Townley invites Iowa assessors to organize at Waterloo
J A Townsley city assessor prepares mailing to assessors of 14 large Iowa cities urging a Waterloo summer gathering to form an association, align valuation practices, discuss exemptions for indigents and soldiers, and establish uniform bases for real estate, business property, and inventory valuations. Radios taxed for first time. deputies busy with personal property assessments across multiple districts.
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J. A. Townsley
Iowa
Waterloo
County Officers’ Associations
Townsley
A. BE. Gnagy
Iowa League of Municipalities
Waterloo West
Waterloo East
U Townsley
Ta Airy
United States
A. J. Bushy
Bushy
Hoster
SE Pinkerton
Bistet Fifth Street
Sixth Street
Winn
Leeraery Emblinesd
Arolde
Pours Street
BF Yapp
Axon Street
Lounst
Myhan Avenue
Ningaemat
Black Hawk
Creel
Mullin Avenue
Blevemih Street
Steahever
Rainbow
Subcollegiate enrollment small at Cedar Falls college
Cedar Falls Jan 16 two thousand five hundred eighty four students in the Iowa State Teachers College English department fall term only five enrolled in subcollegiate courses. Prof S A Lynch head notes most students enter college after high school and the high school system is substituting for the former teacher certifier path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
A. Lynch
George Hoffman
Franklin
Cefar Falls
Franklin Street
Hoffman
Cedar Falls
WHS
John Fearer
Washington Street
Gideons
Black Hawk County Gideons
Calgary Baptist Chures
Key. M. A. Westergard
Knights Templar Banquet Honors J F Tan Son and Installations
Nearly 225 Knights Templar and Ladies attended a annual banquet in Black's Tea Room Friday. J F Tan Son, grand captain general of Town commandery, presided at 1926 staff installations. Musicians Martin Herde and Ralph Slippy provided music. A N Petersen accompanied. Carleton Silas was installed eminent commander succeeding C M Hollis. Hanson assisted by George Pike as grand marshal. Osage grand warder present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar Acascalen
Black
J. F. Tan- Son
Town
Martin Herde
Ralph GB. Slippy
A. N. Petersen
Carleton Silas
C. M. Hollis
Hanson
George BE. Pike
H. M. Nichols
Osage
La Porte City Bulletin Highlights Local Social Events
Local La Porte City notices cover lodge officers at Castle Hall and Praternity Class elections. Reports detail W. of F. and W. C. U. meetings, birthday celebrations, dinners, and community gatherings with several residents named and dates noted in January 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte City
Neva McChane
Waterloo Evening Courier
Castle Hall
W. M. Brough
W. H. Bape
P. Hummel
C. A. Trust
Roy EB. Wagner
Albert Anton
Luter
Lrs Assalbed
December Weather Review by Des Moines Meteorologist
Des Moines January 16 AP says December in Iowa was mild early and again late, with near zero readings in the north at month end. Eastern counties were seven to eight degrees below normal, western areas near one to two degrees. precipitation slightly above normal with snow most common. Snowstorms blocked highways, several periods of general snowfall occurred, and winter grain remained protected under snow. Ice thickness increased gradually. some harvesting began as ice quality was affected by heavy snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Tawa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Unpaid Fine Haunts Belle Plaine Man After 20 Years
Belle Plaine resident George Eddie, once fined 300 in 1907 for maintaining an illicit establishment, faces seizure of his home after county records reveal the old judgment. Eddie, represented by attorney C KE Hughes, appeals to Gov John Stammill for remission, else he must settle about 550 with 6 percent annual interest.
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Belle Plaine
Vinton Ta
Jam
George Eddie
Eddie
Joan Company
Ios
C. KE. Hughes
H Hughes
John Stammill
Eddié
Aged Tama Farmer Dies in Carrell Township
Vraew Ja., Ji t6.-Jotn Chatupin, a Tama County farmer and Carrell township resident, died here at age 19. He and his wife View Tex Nuit Kueine had eight daughters and two sons, all living. He leaves grandchildren and great grandchildren, with brothers and four sisters among survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vraew
Chatupin Carrell Township
Tbssas
Carrell
City in Brief Buachen for glasses and YMCA ads
Local notes list social visits and travel. Charles Gilchrist and family visit Mary Gilchrist in Washington grade school. Mrs. Harris seeks stomach treatment at Presbyterian hospital with possible operation. Evelyn Page travels to Waverly Ia for a basketball game. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Baird return to Peoria after holidays with the Waites. T N Adland plans several weeks away with sons in Pasadena and Los Angeles. Mrs. J. W. Allen and three children visit relatives in Chicago area. Mr. Duncan hospitalized in Chicago. Police sergeant Collins out with illness. bank president Marsh improving after surgery. Oliver G. Smith to hold special meetings in Gos pel hall. Elks lodge dedication invited speaker Murtagh. Ruth Paden leaves for Marengo to teach at public high school. Chief Tiler recuperating from fracture. ankle swelling noted.
