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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
13
The city council approved a contract for twenty new one man street cars after inspection by Mayor Frisbie and Councilman Link in St Louis. A factory representative will arrive to take the order and sign the contract with the W F N Railroad company. Delivery expected within four months.
W J French and associates toured Iowa North Dakota and Minnesota reporting large corn crops and good yields for wheat barley and rye. They noted rust on oats in places but not serious and observed strong barley and rye returns across the Red River valley during their Midwest survey.
The census shows population gains over ten years with Fort Dodge Iowa and Austin Texas among areas listed. Figures include Fort Dodge 9,333 to 9,790 and Texas communities Ranger 16,205 with incorporation since 1930, plus state totals and regional data.
An egg within an egg, produced by a hen owned by W. H. Meredith of 623 Riehl Street, and exhibited at the Cedar Rapids Ce dar Rapids branch, features a large outer shell four inches long with an inner normal egg. Both contained yolk and white, with shells nested inside.
Oelwein Knights of Columbus schedule a picnic at Lake Oelwein on Sunday August 15 with delegations from towns between Independence and Clermont to participate in afternoon sports. An orchestra will provide music and W P Kerwin will lead the vocal program.
A gray haired woman, Helen Gardener, assumes the chair of the U S Civil Service Commission in Washington, next to Martin Morrison and George Wales. The New York Tribune notes her rise as the highest position ever held by a woman in the government and discusses her views on nonpolitical civil service reform.
Fred S. Pett, clerk of courts, verified in the courthouse vault that Black Hawk township and county name appear as two words. The two word form derives from Chief Black Hawk and matches the earliest records.
Blanche Alveretta Fenlon accuses Richard Harris Eaton of desertion on November 26, 1917 after their March 12 marriage and seeks a divorce plus restoration of her maiden name Blanche Alveretta Revrard.
Sumner plans to vaccinate all city residents in a free statewide typhoid campaign amid rising cases. Mayor Frisble endorses rapid clinic setup at a central site with options to immunize at home via family doctors. Dr. Sumner notes epidemics statewide and urges prompt action to prevent outbreaks.
Carl Hanson and Mary Wood both of Waterloo obtained licenses to wed on Friday the 13th. The ceremony sat at the clerk counter with consent from the groom's mother. Local grocer A C Draper noted no bad luck and reported prices rising, while police judged Friday free of arrests with no court entries.
A. W. Billings of 1525 Fifth Street West caught a three and a half pound Oswego bass at the Cedar River near the mill dam after a ten to fifteen minute fight. He used an ordinary hook and line and said the fish resembled a blackness in color.
The Oelwein fall farm festival is set for September 28 to October 1 with local figures such as Gavin of the Greater Othwein club in Dyersville promoting the event. Visitors include Mrs Shadbolt Emmetsburg and families from Werschaw and Hazleton en route to tour area hosts. plus local births and a state fair contest by GA Hansen of Farmer's Creamery highlighted.
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