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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1913

Page

4

Plans for Des Moines Commercial Club visit reception

A town meeting of the Town Criers, Board of Trade, and Chamber of Commerce is to decide how to welcome the Des Moines Commercial Club during its short visit Tuesday afternoon. Stanley Moore, president of the Board of Trade, calls the gathering to determine if boosters will be hosted jointly or by the Town Criers.

Town Criers Hoard of Trade Chamber of Comteres Des Moines Commerciale Cub Stanley Moore Board of Trade

Kent-2 Store Rooms and Kent-Partly Modern House Ads

Classified notices announce Kent-2 Store Rooms on Syce more Street and a partly modern house at 1121 South Street with a $16 price. Also solicits general salesmen in Iowa with a $25.40 weekly expense allowance and a personal ad from A D M seeking a Waterloo sales role via the Courier.

Kent South St Bik

Waverly Baby Wok High Honga Fair Sets Record

The event reported as the fair was the most successful in the organization’s history in Waverly Virginia. Results include 40 points by Gwendolyn Blokerts and 21 3/88.9 points for Georgia McConnell, among others. Exhibits and dances drew praise, with strong entries across crafts, sewing, and culinary divisions.

Daveore Sud Gwendolyn Blokerts Georgia McConnell Clin Wescoti It Ord Dames Mary Adlen Tharpe Yen Bay Thiph Murray Tre Bonaid Ledgers Kimball Tiraemas Garet Chirk Witter Bherburn Colary Oelwein

Unclear text about a visit and fair events

Incomplete OCR notes describe a bus incident and a visit by a group to a hive fair. Details are fragmented with several garbled words making precise names, places, and outcomes difficult to confirm.

Fair is tor way and eye fair

A garbled fair scene report mentions injuries from a tram and a broken pane, with a spectator struck in the eye. Dr. Robinson’s office treated the injured. prognosis uncertain. Local social notes list Miss Pearl Steel, Vida Pahler, and Miss Wentworth guests, and travel mentions Pred Clark leaving for Jonas to study at the state university.

Pearl Steel Oelwein Vida Pahler Sumher Uth Wentworth Clark Jonas Thy Tec State University Waverly Miter Vass Iditin Ars.t Robert Graham Manchester Tad Mes Kicego College of Pharmacy Gladys Leepop Waterloo Sorday Pabeou Pharmaceution Des Moines John Koonrke Winterloo Mer

Sumner downs Oelwein in tight baseball clash

Sumner's baseball team defeated Oelwein 5 to 4 in a five inning game after rain shortened play. Heuser pitched for Sumner allowing no hits through five, while Wagner sparked the offense with a long first inning drive scoring two runs.

Heuser Wavener Frenter Sumner Ponti Rogers Manahl Wagner Donlin Sinsin Schutzman Gerand

Local social notes and visits in LaPorte area

LaPorte Daily Bulletin reports residents visiting relatives in town and nearby. Mrs M C Garman recovers from surgery in hospital and is listed as improving. Mrs Waldroff celebrated a birthday with a supper at L B Bannister home with about 26 attendees and Holland teaware gifts.

Wathe City Rall Reryrape PRPC Mra. M. C. Garman Mitic Waterton Cruing L. 3. Bannister Waldroff

Road to Secome Men and Cyber Era Contests

A garbled OCR style piece mentions a player named Joe and Horace among others, with scattered references to speed, study, and cyber topics. It hints at competitions or efforts, noting a Greece reference and a general sense of training or opportunities, but specifics are unclear.

Wetter & Waters Millinery Display Opens Tonight

Alyse Wyod Tives presents a free display of new hat designs at the Wetter & Waters store. The fashion center features the latest styles with bright colors and updated shapes, inviting customers to preview the season’s items.

Wetter & Waters Millinery Alyse Tives Vetter Waters Fouds Tompoakv Ignatis

Water loo girl wins renown in driving contest

Miss Luren Platt daughter of Dro and Mrs George Yammo gained fame after returning from Canada as she won a ladies driving contest at a fair. She drove a single horse around a figure eight at high speed earning a top prize and central honors.

Luren Platt Dro George Yammo Avenue Canada Wate Terjo Lapras Cuncada Piatt Anne Tory

Three Days Old Child Dies Today

A three days old infant died today after birth complications. The child, unnamed, was born recently and funeral arrangements were noted to be held at Patternoen cemetery with services at the local berg terme.

