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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
4
A dense page of classifieads from the Waterloo Courier offers Want Ads with rates and examples. It includes multiple lines about positions, real estate, autos, and household services, featuring numerous names, addresses, and contact numbers for prospective buyers and job seekers. The items range from employment leads to real estate for rent and sale, with scattered notes on local businesses and services.
A jumble of classified snippets lists weather quibbles and many sale ads. Items include furniture and appliances for sale, a typewriter, clothing, farm stock, and damaged goods notices. Local sellers from Waterloo to Austinville advertise bargains and household items with contact details and prices.
On Friday December 30 at 1 30 pm the sale offers a walnut dining suite with buffet and table chairs, a Ciresiasi walnut bedroom set with dresser, a white enamel bedroom suite, a three quarter brass bed, dressers and more plus appliances and tools. Auctioneer Col Hires, 408 Almond St Northwest. Also listed are home trade ads and a Waterloo Manufacturing Co corporate renewal notice.
Notice to stockholders announces annual meeting to elect five directors and officers for one year at 7:30 p m January 3 1922 at 310 312 L and J Bank building Waterloo Iowa Dated December 24 1921 signed J E Dempster secretary
Orange Township residents including Alice Klingaman Helen Korney Edwin Saylor Mae Glessner Ruth Fike and students from Mt Morris Mt Morris College and Ames return home for breaks. A mission play by Waterloo and South Waterloo Church of the Brethren draws a large audience. The i7. 3. and G. R.G. annual panquet is set for December 28 with Orange Church hosting. Orange school resumes January 2.
Close in west side furnished housekeeping rooms. 27 West ard street and 413 West Third offer steam heated apartments. Contact 240 phone or call 310 West. Also three meneral rooms partly furnished or unfurnished at 936 Riehl St. Phone 2492 or 310 West.
The Black Hawk county board met in Waterloo and Nashua on December 12 to 18, 1921, approving adjournments and committee appointments, authorizing gravel pit leases totaling up to 380 to 300 for long terms, approving taxes and refunds, and detailing per diem and mileage for several members. The minutes note discussions with welfare officials on poverty and unemployment, and list specific refunds, roadways, and land arrangements for gravel operations as part of county business.
Congregational Sunday School members gathered at church parlors Saturday for a Bible party and Christmas tree. The piece notes local family visits, a funeral for a 13-year-old boy from tuberculosis, and a Christmas program by public school children with notable activity by teachers from away.
A holiday visit features Roth with Miss Julia Preitauer from Dubuque and Mrs. Schoof on the sick list for about a week. Sioux City visitors at the Kelling home include Mrs. and Mrs. Schraeder. The masquerade drew a large crowd Monday evening. Several people were entertained by Mr. and Bre. Hew realien Wednesday evening and other families at their homes. Will Segert plans to move to the Misc éT farm west of town early next year. Will Wedemeyer and family relocate to their newly purchased farm near St Herbert. Greening returns home from seminary duties in Clinton. Misses Erma and Martha ing hosted Miss Elsie Hue from near Horto Sunday. Funeral attendance for Herman Hue in Waterloo Saturday followed by Henry Buenger’s baby funeral at the new church in Crane Creek. Amanita Nolting visits her brother John in Bennings township. Old year’s evening services are planned at all churches Saturday. Sunday evening they hold monthly Engiion services at Schosnbahn church. Krelze returns from a hospital stay in Waverly improving. Henry Buene is rapidly progressing after surgery. School reopens Monday after two weeks’ vacation.
Geneseo Dec 29. Clarend Newell of LaPorte City attended a turkey dinner at the J. Speer home. Geneseo Consolidated school closed Friday with a fine program enjoyed by pupils and parents. Tenders left Friday evening for home to spend the holidays. The board moved the school house from the HOW district to the new act site and will use it for a word for their auto mechanic. Prof and Mrs Willon entertained the school board members and the Swives at a 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday evening. Vernon Speer visited with Floyd Meeker Mooreville the first week. Ladies Aid will have new year dinner at the parsonage Monday. Mr and Mrs Frank Smock Christie with Dysart friends Miss Ambray Mann Waterloo was Sunday visitor at the Ed Speer home and Mr Ross Bell spent Christmas with Mrs Bell's parents at T C Meritt and family Christmas with Waterloo friends.
The Cedar Falls column reports: trees planted by the late Samuel Rownd on open prairie land are being logged for lumber on the C.A. Rownd farm south of Cedar Falls, with soft maple sold to Wagner Manufacturing and a large amount of timber to be cut. Also noted is the marriage of Miss Anna White to Clifford Erickson in St. Patrick’s Church, followed by a homecoming in Warren, Minnesota. War Service Corps funds show $4,208.17 remaining after receipts and disbursements.
Lotus club members held a Christmas party at Mrs D E Fox on Commercial street with seventeen members and five guests. Decorations featured a Christmas tree, homemade candy was served, and an gift exchange occurred. Officers to be elected at a later meeting. Also notices of entertainments and visits in local households and a note on Holt Stone's improving health.
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