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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
10
The Cedar Falls electric lighting system was knocked out last night, plunging streets and buildings into darkness and forcing several public events to be postponed. Amid blackout conditions, patrons used lanterns to cross the river bridge as I. C. traffic waited.
Saturday night at the Orpheum Theatre features local amateur talent on stage. A participant named Strickland will perform, marking a community showcase of budding performers.
An offer promises a new home asthma cure sent at no cost to patients with long standing or hay fever symptoms. It claims to end wheezing and breathing difficulties without inhalers or patent preparations and urges immediate response with a coupon.
Farmers near Waterloo report city dogs killing turkeys chickens and harassing other stock including pheasants. They vow to wage war on stray canines and urge city residents to restrain their pets. Also an testimonial from Mrs. B G Whiting Akron Ohio praising Foley Kidney Pills for kidney trouble backaches and dizziness.
Owners of electric cars risk a child touching a lever and starting a car if the power is not turned off. A single touch could kill or seriously injure a child. Cars are often marred by curious children while owners claim license rights to leave cars standing if ordinances are followed.
Regular services at the Linden church tomorrow. Mrs J W Chapman and children visited at Elmer Richardson's home. G E Barker wired the new Osage school and will stay with his father during the contract. Earl Hook builds a five room cottage at Lafayette and Nevada. Mrs R O Dusk visits Manchester and D A Bender visits S W Rich. Linden M E Sunday school held a big picnic at Crumline Grove with 202 attendees. Roy Baumgartner leaves for Buffalo N Y with the Modern Woodmen drill team for a convention.
Mrs. Katherine Miller 76 and her daughter Miss Jessie Miller of Manchester Iowa suffered severe injuries when a frightened horse pulled by a motor cycle caused a run away last Thursday. Mrs. Miller sustained a broken arm and leg a fractured rib and head and face wounds and lies in critical condition. Miss Miller was bruised with suspected internal injuries. The family had traded a two year old colt for the horse hoping for a gentler animal.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Maloney plan a trip to Amboy within days. Miss Hazel Scoville resumes duties in Dr. J. A. Serger’s office. The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen reports 300000 members in the U S and Canada. Oscar Kinnefelter is out of work today due to illness. A severely ulcerated tooth required surgery yesterday. James Quinlan, a flue setter for the Chicago and North Western, plans a visit with friends in Charles City next week. Mrs. W. J. Yordy arrived from Freeport to visit her husband, an engineer on the Dubuque division. Miss Millicent Ling of LaGrange, ITN, is staying with her sister Mrs. W. P. Hoxie at 915 Walnut Street.
Cedar Rapids hosts the district league of postmasters for third and fourth class across Linn and surrounding counties on June 20 and 21. The gathering, at the post office building dormitory, features a program with speakers including C H Reid, L J Norland, W G Haskell, J Milner, T W Hatfield, George Banger, Charles Barry, and J J Heverley.
Center Point and Palo figures join W C Wright H E Hull C E Stewart and others as Clinton Scott and Jackson county postmasters accept invitation to meet with district league. Henry F. Ricker, foot and rheumatism specialist, opens office at 3201 2 East Fourth Street second floor offering massage treatments for rheumatism corns bunions ingrown nails and other foot troubles with public hours and private calls available.
Independence June 17 Charles Tidball risked his life to save a young lady from drowning at Willow Beach near the Country club ground. After initial failure he returned to sea danger and brought her to shore despite exhaustion and illness. Both remained unconscious for a time.
Miss Leonore B. Shanewise of Waterloo has been elected to the chair of reading at Winona State Normal School Minnesota. She graduated from Town State Teachers College Cedar Falls and studied literature and expression at Chicago University. She is described as a reader of unusual ability. Her parents are Mr and Mrs J B Shanewise.
An old fashioned remedy saga notes grandmothers tea still used for dark glossy hair but modern buyers prefer Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy sold 50 cents a bottle with a money back guarantee. Special agent H. W. Taggart lists 5327 Commercial Street as contact.
Des Moines June 16 The state board of parole refused to parole Ray Van Tassell of Nashua serving a life sentence for murdering his wife Governor Carroll approved the board findings The board proposed a new rule that life term prisoners for first degree murder be released after serving a period equal to their expectancy from sentence date if they are still living The plan says release should not hinge on age health or length of punishment but on the expected lifespan under the natural course of events This ruling ends lifers hopes for early release.
Advertisement urges external use only for muscular and chronic rheumatism. Claims internal medicines are useless and promotes Chamber slain's Liniment as the remedy. Sold by all dealers.
The Sedgwick-Lichty Abstract company will close Saturday afternoon and remain closed through September 1st, impacting normal business operations and document services.
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