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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1913
Page
7
Cedar Heights residents voted 7 to 13 to issue $4,000 in bonds for a new school house. Construction starts at once and aims to open when school resumes in September. The town also notes salary news, local errands, and community happenings including park lighting, weather impacts on crops, and local visits.
Mr and Mrs C C Lamson named the block between Second and Third avenues west and South and Washington streets Russell Square. The owners filed the name with County Recorder Plummer. Their Waterloo West holdings include a beautiful home, six more residences and vacant lots. A lawn and tennis court attract attention as passersby admire the area. Lamson said disposition of vacant property remains undecided. the current contour will remain a natural beauty spot.
J H Hildebrand, chairman of the Black Hawk County Progressive committee, announced a forthcoming Bull Moose rally likely as a banquet. Plans are in embryo with the aim to honor Roosevelt followers, with state and national Progressive speakers to be invited. Local organizers have consulted a majority of the county committee before moving ahead.
Waterloo respected Jersey cattle expert Prof. Hugh G Van Felt sails Saturday for an eastward trip. He will address the American Jersey Cattle Club in New York City at its annual meeting on Wednesday. He plans to visit dairy farms in New York and Virginia and may stop in Shelbyville, Kentucky on the way.
Cedar Falls May 5 A Clapella choir of Cedar Falls offers a concert at the Presbyterian church this evening with soloists Miss Anna G. Childe and L. Welles, duetists Miss Winnifred Merrill and Mr. Bruce Lybarger, accompanist Miss Lola M. Kafeed, and conductor B. W. Merrill. This is Prof. Welles last hearing before he leaves for Paris to study with noted European masters. Mrs Cascaden Lost Bracelet Girl Returned It While returning from Waterloo on Saturday evening Miss Edith Hammond found a valuable bracelet on a street car belonging to Mrs Thomas Cascaden and returned it to the owner who expressed gratitude with a substantial reward.
The Grand s manager McClinton donated the little play house for Tuesday evening with all proceeds aiding the Cedar Falls baseball association to improve grounds. Tonight the performance will be Romeo and Juliet for patrons. Merner Noble, son of Mr and Mrs Wim Noble, finishing chemistry studies at Ann Arbor will join Squabbs Chemical Co Brooklyn as assistant manager. Chas W Steeter, ex Cedar Falls boy, now superintendent of the Kansas City Southern railroad, where a passenger train was held up by a lone bandit with passengers robbed. Rock Island officials visited Cedar Falls, inspecting depot and yards, praising local employees and departing after about an hour.
Plans announced for three new Waterloo structures costing about 36000. Dr Dunkelberg flags a 40 by 89 foot brick two story building near Commercial and Sixth for business lower floor and apartments above. Ten houses in Greenfield addition, totaling about 20000, rise to July 1. Burton Witton and T F McDonnell completed three two story frame residences on Summit Avenue at 7500. Mrs Mina Bain of California visits Ezekiel Tizer and John H Vizer on Fowler Street.
Public sale of the Cortlandt and Mobile streets residence at 203 slated for Tuesday May 6 at 2 30. Eight rooms modern and well preserved, in a top Waterloo location, with buyer friendly terms to suit. Auctioneer Wm Holland promotes a great bargain. Biograph special A Little Tease Crystal today.
To Whom It May Concern We the American Rescue Workers have come to Waterloo to help orphans. We deny the Reporter May 2 story about contracting for unborn babies. We have not solicited children. One child came to us and the mother wrote us. We visited to see what she wanted. the baby was nursed and is now with its mother. The child had no diseased eye. We talked with a county official who will help place children. Adjutant T R Wallach and Mrs Wallach 1016 Eleventh Street West Phone 2173 Red P5. They deny another unborn babe in view.
Rome May Pope Pius held his first audience since illness this morning with Cardinal Dominic Ferrata, recently back from Malta where he led the Eucharistic congress as papal legate. The pope showed keen interest, asking detailed questions about the event. A Little Tease, biograph special, Crystal today.
The Waterloo Evening Courier warns readers of a final sale for the five volume Everybody's Cyclopedia offered at $2.35, down from $12.00, with an express shipment option for out of town readers. The publisher’s notice states stock will soon be exhausted and urges clipping the certificate this week.
Tuesday afternoon groups including Pansy club Mrs J Wilson 323 Center and Even Dozen club Mrs F C Sage 930 Walnut hold events. Euchre club Mrs George Myers 118 Harrison and Sunset club Mrs A J Strong 510 Cortlandt also meet. Bible class No 47 led by Mrs F M Traphagan 923 Washington and Sons of Veterans auxiliary at 2:30 at G A R hall. Tuesday evening Cecelian society card party at St Marys auditorium Lydia society led by Miss Grace Harbaugh 19 Wellington Tieten Hotten club picnic Miss Clara Streveler 889 Logan Ave Regular Lady Maccabees Waterloo hive No 22 meet at A O U W hall. Daughters of Isabella meet 7:45 with program at K C hall. Helmet Lodge No 89 K of FB convenes 8 pm with business and invitations to Nashua and Grundy Center. big dinner at 6:20. H W Grout speaks tonight at 8 in Walnut Street Baptist church parlors on last legislature work.
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