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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1911
Page
10
The Courier promotes Webster's New Standard Dictionary Illustrated as a complete English language education in one leather bound volume. It highlights vocabulary growth and simplified spelling with a four dollar value offered for 98 cents, urging readers to visit the Dictionary Department to obtain a copy.
The Waterloо Evening Courier offers up to date Courier patterns through a coupon order. Send a form and 10 cents per pattern to the fashion department in Waterloo, with an estimated ten day delivery for all orders.
A large Grace M. E. church audience applauded Prof. Kenneth E. Runkel and wife Bernice Eldon Runkel in Waterloo. Mrs. Runkel encored after every number. he performed a Leschetizky left-hand piece and a Mac Dowell Sonata Tragica. The program ended with a reception, as townsfolk welcomed the artists to the city.
The Daily Hint notes a 2:30 gathering at Mrs W B Walker’s 1305 Third Street West with all members urged to attend. A Good Time social occurred last night at Mr and Mrs Theodore Peek’s home, under the Juogan Avenue Evangelical church Woman's Missionary society, with refreshments and donations. The Agoga class of Walnut Street Baptist met at the church parlors for a short business session and social hour ending with tea, cake, and merriment. A note promotes Chamberlains ointment for sprained ankles promising relief in days. For sale by dealers.
Three husbands press complaints in district court recent filings. Lillian Zobly faces divorce from Charles Zobly with claims of desertion and cruelty since their 1911 marriage in Oklahoma City. He alleges she attacked him with a chisel and wielded a fork, leaving Aug. 8 and possibly in Detroit. Other actions include divorces by Minerva Case, Laura Dunlevy, Minnie Bixby, G H Gutknecht, and a damages suit against Rock Island by M B Dougherty. Trade ads and a Mizpah circle meeting follow.
Black Hawk County faces a busy September term with 177 cases set for trial and a total of 5239 court actions across chancery probate law and criminal dockets. Probate estates approach a million dollars, while district court remains active year round amid rising population and more lawyers.
North Waterloo councilman P. J. Rechtteriig returned from the Minnesota state fair in Minneapolis. Fred Kaufman reports on the sick list. Illinois Central employees in free instruction courses earned first grades, with several high marks. Many men began work in the IC machine shops, including Hausley, O Rourke, Hudson, Wilson, Stallman, Perry, Ford, Reynolds, Nelson, Shape, Madden and Eblers. Superintendent Sullivan visited Waterloo yesterday. Try a Courier Want Ad.
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