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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1916

Page

3

Septic tanks demonstration tours planned in Black Hawk County

Poultry husbandry talks scheduled in Grange Township will feature Prof M L Hoffman of Ames College illustrating modern septic tank construction at small cost. Demonstrations will occur Nov 10 11 13 14 15 18 7 18 at multiple farms with two days per tank. Local officials A Burger Iowa State experts Bittenbender and Stoud at Orange Center on Nov 8 to discuss poultry husbandry.

Black Hawkounty M. L. Hoffman Ames College Hoffman Black Mawk County Thomas Hansen Black Hawk Peter Lund Cedar Falls Jack Moser Range Township Simpson-Milferrystal Bennington Offman A. Burger H. Bittenbender K. W. Stoud Iowa State College Ames Orange Center

Polish Glinois Mic Drying Delayed by TER and Ecto Issues

The report notes delays in the Polish Illinois project due to TER related constraints and ecto complications. Officials and engineers are assessing impact on schedule and coordinating corrective actions to resume drying operations.

Indian landowner in Dakota nets cattle wealth

In Saint Paul and North Dakota, Louis Agard, a leading ICH Indian, holds around 80,000 acres on the Standing Rock reserve. He prioritizes cattle over uncertain wheat profits after selling stock calves at a record price. He owns large tracts near Intosh and plans continue. a half-breed with allies Jim Little Eagle and Louis Archamibault accompanies him. A separate Iowa note reports the first issue of The Townsman, a five-cent paper for Iowa soldiers on the Mexican border, praising the guard and noting Waterloo Elks rehearsals for the Tuxedo Miners show.

St. Paul Minn Louis Agard Northwest South Dakota Id Agarn Standing Rock Agard cIntosh Chat Wo Mr. Agard Jim Little Eagle Louis Archamibault Paul Middle Townardsman Iowa Terloo Brownsville Tex America National Guard Tipany Waterloo

City Show Praised For Talent And Spectacle

The most popular and talented young women of the city play key roles in the show. Miller and Draper, who produced last year's Elks show, return in charge with new scenery and more elaborate costumes. The Cedar Falls band and orchestra will supply music for the parade and performance again this year.

Miller & Draper Cedar Falls

Nebraska Cave Man Held as a Vagrant

Omaha dispatch reports John Gonzales a 45 year old Mexican wanderer living as a cave man for weeks north of Florence Nebraska. He was arrested on vagrancy charges after deputies and the Florence marshal found him in a gully with a handkerchief robe and a large club. He spoke after an interpreter and said he had worked as a railway laborer and had fallen in Lincoln injuring his arm. He subsisted on fruit berries and farm handouts while shelters consisted of three twig tepees on lookout points.

Omaha, Neb Florence John Gonzales McShane Douglas County Algat Musgrave Gonzales United States Lincoln

Bogs Buried Seven Days Near Tunnels to Freedom

In Kansas City in November a group entombed 15 feet underground for 16 hours without sustenance. Two dogs belonging to the RoSedale family escaped a trap and returned home after being presumed dead. The incident involved boys and their rabbits near a bluff when a burrow tunnel was chased.

Kansas City Rosedale

Dogs Rescued After Cave-In After Six Days

In a cave-in during a rabbit hunt the dogs were trapped while the boys dug by night and day. One dog appeared after six days, weak but alive, nails worn from digging. A rescue effort near the cave yielded the second dog after about two feet of earth was removed. Both dogs refused food at first, then eagerly ate milk and later food.

Boelcke Dies Unvanquished in Aerial Crash

Berlin reports via Overseas News Agency that Captain Boelcke died Oct. 31 after disabling a hostile machine in combat. His craft toppled in a 200 yard descent. no wounds from enemy fire. Funeral in Dessau drew crowds as Lieut. Col. Thomsen vowed to become a Boelcke.

Berlin Boelke Boelcke Lokal-Anzeiger Thomsen Dessau

Hen hatches woodpecker brood with farm flock at Federalsburg

A farmer near Federalsburg Indiana reports a hen hatching 11 chicks and two woodpeckers from a hidden nest. The hen tends the young birds as if they were her own, while the woodpeckers join the flock and scratch for worms. In Washington officials note U.S. population up 24 million in 15 years as bears decline by 6 million and sheep by 10 million while hog numbers rise by 11 million.

Indianapolis Ind Federalsburg Washington, D. C United States

Pioneer Testing Association reports October cow tests improve

The Pioneer Testing Association announced October results show better performance than the prior two months. Official tester Anton Christiansen noted 25 herds tested, 22 on official test, 15 new cows entered, 16 sold, and two bought that month. Many fresh cows are thriving but pasture shortages and heat affect condition.

