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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1917

Page

8

Judge Mullan Endorsed for Iowa Supreme Court Seat

Black Hawk County Bar Association and area firms publicly back Judge C. W. Mullan for the Iowa Supreme Court vacancy. A coordinating committee plans to visit Governor Harding with letters of support, while commercial bodies and other counties join in urging his appointment. Endorsements flood the governor’s office as local bars rally behind the jurist’s qualifications.

GC. W. Mullan Supreme Iowa J. B. Williams C. E. Pickett WN. Birdsall J. T. Sullivan Alfred Longley W. Js. Harding Mullan Black Hawk County Bar Association Supreme Court of Iowa C. W. Mullan Tenth District Black Hawk Paul W. Smith Harding B. F. Swisher Carleton Sias W.R. Law P. H. Paulsen E. H. McCoy J DB. Uiffring F. S. Pettit Bernard Murphy Vinton’ Eagle Judge Mullan

Barrel of Beer Is Found By Raiders

Mrs Otis Logan pleaded guilty to operating a disorderly house in Police Judge Beer's court. She received a $50 fine with half suspended. Three men had been inside, one fined $10. A barrel of beer was found in the basement and seized for destruction. Alice Johnson pleaded not guilty to loitering and bond was set at $10.

Otis Logan Dane’ Street J. C. Beer Alice Johnson Halstead Street

Veterans to Mobilize at Memorial Hall Tonight

Spanish-American war veterans assemble this evening at Memorial hall with auxiliary members present. Short talks by members who returned from the Mexican border and others, plus music. Mess call at 9 p.m. followed by sociability. Women and children invited. Commander Ernest Baldwin urges reviving the spirit of 1898 and renewing old comradeship.

Memorial Hall Auxiliary Ernest Baldwin

County Poor Relief Costs in Black Hawk County 1916

The Black Hawk county finance report shows total poor relief at 66390.46 dollars for 1916, with 40032.28 spent at the county home and hospital and 26358.18 on relief outside including Waterloo Cedar Falls and other towns. Waterloo led outside relief with 21013.79, Cedar Falls 2616.08, La Porte City 1879.51, and the county remainder 548.00. sums cover provisions rent fuel hospital medical public health nurse and overseer of poor plus widows pensions totaling 28092.57. County board expenses reached 4208.65. An inserted ad promotes a cough remedy with J W Grove signature.

Board of Health Waterloo Cedar Falls Lua Porte City

Neighboring cities back building code amendment plan

Waterloo Real Estate board secretary Co B Williams reports that Dubuque Davenport Cedar Rapids and Fort Dodge real estate circles favor a proposed amendment to allow cities of 25000 or more to adopt a building code. Current law reserves that power to cities of 50000 or more. Local word says the amendment will pass by a substantial majority.

Co. B. Williams Waterloo Real Estate Board Dubuque Davenport Cedar Rapids Fort Dodge

Return from Florida trip with family ends in town

A. B. Cropper arrived yesterday afternoon with his wife and daughter after a six weeks stay in Florida. They will stay in the south until April 1. He says most days he found comfort dressing as usual and recalls Town in July where a cold spot caused some suffering. He visited Jacksonville Palm Beach West Palm Beach St. Augustine Miami Key West Fla and Havana Cuba.

A. B. Cropper Florida South Ln Town Altho Hoe Jacksonville Palm Beach West Palm Beach St. Augustine Miami Key West Fla Havana Cuba

Grain men meet in Indianapolis on wheat standards

Mil lers, grain dealers and producers from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee attended a meeting in Indianapolis where government agents explained the wheat standards to be established by the United States department of agriculture.

Indianapolis Ind Indiana Illinois Ohio Michigan Kentucky Tennessee United States Department of Agriculture

Licensed To Wed Arthur Currier and Alicia Bickner

Arthur Currier of New Hartford and Alicia Bickner of New Hartford are licensed to wed. Gordon E. Durnin of La Porte City and Etha Heyl of La Porte City appear as witnesses or parties involved in the license process.

Arthur Currier New Hartford Alica Bickner Gordon E. Durnin la Porte City Etha Heyl

Mrs Heflin Saved From Operation By Fruitola Traxo Remedy

Mrs Carrie Heflin of Goats Kansas credits Fruitola and Traxo for avoiding surgery and relieving gallstones and stomach trouble. Her brother also benefited. medicines from Plans Laboratories Monticello Illinois are advertised without prescription, with local Waterloo retailers listed.

Carrie Heflin Pinus Laboratories Monticello I[l Waterloo Wangler Gros. Co East Fourth St Anida J. Miller West Fourth St Illinois

Testimonials for medicines by Lydia E Pinkham Company

The unsolicited letters from women praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities nervousness weakness stomach troubles and the blues. Company verifies writers consent and accuracy before using any testimonials.

Lydia E. Pinkham

Dress Up Week Sign of Spring In Waterloo

Merchants of Waterloo plan a week long Dress Up Week from March 18 to 35 inclusive as a spring style push. Fred Fenton says the event will draw shoppers with an emphasis on clothing and home dress, followed by Spring Dress Up Week from March 31 to April 7.

Merchants of Waterloo Fred Fenton Waterloo Retail Merchant's Association Mr. Menton Times

Cuban veterans demand resignation of Menocal

New York March 1 resignations of President Menocal of the Cuban republic are urged by veterans of the Cuban war for independence. The demand, reported by Dr Orestes Ferrara the Liberal party's U.S. representative, is signed by Thomas Fadro Grinan as president of the veterans.

New York Monocal Calte Orestes Ferrara Liberal Party Thomas’ Fadro Grinan

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