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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1912
Page
10
Announcing a fresh price scale on Wilton carpets for spring from Hardwick & Magee Company Philadelphia. Bundhar Wiltons 9x12 at 35 dollars Hardwick Wiltons 9x12 at 40 dollars French Wiltons 9x12 at 50 dollars. Complete line in sizes with special orders.
Big display of Alex Smith and Sons Axminsters Seamless Velvet and Brussels rugs at spring prices. Direct purchase from top manufacturers for spot cash. Policy of large volume business ensures low prices. Select now before the spring rush. goods held and delivered on demand.
A Clarksville resident Miss Etta Burkholder aged 65 died of heart trouble at 4 pm yesterday at her niece Mrs Minnie Slattery home. She was born Feb 21 1847 in Pennsylvania and leaves a Shell Rock sister and Albert Burkholder in California. Funeral will be in Shell Rock beside her father Henry Burkholder. Wedding Tonight At the M E parsonage Rev Mr Ross will marry Edward Detra and Hazel Ray at 7 pm. Detra is son of William Detra and Ray daughter of Mr and Mrs Craay. They will move to New Bacon Alberta after visiting Chester Joliet Dexter Minnesota and Mary Wis.
The building committee and official Shoard of Grace M. E. church decide to add an echo organ and chimes to the gallery. The large instrument already bought will occupy the choir left in the handsome new church at the head of Walnut and Fifth streets, completing the project.
At a Waterloo Motor Boat Club meeting in WY M C A rooms the group proposed a candidate for river front commissioner. A petition listed M B Neff, likely to run on the W M Law ticket. Five new members joined, club now about 30 strong for the season. next meeting April 1 to print and distribute constitution and by laws.
Cedar Rapids March 5 John T. Hamilton former state board of control member said in an interview he would accept the Democratic nomination for governor if offered but would not campaign actively for the post.
In 1773 over 6,000 women stitched fine embroideries that made St. Gall famous. By 1800 the number rose to 30,000 as the industry spread to Baden Württemberg Bavaria western Austria and areas around Lake Constance, expanding across much of the region.
An 18 year old girl at 320 Eighth Street West pretended to end her life by feigning poison ingestion with a chloroform bottle. Family, neighbors, and a physician witnessed the act before the bottle was revealed as harmless. The physician called it a mental crisis and departed, leaving the case to become a family dispute.
The state primary law opens county offices to any candidate who circulates petitions and gains two percent of voters who backed the top ticket, neutralizing party rings. Instances show the system can still produce odd nominations like a mentally unsound candidate, while juries in local cases have endured long, unproductive deliberations with several failed verdicts into the night.
H B Ellsworth, longtime Waverly resident and father of Edward Ellsworth, died at his son’s home in Ionia after a long illness. A pioneer who built the first Cedar River log cabin near East Bremer avenue, Ellsworth lived in the area sixty years and was active in the Loyal Order of Moose. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal church.
Last evening the local Eagles Aerie 69 initiated sixty candidates at Bagles hall on Fifth street east. A banquet followed the initiatory with laughter and merriment filling the hall. The festivities lasted several hours and included a splendid feed for members and new initiates.
Eggs drop to about 23 24 24 cents per dozen at many outlets. Dealers expect further declines if sunny weather continues. Orange butter at 3 84 cents per pound. Trade butter around 20 cents, with variations by brand.
Traveling salesman Lewis Bo Bevier of Waterion filed for bankruptcy with the court. His liabilities amount to 410 dollars and a creditors meeting is set for March 1. IQ Gould, with 500 dollars in liabilities and no assets, also filed for bankruptcy with a creditors meeting on March 1. Objections to the Isadore Oppenheim bankruptcy composition were filed. the 4 percent composition will stand unaltered.
Mareh h Spe Mali HH Armstrong a prominent Fort Dodge capitalist and head of Plymouth gypsum and clay industries married in Chicago yesterday to Wiktelmona Williams at the Clarkstone hotel. The couple planned a southern extended wedding trip after the ceremony.
A western town mayor faces a serious charge for buying prairie chickens and shipping them east. Deputy game warden E F E Brees investigates after reportedly finding 200 trapped and shot birds. potential fine up to 1000 dollars. Flocks of 400 prairie chickens were observed between Jesup and Littleton, indicating the birds may remain abundant next summer. Quails have suffered from heavy snow and cold, with many dead found across the county.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Baneck born 1829 married Stephen Zummak in 1848 yielding two children, one died in infancy and Julius Zummack lives north. She married Wm. Trebon in 1857 producing eight more children, three daughters and five sons, now three surviving Herman Reinhart and William. Survived by husband, four sons, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Passed after a month of illness from paralysis. A faithful German Lutheran, services by Rev. Lobeck conducted Friday at 2 pm. Burial in Lutheran cemetery Independence Iowa. March 4, 1972.
A canine ownership dispute between George Kohler and Guy Walker led to Walker’s arrest after Kohler filed a complaint. In police court the case was adjourned for an afternoon session amid unclear terms of a prior dog sale. George Riabon, 32, was jailed for ten days for vagrancy.
Waterloo lodge No 290 B P O E held its annual meeting at the hall on Sycamore street electing Exalted Ruler A Moore Esteemed Leading Knight J F Ashe Esteemed Loyal Knight J C Murtagh Esteemed Lecturing Knight Howard Dunkelberg Secretary Dr G E Funston Treasurer George N Garrettson Tyler Harry A Dunkelberg Trustee Dr E K Dunkelberg Delegate to grand lodge meeting at Portland Ore G Stearns Alternate W R Law to be installed at first regular meeting in April for 1911-1912.
A recent department ruling lifts the local postal savings bank deposit restriction allowing postmasters and clerks to accept deposits from any applicant. The change aims to boost deposits, offering a secure nest egg option without disclosing depositor identities. A separate circular says postal savings bond holders can obtain full face value by applying to the Washington board, avoiding market discounts. Ton Althouse travels to Bowman North Dakota to visit his sister for a month.
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