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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1913
Page
10
Cedar Falls Daily News asks subscribers to report any delivery irregularities to Clarence Wynkoop business agent at 123 Main St. J G Packard notes Waterloo Evening Courier correspondence.
In Cedar Falls Iowa events include attorney J B Newman in Waterloo to take evidence in the McCaskill district court trial. B Phillips visited Waterloo. Yeoman lodge pre sociable at MacCabe hall. Fred B Miller returns from North Dakota and Montana. Miss Mary Kellogg departs for St Charles Minnesota after visiting the Keeps. Mrs T J Burr returns from Independence. Alta Santee is sick with typhoid fever at home. John Harner released from typhoid illness to downtown. Altar society of Catholic church meets at Mrs W W Ransom's Main Street home Thursday. Mr and Mrs Faye Baron and daughter leave for Brainerd Minnesota to farm. Mr and Mrs Thos Casey depart for Hammond Indiana after ten days with relatives. McKee family to spend winter in California after selling College Hill store. Teachers College faculty to Des Moines for State Teachers convention. Sept Francis says teachers from nearby towns will visit Thursday and Friday. Teachers College to host visiting teachers. Training school department closes Thursday and Friday for convention. Mrs Leon Carney hosts MCarners club Friday at corner Clay and Fourth. Civic league meeting moved to Commercial club rooms due to Mrs Bennison’s absence.
An advertisement touts Protone as a flesh-building tonic boosting nerve, blood cells, and muscle for rapid gains. It claims a pound-a-day results, offers a free sample with a return address, and lists Detroit based company details with a sales pitch and a local Waterloo distributor.
T A Long sr born March 18 1886 in Woodford county died at Mercy hospital on Sunday Nov 2 1915. He married Margaret Darraugh March 12 1848 and came to Iowa settling in Waverly in 186? The family includes three sons and three daughters with D A Long Jr dead in 1912. Surviving children are Mrs Florence Crosby Woodward Okla Mrs Ella Leden Pueblo Colo Mrs Jensie Potter Los Angeles Cal Arthur and Atlas of Waverly. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p m from the Long home with Rev Stubbs officiating. The rest of items describe local society notes and visits.
Mrs D Bennison will travel tonight to Omaha after a telegram from that city reporting her mother Mrs Jno Matheson critically ill. Mrs Matheson was injured earlier when she and her husband were thrown from a street car and since then complications have developed.
The Brotherhood of the Congregational Church met with Dr. Vandeveer on Franklin Street to hear explanations of the currency bill by Messrs. Gilkey and Leavitt. Over thirty attended, light refreshments were served by Mrs. Vandeveer, and the evening was favorably received.
Cedar Falls Iowa November 4 Special The Guptill Bros Creamery and Ice Cream company lost their factory at Twenty first and Tremont streets to a late night fire. The blaze discovered around midnight consumed the entire plant before firefighters could contain it. The owners, described as young hustlers, plan to rebuild promptly though the cause is undetermined.
The Holstein Breeders Association, formed about a year ago in the southern Black Hawk County area, announces its first sale of the season on November 25 at Waverly. Over 80 head of pure bred and high grade cattle have been consigned, signaling strong farmer enthusiasm and active organization.
The article notes women registering at a rest room expressed pleasure with its Bargain Monday feature allowing a convenient place to rest while waiting for trains. It reports social visits, travel plans, moving to Larchwood Iowa, operations at Mercy Hospital, and local residents including Mrs. Win Cronin, Mrs. Bert Beck and daughter Dororthy, John Ritzinger, Dale Gaylord, Mrs. W. D. Bailey, Hazel Nichols, Gladys Ramsey, Edward Rabe and two children, George Hunt, and Clara Schroeder.
Atlanta Nov 4 The Good Words piece from the Atlanta federal prison mocks Thomas M. Osborne of New York for his self imposed prison stay to study inmate life. It calls his effort well meant yet futile and argues judges should endure similar confinement to advance justice and decency in criminal administration.
The sale of William Galloway’s Willian Galloway’s firm draws great interest with public sale set for tomorrow in Wark Wowk county. The column notes farm improvements, local visitors, and upcoming weather forecasts affecting the event and nearby residents including Miss Florence Zahler’s return from Union county to Waterloo.
Mrs Ed Wilcox and children visited her parents in Independence last week. A. B. Ometts and Mrs C Guogenshusar met Wednesday afternoon. A community dance drew attendees to Walker Thursday evening. Bert Smith plans a one foot expansion to his cream station. Russell Lotis of Oelwein visited friends here last week. Mrs Atina Van Orsdal returned from a visit with her brother in Stanwood. LMA met Thursday afternoon with Mrs M J Sand. Mr and Mrs James Peek hosted relatives from Ohio last work. Mrs C A Brady traveled to Cedar Rapids Wednesday for a few days.
Woman's National Journal promotes mercurized wax as a simple home treatment to shed worn skin and reveal a fresh underskin. It claims rapid, zero-risk results with nightly application and warm water wash, plus a saxolite and hazel formula for wrinkle reduction.
Clear skies and moderate temperatures are expected across Washington for the coming week. NWS observers predict daytime highs in the mid 60s and nights near 50 with light winds and little precipitation.
Watertoo lodge No 105 A F and A M convenes at the Masonic temple this evening with third degree work on the agenda.
An ad offers Pyranit Pile Remedy claiming fast relief without surgery. It urges readers to mail a coupon for a trial package to prove its effectiveness, promising painless results and urging immediate action.
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