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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1912

Page

3

Opportunity at Waterloo Door Promises Record Dairy Show

Prof Hugh G VanPelt reports eastern breeders eye Waterloo as the state hosts a grand dairy cattle congress and Jersey prizes with new imports and meet plans. Noted Jer sey breeders Hood Graves and Munn announced tours and Jersey club banquet speakers praised Waterloo preparations.

Waterloo Hugh VanPelt Cattle Congress American Jersey Cattle Club New York City C. I. Hood Lowell Mass Ohio Indiana Illinois Hood Milwaukee T. Graves Maitland M. D. Munn St. Paul Henry Fielden Groton Prof Tawa van Pelt W. W. Marsh

Waterloo Proclaims Clean-Up Week May 6 to 13

Mayor R. C. Thompson designates May 6 through May 13 as cleaning-up week in Waterloo. Citizens urged to clear yards and alleys of winter refuse with help from Civic groups and city departments.

Waterloo R. C. Thompson Waterton Civic Department Wom Club Park Commissioners 1 Front Commissioners Neighborhood Improvement Club City Beautiful League United Eff

Casey Jones Show Lights Up Waterloo Tonight

Casey Jones arrives in Waterloo tonight promising a top notch amusement that lifts moods and promises lasting joy. The note urges postponing other plans to catch the performance and warns against neglecting colds which can lead to contagious illnesses.

Casey Jones the Waterloo

Chicago Wheat Gains On Oklahoma Damage Reports

Chicago May 4 crop damage reports from Oklahoma lifted wheat futures with July moves from 1 8 to 1-4 lower then a rise to 1.11 1-2 as dust and cracked fields in Kansas boosted sentiment. Corn and oats followed with mixed early weakness but later firming on leads from wheat. Provisions advanced at yards with pork at 19.40, lard at 11.25, ribs at 10.62 1/2 after steady to higher starts.

Chicago Oklahoma France trans-Missouri Kansas Canadian Pacific Pommoylvania Texas Rock Island Calvo Union Pacific Baltimore and Ohio Southern Pacific Brooklyn United States Steel Pfd Amalgamated Copper Northern Pacific Great Northern St. Paul Missouri Pacific New York Central S.es H. W

Many to Adopt Little Children

Waterloo residents show strong desire to adopt homeless children after Ida Burkitt announced five children to give away. Applicants flood the home, but the humane officer will screen homes carefully. a 14-year-old girl has a probation placement in Greenfield addition while the 16-year-old, who helped care for six siblings, remains with humane oversight.

Waterloo Intcinity Courier Ida Burkitt Washburn Greenfield Addition

Michigan boards bars Bay City man over leprosy fear

Des Moines May 4 The Michigan state board of health refused Herman Hirschfeldt Bay City businessman detained at Centerville Iowa permission to re enter Michigan Officials said he was believed to have leprosy He had visited Centerville relatives and was detained on diagnosis A special train might be required to return him to Michigan and a Surgeon General ruling was awaited.

Des Moines Michigan State Board of Health Herman Hirschfeldt Bay City Centerville Michigan Cuteldt Michigan Health Board Hirschfeldt Rock Island Railroad Hirschfeld Rupert Blue

Elevation of Gas Company Building in Waterloo

The Citizens Gas and Electric company in Waterloo has received a front elevation drawing from Philadelphia for a three story building with basement to be erected at Park avenue and Commercial street. The plan shows a mezzanine on the first floor and a frontage of 4 feet 60 inches on Park avenue and 60 feet on Commercial street. Local officers know little about construction details or method.

Waterloo Citizens Gas & Electric Company Controlling Corporation Philadelphia Buiding Park Avenue Commercial Street iTark Avenue Lo Fcal

Davenport Boy Wins Eastern Illinois High School Declamatory Contest

Alvin Ruten Beck of Davenport captured first place in the declamatory contest of the eastern Illinois and western Iowa high school association. Dudley of Canton and Magill of Venice, HL, placed second and third as the athletic meet of the association continues in Galesburg today.

