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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1912
Page
3
Des Moines expects repeated visits from L. B. Wickersham as he returns to Waterloo Chautauqua. His lectures promise human sympathy and inspiration for the average man and woman, offering guidance beyond star gazing to a holier life.
The county conventions met at the court house on Saturday with no nominations. Chairmen will be chosen, and a meeting date next Saturday at 1 o clock will establish the county convention for party candidates and committees. The event, following primary rules, drew few votes for Republican and prohibitionist candidates.
Every father or mother should see that the school children for whom they are responsible have the Brady War Pictures with text matter supplied in the weekly screen sections put out by the Waterloo Evening Courier. See coupon on page 3.
Local growers near Cedar Falls report a late berry season with 20 Daxes picked by KL Helpstreet’s crew. Twenty six boxes were sold this morning at ten cents a box, with total yield expected to reach tens of thousands. Strawberries around Rayenond are late and thinner than elsewhere as fruit moves west and north of the city.
Offers today at five cents a quart. There are hundreds of bushels of them in the vicinity of Waterloo.
Ministers and lay leaders convened at the YMCA to plan Special Sermons against Sunday theatre opening. They urge churchgoers to oppose the practice and appeal to families to shield children from unsuitable material promoted in city entertainment this Sunday.
Local residents attend weddings and funerals amid a busy week in Tripoli and surrounding towns. Notable events include the Selek and Fergman wedding, a 68th anniversary celebration, and the funeral of Harold Kelsey. The city council repeals Ordinance No 718 regulating garbage collection, effective immediately.
In the matter of Harry V. Dodd a Waterloo Iowa resident the creditor notice states that on June 24 1912 Dodd was adjudicated bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors is set for July 9 1912 at 10 o clock a m in the Commercial Bank building Wateralloo Iowa where creditors may attend prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Witness dated June 25 1912.
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