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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1911
Page
9
Advertisement touts Papes Diapepsin as a fast remedy for heartburn gas and indigestion. Claims relief within five minutes and promotes better appetite and digestion after a 50 cent case from a druggist. Describes how stomach enzymes strengthen digestion and prevent sour stomach and foul breath.
Mount Vernon Township notes ice production for the county farm and local farm activity. Mrs. Charley Webster visits Waterloo relatives. Ray Decker and Margaret Garton show steady improvement. School in district No. 7 remains closed and local families mark a fourth wedding anniversary. Helen Stein’s illness lingers while Timion’s infant dies.
Beginning Monday January 23 and lasting all week an art exhibit will be shown in the east side manuel training building. A W Elson & Co pictures present famous masterpieces in a rare collection with a nominal admission to aid buying pictures for east side school rooms. Open Tuesday and Thursday evenings for after hours viewing. Framing offered by Peterson Bros at 22 W 4th. Rock Island.
Ira Harmon once a Waterloo Central league pitcher was charged with disturbing the public quiet after a street encounter on Monday night. His divorce case and a separate assault warrant surfaced as prosecutors pursued both city and state charges. He pleaded guilty to public disturbance, paying fines totaling $50 with bond forfeiture noted. a separate $1 fine with costs was recorded in Justice Kuhns court.
Dr J H Kime of Fort Dodge, representing the state board of central, spoke to Black Hawk County Medical Society at Irving hotel parlors last evening. About twenty five members attended under President Dr J E O Keefe to urge physicians to educate the public against tuberculosis spread.
Col H B Holp of Chicago will speak Friday at 8 o clock in the A A gymnasium in an illustrated lecture on California. Admission is free. Holp is an expert on coast country and valleys and his talk should please the many readers interested in California. Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets to cure a cold in one day. Druggists refund if it fails. E W Grove signature on each box 26c.
Madame Cottrelly, lead support for Mr. Laula Mann, stars in The Gambler and the Girl and On the Frontier and Goddess of Liberty at the Syndicate and Waterloo theaters tonight and this week. Breckenridge Stock company offers high class drama at popular prices with The Westerner in New York and The Gambler and the Girl. Gods of Liberty boasts Mort H Singer and Joseph E Howard in a Chicago production.
Mr and Mrs Ed Luchs rejoice over the arrival of a baby boy born Friday. Several locals visited relatives and friends in Waverly Bristow Minnesota and Denver last week. Notices include birthdays and anniversaries with many social calls and a postponed church dedication due to cold.
The Fox township board in Black Hawk county will meet at Center school house on Saturday January 28 1911 to receive sealed bids for township road supervisors for 1911. Bids must be in by 1 oclock p m. The board may reject any or all bids. By order board of trustees Fox township F J Orth Clerk Treasurer two.
Stockholders met at the home office in the Black Thick building for the annual meeting to hear reports and elect a new board. The roster includes President J I McKilnney and Vice President C W Mallon with five city agents and thirty local agents. The company reports over $1.5 million in in force business, a 33 1 3 percent rise, assets rising, reduced operating expenses, and deposits of $115,000 in approved securities. Expansion planned into Nebraska and Minnesota with existing presence in Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas.
William Cain age 82 died Monday evening. He was born in Erie Pennsylvania in 1829 and married in 1861. He enlisted in the 105th Illinois volunteers and was wounded, discharged in 1863. Survived by seven children including Mrs Abney Tippy and Fay Cain in Denver and Mrs S W Spehr of Waverly. funeral Thursday under Robbins post GA R auspices with Rev P F Fisher.
District court yesterday saw three divorce filings and one decree. Lotta Abbott obtained a decree of divorce from Evan Abbott, with custody of Taazel Armstrong and $15 monthly alimony. Other actions include Rosa Rogers versus Karl Roge, Richard Beseler versus Arline Beseler, and Wile Drinks.
The Dubuque Journal reports John Hammond opposes the mulot petition along with saloonkeepers in hard to sign towns. The movement divides communities and strains church and family harmony as strong sentiment grows against it. The general assembly may abolish it and should.
Cedar Falls notes the illness of merchant David Bennison of Bennison Bros. in Chicago. Mrs Bennison reports hope for recovery while relatives stay by his bedside. Bennison has long served the local dry goods trade and remains a prominent figure in the business community. Funeral of Samuel Philpot held at 2 with Rev Mtus Lowe officiating. Interment Greenwood.
Announcements note a two week postponement for the hospital auxiliary meeting. The Coterie club plans a Thursday afternoon gathering with Mrs. Peter Grady at 215 Tilghth street east, and Harmony club meets with Mrs. H C Harper at 203 Walnut street. Temple Rebekah meets Friday evening in Odd Fellows hall. Maccabees hold a thimble bee at Mrs. BE Conn’s home Friday. St. Margaret's guild meets Thursday at 2:30 with Mrs. A H Holt to sew. Girardcourt No. 92 holds a ten cent social in A.
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