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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1911
Page
8
F W Gregory the new sealer of weights and measures reports over two hundred scales tested this past week. A small percentage were inaccurate and a few scales were condemned and removed. New scales will be installed after testing. He is setting up an office in City hall with standard measures and notes most vendors unknowingly misusing measures.
Indianola Iowa July reports a grasshopper plague harming corn as small grain and hay have been removed. Drought lessening but water scarcity remains. streams dry and wells run low while well diggers toil. Local showers bring 1 inch of rain, stock untouched but fear of longer water haul grows. Sprains require Chamberlain's Liniment treatment.
Chicago July 12 three of the men higher up were indicted for murder in the slagging campaign of the plumbers against the steamfitters. The four named include Simon O'Donnell and Thomas Kearney, business agents, plus James Garvin. The indictments rest on the fatal March 22 shooting of Vincent Altman at the Briggs hotel barroom, with a gunman hired for slayings.
In Judge Honore's court, defendants were returned without bond after an all day hearing. Almost forty witnesses testified before the indictment vote was taken.
Progressive Rebekah lodge No 452 will meet in regular session Wednesday evening July 12 with installation urged. Degree of Honor Beneficiary members receipts are at Citizen's Savings bank for July expense No 2 and third quarter dues. Odd Fellows Brothers meet at Odd Fellows Temple Thursday July 6 at 2 pm to attend funeral of Brother John Hubbard Universalist church service at 3 pm. F W Biggs, secretary.
Advertising car for Barnum & Bailey circus visited the city. Various residents and visitors are noted with moves, visits, and travels to Des Moines Atlantic City Spirit Lake Chicago Des Moines and other places. Florida-Indian River Land Co opens Waterloo area offices. gas and electric rate concerns prompt city clerk inquiries.
Washington July 12 Farmers and rural residents widely back a general parcels post. The Lloyd subcommittee investigating feasibility will resume hearings today with opponents of package carrying bills expected to testify though no specific names have been notified. Opponents may include local retail dealers associations traveling men and metropolitan wholesalers who have inundated Congress with petitions opposed to a parcels post.
Police conclude Leonard Krantz saloonkeeper was assaulted for insulting a woman rather than slugged and robbed. Witnesses say Alfred Gram, his wife Mrs Gram, Charles Heskett, and Vernie Allbright confronted Krantz near Sans Souci park after he followed Mrs Gram. Gram’s husband prevented further incident and Krantz fled toward the street car track around 11:10 PM Monday.
A Boston girl turns down a marriage proposal with a witty reply. She quips that she lacks sacerdotal power and asks the suitor to phrase the question properly and ask if she will become his wife.
The Illinois Central plans extra trains and five coach additions to handle crowds for the Barnum Bailey circus. A morning special from Iowa Falls to Waterloo departs 7:40 a.m. with stops at Macy Ackley Austinville Aplington Parkersburg Sinclair New Hartford Cedar Falls before arriving Waterloo at 9:10 a.m.
Fire Chief Ashley A Dunham and his wife mourn the loss of their infant son born yesterday at 229 Clay Street. The baby was buried in Fairview Cemetery as friends extend sympathy for the family’s sorrow.
Father H H Forkenbrock hosted visitors at his Park Avenue residence. Reverends Jostock of Rose Creek Zeven of Gilbertville Wieneke of Hampton and Warn ing of Dyersville spent the week discussing parish work and sharing conversations about church affairs.
An explosion at a dynamite factory near Frankfurt on the Main today killed ten people and seriously injured twenty others. Fire and rescue crews worked through the ruins as an emergency response went into effect. Local authorities opened the scene for investigation and aid to victims.
City council, hearing protests from about a score of businessmen, reduced the levy on several properties and lowered valuation on multiple parcels and businesses including Mason Maytag, Cour ier Building Co., and individual residences. Adjusted assessments cut real estate, stocks, and specific street parcels to restore proportion with neighboring properties.
Mike Wohlsine charged with larceny for taking clothes from D J Mathews at Town Street while rooming there. Wohlsine arrested near Denver and to be arraigned in Justice Knapp's court. He allegedly left owing Mathews for board and room and recovered his clothing after debts were unsettled.
Mason City Iowa July 12 church workers from Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois and Iowa gather for the northwest bible conference opening tonight at Clear Lake. The meeting runs through July 20 with sessions led by Dr Joel A Smith Beloit Wisconsin and includes a woman's day Scandinavian day Sunday school day and young people's day featuring noted religious orators from the four states.
Emma Butterfield, longtime Independence and Waterloo west educator, died Monday at her niece’s home in Hazleton after a brief illness from heart failure caused by Bright’s disease. A NY native who lived in Illinois and Iowa, she began teaching at twelve and mentored many pupils. Survived by nieces and nephews. buried in Independence. She remained active in the Ladies’ Literary club and French study group.
Mrs. J B Quick wife of Grand Trunk Railway official and former Chicago girl has had her decorative bunch berry china design adopted by Theodore Haviland Paris for the Chateau Laurier Ottawa banquet hall palm room and tea room at the $73,000 Ottawa hotel. The Chateau Laurier will feature French architectural style and rise to prominence beside New York and Chicago hotels with numerous state apartments and luxury suites.
The First Presbyterian church plans midweek evening meetings in July and August led by Rev. Robert Westenburg. The sessions, titled Eight Studies in the Life of Solomon, begin with A Mother's Love this week at 7:45 p.m.
St Louis July 12 K G Lewis once publisher of several magazines was indicted by a special grand jury in federal court on charges of mail fraud. The action marks a major legal development in a case that has drawn attention to publishing practices.
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