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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1913
Page
7
Report of a 7 15 p m cyclone across the river from Council Bluffs causing widespread destruction in Omaha with many deaths and fires. Waterloo notices follow up items including funeral plans, local visits, hospital stays and a bank sale involving the First Savings bank reorganizing into a Farmers Savings bank with price around 118 per share.
Mrs. Wm. Thoms dies at her daughter's home age eighty five born in Germany in 185? came to American in 1886. Survived by husband three sons and three daughters. Funeral 1:30 at Mrs. Reimer's home with Rev. Sinden officiating. Interment Reinbeck cemetery. Jacob Arends operated for appendicitis died Wednesday morning. Albert Graves heads to Franklin Indiana for illness of father. P B O party hosted at Mrs. Chas Adams with B I invited. Geo Pebbles operated for appendicitis. Chas Volberding ill with pneumonia.
David Allen prominent Rockford businessman died last Thursday. Mrs. Will Elliott owns a new piano. Adam Young shipped stock in Chicago totaling 4960 dollars. Guy Holland and Miss Ethel Chapman wed last week. Miss Helen Knapp visited her brother in Des Moines. Miss Edna Metz hosted a young people gathering. Mrs. C. W. Wicks returned to Sisseton S D. Mrs. Almon Mozier back from Oklahoma. Mrs. E. H. Burnett taught Sunday school class Monday afternoon. C. Howell shipped five registered Jersey cows to Sumner Iowa. Miss Anna Parminter a Cedar Rapids teacher vacationing at home. Mrs. W. A. Sparks visiting Chicago this week. Miss Hazel Plumley vacationing at home. H. E. Wyatt listed as sick.
Rev. H. J. Faust presiding elder of Evangelical churches will conduct special services Thursday evening at Calvary Evangelical church ahead of the quarterly meeting beginning next Sunday.
F H Mamillan plans expand with a new Candy Kitchen at 322 Fourth Street West and will consolidate Purity Market at 349 Fourth Street West into a modern butcher shop at 319 Fourth Street West. Purity Market transfer to Mr McMillan completes by April 1 with current management moving stock to 819 Fourth Street West. James Costas Greek confectioner leases Purity space to open a candy kitchen with a Cedar Falls partner. possession soon.
John Foran of Waverly was slightly hurt yesterday afternoon when his motorcycle skidded at the east Fourth and Fremont streets corner. Wet streets caused loss of control as he turned west on Fourth, spraining his right wrist and suffering a cuticle loss on his lower limbs.
In St Albans Vermont Julian Wells and his wife Annie are charged with murder for poisoning two of their seven children, Lewis aged six and Marie aged four, who died in December after post mortems found a common poison in their digestive systems. The mother had claimed the children ate condensed milk stored near rat poison.
A Lynn Massachusetts benefactress Lydia E Pinkham is hailed for founding a herbal medicine used to relieve women’s ailments. Her Vegetable Compound credited with improving health and happiness for thousands of American women.
Delay in train No 7 prevented Judge Ransler from arriving to start the forenoon session in the district court. The Gust Beklares murder trial was continued this afternoon with Wills Nr Birdsall speaking for the defense and General Mullan to resume tomorrow. County Attorney Hoxia to deliver closing. Spectators gathered by 9 AM, many departed after news of the judge's delay. Guat Beldares spoke with his brother Tom at the county jail yesterday.
Philadelphia Virginia Murel 24 Buckeye a favorite horse owned by Mrs E Krewson died after sixteen years. The owner ordered the body placed in a coffin and buried at Blackwood New Jersey in a pasture where the horse grazed as a colt. A carpenter conducted the funeral.
Rev. John Bunyan Smith of Walnut Street Baptist Church left this morning for Dunkerton where he starts a two week revival this evening. A number of Walnut Street Baptist members plan to attend the services at intervals.
Police court heard numerous liquor law violations as a mother and son faced charges. One teen prisoner testified amid chaotic scenes as sentences were imposed, detailing purchases and intoxication while others admitted involvement and a daughter recounted her father’s drunken attack on her mother. The incident ended with police taking control and cautioning witnesses.
A note from a local family in Aiken expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for care and floral offerings during a period of illness and after the loss of a mother.
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