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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1912
Page
4
W T Schmidt runs a Cedar Heights refreshment stand and reports the entire crop of large hickory nuts on nearby trees vanished into squirrels winter quarters. He found shells under the trees and saw the rodents had beat him to the nuts, transferring a bushel of tidbits for their midwinter feast.
Mason City Iowa Sept 2 A dockade of loaded grain cars blocks the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line Avenue. Workers press into service every grain carrying car including old bank cars patched for use. Housing for laborers is improvised in eight to sixteen man houses near the work gangs. At Sanborn Spencer and other sidings the line is heavily blocked and trains stalled.
Harry Allen Wehl and Edna Pearl Liesner, both of Waterloo, plan marriage in a licensed union. Wedding notice lists the couple as engaged to wed, with location and date to follow in official records.
In Cedar Falls on September 20 Danish residents Chris Larsen Joule Skow and Chris Jensen purchased the old Peter McNally twenty acre homestead opposite Fairview cemetery. Larsen bought five acres for 1700 dollars Skow two five acre tracts for 1500 and 1300 dollars Jensen took the remaining six acres including the home for 6400 dollars.
Cedar Falls IA September notes record visits by Harley Wild from Glen Cove NY and others, trips to Ames and Mitchell, a 20th wedding anniversary surprise, conference travel, and the Cedar Falls marriage of Clark Streeter and Edith Nelson at their home followed by a two week honeymoon.
Jel Telephone company employee and Wise Drug bookkeeper returns home to begin housekeeping at once after a year away. Wednesday evening Mrs Streeter was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Anna McBride at the Sorensen home on Washington street with twenty five guests present.
E L Johnson of Leavitt and Johnson Trust reports New York politics affect business as money tightens in the west and central regions. He says Wilson loses strength in New Jersey and New York and Wall Street leans toward Taft or Roosevelt with Roosevelt gaining momentum in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. In New York, Straus is seen as a strong governor candidate likely to win.
Waterloo residents displayed badges promoting the Waterloo cattle congress as Bremer county plans a large delegation. Oct 14 20 the fair featured praised exhibits led by state dairy expert Prof BE Hstel who called the dairy displays among the best in the state. Mud limited activity but attendance was solid and races ran late. Also notes strong local use of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with broad regional success.
Burch Bros. store closed today due to funeral of Mrs. Burch mother of owners Mesera C E and A W Burch at their home in Ft Covington New York. Sons traveled east after receiving word. A Foley kidney pills advertisement follows mentioning treatment for kidney and bladder troubles in a yellow package by H W Taggart.
A bill featuring novel stunts and tricks promises to draw repeated viewing, suggesting strong public interest and entertainment value.
John B Hammond of Des Moines will speak on The Emancipation of the White Slave at Walnut Street Baptist Church Wednesday evening at 7 45. A second talk on The Rights of the People Under the Red Light Injury Law is set for Thursday evening at First M E Church. Hammond reports local Waterloo findings and will share remarks of local interest next week. This afternoon, Mr Hammond ad-
Major crowd roared as Flannagan and Edwards presented Of and Ov, a natural funny stage life sketch. Mil lers' Models offered novel visual acts with superb execution. Law Wells played saxophone with humor and skill, Walla delivered fresh jokes, and Charlotte Navenscroft performed violin and singing. Ehrendall and Dutton Go. opened the program with comedy acrobatics.
The article notes a talk given to students of the Waterloo Business College on the topic of selfishness, outlining the speaker’s focus on personal conduct and social responsibility.
Biloxi Mississippi reports the death of United States Senator Hernaldo Soto Money aged 74 at his home from uraemic poisoning. The obituary notes Mr and Mrs P F Benson of Littleton registered at the Irvin last night.
Grace Cascaden is named executrix of the estate of Thomas Cascaden Jr. of Black Hawk County. Creditors are asked to settle debts immediately and file claims with attorney H. B. Botfes, dated September 19, 1912.
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