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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1923
Page
3
A dense collection of classifieds from Waterloo items include auctions notices for furniture and household goods, rent and sale listings, seeking rides, real estate offerings, livestock and farm equipment, employment notes, and missing items. Multiple named streets and local addresses appear with contact phones and bidders’ directions amid community notices.
Waterloo county Black Hawk district announces Victor Iine was adjudicated bankrupt on July 16 1923. First meeting of creditors set for August 21 1923 at J E Jordan referees in bankruptcy office Marsh Place Waterloo Iowa. Creditors may attend prove claims elect trustees examine bankrupt and conduct other business.
Miss Hazel Spencer judged nine Butler County Girls' Club demonstration teams at the courthouse. West Pole township won first prize for hemming by Bernice Trindla and Edith Witkingon. Jackson township placed second for children's clothing by Waya Worey and Dorris Tanner. First prize includes a free trip to the Des Moines State Fair. second prize offers attendance. The event drew a large crowd and a day of activity with prevailing community interest.
Cedar Falls reports Psi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi formed at Teachers College as twenty three new initiates join the third national fraternity organized this year. A heavy storm Saturday evening damaged shade and apple trees while power and telephone lines suffered extensive outages prompting long repair hours by municipal crews. Local residents Revancaire Jacob A Hashton Des Moines occupied a cottage at Riverside Park ahead of Evangelical camp meeting. Mrs John F Martin returns from a 10 weeks western trip. John F Stevens Grundy Center expected to be released from Sartor Hospital after two weeks healing from a horse kick. Bremer county fair draws former residents Mr and Mrs H N Silliman and Miss Lenore Silliman back from a six weeks motor trip to New York City. Rev and Mrs A C Kildegaard and Jampy depart for three week auto trip through Wisconsin and Michigan.
La Porte City Iowa August 13 a thunderstorm set a barn on the John Rahn farm south of town ablaze striking it during the night. The barn used for winter straw storage burned to the ground with no other building damage. A couple of hogs may have died in the blaze. the barn was insured and other outbuildings were saved. Nearby activity includes church and social notices and travel plans of local residents.
Waterloo Kiwanis club members and families will attend the annual picnic at Elk Run on Tuesday August 21 beginning at 3 p m with a concluding dance at Elk Run inn Roy F Short is general chairman assisted by Dr C B Ellyson A B Chambers Ralph E Hickelberg and W H Stewart A club supper will be served attendees may bring trimmin s and dishes A program of 14 events includes ball game golf and tug of war with prizes donated by members official starter Lyle McDonald and judges Verne Allbee L B Gates and Dr A J Joynt
Waterloo reports a slight population uptick as twelve new families settle in while eight move out this week. Forty one address changes within the Retail Merchants' association noted. Newcomers include L. F. Combs 1220 Fourth west Clarence Neunkirk 222 Maple Airs Elmer Owens 408 Edwards G. H. Sampson 38 Rath Herold Shepherd 724 Independence Mrs Herb Bearbower 218 Cutter A J Close 179 Duryea WY EB Smith 436 Fourth east J O Maize 320 Western Mrs Elsie Weidenfeiler 90 Franklin C W Robe 222%4 Lupton Mrs B Cook 721 Wellington.
Ottawa reports the dominion public board of statistics predicts Canada will harvest about 388.514 million bushels of wheat this year, down 37.272 million bushels from last year’s final estimate. The August forecast reflects a lower production outlook for 1922 and marks a sizable reduction from prior projections.
Clarence Saunders admitted defeat in his bid to corner Piggly Wiggly stock after borrowing millions to lift prices on the chain. With the market closed and his holdings confiscated, Saunders announced retirement from the presidency and pledged to rebuild fortunes. Headquarters may shift to New Orleans as a new financing plan is prepared.
Gordon Seymour son of Dr WW Seymour of Charles City and his friend Sidney Levine from Dartmouth College hiked about 10 miles from New York City to Charles City visiting Seymour's parents. The rest of the journey used lifts with rides from Pittsburgh to Akron and Newark to Philadelphia. They camped nightly, spent under 5, and expect a Colorado hike with lifts next. They call the trip grand and glorious and noted meeting many kinds of people along the way.
Services were held at a Lutheran church near Osage for Clarence Ernest Borchardt who hanged himself from a tree on his father’s farm on Thursday. Despondent over ill health, he leaves father Albert Borchardt, two sisters, and two brothers as survivors.
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