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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1913
Page
12
The courtroom overflowed as McCaskill delivered a vivid defense narrative resembling a master orator. Jurors and audience wept while witnesses described the November confrontation, the firing of a revolver, and the fatal shot to Phillips.
State contended McCaskill stood when the fatal shot fired. After the tragedy he rode toward Jesup and was brought to Waterloo bleeding from head wounds. The grand jury indicted him for first degree murder, with no bail. His brothers aided him as crowds, including many women active in social circles, filled the hearing and caused injuries during the crush at opening.
News Notes from North Waterloo report a well supplied Railroad Y M C A library under E A Heald with periodicals and magazines listed. Locomotive 2041 has been overhauled and resumed service after a trial run on the west end. Engine 1916 ran light, while Special 1567 moved from Waterloo to Freeport, and Special 1587 operated in the same region with Engineer Kelly and Wheeler/Frye aboard. Will Rose departs for Dike and Parkersburg.
Arthur Kachel, hailed as the big draw at Chautauqua, will arrive at 3 pm via Illinois Central. He will be greeted by a delegation including Miss Virginia Platt, a former student of Leland Powers School in Boston where he teaches. The program shifts to The Melting Pot due to warm weather, following last year’s The Music Master. A prelude by the DeKoven quartette opens the event, with an early morning Bible hour and children’s program also listed for tomorrow.
United States Commissioner James E J Dempster was elected secretary of the Home Building and Loan association to replace the late John H Hildebrand at a board meeting held last evening. Dempster has held numerous offices of trust and is a former banker.
The article profiles a justice of the peace in Waterloo township who has lived in the city for six years and shown capability as association secretary. It traces his public service from Fayette County in 1896 as auditor, two terms, then cashier in La Crosse, Minnesota, work as a special agent for Iowa Manufacturers’ Life, and his 1912 appointment as United States commissioner. It notes plans for his future office base and lists Louis Frank as loan association president with J. C. Hartman as vice president and J. B. Sedgwick as treasurer. Also included is a note on Fern packing for food in Germany and England trends.
Vincent presides at 2 30 pm as Ernest Gamble Concert party performs. A 3200 ppm note appears. Fred K Baker lectures and Miss Stuth Van Byce leads Children’s hour. A round table symposium on Social and Industrial Evolution in Europe features Mrs F Noecker Mrs Della O’Neil and others with Mrs Ruth Treading and Mrs Katherine Jenness Hadsell. Herbert Thaddey leads the lesson.
Local items report visits and travel of residents including Mr. and Mrs. Wagner in Dubuque Mrs J Duffy from Storm Lake visiting Harringtons in Waterloo Archer Brant of the Iowa City Republican visiting Water loo officials and relatives W L Harvey and Ward party leaving for Eagle Grove Dr John Tracy of Kansas City visiting the Marquises Henry Burk maimed in accident hopes to resume bailiff work next September Several residents sail to Chicago Milwaukee and North Dakota reports on bridges and floods impacts in southern Iowa and northwest crop prospects for corn and overall agriculture
William Ward was arrested Tuesday afternoon after attempting to stab Conductor Morningstar. He will be arraigned at 10 oclock Thursday morning on a charge of attempted manslaughter. Morningstar appeared in court and expects to return to work soon, with a facial cut about one and a half inches long.
A frost in California raises lemon costs to six cents each or 60 cents a dozen with a nickel per glass for lemonade, forcing signage and possible bankruptcy for sellers. Lemons also affect orange prices and citric acid demand, while South Africa experiments with hops near Pretoria aimed at easing farmer profits. ten breweries use over half a million pounds of hops yearly.
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