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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1913
Page
3
The notice lists 36 inch bleached Maslin yard goods and 36 inch unbleached sheeting available tomorrow. A separate entry details 20 dozen sheets measuring 72 by 90 inches bleached, with pricing per unit.
Cedar Falls Iowa June 24 A farmer named Robert Kiefer flagged an Illinois Central train after discovering a broken steel rail on the right of way Several feet from track safety halted the train and prevented a serious wreck The action saved lives and company property in a near miss.
A Swift Specife Company laboratory promotes S. S. S blood purifier as a safe remedy for blood-related diseases tied to pimples and dermatitis. The ad claims the product cleanses blood without minerals, offering a postal free booklet from Swift Bldgs Atlanta Ga and free advice for travelers with skin conditions.
Prof Seymour bought the Wild residence on Franklin street and will move soon from State street to the new home. Fred Q White of St. Louis visits with his father B F White who remains active downtown. Sorensen baseball team will play Ackley Friday afternoon. Ed Brett returns from Sioux City after a short visit with relatives. Miss Doris and Marjorie Mallarky visit Reinbeck. Geo Berger and family visit daughter Mrs Townsend in Traer. Miss Hazel Webster visits Charles City. Mrs Burns and son Richard and Mrs Onan and daughter Helen return from Marshalltown. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Fred Schrieber dies. funeral held at home, then to Reinbeck for burial. F B Miller’s auto injures a calf during a Sunday ride.
Cedar Falls Iowa June 24 bids opened for 0 749 feet of sewer work across city streets. W A Edgar Cedar Rapids won at 4370 the lowest bid with contractors Black Hawk Construction Co Waterloo 6432 Dearborn Construction Co Waterloo Cedar Rapids 4815 and Chris T Hansen Charles City 5920. Project includes 6040 feet of 8 inch pipe and 12 inch main, with manholes and flush tanks. Edgar to start immediately and complete promptly. Council also set July 4 bid opening for electric light plant equipment and illumination. Normal street fence removal petition discussed. several streets ordered gas water sewer connections by October 1 or city will perform work and charge costs to owners. Council accepted band. Rock Island official promising switch repair at Main street crossing. no action taken. Sanitary sewer on First street ordered.
Examinations for Istack Yank County teachers excluding Cedar Falls Teachers College students will be held at Cast High tomorrow through Friday. Miss Margaret Myers supervises, with college exams arranged for attending students under Supt CL WwW Kline. Mrs Place accompanies her daughters Josephine and Helen to St Landsyesterday to visit Mrs Mace's mother Mrs Wilkison.
Master Mechanic F W Taylor transacts business at Cherokee to Foreman Fank Fuller in the repair department. Fuller returned today from Chicago due to illness and canceled his Cherokee trip. Illinois Central shops round house and yards barred to agents solicitors and canvassers to shield employees from persistent salesmen. Fred Hacker of 301 Webster street quarantined at home for smallpox. St Pauls orchestra to give a concert Wednesday at 8 pm at the church with ice cream to follow.
Forty-two years have altered the Illinois Central engine crews as Chief Clerk Charles Fish reviews an 1871 June July time book kept by Owen Reynolds. The piece lists forty-one firemen and many engineers from June 1871 with only two firemen and several engineers still in service. The July 1871 roster adds more engineers, most now pensioned or out of the railroad business, with F W Quimby remaining active as train master of the Monon Route at Lafayette.
About 100 Waterloo boosters attended the First Baptist dining room event under Baptist ladies auspices. Mrs. C Cadwallader presided urging beautification of the grounds and a honeysuckle walk. Rev W H Rollins served as toastmaster inspiring work for the coming season. Speakers included J S Tuthill Rev A J Northrup and Mrs L M Small.
Frank Mills aged 14 has vanished from his Iowa City home since June 5. His father E J Mills asks anyone who sees a boy matching the description to report at once. He described the youth as about 4 feet 4 inches tall with dark hair gray eyes and secretive disposition. He may be with an older person and wore a brown cap gray coat blue serge pants and tan shoes. Also note two Cedar Falls band concerts this week one Tuesday on Teachers College campus and another Thursday downtown.
Chairman Paul Davis of the Town Criers educational committee calls a noon luncheon at the Irving hotel for tomorrow. After a Baltimore trip and advertising study, members are ready to resume informal banquets now that the busy season is past.
Waterloo Booster club holds an evening meeting at city hall to finalize plans for the Cedar Rapids excursion on July 6. Officers seek broad attendance to boost the trip to Bunnytown as a rooters club may form and tickets for a special train are sold.
Detroit resident Mrs James G LeClear reports two years of suffering from bearing down pains and nerve strain before trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits improved health and sleep after use and recommends it to other women with female illnesses. In Philadelphia Ms Martha Rott recounts relief from backache side pains and headaches prior to menses after two bottles, noting marriage and two children with no recurrence.
Special cars for the Knights of Columbus and Daughters of Isabelle picnic will depart the waiting station at 3:30 and 6:15 Thursday afternoon. Return departures from Elk Run are at 9:00. Ladies urged to bring baskets and picnic gear. Knights to provide coffee and ice cream.
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