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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1921
Page
5
A dense collection of late 19th or early 20th century classified lines includes rental ads, sale offers, wanted help, farm opportunities, and miscellaneous notices. Entries mention shoe stores, clothing, real estate, rooms for rent, wanted sales staff, and farm or trade listings with names and contact details.
Mixed classified blurbs: storage and moving ads for Parsons Storage and Bova Transfer Co promising dry clean storage and reduced rates to the Pacific coast, plus an administrative notice in Black Hawk County Iowa for the estate of absentee Alexander Scott McEwen with heirs Lucile Evelyn Thompson and Mabel McEwen named.
Waterloo Iowa council proceedings document meetings motions and votes. Items include approval of prior minutes investigations into damages and alley paving requests street lamp installations and the opening of a block 63 alley. Also notes on city finances licenses reports and adopted resolutions including sewer bonds and fund transfers.
The text outlines internal governance for a shoe company listing directors A L Alexander and E J Glaw with Alexander as president and treasurer and Glaw as vice president and secretary. It states proxy voting, board election rules, a debt limit of two thirds of par stock, and that stockholders’ private property is exempt from corporate debts. The notice is signed by J Wenne, attorney.
A joint Cedar Falls American Legion post and Women's club seek a March 27 vote on bonding Cedar Falls for 225000 to build a Liberty Memorial. Planned use includes military HQ, city government seat, assembly hall, gymnasium, natatorium, club and rest rooms with a long term levy over 25 years. Also discussed are mayoral candidates and local political speculation, with potential developments looming. Grain buyers anticipate a busy week as favorable weather and roads aid farmers delivering corn at around 44 cents per bushel, with some higher quality loads.
Residents, chapters of D A R and Service Star plan annual parties and gatherings at Cedar Falls venues. A real estate comment notes landlords seek tenants as farm and rental demand rises. Various residents attend dinners, anniversaries, and church conferences while others travel or recover from injuries.
The council passed ordinance No. 955 after three readings with aye votes from Feisner Horns Link Manning Ogle and Register. Ordinance No. 953 was adopted with similar aye votes. Storage of two trucks for the street department was referred to the fire committee. Councilman Link detailed his stance on the building commissioner appointment and introduced a resolution to declare the office vacant, but no action followed as a vote was not called. The meeting adjourned. City Clerk A. E. Gnagy.
Oelwein residents gathered to discuss reestablishing Boy Scouts in the community. A committee including Father E Daugherty Rev W C Cle Worth Thomas Edgar and Thomas Stevens was chosen to confer with scouts executives of northeastern Iowa in Oelwein on Feb 25. A separate note lists officers and directors elected at an Independent Light & Power annual meeting.
A judge and jury spent over two days this week in the Erland versus McGranahan case in Vinton. Erland claimed damages of 1200 dollars over remarks made about his Newhall dances in 1818 and the jury found for the defendant. Court adjourned until March 7 for further inquiry cases.
Fairbank hosts the annual Tourist Club gathering at Mr and Mrs A T Considing with members husbands and friends. Entertainment committee includes F L P Davis Floyd Fox and Pp sLexander Mines. Mrs Gallup honored at a birthday gathering with a cut glass bowl. Mrs Higbee mourns her mother Flora Higbee a pioneer of the community. Rev Mr Roberts returns from revival meetings and Rev J c Kelford will lead services this week. About 25 Pythian Sisters attend.
At Orig McGinnisale north of Stanley cattle sold for 42 to 765 dollars with thirty head averaging 50 dollars. Brood sows brought 28 to 36 dollars. corn and oats priced. At John M Smith sale east of Hazleton corn brought 39 to 66 cents. stock hogs 12 to 14 dollars. yearling cattle 20 dollars. Auctioneer Sweaney notes 4200 dollars paid cash near Fairbank for nearly all items except two.
Thomas Lorenzen retires from Cherveny & Lorenzen Traer implement firm J W Dodd buys Lorenzen interest and becomes partner with Mred Cherveny Dodd also acquires Lorenzen’s half of the building The 112 year Traer hardware business changes hands as Lorenzen seeks life easier health issues cited
Auction style notices describe several real estate offers near Waterloo Iowa and Redwood Falls Minnesota. Listings include 40 acres near Waterloo with 500 down and balanced payments, 160 acres near Waterloo at 250 per acre with trade options, 320 acres in Minnesota under cultivation with hog-tight fencing, and a 300 acre Stevens County parcel near Morris with hoped Waterloo or Cedar Falls property trades. Some entries mention cash discounts and trade balances spanning up to five years.
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