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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1911
Page
1
Chicago wheat shows initial weakness then advances driven by aggressive buying from two prominent houses. May futures opened up and eased, later rallying to around 90 1 2 cents. Oats firm, hogs drop, pork and lard prices move lower. weather forecasts call for unsettled conditions.
Dewey Ritner a 13 year old boy was held to court after Miss Opie Brown also 13 was shot in the face with a shotgun and died. The accused claims accident while witnesses and a dying statement suggest the shooting may have been unintentional. County Attorney Mattox questioned several children who witnessed events at the boy's home and on the schoolyard.
Sacramento March 18 the judiciary committee of the senate recommended passage of a bill to bar Asiatic aliens from owning land in California. The measure forbids any alien not eligible for citizenship and any majority alien owned corporation from acquiring land, while land already owned by Asians is exempt.
KB, Klinefelter and P L Smith returned from Lost Island Iowa after several days of duck hunting. They bagged twenty three birds despite the cold and had to chop decoys free last Thursday. Weather was too cold but warmer days could bring good shooting.
Fr M Devendorf urges elevating Greeks to American citizenship standards as a Waterloo concern. A banquet for the Y M C A raises 5000 dollars to sustain year end operations May 1. Local leaders including W R Jameson Roger Leavitt H R Lee and Judge Franklin C Platt outline work with boys and juvenile reform efforts. Fifty attendees at two long tables enjoy decor and a gym exhibition.
By March 26 the basement of the new church may be occupied but insurance adjustments delay use. Rev Frank Cole and the First M E Church board planned worship there tomorrow but will join First Congregational with Pastor Rollins instead. The old church status and lease remain unclear. The congregation, houseless for three Sundays, expects to be housed in their own building soon.
London reports the Free Churches national council initiating a drive to enlist church workers for world arbitration. Ministers are urged to preach on arbitration this Sunday and to unite Britain and America for a peace day endorsing Grey Taft proposals. Albert Hall demo planned with Church of England support.
Cedar Rapids reports Maytag Mason Motor Co representative H K Seanor spent a week at the Show extolling Iowa built cars. The Maytag is praised for power, hill climbing, quiet operation, and silent running. Seanor cites a 10,000 mile mid winter Snow Plow trip with no repairs, noting Glidden tour as easier by comparison.
Seeds of kindness planted thirty years ago by W. Cutler in Central Illinois bore fruit when Mrs. Jennie Cook, who died recently at Ames Town, left him cash, real estate and bonds valued at 86 000. The reward followed Cutler curing a drink habit of his own expense for his brother, Mrs. Cook's younger brother, and two close friends.
The depot was broken into last night and United States mail and express packages robbed. The safe was untouched. An estimate of losses cannot be made, but it is believed large. John W. Sickelsmith of Greenghorn, Pa has three children who often catch colds. He praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy, sold by dealers.
Ground floor Lyndra Cate Bidg hosts a city “In Brief” with notes on Safe Shannon's return from a Colorado trip, O and Martin relatives visiting Webster City, Waters from Worthington Minnesota, Knight visiting Waterloo, and many local updates. Reads like a lively snapshot of people, travel, and community events.
Customs around Old Bailey executions are described. The governor of Newgate hosted breakfast for visitors with kidneys as the principal dish, and a glass of brandy was often required. Afterward, the hangman held a reception at the Green Dragon in Wreet street, where he fraternized with admirers and sold the rope for sixpence per inch.
Under the Waverly Industrial association 120 business men attended a booster banquet at the Fortner hotel. A A Broadie acted as toastmaster and speakers urged upbuilding of Waverly through population growth factories and industrial prosperity. Slogan seen: Waverly Wants You.
New York March 18 Andrew Little renowned type founder and organizer of Farmer Little & Co. died at his home after a brief illness at age 85. He retirement occurred about twenty years ago. The notice highlights his prominence in the printing trade nationwide.
Mrs. J F Busey, four miles southeast of Waterloo on Gilbertville road, died at 2 40 pm after a morning fire accident while lighting the kitchen fire. Flames engulfed her as she fled, she became critically burned and died within hours. Her husband suffered a knee injury. a farmhand injured his heel. Born Illinois 1861, married Champaign Oct 1 1888 to J F Busey. Survived by husband four children Viola Estella Opal and John 8, plus relatives in Waterloo and Champaign. Burial in Champaign. funeral at home Monday, body to Champaign for interment.
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