WM BOD ON TRIAL TO DAY
The sole witness was WM, with William Boyd testifying he lives at 1009 Broadway Waterloo since Sept 6 and runs a home business selling apples. He described shipments from Missouri, local sales at 85 to 90 cents a bushel, and claimed substantial profits. Other witnesses corroborated, noting costs, delivery, and price competition affecting Waterloo grocers and potato sales amid a freeze-out atmosphere.
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William Boyd
Waterloo
Broadway
Wisconsin
Missouri
Sager
Attorney Sager
Boyd
Koys
A. J. Stalnecker
Marshalltown
Torae Breckner
Bowerville
Minn
Breckner
Vale
S. l. Vale
Waterloo Fruit and Commission Company
Wenner
Attornay Wenner
M. T. Pearson
Bentonville
Ark
Jonathans
Pearson
Grocers' price talk and trial drift in city courtroom
Testimony continued in a case challenging a city ordinance with defense claiming a grocers' trust set uniform prices. Subpoenaed grocers argued for excusal while about twenty witnesses prepared to testify and the judge signaled a full day of court and possible ruling tomorrow. Other defendants named include Pearsun Bentonville Ark and Duncan Waterloo. Hospital shower scheduled for Thursday Oct 27. A runaway team damaged no properties and caused minor chaos on Teffarson and Fourth streets before capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sager
Boyd
M. I. Pearson
Bentonville
Ark
W. B. Duncan
Waterloo
C. Pines
Boyce Brooks
B. Crandall
Cedar Falls
J. Bartholomew
Ja. Inman
Marshalltown
Bert Stumt
Commodore Dewey Exhibits Growth Potato Plant On Allen Street
Commodore William L. Dewey, residing on Allen street, yesterday brought to the Courier office for exhibition a curiosity in the shape of a growing potato plant. The vine started late from a seed left in the ground and clinging to the roots was a cluster of eight or ten fair-sized potatoes. Mrs. Silas Northey has returned from Evanston Illinois after visiting her daughter Mrs. C N Howe and her little grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Dewey
Allen Street
Courier
Exhition
Silas Northey
C. N. Howe
Evanston, Il
Nominations for Odd Fellows Grand Lodge announced
Cedar Rapids Ia Oct 26 At the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge the following nominations were made today Grand master S Stevenson Cowell Bluffs deputy grand master F W Cutting Decorah grand warden W W Brunton Boone J T Temple Davenport Ww W Cummer Keokuk H S Wagner Sigourney J W Marshall Storm Lake 2 V Harper Montezuma W G Rumer Lyons William Brown Dubuque A A Montgomery Stewart I M Harvey Anamosa Grand Bedkath y 2 L Tilton Des Moines W Smith Des Moines J C oente Burlington Grand treasurer A E Hindorff Newton A S Holmes Perry Grand representative Ben 8 B Gunn Red Oak
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Cedar Rapids
Evening Press
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
S. Stevenson
Cownell Bluffs
F. W. Cutting
Decorah
W. W. Brunton
Boone
J. T. Temple
Wavenport
C. Kummer
Keokuk
H. S. Wagner
Sigourney
J. W. Marshall
Storm Lake
Car talk turns on wrong way exits in Buffalo joke
A playful dialogue between a man and a woman lingers on why women exit cars the wrong way with the man remarking on the car’s direction and the woman countering with conviction in a light local tone.
Hospital Day Set for October 27 in Waterloo
The Hospital Auxiliary plans Hospital Day for Thursday October 27 and urges public support. A noon or evening shower at First Congregational Church will accept canned goods fruit vegetables jelly towels curtain material blankets vases or dishes. Organizers hope donors respond as generously as last year or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
First Congregational Church
Local Club Officers Named in Presentation
Fragmentary text lists women in leadership roles including Grace Friend as President and O. Balllett as Vice President with treasurer A. M. Place and Ree Com chair W. W. Marsh. No clear event date or location detectable.
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Grace Friend
Mra
O. Balllett
Kimball
Lee
A. M. Place
W. W. Marsh
Ree. Com
New Episcopal Bishops Named at General Convention
Cincinnati dispatch lists appointees by the seventh general convention including Rev. Geo Allen Beecher Neb Rev. Thendare Payne Thurston Minneapolis First Oklahoma Rev. Mianels La Fe Potts Shanghai Wuhu Chilun Tow Louis Sanford Clerkley Cal bishop of San Joaquin Cal Rev Julius Walker Atwood Phoenix Arizona and others appointed in the new slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Get
Geo. Allen Beecher
Bistop
Ney
Thendare Payne Thurston
Rev Howard A Wemale Blahoy of Northern Texas
A short obituary note from Waco Texas records the death of Reverend Howard A Wemale of Northern Texas. The brief notice names his location and affiliation.Further details appear in local records for late dates.
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Howard A. ‘Wemale
Waco, Tex
Blahoy
Texas
Elks conduct Ketchel funeral in Waingan church
Funeral of Stanley Ketchel held with many serving members in the church. Drage represents Newsom & Co as a demonstrator of a new teaching method will meet Wa teriay high school teachers Saturday morning. Congressman Pickett Maynard and Gen Shynmn bert attend for Mort Dodge to honor Senator Doliver.
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Mise Drage
Newson & Co
Prioity
Wateriay West
Hollding
CG. BE. Pickett
H. B. Maynard
J. Shynmn
Mort Dodge
Senator Doliver
Presbyterian Proceedings in Iowa Synod Chooses Foreign Mission Record
In Chate, Iowa, the 29th annual Iowa State Presbyterian Synod voted to bar German and Bohemian Presbyterians from recreation at the LowBoard of Home Lands and named Fort Dodge's Rev. Edward A. Blastings as representative to the national advisory council. The synod added 3,400 members, no net gain of about 800, and foreign missions receipts rose to nearly $34,909, a new record. A hospital shower drive was urged for participation.
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Town
Chte
Lowa
Fort
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Carl Schmidt
Gary
George Clinton
Jean
Clinton
Canton
Andreathless
Masonic Temple
Teffarson Street
Fourth
Diloeck
Commercial Street
Fourth Street
ODD Fellows
Evening Courier
Sternshein’s
West Fourth Street
ELKS
Ketchel
Tera Rapidea
Miet
Stanley Hetehol
Serviers
Tithalle
Presbyterian Proceedings
Easlesd
Morris Motor Car Co
Toth
Fast Fifth Street
Cadac
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