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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1912

Page

5

Churches Have Special Services Revival Meetings

Multiple Watertown churches held revival and rally programs. First Congregational, First Brethren, and First Baptist reported large attendances, promotions to higher classes, baptisms, and organized youth study. Calgary Evangelical, Logan Avenue Evangelical, Grace M E, First Presbyterian, Plymouth Congregational, and Central Church of Christ hosted revival sermons, special addresses, and mission-focused activities with various pastors and visiting preachers.

First Congregational Church Wilma Basber Elmer Thompson Hady W. H. Rollins Lenark Ill First Brethren First Brethren Church First Baptist First Baptist Church Bermon The

Fire Destroys Cousinn Barn in New Hartford

New Hartford October 5 A large barn on the north farm owned by Hon J A Cousinn burned Sunday morning about 5 o clock with contents lost. Barn valued 1500 dollars with 600 dollars insurance, silo 300 dollars with 100 dollars insurance. Contents uninsured. Cause suspected spontaneous combustion from overheated millet. House and outbuildings saved by neighbors. County Supervisor Wim Dawson inspected county bridges Tuesday. Also notes a girl born September 29 to Mr and Mrs Louth Kleibenatein.

New Hartford J. A. Cousinn Wim. Dawson Stork Louth Kleibenatein James FE Emery Milas Nellie Griffith Waterloo J. B. Smith Walnut Street Baptist Church Wew Hartford North Dakota J. R. Kars Enloes John Squires Elkhart Ind Dallis Wick H. H. Nelson John Boyd J.P. Geyer George Gage Sadie Garton R. Ho Ward W. B. Ross Clarksville Clarence Fabes Soper Nevada Nellie Griffith

Greene County News Briefs and Local Notices

Waterloo business visitor J Ferrin called on Wednesday. Mrs Addie Young returned from Waterloo. Ethel Huckins visiting Ira Jones in Clear Lake. C M Greene attending court in Charles City. Mr and Mrs C W Loesbs welcomed a daughter Friday Oct 4. J D Butler back from Albert Lea. Mr and Mrs P H Bestor proud parents of a son born Friday. Mrs Edw Thompson celebrated birthday with Birthday Club guests and received a souvenir spoon. Mrs A M Beduke visiting Cedar Rapids. Ed Fisher new delivery man for Thomson's grocery. Wm Sproul to Colorado Springs for son-in-law Charles Lockwood’s health. George Backus left Worcester & Bush’s to join Fowler Co in Waterloo. Hodgin injured left leg day before by corn cutter. Mr and Mrs W Cane and Henry Seitz with families visited Kellogg home in Charles City. Mr and Mrs Joe Bickness leaving for Santa Anna to settle. Mrs Charles Gates suffered a stroke at table and remains serious though speech returning. Sen Gates also ill. Married in Charles City Sept 7 Martha Brown Greene to Otto Bochman by Rev W T Whitten.

Albert Lea P. H. Bestor Edw. Thompson Charles Gates Senator Gates Charles City Martha Brown Greene Otto Bochman W. T. Whitten Episcopal Church

Progressive party names Minnesota candidates for state office

St Paul Minn Progressives filed a state ticket Saturday with the secretary of state naming P. V. Call ing for governor M. S. Norelina for secretary of state T. J. Sharkey and J. H. Grags for railroad and warehouse commissioners, with other Republican nominees indorsed and a full presidential elector ticket filed.

St. Paul Minn Minnesota P. V. Calling M. 8 Norelina T. J. Sharkey J. H. Grags Progressive State Central Committee Wikaleo Blate

King's Daughters Meet Here in Iowa Convention History

The seventeenth annual Iowa branch convention of the International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons meets in Waterloo October 8 to 10. Programs include devotional services, round-table luncheons, circle reports, and readings by Dr. Jennie McCowen and Mrs. Grace Melcher Zaizer. Meetings are in the First M. E. church with a Tuesday evening reception.

Iowa International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons Waterloo M. E Mre J. B. MecCarrol Ottumwa Roll Call J. A. Townsley Mizpah Circle F. Frantz Burlington W. F. Spry M. B. Church W. R. Sterett Polk County Mary Lowe Dickinson William Beachler Brethren Church J. E. Brinkman E. M. Coleman Davenport Margaret Clark Jennie McCowen J. Wm. Jefferson Kentucky Ralph Hix Edgar Valiant First Baptist Church Reading Felix Henry van Dyke Grace Melcher Zaizer the Lisep Uenvoi Kipling Grace Melcher Zajzer Essantiale Benedict Josephine Elliott Helping Hand Circle Eagle Grove Cireea Mary Horner Service Circle A. Swisher Electa Cale Towa City God’s Acre

Iowa Woman Real Daughter of 76 Celebrates 89th Birthday

Mrs. Katharine Beatty Cox widow of Dr Hews Cox pioneer physician of Des Moines quietly marked her 89th birthday at her daughter Mrs W F Mitchells home. A founder of Des Moines WCTU she helped establish a temple for temperance work and social services and led sewing and clothing projects for poor children. Her father General Andrew Beatty gained Revolutionary War renown.

