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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
6
Formal opening of the Jackman bowling alleys was postponed from last evening to next Wednesday October 30. Practice last night produced several excellent scores.
A garbled OCR style report lists several candidates with party affiliations for local offices including T. H. Ader Democrat R. E. Leach Progressive F. A. Niles Progressive Huber Democrat C. L. Pries Democrat W. R. McGinnis Democrat and G. C. Scott Republican with unclear context or totals.
Mrs J B Bates and Miss Jannette return from Peoria Michigan after a two month visit. Mabel Swisher of Iowa City visits her brother BR F Swisher. Guy Feely returns from Waukon on legal business. Progressives rally at Bennington Center with events at Barclay Center and Fox Center. Old Bed Barn demolished and area filled from Black cellar. August Hilmer family visits William Sindlinger home before touring to Tribune Kansas. Clara Goodrich resigns as geometry instructor. C W Wright to succeed. Ro Peterson to move to Los Angeles for winter and operate amusement gates. Job Lininger to leave Corn Belt Telephone for Pennsylvania with wife and family.
Albert H. Ritter was sentenced to fifteen years at hard labor after pleading guilty to abducting sixteen year old Krieda Norman of Milwaukee. The case occurred near Fifth Street and Sycamore Street with police saying he was arrested recently in an area near As! office and Park. A rewards note and missing details appeared in the referenced notices.
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