Davenport Wiens Kewanee Alvin Rutenbeck Association of High Schools of Ilona Western Uinois Dudley Canto Magill Veniceton Associatce Galesburg

St Louis Live Stock and Chicago Market Prices May 4

Livestock and commodity notes from St Louis and Chicago dated May 4. St Louis receipts: cattle 300 steady open. hogs 4,500 strong. sheep 300 steady. Chicago butter eggs cheese and poultry prices mixed. potatoes firm. Hog market opened steady to higher then slowed. receipts estimate 34,000 for Monday with 16,818 hogs left over.

Louis St. Louis Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Chicago Cine Kansas City South Omaha Omaha Neb Texas

Waterloo market report shows varied livestock and produce prices

The Waterloo market listing details cattle hogs hay and grain values, including No 2 white and No 1 veal calf prices, pork and hides quotes, dairy butter eggs potatoes and poultry figures, with multiple price ranges and stock descriptions across categories. Leader entities include Waterloo and New York markets with dated pricing context.

Waterloo Jgittevilles Wellington Yellow Eagle Turkey Adlea Peters Pion

Tailoring Upgrades Offered by Waterloo Makers

Sam T. Lewis Co announces high class tailoring with style fit and workmanship at prices from 30 to 87.50 dollars. Garments made in Waterloo under the Waterloo Way slogan. Visit 6165 Lafayette Street in the Waterloo Theatre Building to learn more about their new methods.

Waterloo SAM T. Lewis CO Lafayette Street Waterloo Theatre

Special Session Brief. Garbage Issue Postponed

City council met last night at city hall and reached no decision on garbage disposal or license repeal for refuse collectors. The ordinance committee and city solicitor will report at the next meeting May 18. They awarded the contract for bridge fill to Lenis and Kiingaman for 6000 yards at 40 cents per cubic yard totaling 2400 dollars. County and city will share drive way refilling costs. Bonds for city employees including BE A Leighton were read and approved. Try a Courier wanted Mme Savers.

Maeniac Lenis & Kiingaman Whitney Road Bridge BE. A Leighton Land Waterloo

Owen Drum Prefers County Farm Home Life

In Cedar Falls on May 4 special dispatch reports Owen Drum the elderly local figure known as "The merchant in a small way" agreed to spend his remaining years at the county farm after long resistance. He cited ignorant pride for his delay and praised the county farm’s accommodations and food.

Cedar Falls Owen Drum Chas. A. Rownd Mount Vernon Township Drum Beng

Young Dane in Cedar Falls Stricken with Tuberculosis

Lawrence Hansen, 24, long time resident, lies seriously ill at Mrs. Hansen’s home at Clay and Sixteenth streets. In the United States five years, he recently contracted a severe spinal tuberculosis and has been confined to his room ten weeks. local Danish community members provide support as prognosis remains dire.

Barso Cedar Falls Hiss Rareo ARS Grant’ S Street Fredaville Lawrence Hansen Hansen

Runaway injures Cedar Falls women near Main and Twenty second

Mrs. D. W. Logan and Mrs. Fish were seriously hurt when a horse spooked by a paper in the road near Twenty second and Main streets caused them to be thrown from a bogey. Mrs. Logan’s condition is serious. Mrs. Fish will remain home for several days. Also noted. veteran pearl hunter Elwood Rexstrew plans a summer camp on the Cedar River to fish for pearls and sell findings. Cedar Falls furniture store changes ownership as W H Noble sells to Walter Renner, with land in Monona county part of the deal.

Cedar Falls D. W. Logan Fish Great Western Twenty-second Logan Elwood Rexstrew Cedar Flex~ Strew Rex W. H. Noble EK. M. Brown Walter Renner Waterloo Noble Monona County

Cedar Falls Faces Busy Building Season and Notables

Cedar Falls enters a busy building period as Andrew Nielsen begins a new home on Sixteenth and Washington, bringing total new Cedar Falls houses to twenty five this season. Miss Faye Palmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Palmer, will join the Chicago Ladies orchestra as trombone soloist for the summer after graduating from the Teachers' College in June and touring the Midwest in a two month stint.

Cedar Falls Andrew Nielsen Sixteenth Washington Streets Nielsen Cedar Falla Teachers’ College Chicago Ladies’ Orchestra Faye Palmer G. E. Palmer Chicago

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