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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1922
Page
13
Waterloo posts the highest percentage increase in building permits among 13 Western Contractor cities for March, aided by a very small base last year. In the month just past 2,212 permits were issued totaling $4,791,344 vs March of 1921 with 2,350 permits and $3,712,162, a 22.5 percent gain.
By mayoral direction Chief P. B. Walker suspends Patrolman W. L. Venable for 10 days on third shift for violating orders failing to respond to a signal and leaving his beat for lunch. In Shell Rock Iowa A Sewell longtime resident dies in Wadena Minnesota body brought for interment Riverview cemetery Rev C al Fort officiates.
Four men were detained in Boston after officers Towle and Haggerty recovered twenty eight stolen bonds from a Catholic church in Aurora Illinois. One suspect claimed the name John Russell but police doubt the claim. Two others have police records and the fourth, alleged leader, is described as a Boston broker. The bonds disappeared after the church safe was blown open.
A six person traveling magazine subscription team, three men and three women, was arrested in Mason City and returned to Waterloo on charges of beating board bills. They illegal canvassing led to hotel debts at the Owenback, with landlord filing information. In municipal court, Wraddell asked release for his wife and the others, claiming enticement by ads and insolvency. All were jailed with bail arrangements pending.
Madame Beck, a modiste, places the first in a series of model gown displays in the Leavitt & Johnson building lobby. The outfit features a fringed tweed skirt and cape with radium silk blouse in white, the predominant shade being hally green, a loosely belted blouse with a modish buckle.
A Waterloo contractor promotes fifteen years of experience and scores of satisfied homeowners. He claims building costs will rise in six months and urges potential clients to start now. He advertises several six and seven room modern homes and bungalows for sale and provides the phone Red 34580 for contact.
Miss Edith Hazlett deputy assessor of Waterloo departs next Tuesday for Rosebud agency South Dakota to teach domestic science in a government school among the Sioux Indians. She passed the civil service exam last November with high marks and accepted the Rosebud offer after receiving three others. She has prior Indian experience as a domestic science teacher and matron at Grass Lodge Crow reservation in Montana.
Miss Haglette taught in Denver Indiana and at Virginia City Montana. A graduate of Waterloo Business College and the Wapiti Training School Chicago she left Crow Agency duties due to ill health. Active Walnut Street Baptist Church worker, she aided her father in the assessor’s office, with no middle office staff. Route to Hose Hud via Valentine Nebraska 36 miles to agency.
Cleveland April 8 Mercator Clubs of the U A plan to form clubs in every large city. Formerly The Trade clubs, the group will incorporate under a new name with Detroit Walhoma Grand Rapids Pittsburgh Cleveland and Indianapolis represented. William R Stuart of Cleveland elected president with the city named national headquarters. Yowell to lead evangelical singing in Alexandria La for two weeks then visit New Orleans Chicago and his brother in Chicago.
Fifty Cornell college alumni and former students attended a dinner and speaking program at Tutel Russell Lamson last night with many visiting teachers present. Speakers included Prof. Tracy Thompson Prof. George Tyron and J B Johnson.
An exhibit at the Cedar Valley showcases early work from State Teachers College and Waterloo schools. Youngsters as young as five create clothes, paper garments, and wood carvings, with mud pies evolving into organized crafts. A Cedar Falls Caledonian society meeting follows, led by President A C Preston, at 7:40 p m.
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