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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1912
Page
4
County officials debate transparency in welfare aid. A board member urges publishing every recipient and amount, arguing taxpayers deserve to know who benefits from county relief funds. An associate notes possible legal limits, while plans may proceed to publish under authority of restrictions.
Cedar River park residents complain that boys and young men in boats on the river cry out for help and jeer at responders. The warning cites a fable of the boy who cried wolf and urges stopping false alarms to prevent real danger.
Modern river scene noted as sailors aboard a sail boat glide upstream against the wind with evident skill. Boating grows popular this season as launches row boats and canoes attract more people to enjoy the river.
Children from the primary and junior departments of the Dunkerton M B church enjoyed an afternoon outing by the creek with teachers guiding flower and stone hunts and games. The Sunday school adopts a graded system, plans to reduce cradle roll, and aims to boost child engagement. Subscriptions for the Children’s Missionary paper are being taken as reading programs expand, with Children’s Day exercises and related announcements to follow.
KE J Casey eight years old, a factory worker, was fined six dollars for drunkenness by the Waterloo police court yesterday morning. He failed to pay and was ordered to his home to secure the money, but did not return and is now jailed. Also, 38 year old Dort Tleries received ten days for a second drunkenness conviction within a week.
The nursing school graduation at Presbyterian Synodical Hospital was held last evening at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Four graduates received diplomas: Mary Eliza Allen, Nellie Grace Brewster, Eugenia K Jennings, and Huphemia Thompson. The program featured Rev Revie McCollum Jones’s address The Road to Joyous Living and several musical selections by local artists.
At Waterloo Business College the first stenotype from Owensboro Ky arrives as one of the first manufactured. Stenotypy will become a regular department. An additional stenotype in college offices duplicates typewriter work at 6500 impressions per hour with electric motor, one of four in Iowa.
Captain J H Hildebrand announced at the armory that Co L 1 X G will be nearly complete for muster in by Friday evening. Colonel Allen will visit Waterloo next Friday afternoon as the company is mustered into state and nation service. All enlistments require physical exams. applicants should appear at Dr Ben C Everall in Marsh Place for blanks and processing.
Contracts for two commodious homes in Waterton recently awarded. Structures will be completed, signaling expansion in local housing.
The John Marens property on Home Park Boulevard in Waterloo will be sold Saturday May 25 at 3 PM. The estate, described as one of the city’s finest residences, features a modern design with quarter-sawed white oak interiors and nearly new construction. Auctioneer WM Holland invites buyers to attend and bids high.
Senator Kenyon stands as a favorite for re election in the June primary. State Senator Fred Larrabee of Fort Dodge says the junior Iowa senator is gaining broad support across the state. Larrabee notes Kenyon’s leadership on the Lorimer committee and appeal to rank and file voters while acknowledging farmers’ busy seasons could affect turnout. Larrabee left for Dubuque after a brief visit to mobilize support in Linn County and beyond.
A letter from an officer in Mexico Missouri urges Sheriff Shores to summon a man described as about thirty, 200 pounds, resident of Waterloo for two to three weeks. The notice emphasizes Shores detective powers and the urgency of serving the summons.
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