Berg Terme Patternoen

Canadian Coins Treated at Par by Waterloo Banks

The West Waterloo banks announced they would receive at par and pay out at par all Canadian silver coins. Previously a discount existed on some coins, but with many in circulation banks will treat them as United States silver coins at par. Customers seeking to receive them would fill vaults unless par handling is applied.

West Waterloo United States

East High Star Halfback Art Simpson Breaks Arm

East High football suffers a major setback as Art Simpson, star halfback, fractures an arm during practice. The injury sidelines Simpson for most of the coming season, a blow to Coward Whiteside's squad and East High prospects.

East High Art Simpson Witerlogigh School Foethalyeloyey Wis Fess Bea Evoye Mehs OsterTo Ae Jean Heil Phy Cain

Lewis Miller Hosts Annual Banquet At Galloway Club

Lewis Miller entertained friends and business associates at a porterhouse supper last evening at the Galloway club. Guests dined at 8 o'clock and an hour of humor followed while the delicacies disappeared. Miss Alice Rugg returned last night from a month with friends in Owatonna and St Paul.

Lewis Miller Galloway Club Alice Rugg Owatonna St. Paul

Saturday Night Downtown Waterloo Shop Event

Local business leaders in Waterloo promote a big evening shopping event. Peterson Millinery on Fourth Street East offers a two hundred pattern date display as part of the fall and winter opening. From 7 to 8 o clock a welcome is extended to attendees. J Y Lowe and family arrive from Rockford at 706 Baltimore Street to join the city’s expansion efforts.

Waterloo Peterson Millivery Sibert's Jrewerr Fourth Street J.y. Lowe Rockfordt Baltimors Street

Knights of Pythias to conduct funeral rites in Jesup

Members from this city travel to Jesup for the ritual funeral services of the late H. E. Casner. The rites are scheduled for 2 o'clock. Casner was a member of the luca order. A license to wed was issued to Harry W. Nankervis of Milwaukee and Kathryn B. Siberling of Waterloo.

Moentoers Knights of Pythias Lodge Jesup Tocrrew H. E. Casner Casner Te Luca Order Harry W. Nankervis Milwaukee Kathryn B. Siberling Waterloo

Wanted Young Man To Work At Washington Dairy Lunch

A notice seeks a willing young man to work at Washington Dairy Lunch located at 121 Fourth Street. The ad requests interested applicants to respond promptly to fill the position.

Washington Dairy Lunch 4Th St

Notice of Withdrawal From Partnership in Waterloo Firm

Arthur E. Martz withdraws from the KL William Huey Company partnership in Waterloo Iowa, a commercial photograph business. The remaining partners operate at the same location under the same firm name and assume all obligations and debts due, dated September 4 1913.

Arthur KE. Ma Waterloo Iowa KL William Huey Company Fame Arthur E. Martz E. William Fluey Company

Waterloo City Council to Hear Resolution of Necessity

The Waterloo Iowa city council will hold a meeting at 7:30 p m October 13 1913 in the council chamber to consider a proposed resolution of necessity. The proposal would authorize grading curbing guttering and paving an alley in block 3 and Work 4 east original plat from Water Street to Sycamore Street without a petition from abutting property owners.

Waterloo Iowa Council Chamber Sabd City City of Towa Waterstreet Sycamore Street City of Waterloo

New Treatments Claim Quick Relief for Muscular Rheumatism

The notice describes several forms of muscular rheumatism including torticollis and lumbago. It asserts successful treatment in three or four sessions and mentions sciatic rheumatism as also responding well, urging readers to investigate the methods.

Waterloo to Improve Alleys by Clock Sound Block 4

Public notice dated September 30 1913 outlines city council approval to widen and pave alleys from Water Street to Sycamore Street in Clock Sound Block 4 Waterloo Iowa. Contractor must guarantee concrete pavement for one year with a security fund of 6 cents per square yard. Costs to be assessed to abutting property owners proportionally to benefits.

Clock Sound Water Street Sycamore Street R. C. Thompson KR. L. Degon

Money in Wheat Puts or Calls Offered by Central Stock

Advertisement by The Central Stock & Grain Company Cleveland Ohio offering options on 11 000 bushels of wheat for 10.00 per unit with no further risk. Mentions potential profits such as 500.00 or 400.00 and invites readers to write for particulars from Park Building Cleveland.

Central Stock & Grain Company Park Bldg Cleveland

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