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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1914

Page

11

Waterloo area court system handles growing legal workload

District court in Black Hawk County operates near year round with three judges in Tenth district after 1914, plus juvenile and Iowa level cases. Reports show Juvenile, Inebr iates and Insanity cases, naturalizations, and federal and U S commissioner activity in Waterloo and surrounding counties.

Black Hawk County Waterloo Dunham Manchester Mullan Gates Eldora Mitchellville Mittimus

Waterloo Adds Hotels and Hosts Big Conventions

Waterloo opens three new hotels boosting guest rooms to over 1000 and expanding to 18 establishments. Russell-Lamson leads growth with hundreds of new guests. Martin Hotel on Sycamore has 50 rooms. Riverview near the Illinois Central depot has 17 rooms. The city hosts major conventions in 1914 including Iowa Commercial Congress and Missionary societies.

Waterloo Iowa Russell- Lamson Martin Riverview Russell-Lamson Ellis Brevort Carpenter Elmer Hummel Irving Metropole Park Ride San Souci Tremont Julian Bickley Globe Windsor Russell- Lassom Sycamore Street Hope Martin W. C. White Illinois Central Depot Anit Iowa Commercial Congress

State meetings to be held in Waterloo next year

Plans are under way to host several state organizations in Waterloo next year including the Iowa Den vil association the Iowa State Medical society the Odd Fellows the Iowa Music Teachers' association and the state board of Charities and Corrections. Ostensive plans are already being made for the entertainment of these organizations in Waterloo.

Waterloo Iowa Denvil Association Iowa State Medical Society The Odd Fellows Iowa, Music Teachers’ Association State Board of Charities and Corrections

Improvements in Fuel Saver Furnaces with Slotted Fire Pots

The Waterloo Register company markets the Fuel Saver furnace in Waterloo through C. M. Berkley Tard ware Co. and F. J. Hacker & Co. The unit features a slotted fire pot with superheated edge-to-center air flow, removable sectional grates, and heavy cast iron construction promising fuel economy and easier maintenance. The firm reports broad distribution from Canada to Texas and Seattle as a branch pivot in Washington.

Waterloo Register Company Waterloo C. M. Berkley Tardware Co F. J. Hacker & Co Texas Canada British Columbia Seattle Washington Oregon

Financial Bank Clearings and New Corporations Noted

The Waterloo area report lists bank clearings totaling $73 558 04 47 for 14 months ending Nov 30 1914 and cites strong bank health with deposits of $7 298 499 29 across seven institutions. It also details 1918 1914 incorporations totaling $11 482 700 50 in authorized capital and tax collections of $1 460 449 62 in the year to Nov 39 1914.

Black Hawk County Abstract Co Ce Ees Gbeobetat Waterloo Black Hawk Blac Lanal Central Savings Commercial National First National Iowa State Bank Leavitt & Johnson National Security Savings Waterloo Savings BH. L. Johnson Leavitt & Johnson Trust Company Federal Reserve Board of Chicago Plaza Theatre Pioneer Mfg. Co Rityheiet Qu Dee Farmers’ Dairy ‘Ass'n Interstate Mercantile Agency West Motor Sales Cedar Fally Hotel Co Tame B. & L. Aes McElhinney Investment CO Irving Waterloo Overland Co Davidson Co Waterloos Joseph's Sona Co Shaw Manufacturing Co Cedar Falls Businessmen’s Waterloo Athletic Agai Lauritzen Construction Ben Ee Eure Iowa Dairy Lunch Waterloo Drug Co Artificial Iee & Fuel Co Ladla, Inc G. A. Draper Co Wagner Wood Auto Co American Restaurant Co Bentley

City Council Enacts Traffic Rules and New Assistant Solicitor

Over the past year the council passed a broad traffic ordinance banning diagonal street crossing and created the office of assistant city solicitor with a $100 monthly salary. The street vendor license rose from $5 to $100 and police fees are now turned into the city treasury. A building code is anticipated in 1914 modeled after Davenport, with a similar ordinance expected locally next year.

Davenport

Waterloo Mfg Co Expands Into Sheet Metal Goods

The Waterloo Mfg Co established in 1892 has grown its stock and territory. The firm’s season brings es tablished machinery to produce sheet metal items such as fire doors vents and steel ceilings while its jobbing dept offers plumbers tinners and factory supplies to Waterloo merchants, aiming for prompt orders and local delivery.

Waterloo Mfg. Co Waterloo

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