance.
A Tarentum Virginia report says four men smashed into an express car today and escaped with $10,000 payroll of a local glass company. The incident occurred January 6 as the bandits fled with the money.
Congress met at noon with Secretary Lansing testifying on the immigration bill before the immigration committee. The interstate commerce committee heard Welch foreign agencies bill. Executive session considered renomination of W N VanJels to interstate commerce commission. At 11 a.m. resumed consideration of agricultural appropriation while Rep Gardner of Massachusetts testified before the rules committee on the peace vote leak investigation.
Chicago, January 6. After killing Miss Colina Rudon, the rejecting suitor John Soboj fled to his home at 1324 Walton Street. He crawled under a porch, played dead as police searched, then boarded a patrol wagon after his dramatic staged death. The victim, 21, was shot after Soboj proposed marriage and threatened to kill if refused. three shots killed her as friends watched in shock.
London officials empower local authorities to use vacant land for food crops amid wartime food shortages. The Vacant Land Cultivation Society, linked to the late Joseph Vela, will work through the London County Council to acquire untaxed land suitable for allotment. The scheme currently covers about eighty acres around London with thousands of idle acres available citywide.
In Adinkerke Belgium January 6 by order of King Albert the Belgian poet Emile Verhaeren who died in Havre was brought to rest on Belgian soil his temporary grave hidden under flowers in the village cemetery where Belgian soldiers graves surround it. The queen favored burial among the dunes he loved with a memorial planned the same day as the invaders withdrew Licensed to wed notices follow for Dunkerton and Oelwein families.
Frank Spelcher, a former clothing man, is seen in Hampton after a 30 year absence. In Franklin County, 552 deeds were filed in 3816, with 2 573 instruments and 1 525 40 in fees, exceeding 1915 by more than 2 000. R W Baumepardner moves from Cedar Valley Electric to Charles City. Farmers eye a corn and small grain display at Iowa State College Ames January 22 to February 8 with a cup from General Savings Bank to be engraved with the winner’s name and kept for a year before passing to another.
Mr and Mrs J H Grady entertained relatives on New Year’s Day as Orange Center welcomes Henry Sheeler family to a new home. The Orange Literary Society program features married couples Friday evening and a pulpit sermon is planned at the country church Sunday. Jacobson, formerly a local teacher, visits Worden Miller home while Iola Davis visits Mrs Orin Gragg. newcomer Officer 666 film promoted at Waterloo theater on Tuesday Jan 9.
A collage of 1917 style classified items including furnished front room ad, loan offers, farm acreage listing, gas range for sale, a libel on a white English letter with drawn eyes, rewards for lost items, upholstery and dressmaking jobs, hair goods sale, a lost license plate, rental notice for large hall, and a district court divorce notice for Cathrine Turner Roe with a May term deadline.
Cedar Falls January schedule outlines annual meetings for Citizens Savings Cedar Valley Building & Loan Security Trust & Savings Cedar Falls National Cedar Falls Building & Loan Germania Building & Loan. Stockholders will name a directorate who elects officers to manage the institutions with director approval.
A note instructs obtaining the Courier up-to-date pattern with accompanying design and sending it to the Fashion Department of the Evening Courier in Waterloo. Ten cents per pattern is enclosed, with patterns promised to reach in ten days after mailing in the order.
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