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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1914
Page
5
Cedar Falls daily notices report delivery irregularities to Cedar Falls Drug Co. and list a string of Thanksgiving social events, visits, and local engagements in Cedar Falls and Waterloo with numerous names and households noted.
In Waterloo, Miss Lillian M Nelson and Thomas Connor wed with a large family gathering. The groom, an employee of Wagener Manufacturing Co, was seriously injured en route to secure a license after their engagement. His car overturned, injuring his nose and causing searing pain before he sought medical care and continued toward Waterloo. The couple planned to establish a home on State Street.
Retail liquor men deny plans for a new saloon petition in Waterloo. They say no funds exist for another canvass and question brewers, noting the pending petition before the supreme court and that most former saloonmen still pay rents. The 1912 consent statement and 1913 trial are referenced as background.
A damaged excerpt mentions arguments before the Supreme Court and a December timing without clear names or events. It references a jewelry store, an undecided opinion, and scattered phrases about a Chase and holiday open, offering little verifiable detail.
A heat wave grips the country and Canada with temperatures reaching 50 degrees or higher from the Midwest to the West. Quebec records 15 and Los Angeles 6, while Louisiana and Texas see rain. Ice melts from rivers as frost thaws on pavements, hinting at an extended warm spell. A year ago November also saw extreme heat but Thanksgiving was damp and foggy in the football game between East and West High.
Prisoners in the city and county jails will receive Thanksgiving meals. The county jail houses 12 inmates to be served a baked chicken dinner with sides, while the city jail, with 11 inmates, will have a turkey dinner. Inside the city jail, three men were arrested early this morning near Gates Park after a camping overnight.
Mrs. Weld has been ill at home east of town for a week. Eva Cline visited Cedar Rapids friends. Mrs. Lamb arrived from Philips to visit her parents the Canedys. Wilsons returned from Winfield for a family visit. Born a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Zimpter. Mrs. Hart leaves for Williston to visit her son. Ward's Farmers circus opens Monday 2:30 pm and runs through Saturday at Farmers Hall farm southeast of Walker. Mrs. Hinchcliff was declared insane and transported to Independence State Hospital. G C Murphy A W Fisher and Mrs W M Brown drove her there. Ward holds Newton township corn husking record with 125 bushels in 10 hours. yield about a quarter acre per bushel local.
In Waterloo a family history links Alpheus Dixys and Eva Jones to George Washington through J. M. Kays, great grandson of Lieut. John Kays who served with Washington. The discovery was made by H. W. Grout, SOS president of the Sons of the American Revolution, and notes Kays’s four Civil War veteran brothers across Iowa and Nebraska. Immediate community members, including Thomas Reilly and the Johnsons, are mentioned in local social updates.
A batch of letters from Waterloo business leaders was sent to Governor Clarke urging clemency for Rr. A. Boggs who asked for a stay in proceedings to present a full pardon case. Boggs denied promising county attorney Grundy County and the trial judge a favorable recommendation and said the governor only ordered a stay to allow his full showing.
A raid on the Hagles club rooms led to seizure of a dray load of bottled beer. Constables Peek, Cotton and Graf, with one search warrant and an arrest warrant for the custodian, failed to locate him. The 12 men present saw the beer carted away. shipping tags named members. Warrant origin traced to Justice Frank Knapp. A second raid on 7294 Sycamore Street yielded only a few bottles. no Hayer was found.
George H. Cockburn of the Y M C A reports a large Waterloo turnout for the seventh annual state boys conference in Cedar Falls December 4 to 6. About thirty local boys are expected to attend with several others likely. Delegates listed include Rosco Archer Evans Lawser Thomas McManus Oral Hinds Jess Early Reed Nelson Harold Ferguson Clair Ferguson Lawson Lamb Ben Howry Lawrence Groves Arthur Blank Frank Gratton Warne Siad William Cotter Tracy Glasner Douglas Bragdon Ruben Mier Robert Miller De Forest Miller Harry Fisher Milton Warner and Y physical director J Bintz along with Cockburn. A meeting for delegates is scheduled at the Y next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock to discuss plans and assign duties.
G A R memorial building committee members John Call Cedar Falls W W Smith La Porte City and D Becker Waterloo seek a site for a memorial hall. They spoke with Mayor R C Thompson who said the city cannot donate land and referred them to Charles Van Vleck Commercial club secretary. Cedar Falls offers a site while riverbank land between Fourth and Fifth Streets is under study by a special commission. The committee has 316000 for a hall and hopes for a donated site to proceed.
At the Majestic in Waterloo a strong holiday vaudeville bill features six Kirksmith sisters identified as kin. The act includes achingly raw Fulgora style entertainment and a collection of famed historical characters. Frawley and Hunt perform gymnastic feats with comedy while Arthur May and Sunny Kilduff present a sharp sketch.
The funeral of Blair T. Punch, titled The Limb of the Law, will be held Friday at 1 30 p m from Kistners Incorporated Chapel. Mrs Punch arrived from Chicago last Tuesday and is heartbroken. Interment in Fairview cemetery. Also a rummage sale at First Baptist Church corner Jefferson and Park Avenue Saturday Nov 28, 10 to 4 p m.
The Associated Charities superintendent J. Fy Klingaman reports 144 baskets filled with provisions and more than enough to help Waterloo’s poor. First Methodist church contributed six baskets while Cedar Falls residents provided a generous Thanksgiving basket. Orange Township promised ten families but delivered seventeen baskets with dressed chicken and sausage. Nearly 200 families may be aided as schools and local residents joined the effort despite high demand.
San deal Foley Cathartic Tablets promote healthful stomach liver and bowels with no griping or after effects. Anti bilious relief for stout people, sold by druggists. Robert Thomas of Shenandoah argues Iowa can grow fruit as Oregon and Washington, noting a pear tree yielding four bushels of pears and urging care with trees to earn money.
The thanks come from The Sisters of St Francis Hospital for funds raised by I T Mowland and R C Wangler to build a cement walk and replace old trees. Mentioned are generous contributions from many donors, and the completed walk now beautifies and honors the hospital surroundings.
A paternalistic ad argues drinking harms home life and business reputation. It promotes the Neal Treatment at the Des Moines Neal Institute in Des Moines, Iowa, claiming a three day program removes the craving and restores home and business life.
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