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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1926

Page

13

Vigilantes Chief To Be Named By Bankers Tonight

County vigilantes head to a bankers meeting at Hotel Russell Lamson to appoint a county chief of the vigilante committee formed to protect banks from robberies. Sheriff H. T. Wagner will confer with bankers as J. R. Quinlan and others discuss the decision made in a small courtroom last evening.

Russell Lamson H. T. Wagner J. RN. Quinlan Wagner Quinlan Sherif Wagner Ray Scott Kimm Commercial National Bank C. W. Bedford Statson F PB Devis Dunkerton A. van Valkenhuys la Porte Guy Palee

Vigilante meeting outlines county coordination and duties

Quinlan explains that county chiefs must confer with vigilante committees, inspect weapons, ensure ammunition, and define roles in bank robberies and other crimes. The gathering drew bankers and vigilantes, with Wagner and others speaking on intent and organization, citing past recoveries of stolen autos.

Court Allows Overhead Claim By Bank Receiver

District court approved the state superintendent of banking's request for pro rata overhead in the Waterloo Bank & Trust Co. receivership. An allowance of 297.22 for November through January was granted to be paid from receiver funds. Total overhead for the three months in Des Moines reached 8,113.13. Under town law the state banking superintendent becomes receiver of all closed state banks.

Waterlon Bank &Trust Co Waterloo Bank &Trust. Co Des Moines

Landscaping of the free public school grounds proposed

The Traer Indiana landscape project will be undertaken by the local board of education. Charles H. Diggs, landscape architect from the Town State college extension service, Anes, will be hired next month to outline a program to beautify the grounds. Work to begin this spring and be added to gradually each year.

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