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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1911
Page
9
Advertisers awaken to possibilities in the American Northwest as the Northwest Farmstead markets to agricultural residents from Minnesota to the coast. The weekly claims readers are making good with advertisers as the paper proves itself a strong promotional partner.
The Farmstead territory covers nearly 600,000 farms and rural homes still needing quantities of machinery apparatus and farm supplies to meet current farming standards.
Big advertisers flock to the debut issue of the New Orange Judd Weekly covering automobiles and accessories. Firms such as Abbott-Petrie Motes Car E-M-F Empire Kato and others from tire and hubber lines appear amid this automotive industry showcase.
Langfeldt and Larkin assume ownership of Black Hawk Confectionery in the Park avenue Bluff street building. Langfeldt from Sioux Falls is president and GM, Larkin from Mankato is secretary and superintendent. They plan to expand output, add machinery, and hire more workers as Waterloo trade is targeted in days.
The oppressive Saturday heat drives thousands to shade woods and parks while hundreds seek relief in Cedar River and Black Hawk waters. Temperatures peak amid continued dry spell with no clear record set.
The next regular horse sale will be held at the Sales Stables Friday June 8. Horses can be brought to the Live Stock Commission barn Wednesday or Thursday. Mr Holland offers to pay full value with no commission and claims the market, the fourth largest in the US, pays top prices.
Waterloo Division No 114 B of L E to hold a memorial Sunday at 3 pm at Christ Episcopal Church. Rev G W Hinkle will preach the first annual memorial service with special choir music.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 34 PM at the late home 220 Center street with Rev H Mueller of First Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview cemetery. Miss Hannah Thorson visited with her brother T C Thorsen and family and returned to Boone Iowa.
Judge Ransier heard arguments in district court on injunction suits against river front property owners filed by the river front improvement commission. Fort Dodge attorney Kelleher argued for the Illinois Central railway, citing state and federal rulings on navigable waters. Some riverbank improvements are halted while the court decides, with the public interest in four cases awaiting the judge's ruling.
The Emmue t Evangelical Association church plans a repeat performance of the king alcohol cantata next Sunday evening. About 75 young people will rehearse nightly this week after a successful first showing that drew a crowded house.
We thank friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during illness and death of our husband and father and for the floral offerings Amred Frederick Mythaler and family.
Two young farmers, Frank and Thomas Kramer, drowned while bathing in Big Creek near Cedar Rapids yesterday as flood waters remained high after recent rains. County Attorney Capelli said the tragedy will likely reduce saloons in Council Bluffs. Mrs Ostk of Chicago, known in Waterloo, will visit Mrs Nell Jackson in Waterloo tomorrow night.
In April 1909 saloons in Council Bluffs joined in injunctions to wipe black marks and regain licenses, but interpretations of the Moon law surprised them. Now every saloon in the city and county is named defendant in contempt actions with injunctions sought in many cases.
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