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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1914
Page
1
Eighteen Cedar Falls youths from the Y M C A will travel to Lake Geneva Wisconsin for a ten day Y M C A conference. Local visits include Miss Florence Maskell from India visiting Cedar Falls friends and many alumni and residents attending events at the State Teachers College.
Cedar Falls Iowa June 9 The alumni luncheon in the gymnasium of the State Teachers College was a grand success with 500 at long decorated tables. President and Mrs Seerley faculty senior class and alumni led the procession to the college symphony orchestra. Toasts honored the class of 1914 and conservation themes dominated the program with remarks by Dr F C Sage Rev Ed win Copeland and Prof W H Bender. Officers elected for the College Alumni Association include Miss Ida Fesenbeck president O P Mckwall first vice president Miss Ethel Waller second vice president Carl Erickson third vice president Prof H C Cummins treasurer Mrs Ema Ridley Col grove secretary Cedar Falls.
The Waverly Woman's Club will host an ice cream social tomorrow evening near the C. H. L. P. depot park. Proceeds support the children's park and bathing beach maintenance.
Mrs Jos efa A selin of Minneapolis recounts two years of illness with side pains and weight loss. After three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained strength and can do housework. She invites inquiries to the company for confidential advice from a woman.
Miss Genevieve Dunn at Waterloo college spends Sunday with Cousin Miss Helen Rae. F B Ash left for Clarion. Two new public drinking fountains installed through the Woman's club at the children’s amusement park and at Wile Maaser corner. Dr Hemingway ill. Mrs A Noster and Daisy of Plainfield visit. Daisy heads to Cedar Falls for summer school. J B Hide of Fargo and S L, town guest of his brother-in-law F L A Lee en route to Ames for alumni gathering. Dr J C Kern recovering from operation plans west trip after recovery. Lagins Missionary society meets with Mrs W F McDowell. Miss Graham visiting the D T Gibson home. Lucile Feet of Allison, student at Waterloo Business College, guest of Miss Inn Hust. James J Donlan of Junction City, Kan., calls yesterday. Mrs Walter Krumbholz returns from Rochester, Minn. Effert, long in Chicago, expected home tonight. Miss Isabelle Bowman of Brownsville, Pa., guest of Waverly friends. Marriage licenses issued to Wm H Stanley Cedar Falls and Jessie Vossler Plainfield, and H J Kner Hawkers and Rosewig Sumner.
Electric Park will open next Sunday afternoon with changes to attract more visitors this season. A new change table quotas has been made this year. The sundovide bill will change twice a week on Wednesdays and Thursdays, instead of once.
The Arles troupe will headline the opening with novelty gyms and fasts while Antrim and Vale perform Fillings of Fun. Kattello Bros. and Leon Rogee close with circus acts as Decatur works crew rebuilds rides including the Tango Whirl and Spiral Thriller. R. Parker returns to manage the park this season. Foley Cathartic Tablets touted as a regulator improving comfort for stout people.
A co partnership has been formed among Dr J E O Kee fe Dr Harry W Brown and Dr Alfred W Hoffmann They will operate as Drs O Kee fe Brown and Hoffman occupying offices on the second floor of the Commercial building Dr O Kee fe specializes in surgery Dr Brown will pursue general practice and anesthesia and Dr Hoffman will handle general practice X ray treatment and surgery He will also intern at Denver hospital before selecting a successor for the Waterloo St Francis hospital internship program
Clinton Iowa June 9 The Waterloo Jays win 4 2 in a tight series opener over Clinton Pilots in a game marked by a crucial bunt by Old Dee Andrews on a squeeze play in the ninth. Smithson and Blodgett pitched well, but timely hitting and crisp fielding from Waterloo carried them past Clinton. Andrews substituted for Wintz and scored on the decisive play as Siglin reached third and raced home on the bunt.
The Republican state central committee issues the official call for the Iowa Republican delegate convention in Des Moines on Wednesday July 18 1914 at 11 am. It outlines the convention duties including formulating a state platform nominating candidates for state office if none were chosen at the preceding primary and electing a state central committee.
Property transactions in Waterloo connect Bratnaber Land Co with George Dawson in Hattie Messinger areas and Cedar Valley Dev Co to J Williams, plus Ada Billings to Chas Hill. nine days of music, entertainments and lectures from June 22 to 30, pricing 82.00 for adults and 1.00 for children, rising after June 19 to 3.00 and 1.50 respectively.
Miss Grace Pinkerton a Chicago arrivals and Cedar Rapids native will sing at the Waterloo Woman's Equal Suffrage society meeting tonight in the First Baptist church auditorium. Mrs Emmet J Covell will accompany. Dr Effie McCollum Jones speaks on Woman's Increasing Individualism with open attendance for men and women. Refreshments follow. event begins at 8 o'clock.
After inspecting district schools, the Waterloo east board of education decides to overhaul the heating plant at the Alcott senial and to repaint Washington area facilities as part of building repairs.
Joun Fiske schools and makes general repairs and painting at other buildings. Plans for the new school building in the Rose Hill addition are expected to be completed in a week. Once approved, the board will advertise for bids.
A. L. Wangler a Fourth street druggist left for Burlington to attend the annual state meeting of wholesale and retail druggists which started today and will continue for three days. The gathering was held there last summer and from twelve to fifteen hundred are generally in attendance.
All railroad men in the city are invited to attend an illustrated lecture at city hall on the evening of June 18 about handling explosives and other dangerous articles. Roads entering the city have joined this educational campaign active across the region.
G R Hostetler praises German Specialist Dr Myers at 712 Sycamore Street Waterloo Iowa for effective treatment after two doctors failed. He notes free consultation, modern office, and good value. Wife also improves under Dr Myers without an operation. Out of town patients may write for appointments. Office hours listed.
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