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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
6
A local notice lists potted Kester lilies priced at 56 cents and other items from Bherwood's at 17 East Fourth Street, Charleston. Contact phone 886 3232 for details.
At a Cedar Falls band concert last evening about 200 Waterloo Elks attended. Waterloo lodge No 290 BPOE presented the band with a purple yellow silk flag in appreciation of services rendered. George Hughes presided, C G Stearns spoke, and Sherman T Mears and W R Law also addressed the gathering. Elks then joined a luncheon and speeches at the Odd Fellows hall.
The grand jury returned indictments against James Jarvis and John Watson for the murder of Policeman Lind in Danville three years ago.
Temperature report for May 26 shows a high of 95 degrees and a low of 76 with markings from Buchanan Optical Co. Rev. E A Vallant returned from Toronto due to his mother's serious illness. his son Bert accompanied him. Mrs Vallant remains very low with little hope of recovery.
Miss Florence Hinkle celebrated New York soprano will appear with the New York Symphony Orchestra at the Waterloo theatre Saturday evening. She has just returned from a Canadian engagement as soloist with the Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto, regarded as America’s greatest choral organization. Hinkle’s success was pronounced and instantaneous.
Pat Morris a plasterer on the Jackman building at Commercial and Fifth streets fell from a ladder just before noon and fractured two ribs. He walked home to 652 Eleventh Street West after a physician treated him.
The Ancillae society held a May day social at Sacred Heart hall with games and musical numbers by Della Tritz Agnes McSweeney and Alice McGuire A cafeteria style menu was served and the event was run by Agnes and Helen McSweeney C O T club hosted by Mrs James Trumbauer with guests Mrs Ray Heddin and Mrs Samuel Jenni A St Catherine society gathering was hosted by Mrs A Conley with needlework and refreshments Attendees included Mrs G Sawyer Mrs R Scribner and Miss OConnell of Dubuque Funeral services are set for Mrs Charles E Brill at 616 Allen Street Saturday at 2 30 PM conducted by Rev J E Johnson and Rev W S Johnson Burial will be in Fairview cemetery A fire department crew responding to a pole fire on Sycamore Street collided with a lumber wagon driven by a son of Michael Blitach The wagon’s rear wheel was struck and the driver thrown but no serious injuries were reported.
Representative Pepper will introduce a House resolution to authorize the secretary of war to issue arms and equipment to high school students for military drill. The DC district already has trained cadet battalions and the plan aims to extend it nationwide with bonds and proper regulation.
The New York Symphony Orchestra presents a Saturday concert with an afternoon and evening program. Featured pieces include Overtures from William Tell Mignon and Tannhauser, solos by Christine Miller Florence Hinkle, and ensembles with Quesnel Middleton and others.
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