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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1912
Page
3
The Waterloo market drew forty sellers and a strong buyer turnout as apples, live poultry, potatoes, honey and other goods sold briskly. The season has been deemed a success with gardeners planning larger acreage next year and market locations solidified on Third Street East and at Commercial and Seventh Streets.
Minneapolis speaker John Bowen of the justice department cites parental indifference as driving 63 percent of trafficking in women and girls and urges strict Mann Act enforcement. He warns of widespread crimes including pseudo theatrical agents, traveling salesmen, and brokers profiting from trafficking across states.
Mr Fred Bates of Forest Day Pa reports his baby recovered after using Mellin's Food. After five to eight months the child weighed fourteen pounds total, and within twenty four hours of starting Mellin's Food showed improvement with six pounds gained over three months. Free sample offer from Mellin's Food Co Roston Maga.
In Meyers court Co E McCafrey and Fred Adams pled guilty and were fined one hundred dollars or brief jail time. Officers were ordered to aid the prisoners in leaving the city. The men, repeated beggars, were deemed a threat to public order. Mike Nicholas faced disorderly conduct charges but was dismissed when the witness did not appear. G Wolf paid costs after filing the complaint following a street clash with Nicholas.
Barter representing the Union Label Moving Picture show arranged with the Trades and Labor council to present a free educational entertainment on Tuesday November 26. The program includes motion pictures illustrated songs and a lecture on union labels with stereopticon views. Attendance is free and souvenirs are given. women are invited and union men are urged to attend with their families.
Denver reports the Colorado Eastern shows a $19 annual income against $15 000 in expenditures with a single locomotive one passenger coach one freight car and one flat car. The line runs daily Scranton and back amid hopes to sever assets for profit as options loom for Rock Island to use the line.
New York authorities reveal a district attorney report on usury losses with 100000 people, including 30000 municipal workers, caught in loan shark schemes. It cites personal crises, defalcations, thefts, and forced resignations, urging a civil bureau to aid victims and a legal ruling on confession of judgment validity.
Candidates from Republican Democrat and Progressive tickets press voters in local factories as election day nears. With many workers in plants near 1 000 employees each the factories offer access to thousands of potential voters. County Auditor Rainbow stacks election material ahead of Tuesday vote as Sample Ballots circulate widely.
Des Moines reports Keokuk delivers swift punishment in a rape case. Cavanaugh committed the crime Tuesday afternoon, was jailed, indicted by the grand jury Wednesday, pleaded guilty Thursday, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was transported to Fort Madison the same day, about forty eight hours after the crime.
Two injunctions were filed in district court to compel Polk County officials to restore the party lever on voting machines for the November 5 election and to revise appointive lists of judges and clerks. J E B Holmes leads one petition for the Progressive Central Committee, while C Cooter leads the other for the Democratic side. The petitions seek a mandamus to require restoring the lever or barring its use, contending the current distribution prevents straight party voting as required by Iowa law.
Two special cars on Illinois Central Nos. 3 and 4 were in the local yards last night. They belonged to Assistant General Manager T. J. Foley and General Superintendent A. E. B. Chff, who spent the night there in an inspection. They left today for the west. Traffic on the Viingis Central has been heavy, making on time service hard, with double trackage east of Waterloo increasingly needed.
In Central Park an Irish goat named Kilkenny overpowered Mose the elk after an angora goat was brought into the enclosure. Mose charged twice, Kilkenny rammed him, and together with stag hound Bess and a pitchfork Mose was driven into a corner. Ten minutes later Mose and Kilkenny declared it a draw.
Mrs Thresay Engiert, about 90, pioneer resident near Fairbank, died at her son Lewis Engiert’s home while visiting for two weeks. Survived by two sons and three daughters including John in California and Lewis in Fairbank. funeral set for Saturday at 10 a.m. at a parish church, burial beside husband.
Band of Waterloo furnishes music as the Business Men's Temperance association urges public toilet rooms. If the city resists, the ad says they can be provided privately, claiming it can be done.
Mr. Henry Uingelbach, formerly with Lingelbach Oleander, purchases the tailor shop of B. C. Miller at 185 1 2 Bridge street and will offer general tailoring cleaning pressing and repairing. EB Miller to California. Visit Mayer's 5 and 10 cent store for latest song hits and have pieces played on piano before leaving. Large window sale 10 cents per copy.
The Emanuel Evangelical church in Courthouse square extends revival services into next week. On Sunday the pastor will speak and every evening Rev. Z A Haehlem, noted as an eloquent speaker, will address the gathering. The Waterloo Business Men's Temperance association asserts strong promises and expects to fulfill them.
The city council in special session granted Illinois Central railroad officials permission to lay tracks across Vine street between Barclay and Lane for ninety days. The project includes a larger turntable extension to the round house and a new wye during urn table construction. work is expected to finish sooner than the ninety day limit.
The Chicago Operatic Co. performs in Waterloo theatre on Thursday evening November 7 under the Universalist church Men’s Brotherhood auspices. The tour is unusually successful with crowded houses, and the program for this city is specially arranged to please. The concert will be sung in Hinglish.
Mrs. A. Biggam of Kansas City Missouri shares a home formula to darken gray hair and promote growth. Mix half pint water with one ounce bay rum one small box Barbo Compound and one quarter ounce glycerine. Apply twice weekly until color deepens then biweekly.
Voters are urged to support the current administration as county officers, arguing the county is out of debt. The notice instructs to place a cross in the square by C. W. Virden in the first column for supervisor, third district.
The article notes many women suffer from female-specific diseases and visit the Findley Co doctors. It praises non surgical treatments, claims rapid relief of chronic female troubles, and advertises free exams at their Waterloo office on East Fourth Street above Wangler stores.
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