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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1923
Page
5
Fragmented OCR lists numerous notices and ads from a Waterloo Iowa era issue. It includes salerooms for clothing and jewelry, employment ads, housing rentals, real estate seeks, and a long public works sewer project notice. Names, places, and addresses appear in a dense, garbled mix with scattered phone numbers and dates.
A Waterloo Iowa city council notice details proposed sewer work from manholes on Berkswire road to Stanley Street including 7455 lineal feet of sewer and 693 feet of 10 inch sewer, 2478 feet of 12 inch, 2976 feet of 18 inch, 25 manholes. Bids must include a certified check, bonds, and insurance. Work to start by May 1 1923 and finish by June 1 1923 with standard vitrified clay pipe. Payment via special assessment certificates or sewer bonds, bond and performance requirements, and bid opening on April 18 1923 at 7:30 pm in Water loo.
Tax disputes and social notes from Barclay and Saint Ansgar districts report rising farm taxes, a $200,000-like comparison, and residents discussing payments on acreage, plus local happenings: Good Friday burial, windmill orders, schoolteacher visits, and community movements. Names include Ben Shimp, George Mackner, Alexander Oliver, Herb McIntosh, Joel Paga, Ormia Wellner, Andrew, and Parson Bmnith. Key locations are Barclay, Lester, Dunkerton, Dewar, and St Ansgar with references to Buchanan and neighboring counties.
Miss Mable Peterson, of Orange, fell ill at school last week and was hospitalized. She improved enough to return home Saturday. Local events include Easter visits by teachers and students, a school play by the junior class, and community birthday and family visits.
Aplington and Horton notes report visitors and residents: Mrs. Jake Seuslorto from Pella visited Rev and Mrs. Chnicker and Mr. and Mrs. Peters welcome the birth of a boy. Central College students Wilhelmena Meyer and Calvin Schnucker return for a 10 day vacation. Funds raised at a Presbyterian apron sale reached about 175 dollars. Various locals attend church events pre Easter and Good Friday services. Death of Mrs. Herman Hopne at 82 noted with burial at Pleasant View. J Romelfanger opens office in Inte HAL Voogh building. Horton news covers several social calls and meetings.
Winthrop and Mrs. TI Garlard have returned from California where they spent the winter months. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Swanson moved to Pekin. Garreld Christensen died at his home on Independence Sunday afternoon after three years of farming in Independence and enduring several operations. His wife, formerly Miss Flo zioad, and two sisters Mrs Annie Griswold and Mrs Carrie Gilson survive. Born to Mr and Mrs Leon Kinneyton a daughter on Friday March 26. Nellie Arthurs Frank and George Kinney called to Stacyville Sunday by their father and brother Tom Kinney’s serious illness.
The Latties Ald society will host a pie and cake social at Wilmer H Seamans home in Wilmer on Tuesday evening April 10. Girls and ladies bring pies and cakes to sell at auction. Milwes Cedarburg Jennip Stella Christenson Waterloo and Harold BeCreehii were guests Sumie In Monday afternoon burial of James Booth Traar at Littinton cemetery Eve Weed on Harold McGlaghins farm several years ago a Japanese girl may not sit with a man in a moving picture show.
Cedar Falls imposes harsher penalties under new mayor J Fay Cross. In his first case john W Barnes faced a raise from 1 dollar and costs to 3 dollars and costs totaling 5.35 dollars for a traffic ordinance violation.
City officials unveil a new administration with Mr Cross and other ticket members installed. Retiring mayor A E Retschauge joins the council at large. W D Wiler fourth ward and G W Fegan second ward succeed Cross and Tostiebe. Several officers and appointees confirmed including Newman as attorney to succeed Reaves, and fire chief Jens B M Petersen. Standing committees formed with Refshauge named for several, Wiler and Simonsen for others. Fire department reports show 26 calls with four minor damages in the year. The city lyceum course closes with potter craftsman J Smith Damron as final attraction.
The Cedar Falls township trustees met at city hall to assess the work of township assessor Albert Rasmussen. They reviewed five years of his valuations, made few changes, and planned to return his books to the auditor after completing the review. The meeting also touched on other local items and community notes.
La Porte City April 3 Mrs E H Hughes received a telegram announcing the death of her father Capt Roland G C Bonsey aged about 70. A sea captain since youth he spent Civil War years away from home, leaving a daughter and son. Funeral services were held on Easter Sunday. Nearby notes mention Easter travel for students and social visits around La Porte City with locals visiting Cedar Falls Iowa City and Waterloo.
Mitchell Iowa April 3 local notes list Emmett Graft heading to Minneapolis for work. Mrs L E Rows visits by testimony of daughter Mrs P B Wagner. Olga Smith assisted Mrs Bub ute in St Ansgar. Dr M van Swearingen and granddaughter Helen Barker arrive from Waterloo. T W Williams family to Osage for business, Dan Jones from Slaeton wintering with daughter Mrs Funk. Community church Easter carpeted with special music and readings by Mrs Kirkland and Mrs Duncan and children.
A local act titled Voice of Authority is announced for Friday evening with Mrs. Andrew Friday involved. The performer will spend the week in St Ghesar with Grota, as part of the engagement plans.
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