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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
10
A lightning bolt hit the house of Richard Alcock in Waverly's Third Ward yesterday morning. The bolt burned clothing and plaster, entering one room where the Alcocks slept and another where children were, but the family escaped with only injuries to Mr Alcock.
Prof Van Pelt predicts the Waterloo dairy show will eclipse the international exhibition in Chicago. He cites offers of substantial payment by exhibitors and strong support from breeders nationwide, arguing Waterloo will become a premier midwest cattle congress with broad U S participation.
Mibert Hubbard author lecturer and philosopher will speak at the First Congregational church next Monday evening and plans to arrive in Waterloo for the dairy show and Callie vorgrass Mendas ater noon. He is expected to inspect the finest herd of pure bred bovines and boost local support for the event.
The Wolf a three act Hudson Bay romance by Eugene Walter stars a strong cast at Waterloo with a strong dramatic focus on vengeance and love. Also billed is George Kleine's eight reel Quo Vadis photo drama praised by the New York Sun, set to screen Monday October 12 for three days.
Waterloo residents prepare for the Cattle Congress exhibit as yellow and white bunting will decorate homes and streets. Stoves and supplies are arranged to avoid delay. Mrs. HA Brown of Commercial Street and Switchman Brown, injured seven months ago, were moved to Presbyterian Hospital for an operation and require assistance from friends.
At a Cedar Rapids conference Rev. J. C. Clemens was reassigned to Council Bluffs and Rev. G. R. McKay was chosen to lead the Seventh-Day Adventists in Waterloo. The group will meet Saturdays in the Universalist church at Fourth and Mulberry. First service is tomorrow with Sabbath school at 2 20 p m and preaching at 3 90 p m. Prayer meetings are held Wednesday evenings. next week at O Randall’s home 327 Tenth Street West. Public invited.
Andrew Wilson and P. K. Jaggar, longtime merchants, unite to form Wilson & Jaggar and open a coal business with yards and an office off West Mullan Avenue behind the Rock Island stockyards. They become agents for major coal and coke brands and stock ready for immediate delivery.
Waterloo visitor Miss Cleta Traer called on friends yesterday. The brief note appears in the Marsh Place building advertisement section alongside contact details.
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