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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1911
Page
1
Waterloo group launches drive for bathhouse up river and downtown sites. East side shows $1,350 raised, west side $185, total needed about $500 more. Beach area readies with bridge, cleared grounds, and foundations. bathhouse 100 by 18 feet with veranda and dressing rooms planned.
Flames from a gasoline stove engulfed Mrs. LF Comeau at 129 Second Street Ames as gas-on-fire spread to her clothes. Neighbor Conrad wrapped her in a comforter, suppressing the flames and saving her life with only minor burns. A fire alarm summoned help and a physician dressed her injuries. A second fire at H R Moon’s residence in another part of town burned paper and brush but caused no reported damage.
Local notes report Richard Bland visiting Minnesota relatives over the Fourth. Condition of Mrs. Fred Lathrop is grave at 63 Lafayette. Mrs. J. R. Allen to Marble Rock for a week. Arthur Pruess tours Du buque and Chicago. Fessler and H. N. Daniel plan six weeks fishing in Minnesota. Miss Mabel Brackenbury’s birthday celebrated with games and a lawn dinner. Picnickers plan Crumline timber trip and a large Fourth gathering. licensing details noted for two dealers and city revenue.
Fire Inspector Witt reports extensive June duties in Waterloo with numerous rubbish and paper removals, ash and debris cleanups, and basement and roof cleanups. The report notes improved conditions and a low fire count for the month, filed with Fire Chief Dunham.
A new organization named the Business Men's Temperance Association of Iowa, capitalized for one million dollars, launches to enforce the law and promote temperance. Officers include John H. Taft of Cedar Rapids as president and W. J. Pilkington of Des Moines as treasurer, signaling a more aggressive effort to eliminate saloons.
The Linden M. E. Church, with membership over two hundred, plans an all day picnic on July 4 to celebrate the occasion. Committees have been appointed to arrange entertainment and other activities.
Early in the afternoon most saloon keepers paid license fees to the city treasurer and filed renewals of consent with the county auditor. Several proprietors have already settled and names of their employed bartenders were recorded.
Miss Frances Carroll and Fred Carney testified as leading witnesses in the Lorimer investigation, corroborating parts of Edward Hines's account. Carroll described overheard conversations with Hines via long distance talk to Springfield and reiterated key points, while Carney confirmed Funk approached him at the Union League club with Lorimer fund remarks. The committee set a recess to July 13 and will resume in Washington.
In Medina a stray old spotted cow causes chaos as Deacon Pegram and others sue over garden damage. The Widow Strong refuses to sell or move the cow. Elder Comstock persuades her to marry him to end the feud, and the cow vanishes the next day, restoring order. Try a courier want ad.
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