02 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1907
Page
1
Dewar news reports quick harvest progress with fields ready for shock by week’s end and neighbors visiting Dubuque. It notes local births, social visits, a thumb injury, stock buying shifts, and a fire protection discussion. It mentions milking machine jokes, local fairs, and farmers nearly finished with oat cutting.
Denver dispatch notes a string of social visits and travel around Cedar Panta Readlyn and Waterloo. Mentions include Mrs Henry Schuneman Amanda Sundermeier Leta Meyer and Bertha Burg e Theo Bennett at weddings and birthdays. Carl Schmidt suffered a stroke, others visited relatives, and Mrs Christenson starts as new employee for Belt Telephone.
Ernest Brandt, a Warren township farmer west of Bremer, was taken into custody by Sheriff Knapp after neighbors feared he might harm someone. He faced an insane commission, found to be due to alcohol, and planned transfer to Knoxville before relatives intervened. He travels to Minneapolis for Keeley Institute treatment. Miln Fr. Koehn, near Shell Rock, first to claim the new gopher bounty, receives 48 cents for each gopher turned in. The late Rev. C. Mertlain’s will valued at over 44,000 with substantial charitable bequests to Wartburg institutions, the Lutheran synod fund, and several orphan and hospital beneficiaries. Dr. S. Roche of Watertown praised for improving looks.
Fires destroy W. W. Brooks store as farmers rush to help. Grandpa Schmidt visits William Matthias in West Bates. Maile loses three yearlings. Dunkerton may start a new Enterprise newspaper. Rev. P. Bredow attends Rev. Hertlein funeral in Waverly. pallbearers listed. Oats cutting begins, yields below last year.
The Brannon community reports a cemetery association event with an ice cream social as a social gathering. Several local residents, including Mr and Mrs Frank Hoffard and Miss Larki, attended with friends from Mason City and Independent. Baby news and visits populate the week with mixers, clerks, and family updates among townspeople.
Raymond-wary report notes Mrs. On Young of Waterloo visiting her sister Mrs. Trible and meeting Mrs. Whitlock of San Jose who has been visiting Mrs. Thomas Phillips this week.
Independence week pace. Mrs Ela Hobson travels to Austin for brother John Engle's funeral. Misses Mable and Nella Young return from Waterloo Chaulau cua paris trip. Mrs Rilla Cotton spends Sunday with sister-in-law Mrs Walter Hewitt in Waterloo. Charley Raub guests of Raubd in Mamly Lu. Mrs Hawes shopped in Waterloo. Lila Hown on vacation after summer school at the Normal closed. Will Edwards on vacation from business college in Waterloo. Mrs T S Smith and Catherine visit Bar Gray relatives. Women's Home Missionary society meets at Mrs John Holler Linden Place Waterloo. baskets invited for picnic. A village green show hosts nightly performances. Maude Waterfield returns from Chautauqua Bar. Farmers harvest hay in dry spell. Mr and Mrs Noble Littie of Waterloo visit at Mr Waterfield's.
Greene residents report visitors from Waterloo Nora Springs and Iowa City. Travels include Miss Eymma Miner returning from Waterloo and Edith and Mattie Lockwood heading to Des Moines then Colorado. A death in the community prompts a funeral at M E church. A buggy accident injures Jamus Williams but causes no serious damage.
A busy social patch shows guests visiting from Chicago Davenport and Milwaukee while local residents travel to Waterloo for a ball game. Birthdays, resignations, travels and employment changes fill a snapshot of community life as families send greetings and plan visits. A naval disaster report from Shanghai notes a gunboat incident with one fatality and several injuries. Regular sun routines are humorously compared to bowel health in an ad for Dr Bing's Pills.
Near Billings Montana the Campbell system is proving dry farming viable with minimal water. Dr W X Sudduoth reports healthy oats wheat and cereals on his high divide farm aided by deep subsoiling and harrowing. A colony of Iowa settlers will form a new community nearby. Yellowstone valley crops look flourishing sugar beets alfalfa and grains yield to record levels and fruit growing is emerging as a major local industry.
A series of real estate transfers lists multiple parcels in Cedar Falls West Waterloo and East Waterloo with prices ranging from 1 to 33 000 dollars. Parties include Charles B Santee George Morrin Thomas Teeper Henry Kilpatrick Irene Kentzelman Bertha Patter son Caroline Mullarky A Curtis A H Girard W L Wingworth James Campbell Finley Campbell Eliza Hewitt guardian W W Hewitt and Joanna L Worcester to John Riley et al. The notices reflect standard transfer entries with prices and locations in Waterloo area.
