Miller Building Model Tenement Oaklawn Terrace Project
John G. Miller, Waterloo contractor, is erecting a nine unit tenement named Oaklawn Terrace near Wallington Street. Each two story, five room home costs about 3500 to 4000 dollars, with yard space and tiled bathrooms. Total project value around 50000 dollars, designed for low cost through unit construction and bulk materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Miller
Waterloo
Oaklawn Avenue
Wallington Street
Oaklawn Terrace
Miller
10000 Realtors Expected at Chicago Convention
A Waterloo delegation will join about 10000 real estate men for a Chicago meeting in July. Frederick Taylor of the National Association says the gathering will be the largest in history and could push tax reform, favoring a national sales tax as proposed by President Harding. The program aims for concrete results and nationwide impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Waterloo Realtors
Frederick Taylor
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Tealtor
Portland
Ore
Taylor
United States
Harding
Burning Bunny Sets Fire to Sitting Hen in Ta. Home
In Hansontown, Ta., Irvin Ford spotted a brush fire fed by a spring cleanup. A wild rabbit leaped from the flames and set a hen on the back porch alight. Ford and his brother-in-law quickly doused the blaze, saving the house. The rabbit perished from burns. the hen survived to hatch another brood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansontown
Irvin Ford
Biddy
Rotary Leaders For Next Year Named In Waterloo
Coinciding with Roy Shoemaker's retirement, Rotary selects new officers C A Morris as president and general manager of Morris Motor Co leads a team including Carleton Sias Gwynne Weston Vincent Rechnertig and Ed Rath to steer Waterloo Rotary through a promising year. The new board includes E R Shoemaker John Rath C V Simmons George W Huntley Verne Orr Ralph Hoxie and Fred Northey. The club motto It profits most who serves best will guide actions as big projects and service aim to define the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Shoemaker
Rotary Club
Black’s
Greater Waterloo Association
Waterloo Motor and
Alubs
Greater Waterloo
Carleton Sias
Pike
Rotary
Waterloo
Gwynne Weston
4. E. Haswell
Put
Ed Rath
Rath Packing Company
E.R. Shoemaker
John Rath
C. V. Simmons
George W. Huntley
Verne Orr
Ralph Hoxie
Fred Northey
Rotary International
Iowa Legion drives relief for disabled WWI veterans
A nationwide Iowa campaign by the American Legion aims to aid sick and needy World War I veterans. District meetings begin May in Waterloo and other cities, with 99 county chairmen and 11 district coordinators to assess conditions, while auxiliary women prepare a Sioux City convention in May 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Union
Legion
Coun
James F. Barton
Leutenants
Twe
MacNider
American Legion
Fort Dodge
Charles City
Sioux City
Creston
Des Moines
Waterloo
Davenport
Burtington
Barton
Iowa American Legion
Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion
Monahan Post
Women's Auxiliary
France
Building Trades Still Unsettled in Iowa Regions
A weekly Iowa building trades survey shows open shop takeovers in Burlington Ottumwa and Davenport while Des Moines large projects stall. Dubuque aligns with state wage cuts. Waterloo reports mixed progress with contractors split over agreements. Carpenters in Fairfield and Jefferson City Mo cut scales. overall aim is to restart activity as 5 million dollars in Waterloo annual building value highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubel
Des Moines
Master Builders of Iowa
Waterloo
Burlington
Ottumwa
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Fort Madiosa
Carpenters
Fairfield Carpenters
Jefferson City
Five Former White Sox Seek Immediate Trial Date
Attorneys for Buck Weaver Swede Risberg Hap Felsch Claude Williams and Joe Jackson filed an appeal with Judge McDonald for an immediate trial in the 1919 scandal case. McDonald sustained the motion and warned that the charges could be dropped if the state does not call the trial within four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
White Sox
McDonald
Robert FE
Crowe
Buck Weaver
Swede Risberg
Hap Felsch
Claude Williams
Joe Jackson
Minnesota youth turns spring fancy to Waterloo romance
A Brainerd youth sent a playful love letter to the Courier seeking a refined Waterloo maidens match. He boasted a Buick six model 1917 and a “nice home” and asked for letters from eligible young ladies not over 28, with Courier to share his name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Courier
Romeo
Waterloo
Railroad Y M C A drives for members in Waterloo drive
The Waterloo Y M C A railroad Y campaign reports 103 new members secured in a noon luncheon drive. Captain Hodge Taylor, Roy Graham and W N Northcott noted progress. business men in the north city area encouraged to join. the national drive continues with results to be announced at Tuesday’s captain luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad
Hodge Taylor
Western Division
Roy Graham
Railway
W. N. Northcott
Thornberg
Waterloo' S Association
W. 5. Williams
Western Iines
J.B. Harris
Graham
Boon
Tuesaday
Drug Peddler Fined and Sentenced in Federal Court
In Dubuque federal court Henry Brown colored pleaded guilty to Harrison drug act violations and drew a 20 day jail term after a $100 fine for possessing 200 ounces of opium in Waterloo. Sixteen violators from Waterloo and others were fined. Charles Reed’s theft case was dismissed for lack of evidence. Waterloo and Jackson counties supplied many bootleggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Brown
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
B. T. Reed
Dubuque
Brown
Theodore Roberts
Charles Vaughn
Robert Cohn
C. J. Nauman
Chris Madsen
Ruth Lee
George Shannon
Harry Rebbkles
Charles Reed
Jackson County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miller Building
Oakland Terrace
Incent Revoren
AMT
Morris
Swynne Westo
AcAl
Legion Toad Disabled Vet
Pichelmann
Hagerman Place
Ae Boc Spare
Seu Nw
Chorvald Larsen
William Simonsen
Sta Nw
Wiliam T. Cumming
Herman Soltau
Mnwy
Weeese
Fred C. Dunkerton
Henry Letton
Dunkerton
Warwick
Lillian M. Hileman
Ahaa Park
Flora C. Aay
John A. Eddy
Cowin
Meadowdale
Michangua
Tenry J. Giaza
Andrew Paterson
Westfield
Yolda
Allen
Anna Reichert
Ist
Grand View Place
E. Dooley
Frank T. Cole
EL Shore
C. W. Beesham
Jet
John Goss
Charles Brannon
Ham
Memento Spuzzilio
Isabelle Remington
West Side
Cedar River
Julia A. Ackley
Jerome Bensing
Auditor Rainbow
East Side
Independence Avenue
Kingsley
Charles S. Bickley Co
Realtors Co
Eno
F. M. Collord
Bank
Minnesota
Garland
Billy Sunday
Billy
W. H. Howrey
Prospect
WM. E. Herren Company
L. & J. Bldg
C. E. Howard
W. E. Peavey
Farm Lands
City Property Exchanges
Howard & Peavey
Reber Avenue
Burton Avenue
Litchfield
Dodge
Franklin
Winthrop
Redwood
County
Minn
Clay County
State of Minnesota
Ray W. Belangee
West
Fifth Street
Arthur C. Cole
L. & J. Building
Lafayette
C. M. Allen Land CO
Charles 8
Bickley Co
Denver Street
Sherwood Park
Burton E. Wilson
Bighland
West Ninth St
Frank E. Adams
Commercial Bank
Summit Ave
Franklin St
Pommer & Hoover
Jefferson Street
West Second Street
Burton E. Wilson Insurance Agency
L. & J. Bank
Ewing & Crozier, Realtors “the Service Agency
Letsch
F. C. Letsch
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!