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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
25
The speaker claims to cut prices by 20 to 60 percent on all catalog items, promising equal and fair distribution of savings to every buyer. He says this crusade against high prices has lasted six years and will continue until all farmers in the United States receive their share.
The Hawkeye Foundry Co. builds a four acre, two and one story concrete plant south of Rock Island tracks in Westfield. With 250 workers and a weekly payroll over $5,000 the firm outputs grey iron castings for agriculture and plans a 100 foot extension next spring. Officers are President J E B Sedgwick Vice President J H B Plumb and Secretary Treasurer W E Robinson.
The civil service commissioners will supervise the police and fire departments, shifting appointment responsibility from the mayor. The police chief is W. T. Dinneen, with nineteen regulars. innovations include discipline reforms and roll calls. city detectives were abolished, and civil service is expected to bring more efficiency and benefits.
The Waterloo Cement Machinery corporation expanded its works on Glenwood and Vinnie streets at the junction of the Chicago Great Western and Illinois Central railways. An extension of 456 by 110 feet was erected at a cost of 10 000 to meet rising demand for the Polygun cement mixers.
In a Rochester notice a Ms Mayer reports kidney issues from back pain and fatigue improving after Foley Kidney Pills. She claims complete cure and renewed strength, noting wide distribution for nationwide shipping and manufacturing relevance in Waterloo.
Stockholders of Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Black Hawk County Iowa will hold their annual meeting at the courthouse in Waterloo on January 7 1911 for officer elections and other business brought before the gathering.
A photograph shows the mausoleum nearing completion at Fairview Cemetery. It houses 524 crypts with marble interiors, a chapel for services, and side rest rooms. The Iowa Mausoleum Company builds similar structures across the region, promoting civilized burial over earth interment.
A county report notes taxes for five years nearly doubled as land values rose and public debts declined. State law requires county treasurers to place funds in county banks at 2 percent interest, yielding about $1,800 last year.
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