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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1925

Page

17

Right Raid Yields Booze Cargo and 1 Armed Runners

Waterloo police with Buchanan county officers raided the Robert Elliott farm near Jeaup at 2 am uncovering 78 gallons of liquor an automatic 45 caliber pistol a 38 caliber revolver and a car believed stolen. Arrested were Barney Sick of Waterloo and A M Harbor of Chicago who had been asleep in a farm house room. Harbor previously lived in Waterloo and had evaded prior raids. Officers alerted by a tip traced Harbor bringing liquor from Chicago leading to the joint capture and seizure across two counties. The prisoners and liquor were taken to Independence.

Waterloo Police Department Buchanan County Robert Elliott Jeaup Iquor Independence Barney Sick Waterloo A. M. Harbor Chicago Harbor Sariy Iiceman L. Pickens Warren Buckley Buchanan Black Hawk Querly Jesup W. W. Biasier Tr. BR. Wood Elliott Place

Immanuel Lutheran School Pupils Win State Essay Contest

Lola Studt and Eleanor Danken of Immanuel Lutheran School were named winners in a state essay contest conducted by the American Lutheran League. The contest, for grades five to eight, honored top essays from each grade with Eleanor and Lola winning in sixth and seventh grades. Honors will be presented in the school auditorium this evening with H Zopf, state secretary, giving the address.

Lola Studt Eleanor Dankenbring Immanuel Lutheran School American’ Lutheran League Eleanor Lola H. Zopf League

Funeral of Manchester Woman Held Tuesday Afternoon

Miss Gertrude Porteous of Manchester died Sunday evening and was buried Tuesday afternoon after services by Rev. J. Frank Moore. Born June 14 1878 in Prairie township she lived in Manchester most of her life and worked as stenographer in Ipswich S D and later for EB B Stiles and J D Hoyt company. Surviving are her mother four sisters two brothers and A E Porteous of Los Angeles. A Pittsburgh church serves ham and sees each Sunday to Sabbath school attendees.

Manchester Gertrude Porteous J. Frank Moore Congregational Church Prairie Township Manchester High School Cedar Rapids Ipswich S. D EB. B. Stiles J. D. Hoyt Company Elizabeth Harris Anna Kaiser Frances Clark Low Howard Fred John A. E. Porteous Los Angeles Cal Pittsburgh

Cemetery Vandalism Targets Two Cemetery Presidents

Police investigate vandalism at Fairview and Elmwood cemeteries where oil was poured on stones honoring Henry W. Grout and George W. Miller. Grout leads Fairview Cemetery association while Miller heads Elmwood Cemetery association, prompting questions about motive.

Henry W. Grout Fairview Cemetery George W. Miller Elmwood Cemetery Grout Fairview

Vandalism marred Elmwood and Great Monument stones

A report cites defacing feared to come from a grudge against both organizations. W H Wilson, cemetery sexton, found the Great monument damaged yesterday and Miller monument at Elmwood shows similar treatment. Attempts to remove the oil were only partly successful and officials fear lasting harm to the stones.

W. H. Wilson Sexton Miller Elmwood

Buying Sugar Now For The Fruit Season

Mrs Ida Migliario editor of The Household Magazine testifies to Great Western Sugar s suitability for jelly and canning. Households in the Middle West are buying sugar ahead for the fruit season and grocers stock G W Sugar by name.

Middle West Ida Migliario Household Magazine Topeka Great Western Ida Bailey Allen

Great Western Sugar Guarantee Promises Satisfaction

The Great Western Sugar Company of Denver Colorado guarantees Great Western sugar will satisfy jelly making canning preserving and all other sugar uses. It claims to have pleased 2 000 000 housewives as the world’s largest beet sugar refiner.

Great Western Great Western Sugar Company

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