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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1923
Page
10
January 1912 in Waterloo brought record cold with 16 days below zero and a mean month temperature far under zero. Weather observer Ralph Slippy notes only eight days above freezing, while the month’s high reached 43 degrees on January 18. Across decades, mean temps show gradual warming, though this January’s precipitation and snow were modest.
Des Moines reports state examiners urge ouster of Dubuque County auditor Cletus Brierbach after cash shortfalls and repeated careless handling of office funds. Brierbach resigns at noon. GC. B. Trewin appointed to succeed him, taking office next morning. Examiners cite a $350 total in shortages and a pattern of mismanagement despite earlier settlements.
A warrant charges Otis Swartz a 26 year old horse trader of Dayton with abducting 14 year old Ruth Fivans a former girl living near that place. Sheriff Bassett deputies and officials in nearby counties hunt the fleeing car after a plea for help from the frantic mother and Dr M G Evans. The search has continued and the sheriff announced a location where they stayed Tuesday night.
Humboldt Da Feb 1 Henry Stewart reappears in Humboldt County after five decades away. He says he was born here the first wide child and left as a teen to travel through the West Mexico and South America. He seeks old friends and relatives and plans to go to Chicago for business with a California real estate firm. He is 76.
The report claims 20,000 acres in Black Hawk county pay no school taxes prompting letters from J. T. Rainbow and others. Rainbow denies the assertion, saying most land held by public bodies and churches is exempt only where legally allowed, while county officials confirm tax practices vary by district and levy.
The Reserve Bank notes improved general banking conditions and credit availability over the past three years. The report states that credit was easier to obtain throughout the year, with gains achieved under more favorable conditions than in prior periods.
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