Pioneer Testing Association Anton Christiansen

Foreigners urged to join free night school program at high schools

Board of Education and government join to offer free night instruction to foreigners and interested Americans. At East High 25 foreign applicants attended and plan includes reading and writing English, arithmetic, civics. West High reports 26 to 30 foreigners favoring night classes. organization meetings set for next week at both schools.

East High Supt C. W. Kilne A. T. Hakll West High Board of Education Hakill

Ride on a 42-pound catfish spurs astonished witnesses

In Chickaskia river near Drury, C A Whitney and his 16 year old son rode a 42 pound catfish for half an hour. They finally brought the fish to Wichita after camping for a month and hearing of monster catches. The pair rode to the bank with the son aiding to pin the fish.

Wichita, Know C. A.whitney Route Chickaskia Drury Wichita Mr. Whitney Neibrbors

Republicans Close Campaign With Large Orange Township Meeting

Republicans wrapped up the campaign with events at headquarters and in Orange township. Attendance at the Orange gathering was reported as the largest in township history. Speakers included Walter P. Jensen F. W. Edwards and H. E. Tullar at headquarters B. F. Swisher and W. Woolley also spoke.

Orange Township Orange Walter P. Jensen F. W. Edwards H. E. Tullar B. F. Swisher W. Www. Woolley

Record of the Past Kidney remedy testimonial ad

Mrs. Wie Starr of Waterloo testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her kidney pains and back discomfort after months of kidney secretion trouble. She first used the product around 1907 and again in 1915, noting continued faith and good results. Price 50c at dealers. a FosterMilburn Co advertisement from Buffalo, NY.

Wie. Starr Fowler St Waterloo Doan Wangler Bros. Durg. Co Dean

Heir to Fortune Works as Modiste in New York

Miss Eleanor S. Wex, heir to a fortune over 2 million, works as a modiste in New York earning 18 a week. She formerly lived at Foxhurst Baldwin and moved to New York amid a probate delay caused by legal complications. Court records show she uses the name Miss Fox or Miss Austin and is contesting the Fox estate to speed settlement.

New York Altha John Pox Croker Murphy Eleanor Wex Miss Fox Foxhurst Baldwin Miss Pox Irene Austin Miss Austin Fox

Man Fights Jelly Pisil Off Santa Barbara Shore

Santa Barbara California November 7 c Il Wilson was sent to Cottage hospital in critical condition after a struggle with a huge jellyfish four hundred feet from shore off Serena. He described a sheet of butter yellow and eyes that split into tentacles. He fought the mass, broke it into fragments, and reached shore exhausted with burns and stings. He recovered, but needed morphine for pain.

Santa Barbara Cal C. Il Wilson Cottage Hospital Serena

Two Miles of Walk Ordered at Heights

Town officials ordered two miles of walkways to be built along the model street and Liberty avenue. The project, funded by WM preparation width, will cost the seven year AMR eet plow and run on either side of the designated street. Officials designated the work as a public improvement with duties assigned to Miss Pareich and others, and a plan was approved by the town committee despite some naming inconsistencies in the record.

lLaberty Avenue Miss Pareich Uiel Comiity Galloway Nmmyor Wes

GirlA Women Take GaoCarets If Gongtipated

Fragmented readable text warns girls and women to take GaoCarets amid discomfort. It mentions teeth and stomach sourness and urges action without clear context or date. Entities are unclear. no verifiable organizations or individuals are identified.

Hairy growth removal method with delatone paste

A home remedy suggests mixing lith with water to form a delatone paste applied to hairy surfaces. After about two minutes the paste is rubbed off and the skin washed. The method promises painless results if genuine delatone is used.

Memphis couple lose teaching post after married status

A 16 year old man and a 22 year old woman, Mina Sidro Patrinko, arrived in Memphis to take teaching posts in public schools. The pair reportedly taught together until a parental dispute over their marriage led to school officials withdrawing the woman and her husband from duties. Officials cited policy against married women teaching. The case touches on broader school rules and community reaction. Military and church notes follow with local official movements indicating ongoing administrative activity.

Mumphis Tenn Mina Sidro Patrinko Ariington Memphs Tewie James J. Yarbrough Michs Jaane Ovink Wenden Patrick Wits Donponth Princdpal Dames Yarbrough Ais Saulle Howe Teich Atr

Linden man accused as king of moonshine distillers

Local officers arrested Haddeck in Linden Tennessee after he finished a prayer at the church where he is a longtime pillar. Government agents say for 42 years he was a respected community member and for 40 years led some of the region’s largest mountain distilleries in the moonshine belt.

Linden Tenn Ennessea Haddeck

Drove Wife With Mule Near Ancoin Neb

A woman named Mrs Hopkins hitched to a mule drawn wagon and rode slowly on a Nebraska road. Sheriff Hyers intercepted near the shire. She accused her husband of assault while he denied most of the tale. The woman attempted to strike the officer with an axe as they argued over the pair tied in the harness.

Ancoin Neb Shire Hyers Hopkins

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