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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1915
Page
11
Fort Dodge Chronicle reports a fatal error in the owa day law with Dodge attorneys and others arguing publication is necessary. The June 29 item notes legal actions and a court challenge, detailing parties and the contested publication requirement.
The Iowa constitution allows emergency laws to take immediate effect upon publication and some general laws to take effect on July 4 after the legislature’s term. The prohibitory law, set for January 1, 1916, does not fit either provision, has not been published, and will not take effect on July 4.
Fort Dodge attorneys debate whether Iowa’s recent prohibitory law aligns with the state constitution and whether it can take effect on January 1, 1916. Some expect the law to fail due to publication funding, while others suggest it may be ruled valid by the state supreme court.
Chicago June 80 The National Society of Physical Therapeutics met with the American Institute of Homeopathy for its twenty second annual session. President Mills of Ogden Utah reviewed mechanical and physical measures in disease treatment and praised sunlight X rays and radium. He warned sunlight can both aid growth and, in excess, irritate cancer development.
Paris June 20 Saint Quentin the general head quarters of German armies in France and Belgium is the concentration point for damaged guns rolling stock Krupp works there repair cannon machine guns automobiles gun carriages to German workmen were imported from Hasen to equip the guns Barbed wire is also prepared
A 1805 Waterloo area item notes a heavy rainstorm causing rail damage and a fractured shoulder for a local constable. The issue mentions the Republican ticket for lieutenant governor, a Sonic bassinet festival, Masonic lodge celebrations, and Independence Day events with a detailed July 4 program led by Col. John Elwell, including a collation, sermons, and a thirteen-gun salute at sunset.
Forty years ago report recalls a fire at the Wilde residence when the mother was away. An older sister tried to light a fire, the house burned completely, and a baby was rescued from the sleeping room as two younger children were left at home.
Twenty years ago in Waterloo area reports note the death of WW Hubbard editor of the Mechanicsville Courier, a hail storm devastated Grundy county crops, J H Vroom to adjust hogs, J I Camp to run Waterlon Business College, Paul Gehring drowns bathing, Martha Cadwallader and Rev J E Johnson wed, Saint Quentin produces iron picket corkscrew, German chemical works at Saint Quentin, Gen J B Gordon lecture to Chautauqua, and work starts on the new C G W passenger depot in East Waterloo.
The Fox township region reports a week of unsettled weather that discourages local farmers over corn prospects. A social at the Wester home occurred Wednesday night. Frank Olinger delivered cattle to Mike Considine of Jesup. Miss Bila Nichols, a west schools teacher, is noted. A mission feast at Evangelical Lutheran church offered a Denver trip as Jubilee on June 27.
Articles filed in Charles City for a new firm to operate locally selling and holding real estate. Directors include B. Gelhaus E. G. Galloway Brite Galloway Blake and J. L. Galloway. Capital stock set at 50000 with 25000 preferred and 25000 common in 100 shares.
Local residents record a flurry of summer visits and departures. Ruth Turner returns from Cedar Falls with Irma Golberg and Nellie Hansen while Mrs Louise Morehouse travels from Mitchell for a few days with the Brown and Hulme households.
In Otterville D A Dowers and family and Mrs Jaesh Hanson visited Waterloo while Howard Cumberland and family toured Center Point for a homecoming event. Jay Donohue of Jesup visited his sister Mrs Charles Kroma. Dr Bower and family and Mrs C J Bante and baby left for Tipton for a short visit. Ed Crowell and family and Mrs Ruth O Neel and Nettie Turner spent time at Hazleton. Bennet Kroma suffered a painful toe injury from a spade and later stepped on a rusty nail in separate accidents.
A 1918 tale follows Peter Crow who sings each dawn atop a poplar and clashes with Mr Owl. After being captured and later freed by a woodpecker, the crow returns to song but turns black from soot in a grim fable about fame and consequence. Tomorrow's story Why Parrots M Pali.
Advertises Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as safe gentle cures for itchy skin conditions including eczema ringworm pimples and similar eruptions. Claims doctors widely prescribe Resinol for twenty years, with prices 60c and 1 for ointment and 25c for soap.
Vienna reports the Tyrolese Suart Shooters as renowned volunteers, numbering thousands aged 17 to elder, organized as 406 royal and imperial stands. They are a premier, state controlled unit, mobilized for special duty with the national Tyrolese costume.
A partial excerpt discusses pride in fitness for sharp shooters and the stigma of losing membership on a doctor's advice. It ponders militia service with a critique of drill being a bore, reflecting a mid century or period newspaper voice.
Vacation Bulletin No 6 promotes a Colorado round trip tour with a 23.90 fare from Waterloo to Denver arriving next morning. It highlights Colorado Springs and Pueblo as destinations, Pike's Peak nearby, and a ten day to two week stay with daily tickets on sale through October 31st. Fred Austin, City Passenger & Ticket Agent, Central Ticket Office, Waterloo, Iowa, offers details.
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