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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1912

Page

7

Deae Man Run Down by Train

Martin W. Stubbs dies from injuries after being struck by an eastbound Illinois Central train on Utica street Waterloo. Deafness kept him from hearing the warning. he suffered multiple injuries and never regained consciousness. He was 74, married Ella MacDermott in 1892. survived by siblings and numerous relatives.

Utica Street Mulberry Lafayette Martin W. Stubbs Mr. Stubbs Xoost Stubbs Illinois Central Oak Avenue Edwin H. Stubbs England Chicago Gilbertville Waterloo Ella MacDermott Charles L. Stubbs Farmington Wash Frank W. Stubbs Mencos Colo W. G. Mille Dell Rapids Tamah Stubbs Aew John W. Stubbs Frank Wright

Enrollment totals rise at Waterloo West pupil intake

Enrollment at Waterloo West reaches 1940 students across the high school and affiliated buildings. The article notes the total and hints at continued growth over the next two months with distribution among Whittier and other campuses.

Echoola Waterloo West Institutnna Uaditre Coreen Fmernon Ce Svsa Eee Whittier Ees. Towel Ccnceenee SremtMald Occ Cece

Cedar Falls Personal Notes Feature Local Visitors

Cedar Falls Ia Sept 13 Cedar Falls notes travelers and stay at homes. The Sheehan English Opera company of 160 arrives by Great Western with bookings from Waverly Waterloo Grundy Center and Parkersburg. Various residents return from trips and local events unfold with reports of fishing and scout activities.

Cedar Falls Sheehan English Opera Company Great Western Cotton Waverly Waterloo Grundy Center Parkerspurg

Waterloo Dairy Show Prep Ties To Cattle Congress

J. J. Ross of Iowa Falls, secretary of the Iowa State Dairy association, tours Waterloo to finalize the program for the Iowa State Butter makers' convention held with the Waterloo Cattle Congress. Prof. BE S Estes notes two herd applications from Arizona and Northern California for barn space, but Waterloo show offers premiums only for five breeds: Ayrshires Guernseys Holsteins Brown Swiss.

J. J. Ross Iowa Falls Iowa State Dairy Association Waterloo Iowa State Buttermakers’ Association Waterloo Cattle Congress BE. S. Estes Arizona Nouthern California

Harvest home picnic set by Denver band and social notes

Denver phrasings report a harvest home picnic planned by the Denver band for Sept 31 with a big evening dance. Local society updates mention visits, appointments, and small gatherings including the Mission Society, HH club meetings, a birthday surprise for Rev. Schoenhohm, and various trips among residents like Mrs. Florence Hansen, Miss Martha Neverman, and others. Several locals purchase Ford cars recently.

Denver Florence Hansen Gilbertville Martha Neverman Waterlan Mission Society Fred Meier Chas. Hunt Washburn HH. Club Mesdames Geo. Jatinke Erama Kehes Rev. F. Schoenhohm

Land values and fortunes near Regina Canada attract investors

Wisely invested land near Regina Canada has yielded large fortunes as shown by Harry Fields and others. Rownd recalls Regina's rise from $40 per acre seven years ago to offers of $450 and $526 for Fields land near the city. Fields earned over 10000 from wheat grown for the government experiment station. Regina’s growth and the cyclone’s destruction are noted with more landholding gains and losses among Cedar Falls figures. The piece also covers memorial services planned for Rev Samuel J Beach at the Congregational church with addresses and letters of sympathy from church members.

Cedar Faila H. Rownd Harry Fields Regina Canada Rownd Albert Fields Waterloo & Cedar Fails Union Mill Company Fields Fields Brothers Cedar Falls Samuel J. Beach Congregational Church Dr. Snowdon Iowa City H. H. Seerley Roger Leavitt Iowa Vesta Bryant Beach

Traveling man in scam sells cheap subscriptions for magazines

S Perrine of Cedar Falls retells a traveling scam involving a man who offered subscriptions to “Corn” and two other magazines at five cents a year with a 25 cent commission. Perrine sent in a batch, only to learn the offer was rejected by publishers. He is refunding subscribers while seeking the stranger’s name and motive. Miss Sadie Taylor returns to Waterloo after a visit in New Hampton.

Cedar Falls S. Perrine Waterloo Perrine

Investigating Escape of Prisoner From The Tombs

New York September 11. P A Whitney commissioner of charities and correction leads a rigid inquiry into Reynolds Forsbrey escape from the Tombs charged with murder. One watchman has been discharged and the night superintendent is suspended awaiting the commissioner's decision in his cage.

New York P. A. Whitney Commissioner of Charities and Correction Reynolds Forsbrey Ben

Miss Kathryn Pfalzgraf Leaves Sternberg Shop For New Post

Miss Pfalzgraf, head fitter and superintendent of alterations, resigns to join C FH Mc Burney company as fitter. The note praises her ability and cites a health tip urging daily outdoor walking and Chamberlain's tablets to aid digestion. Sold by all daglars.

Kathryn Pfalzgraf Sternberg Cloak & Suit Shop C. FH. McBurney Company Pfalzgraf All Daglars

Record high aviator deaths prompt caution on reckless amateurs

Experts attribute rising air fatalities to reckless amateurs as ten aviators die in twelve days in September. The piece notes that since 1896 about 199 lives have been lost in aerial pursuit, with improved machines yet more deaths amid growing flyers and more passengers per flight.

Chicago Paul Peck Cicerot Aviation Field

Motorcyclist Killed in Rock Island Bridge Collision

Davenport Iowa Sept 13 Harry Shields a city hall clerk was killed and Mrs Bessie Wiese was badly though not fatally injured when Shields motorcycle collided with a street car on the Rock Island bridge. The woman rode on the back of the motorcycle.

Tavenport Harry Shields Bessie Wiese Shields Rock Island Bridge

Stereopticon for Church H W Reherd Lecture

Rev H W Reherd will present an illustrated talk Sunday night under the Brotherhood of the Presbyterian Church. The show uses a double resolution stereopticon with slides made in Yokohama and colorized to depict life in India and the Orient. The educational program aims to inform about social and religious customs, labor, dress, and methods used to spread enlightenment, with personal experiences guiding the visuals.

Fi Presbyterian Church Begivy H. W. Reherd Orient India Yokohama Rehe Rederd Caat

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