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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1911
Page
4
Rochester visitor J. B. M. Hamilton stops in Waterloo. Several locals travel for family visits, work, and events. Notable items include a Crystal poster, new train time changes, Miss Hazel Talcott wedding in Des Moines, and humane case dismissed after witnesses.
The State Federation of Women's Clubs meets in Sioux City for a two day session. Waterloo delegates listed include Mrs E L Johnson Mrs H W Sigworth Mrs EB A Boges Mrs J H Woods Mrs W B Small and Mrs Matt Parrott with others John Joder & Son advertise Foley Kidney Pills claiming relief from kidney and bladder issues.
Albert N. Michael and Ella J. Michael case ends with court granting separation on Ella's cross-bill for desertion. Alimony set at 600 dollars total, paid weekly as five dollars, plus 50 dollars attorney fees. Michael, a carpenter, previously married, wife recalls cordial home life before alleged desertion on January 1, 1908. Both spouses lived in Buffalo after being married in Canada.
At the weekly Y W C A social in the Century building rooms talks centered on Geneva and its work. Miss Porter from I S T college Cedar Falls discussed Lake Geneva aims and pleasures. Miss Audrey Forfar of St Paul spoke on Geneva with a chalk talk. Piano solos by Miss Gwyneth Sampson and Miss Patty Lindner impressed attendees. Mrs Fred Pettit ran the social, with refreshments served.
New York reports 5000 to 6000 settlers along the Labrador coast suffer from severe food shortages amid a harsh winter. The Grenfell Association plans a $500 aid grant to St John’s for supplies to Battle Harbor. Doctor Hugh P. Greeley and Dr. Harrison B Webster head toward Green Bay and Battle Harbor to lead a relief party.
County Superintendent Moore has finished grading examinee papers for the rural diploma test. Grading results will be classified and announced soon. Officials anticipate several country district pupils will pass and join the county graduating class. arrangements for the exercises will be set in a few days.
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