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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
14
More than twenty wagons sold produce on the public markets despite gloom and rain. Strawberries moved quickly at two boxes for a quarter while cherries appeared first time at 10 cents a box. Eyes sell produce in steady demand. a Chinaman chop suey chef is noted among buyers. Feature pictures about Columbus ships set for Crystal theatre June 1 and 14.
Nathan Sharp completed his first year at St. John’s Military Academy Dellafield Wisconsin. After visiting Hartford with friends he will join Cassville Sharp in Chicago and travel to Arcanum Ohio where Mrs Sharp and her mother are visiting. He will return to Waterloo with his father. He is noted for academics and athletics and is a member of St. John’s boat crew which defeated Evanston. Also included is Mrs Lela Love praising Foley Kidney Fills for kidney relief.
George Rigdon a farmer filed a bankruptcy petition in the court with Referee Merrian presiding. Liabilities run about 7000 dollars, mostly local creditors, and assets are mainly exempt property. Part of the liabilities are secured by chattel mortgages. Paper mentions Chamberlains Cough Remedy for whooping cough as a promotion. For sale by all dealers.
William Holland sold the forty acre Titus farm near Enterprise for 12300 dollars at 207.50 per acre, George Dawson bought it. eighty acres remain under a ten day option at 177.50 per acre. Buildings on the forty acres explain the price. sale sets local records for distant land values. The notice also mentions Crystal Theatre showings and Chamberlain's Tablets advertising.
Conductor Fred Washburn, a former Waterloo boy, feared his mother was in danger when a woman approached the crossing ahead of a train. The fireman warned, the engineer applied air, and the woman escaped injury as the engine passed. Enginemen remain alert at unguarded crossings entering the city. The Crystal theatre to host a showing on June 13 and 14 announcing Columbus’s discovery.
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