Kate Gito returns home from Winona Minnesota after trimming season. Henry Fink injures knee by nail while flooring. Segeris family back to Desphines. John Netendorf resigns from Louie Sehwarts’s to help on farm. Cement walks added in town. Mrs Carsensien departs for Belmond to settle affairs and plans to return. Lightning hits bank tied wiring but causes no damage. Id Travis upgrades residence with cellar and foundation. planning addition. Nasland returns from Dubuque to resume stenography at Tripoli State Bank. Mrs Franklin stores goods and rents home to Latta. away visiting. Waverly line workers repair lines locally. Ecclesiastical meeting held at St John’s church. D Ladd & Co finishes stone work for Achuneman’s new house. Clem Bennett with Oakes ND shows good form. salary raised.
Mrs M C Garman sustained a painful injury when driving a team at the farm with multiple fractures in her right hand. A 1 oclock morning fire alarm reported a blaze at the Watto billiard hall started from an antique, extinguished promptly by efficient firemen.
Chicago July 21 The Zion City city court was abolished by a voter turnout of 287 ballots with 183 for abolition and 34 for retention Judge Barnes resigned immediately with Voliva said to favor ending the court The county court will serve as substitute Four bids for the lace factory were received with bids due by noon next Monday Receiver John B Hately announced.
In Tangier on July 31 Gerard A. Lowther the British minister received a letter from Caid Sir Harry Maclean. Raisall the prisoner threatens death unless Mohammed El Torres the sultan s representative for foreign affairs withdraws troops from Elkmes territory.
London July 30 English engineer Reginald En och F R G S&S advocates a 400 mile rail crossing the Andes from Port Payto on the Pacific to Port Liman near Iquitos on the Amazon. Backed by Enoch, cost estimated at 12.5 million dollars with Peruvian government bond guarantees. He argues the line would unlock vast resources and enable west to east travel bypassing mule caravans through high passes.
The writer explains travel by river and mail steamers, noting that when toast steamers do not fit, it is better to take the mail steamer to Liverpool and return up the Amazon by the Booth One to Tquitos, about 700 miles from Lima, a route actually undertaken.
Philadelphia, July 31. Nuncio Sergius arrested on a warrant from Emilio Sergius of New York for the theft of antique jewelry valued at 39,060 dollars. Emilio claims the Sicilian family jewels vanished June 29 from his rooms as Nuncio disappeared from New York. The case centers on a strong box theft and a disputed valuation by Sir Caspar Purdon Clark of the Metropolitan Museum. The accused asserts he was robbed.
Lord Monkswell sparked a debate in the House of Lords on Congo independence is tyranny enforced by lash and murder. Archbishop of Canterbury urged responsibility, bishops joined, Lord FitzMa urice cautioned against rash action. motion withdrawn.
The Endurance, a 227 ton Newfoundland sealing vessel refitted as a steam barkentine, sails down the Thames with the English south polar expedition led by Lieutenant E H Shackleton aboard. Winter quarters for twelve, provisions for two years, on King Edward VII Land, aiming for the South Pole in 1908. the crew includes a motor car, runners, twelve Siberian ponies, twenty four dogs, and several scientists. Lieutenant Rupert England commands the Endurance and plans to meet the explorers in January 1909. he will also conduct magnetic and maritime investigations on King Edward VII Land.
Atlanta July 31 The Hardman Covington prohibition bill passed the Georgia senate several days ago and was adopted by the house last night by 134 to 39. Two amendments require senate concurrence before Gov. Hoke Smith signs, pledging final enactment. The measure, effective January 1 1908, allows retail sale of pure alcohol by druggists with caveats, and wholesale stock for retailers, while prohibiting manufacture or hand-to-hand sales intended to incite intoxication.
A fragmented note argues that life limit concepts in medicine are evolving. It asserts the potential for longer lifespans with advanced care and warns that neglect in the crucial decade can fatality affect longevity. Mentions of products and care emphasis appear interwoven with era-specific medical discourse.
Mayors tough stance bars all gambling within city bounds as Cedar Valley racing circuit events loom. Police ready to shut bookmakers out, while townsfolk worry over enforcement and possible clashes.
A trunk containing securities valued at 200000 was found in Watertown and sent toward its rightful owner Otto Heinecken a teacher from Manitowoc's church school had left a Chicago pickup order for two trunks. Due to a mix up a Chicago trunk intended for Watertown was delivered there and another Watertown trunk remained at a depot until Heinecken recovered it.
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