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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1911
Page
5
A collage of short notices from Waterloo and Jesup notes visits, moves and events. Mrs. Maud Sisson wins a divorce and custody while A. W. Brown nears recovery. Several residents travel to Chicago for shows or visits, and many relatives are mentioned across Waterloo, Jesup, and surrounding areas.
Covell and Son of Waterloo, active hardware dealers for two years, have bought the Dr. Walter residence at 207 South Street for about 46000. Ames Prof Holden visits Waterloo. several families plan winter stays in California and at Palm Beach. Local youths recover from illnesses. Living Springs Land Co. holds first board meeting in Vinton with officers elected. A special Milwaukee dairy train tours dairy centers with state experts aboard. Prosector investigates pheasant shooting in Cedar Township. reward offered for conviction.
A Independence gentleman denied local businessmen opposed erecting a tabernacle for Stephens Bros evangelists merely due to antipathy to meetings. He said plans to keep meetings only a few weeks made heating and construction costly, suggesting the armory could host crowds with less expense. A Presbyterian pastor announced meetings would move to a more favorable season. Reports from Jesup claimed business opposition due to saloon concerns, which he denied.
Waterloo mourns the death of Shorty Scarber, longtime pioneer stage driver born in 1833 in England. He came to Waterloo forty years ago, drove a stage into town, hauled trains for decades, later worked at Waterloo Manufacturing. Survived by his wife Martha Munden and daughter Vera. Funeral at First Baptist Church Tuesday at 2:40 PM.
A Vatican letter to Cardinal Fischer prompts debate over modernism oaths for theology professors. It says bishops must not fear deprivation of clergy and states professors in state schools need not take the oath unless also serving pastoral roles. Critics accuse Rome of hindering science and intellectual progress.
San Juan del Sur Nicaragua Jan 30 General Duron leads 900 revolutionists into the department of Choluteca Honduras and moves toward Tegucigalpa the capital. A second group is reported operating near Campamento east of the capital.
Estimated receipts for hogs cattle and sheep today show hogs 2220000, cattle 26000, sheep 25000. Stock quotes list United States Steel Amalgamated Copper Northern Pacific Great Northern Missouri Pacific New York Central Anaconda American Sugar with varied figures. Hog market opened steady and closed fairly active, mixed and butchers 7.60 to 7.90, light 7.85 to 8.00. tomorrow's receipts estimated 22000 with 3000 left over. Cattle market quotations show beef steers and western stockers around 4.50 to 6.00. cash wheat and corn prices cited. New York stock list includes Canadian Pacific Pennsylvania Reading Rock Island Northwestern Atchison American Smelting Union Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio.
North Waterloo Saturday night saw the fire chief’s auto collide with the hook and ladder truck on Franklin street. The chief’s car suffered major damage, tires torn, axles bent, and is out of commission. Firemen’s arrival to the suspected fire at Westhoff’s saloon yielded no blaze, though dancers at Kurth’s hall reported smoke. Jack Salmon remains hospitalized and unwell, with visitors restricted.
An art exhibit in the East Waterloo high school's manual training building opens with strong attendance. It features 300 copies of classical, medieval and modern works from the A W Elson Company of Boston and runs afternoons and select evenings to raise funds for school art programs. Dr John A Marquis of Coe College headlines the first Teachers Lecture course tonight in West Waterloo high school with the topic Personality in Teaching. Detentions: Miss Caro Gallagher travels home to Tama with pneumonia, and Miss Edith Egioff is delayed in Cedar Falls by illness.
Articles show One Spiral Thriller Co. forming to own operate and control amusement devices. Plans a new spiral coaster at Electric Park with 12000 capital stock in 100 shares. Incorporators are Louis A. Moore J V Ritchey and Ellsworth Adams. Rev W B Sandford visits Ames to explore church organization near the college.
Early resident of Black Hawk county Benjamin W. Heiple died Sunday night at 11 36 in Waterloo at 626 Logan avenue after a long illness from grip and bronchial complications. Born September 18 1859 in Washington Illinois he moved to Iowa in the 1860s and lived near Dewar. Married Helen Wilson twenty four years ago at Raymond, they later moved to Waterloo where he worked as a machinist helper in Illinois Central shops. Survived by wife and four children Harry Hazel Mildred and Roger at home, five brothers Henry in McHenry North Dakota John Wesley Everett James I of Waterloo and David H of Dewar, one sister Mrs J B Hawkins predeceased three years ago yesterday. He joined Logan avenue Evangelical church recently and two weeks ago all children were baptized. he also belonged to the AOUW. Funeral Wednesday at 2 30 pm at Logan avenue Evangelical church with Rev J G Walz. burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Washington January 30 representative Davidson of Wisconsin is expected to introduce a house bill for establishing a bureau of national parks. A similar bill has been introduced in the senate aiming to centralize control of federal national park monuments and reservations under one head.
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