Des Moines Katherine Beatty Cox Hews Cox Desa Moines W. F. Mitchell Seventh Street Cox Andrew Beatty Hillsboro Temperance Women’s Organization

Rehearsal for Music Festival at Our Lady of Victory

Advertisement notes a rehearsal at 7 80 this evening in Our Lady of Victory auditorium for a music festival starting November 11 under Saraphic Heights Hospital auxiliary, directed by Chas Sindlinger.

Our Lady of Victory Auditorium Saraphic Heights Hospital Chas, Sindlinger

Levee closes in Chicago sealing off old vice district

Chicago archives report the levee’s closure ending forty years of a bright crowded vice quarter once central to the city. About 4,000 denizens dwell there with 2,200 women targeted by a broad legal drive. Inmates fled to streets, many seeking lodgings in other towns, with St. Louis a common destination. Robert Parrott and wife welcomed a 9 pound 4 ounce girl Friday. An Iowa homestead subscription offer appears, inviting farmers to subscribe for education on profitable farming and seeking agents.

Chicago Ill Vice Vice Commission St. Louis Iowa Homestead James M. Pierce Des Moines Iowa

Directoire Neckwear and Millinery Fashions Feature Robespierre Collar

A charming Directoire representative showcases the Robespierre collar paired with a tailored suit and low neck blouse. Embroidered net and lace high neck, jabot reverses, tiny crochet buttons add detail. Velvet hat with large uncurled plumes completes the season's look.

Robespierre Directoire

Pure Food Show Opens At Armory In Waterloo

The first annual Pure Food Show opens this evening at 7 20 at the Armory under the Waterloo Retail Grocery association. La Rue's band will play on the street before the opening and a concert will be held at the Armory. Nearly thirty exhibitors showcase foods with samples and souvenirs. A baby show Wednesday afternoon offers prizes including 5 in gold. Thursday afternoon free admission for school children from 3 30 to 6 80. Exhibitors include Gladbrook Mustard, Sindlinger Dairy, Rath Packing, Rumford Baking, John F Jelke Oleomargarine, Borden Milk, National Oats, Continental Compound, Genesee Pure Food, Lee Macaroni, and others.

Waterloo Gesociation Armory la Rue Gladbrook Mustard Company Gladbrook Iowa Sindlinger Dairy Company, Water- Co

Quasqueton RAILROAD FEVER fuels town work

Quasqueton, Oct. 3 report rapid progress as rail line nears polish. Two locomotives and cars run daily while track surfacing and ballasting advance. A gravel pit, pumping station, and concrete tank bases rise near the depot with stock yards and scales installed. Temporary facilities serve shippers as plans call for a permanent depot, turntable, and eventual extension to Waterloo.

Quasqueton Waterloo

Railroad extension seen as likely to run through Jubilee route

Officials of the road and eastern capitalists visited the station last Thursday then traveled to Waterloo to inspect resources. They indicated a favorable view toward extending the line, aiming to start by spring with the south Jubilee route favored over Independence. Despite partial construction, freight service is satisfactory and plans to match rates and transfers with competing roads are outlined. Community business is urged to channel traffic to the new railroad to ensure through freight and passenger service from Waterloo to Chicago.

Waterloo Chicago

Market summary from Chicago and St Louis trades and prices

General markets report from Chicago Board of Trade with live cattle hog and stock figures from St Louis. Includes cash grain quotes for wheat corn and oats, New York and Minneapolis closes, and Chicago produce notes with butter eggs cheese and potatoes. Also lists Waterloo and Tama hay prices and hogs cattle and sheep receipts projections.

ST. Louis Waterloo Wellington BBC Cate Chicago Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin Kansas City Omaha Neb Texas Texan Eage Jan Veve Ce HS

Cattle and Sheep Scene Described in Fragmentary Text

A fragmentary OCR item mentions large livestock figures with confusion in numbers, referencing cattle and sheep counts. The legible portion hints at a vast scene, possibly noting around twenty thousand sheep or eighty thousand total head, but the text is garbled and lacks clear context.

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