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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1911
Page
8
Cedar Falls daily notes the death of Roman Hummel at 64 from Brights disease with extensive survivors. Also reported are the passing of Mrs. Rudolph Fegert and a social planned by the Methodist ladies. Local troops plan to attend the Des Moines rifle meet. Ongoing push for a new Cedar Falls post office building under federal funding efforts.
James Gardiner Land company uses letters offering ten cent checks for one minute of time. The bearer gets a dime at the bank. Chief Dinneen sent five cents back, saying he was too conscientious to take the money. The scheme will mail to hundreds in and out of the city and is described as new and original.
Funeral services for Floyd Whitfey who died yesterday at Independence will be conducted tomorrow morning at 9:30 in the O Keefe and Towne chapel on Lafayette street. The remains will be taken to Tripoli for burial. Co B Zuck and H H Fay of Yowa Dakota Land Co. filed suit against Walter C Renner to recover 200 dollars claimed as a commission on a land deal they transacted for the defendant. A flat house on East Fourth street was exchanged for a quarter section of Minnesota land. The plaintiffs say they are entitled to a commission of 200 dollars. W J Burbank, county treasurer office expert accountant, is also a farmer. he mows fifty pounds of ripe tomatoes from his yard at 1416 Washington street, a good yield for a so called dry weather crop.
An involuntary bankruptcy filing in federal court targets the News company of Manchester Iowa by 5 K Young Belle Young son and daughter of Senator D H Young and Bradley Edmunds for about 1400 dollars in wages. The paper, organized in 1908 by local stockholders, has long been a money losing venture with levies on stockholders to keep it afloat and many local financiers involved.
Spirit Lake Iowa July 11 The annual conclave of the grand commandery Knights Templar opened with Grand Commander John William Edwards of Mount Pleasant presiding More than a thousand knights with their ladies attended since Saturday the forty eighth annual meeting A dress parade is planned for tonight followed by a reception for officers Friday will see the public installation of officers at the grand commandery.
The Electric park in Waterloo showcases a premier weekly lineup featuring Lucy Tenge Sampson and Douglas Eddie Ross and Bert Wiggins with Miss Tenge delivering a high class singing act. Sampson and Douglas perform singing dancing and talking while Eddie Ross adds banjo and a black face act praised as unmatched. Bert Wiggins provides comic entertainment. Firework displays directed by Gregory Fireworks company are planned each Friday until season end. The park also launches a new feature weeklong dance sessions on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays with Myers orchestra as a key draw.
J. Jordan of Fort Dodge, supervisor of bridges and buildings, did business in North Waterloo yesterday. Claude Hilbert began work as a machinist helper in the I. Co. shops. Oba R. Kirkwood, a St. Louis streetcar motorman, visited Waterloo this week. Louis Swartz was hired as a machinist by Central this morning. L. F. Byrnes of Des Moines, a familiar figure to Waterloo residents, spent yesterday afternoon with North Waterloo friends.
Waterloos police report a possible tip on a famed con man known as Thomas Moore alias C P Caddagan age seventy wanted in Minneapolis for swindling a man out of 25000 in 1909. Chief Dinneen doubts the tip as mistaken identity and notes the suspect has evaded capture after a Los Angeles bail escape.
Cedar Falls Record reports postmaster J W Jarnagin vindicated after an inspector forbade accepting business checks for stamps and stamped paper. The inspector demanded cash only, ruling against checks as cash in postal transactions, prompting Jarnagin to seek a department ruling.
Miss Isabelle Carey daughter of Mr and Mrs John Carey jumped from a buggy near Rock Island depot Sunday afternoon fracturing two bones in her left ankle. She was driven by her brother John with ponies hitched to a phaeton when frightened by a train. Doctors Rohlf and Groening set the bones before she was returned home. Carey works as a stenographer for the Lager Sweet law firm and was about to begin a summer vacation.
The Rev William A Sunday closed his six week Erie campaign reporting 8,312 converts and a grand Sunday offering of 11,565.67. Total offerings for all gifts reached 14,565.67, with top cities including Toledo 15,423.58 New Castle 15,200 Youngstown 12,030. About 400,000 attended the meetings, and the Sunday sums supported nine assistants. Largest gifts in four year campaigns listed for New Castle Waterloo Portsmouth Toledo and Erie.
All brothers are requested to meet at Odd Fellows temple on Fourth street east at 1 30 p m Wednesday to attend the funeral of Dietz Funeral Services at Christian church corner of South and Ford streets at 2 20 W C F No 465 meets tonight 5 K hall All members urged to pay dues This is the only matter of importance
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