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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1915
Page
7
The article suggests the Chau tauqua assembly may end at Chautauqua park as the coliseum could be moved to a downtown site if needed. The 3,000 seat venue faces private sale by trustee Geo E Lichty, with many lamenting the potential loss and viewing competition from tents theatres and electric parks.
Des Moines considers fielding an independent baseball team after the Western league suspends or reduces salaries. President Norris L. ONeill warns players to accept cuts or face league suspension into 1818. Manager Frank Isbell says last year’s salary cap already strains the league, with an independent club possible if the league dissolves.
A wounded Australian in Cairo recalls a cliff edge hand to hand fight with a Turk at Saripah. They toppled into the sea and the Australian drowned the foe by a neck choke hold. The tale is told as a vivid hospital account from June five.
W G Moothart born in Waterloo and raised there and later a cement contractor in Seattle was drowned there yesterday. Foster parents Alr. and Mrs. Leckforten received the news by telegraph but the body had not yet been recovered. He was about 40. Surviving are foster parents two brothers a sister and two children.
UATEST SENSATION Vaughn Implement Co markets the Detroiter eight cylinder automobile claiming superior performance in everything but speed. It notes speeds near 60 mph and rapid acceleration tests, cites praise from engineers and producers, and highlights growing dealer network and bold advertising plans for the coming year.
Winton June 5. The Newhall district let the contract for a new high school building to James Park & Co of Helle Plaine for a fraction over 14000. Completion is planned for the fall session. The school will offer a four year course and may lead to a future consolidated district. It will serve graduates from rural schools in the eighth grade.
Affidavits from jurors in the George Peirce former police chief trial claim they were coerced into a guilty verdict by extra instructions from Judge John W. Anderson. The jurors say they would not have convicted if the court had not given the additional charge. The motion for a new trial was filed in district court yesterday. W. W. Wyant advertises auto insurance rates and service.
Sunday evening GW Leverish visited a aunt in Nebraska for a week. Miss Etta Towsley spent Wednesday in Cedar Falls. Genevieve Cortright of Waterlow hosted by her mother and Mrs D Newell. Mary Mickelberg of Cedar Falls visited the vicinity last week. AL George in Cedar Falls. M Cortright at a game with daughter Mrs TO Barton. Wrant writes Fire Theft and Public Liability Insurance on submobiles. Service best in Iowa.
Two genuine oil paintings offered in sizes 13 by 21 inches and 14 by 28 inches. Pricing listed as 59 cents for the smaller and 79 cents for the larger, reflecting a buyable value for collectors and decor. Buying options and payment terms not specified in available text.
Cedar Falls residents travel for visits, weddings, and gatherings. Miss Ella Olesen wed William Benham at home. several couples plan visits to Sheffield and Clear Lake. church groups host picnics and teas. The summer college enrollment reaches 2,500 with extended classes. Prof. Colegrove named as Methodist delegate candidate for 1916. Funeral for Frank Newell held. others depart for work, study, and health trips.
T C Wayman, a West Union resident, died Friday night at his daughter’s home in Oelwein during a visit. Born June 25, 1840 in Haddam Cambridge shire England, he served as a brass worker before enlisting in the Civil War in 1862. He married Eliza Cox in 1868, who survives with three children. Funeral was held Wednesday at the Presbyterian church with 33 Civil War veterans in attendance and addresses by Rev E H Gillette and Mayor Belknap. The obituary notes memorial services held Monday. Additional items reference local events, commencements, and personnel changes in the area.
Ette county events include a Saturday gathering where seventy six diplomas will be awarded. A spelling contest will take place and Won. H. L. Adams of Des Moines will deliver the dress of the day.
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