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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1914
Page
3
Cedar Falls readers are urged to report any delivery irregularities to Cedar Falls Drug Co the designated business agent at Corner Fourth and Main Streets. Tel 26.
Brief notes recall Ruth Shoemaker returning to Urbana to teach at the University of Illinois and Co A Younker’s return to Mason City after a summer stay. Local social events include First Congregational Ladies hosting in Cedar Falls and Baptist Ladies’ Aid meeting. Members attend Des Moines fair, state fair, and a Western trip, plus births, funerals, and school plans.
Various social group meetings and notices listed for Tuesday through Friday include Royal Neighbors, Ladies' Industrial and Woman's Missionary societies, Knights and Ladies of Security elections, dinners and gatherings at local houses, Grace M. K. H. board plans, St Pauls church events, M. B. A. picnic, and Grace E. church work meetings. Highlights include Kensington in honor of Mrs W J Rollins and a dinner for Earl Gammons and Scott Donaldson.
The Harvest festival featured morning and evening services with Rev. J. Friedmund assisted by Rev. T. C. Thystrup of Alden. Cedar Falls church members began collecting toys and useful items for a Christmas remembrance ship to help children in Europe whose fathers died in the war. This marks the first Cedar Falls effort of its kind, echoing eastern newspaper support.
A stranger named Joseph Gevil, or similar, came to Waterloo weeks ago posing as Fraternal Order of Bears organizer. He roped two physicians into memberships with partial payments and vanished after taking money. Police report bears no further connection to him. Boys aged 11 and 22, Guy Lubois and Charles Kido, were caught attempting to steal a vehicle from Brunerowton plumbing establishment. They led police to a companion Sonny, and Kido was captured. The case awaits the judge’s action in juvenile court.
Sioux City reports Rev. Wallace M. Short launching a new Central church in the Grand theatre with about 300 in attendance. He envisions a free pulpit encouraging exchange of thoughts, pledging weekly support of $100 and potential Sunday school, with volunteers urged to share contact details for future help. Two former workers vow to resist joining the venture.
An advertisement claims Foley Cathartic Tablets keep the liver healthy and cleanse the system. A Kentucky man praises the product as wonderful medicine and states he would not be without them. Sold by all druggists everywhere.
M Hawver a former machinist at Illinois Central shops and former head of the central labor body in the city, and his wife were badly hurt in an auto accident in Kansas City. Their vehicle was struck by a street car. Hawver is said to have a broken leg and serious bruising, while the wife’s injuries are described as serious.
W. G. Wood, former market master, resumed his old stand at the bathing beach this morning. He reported 35 teams with loads of provisions and a wide variety of garden produce, especially melons. Fine large apples sold for 85 cents a peck, eggs 23 cents a dozen, creamery butter 3 1/2 cents a pound, and potatoes at a low price per bushel.
A fragmented local item notes unusually low one way colonist fares to California and the Pacific Northwest via Rock Island Lines from Sept 24 to Oct 9. It highlights a Rock Island tourist car option with through limited trains and personally conducted excursions, urging fare quotes and reservations. It also mentions Miss Nelle Tompkins returning from Europe and plans to attend a Montana school, plus health ad copy and weather notes.
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