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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1912
Page
10
Political chatter swirls over a possible new ticket for mayor with hints of liberal and conservative candidates. The past week carried rumors from church groups temperance organizations and civic groups about selecting a yet unnamed candidate, but no definite slate has emerged today.
A bold advertisement touts Kellogg’s Sanitone Wafers as the ultimate nerve strengthener. It claims rapid, lasting, safe results with a 50 cent free trial and a mailed sample to every applicant, urging men and women to send name and address for delivery.
The Cedar Falls school treasurer contest drew 441 votes as W. N. Hartrop, backing Citizens Savings, defeated Leo Paulger by 11. The election followed Australian ballot limits with lively campaigning and turnout. Nearby reports note a Cedar Falls commercial club visit, a rare town meeting on school matters, and the Iowa German Evangelical church conference upcoming in April.
Joseph Reiserwitz, a Cedar Falls resident since 1884, died yesterday after a long illness. Born in Schoenheide Ohlesein in 1838, he was 74. He leaves a wife and two daughters. Funeral Wednesday afternoon at the German Lutheran church in Waterloo, conducted by Rev. Mueller.
L E Park real estate man answered a rumor saying it was only a guess as he hurried to a Board of Trade meeting. The community shows division over adding a new ticket with four mayoral candidates to date including P L Christensen socialist R C Thompson W M Law and W R French.
Nashville March 12 Miss Anna B Hooper daughter of Gov Ben Hooper aged nine delivers the first equal suffrage speech in the Tennessee state house. She planned it herself and asked her father's stenographer to copy it Then she led officials to the house rostrum and spoke urging women to vote citing Mrs Pankhurst. Housekeepers learn California oranges are notably good this year with favorable retail prices.
The State Teachers College faculty arranges a rural school conference in Cedar Falls starting April 15 to address better facilities and farm life for country youths. Superintendent J A Deyo will preside and many speakers will present. County superintendents are expected to join.
The Independent judge Charles E. Ransier is urged for the supreme bench. He has few reversals in appeals over five years and is praised for thorough knowledge, prep work, and fair trial rulings. A leading Black Hawk lawyer notes his high affirmations rate above 90 percent.
The Greenwood cemetery association will meet at Mia Win Lawrence corner of Eleventh and Clay on Wednesday afternoon March 13 for a picnic supper. President H H Seerley leaves for Boulder to speak at Northwestern Colorado Teachers' meeting. Mrs Daisy Harris sustained serious injuries after slipping on ice in falling snow. Various local people return home or move here for improved schools and employment. Prof C A Fullerton attended a Northwestern Iowa Teachers meeting in Sioux City and reported a profitable session. Mrs Martha W Shelley returns from Bowling Green Mo. O Randa returns to Woodbine and resumes duties at the depot. Charlie Batts and Roehmierte attend Grand United Workmen meeting. Kensington O G S meets with Mrs Wicknell and Mrs George Wyth assisting. John T Henning and family relocate to Tenth and Bluff for better schools. Mr and Mrs William Morgan celebrated recovery from pneumonia. Prof and Mrs C P Colgrove depart for Minneapolis and Duluth with lectures and visits to Schillings. Cedar Falls theatre manager plans March 18 show with a strong company from Waterloo and Marshalltown. The Lion and the Mouse may be scheduled for Cedar Falls. Arthur Bicknell had a tumor removed above the right eye, refused anesthetic, watched the operation in a mirror and stayed conscious throughout.
Mrs Samuel Kirkwood Stevenson of Iowa City spoke at the YWCA lunch in Waterloo on her sociological study of women and children in factories. She urges a state woman factory inspector and noted her work under the employers liability commission. Waterloo federated clubs may back the campaign while local factories already show interest in improving conditions.
Official publication invites sealed bids for paying guttering and curbing on West Fourth Street Waterloo Iowa from Bluff to Washington, with street widening and concrete curb, brick blocks over rails, asphalt pavement, five year guarantee and bond. Costs assessed to abutting property owners under state law. Bid opening March 22, 1912.
City of Waterloo invites bids for asphalt street paving and curb work to be completed by mid 1912. Projects include 1690 to 3012 square yards of paving, curb and gutter, and special assessment certificates paid at par upon completion. Bids must include 200 dollar certified checks and follow prescribed forms.
Official publication notes paving of West Fifth and Commercial streets in Terloo Iowa. Work includes paving about 130 feet of roadway from a southeasterly point to a southeasterly line, five feet wide for the roadway, with Portland cement concrete curb on each side and curb re set where removable.
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