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O. B. Harris
Campbell Avenue
Presbyterian Hospital
Evelyn Page
Florence Street
Waverly
Waterloo East High
Waverly High
R. L. Baird
Peoria
R. Waite
Western Avenue
J. H. Collins
Washington Street
Charles A. Marsh
First National Bank
Aden Memorial Hospital
Oliver G. Smith
Gospel Hall
West Hi
Murtagh
The
Elks Lodge
Red Oak
Ila
Iowa State Elks Association
Ruth A. Paden
Grant Javenue
Marengo
Miss Paden
Extra
Ray Tiler
Te Fre Ne- Parimans
Wits
Tiller
Slow Smoke by Lew Sarett Reviewed in Sioux City
A defensive, richly opinionated review praises Lew Sarett’s Slow Smoke as among the year’s finest poetry volumes. It traces Sarett’s background from immigrant roots to Montana and Montana life, noting his deep empathy for Indians and animals, religious sensibility, and distinctive wordcraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calla Wikbi
Lew Sayeth
Peart Sears
Callie Wieder
Mss
Wieder
Sioux
Citve Jn
Lew Sarett
Chicago
Benton Harbor
Mich
Sarett
Montana
Alcamesoin
Northeast Iowa Declam Centers Picked Here Today
Executive committee of Northeast Iowa Declamatory Association met at 2:30 p m in the offices of C Kline to name the centers for the first round of the annual district declamatory contest. The 145 high schools in the region participate. four schools will have three representatives per center. rounds proceed from January onward to crown district and state champions in oratorical, dramatic, and humorous classes. Marian Bronson of West High previously won the 19 State dramatic title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeastern
Towa Declamatory Association
C. Kline
East District
W. S. Miller
P. C. Lapham
New Hampton
CG C. W. Kline
Itowa
Iowa
Waterloo
Marian Bronson
West High
Births Recorded In Local Notices
Birth notices list numerous families with dates in January December and February. Names include Darald Theedone, Marian, Endora Ma, Mary Cath taiph, and more, detailing parents and residences across towns like Ack ermigadt West Wellington and Oneida.
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T. C. Plester
Ermigadt
Darald Theedone
Walter Jo Huise
West Wellington
T. Duiurhter
Ralph FP. Koudson
Ai ‘Atricia
Metivk
Ricker
Cneinda Eizabetl Ose Yniil
Waly
West
Seaton
Oneida
Denebier
Endora
Miles S. Petter
Lau
Marian
Florenen
Rine
Newton
Chugh
Mary Cath Taiph B. Pihor
Baburtimar T. Thor
Aneie O'Connor
Wieluen
Dan
Falhier
Mary Thedesi
Gale Marion
Hawk Road
Ale Mrank
New York Alien Population Declines Over Seven Years
Albany reports New Yap city alien population fell by 0,000 in seven years, according to state census data, with a total of 1,725,200 now recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Albany
N.Y
New Yap City
Grand Jury Sees Liquor Law Focus For 1926
The 1926 grand jury is to report at the courthouse with 10 to 12 cases likely tied to liquor law violations. Women appear among potential jurors for the first time, with seven to be chosen. District court opens January term with Judges Wood and Boses presiding. trial jurors report January 25.
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W. IL Bickel
Big Creek
GC. Brandhurst
Black * Hawk
O. W. Call
Waterloo Township
Maud Corwin
Union
Ira Dewey
Cetkur i Falls
William Dirkes
Cedar
John C. Fairweather
Fast Waterloo
D. S. Hefple
Posner
F. W. Magee
Lester
J. Wilbert Miller
Orange
Jervaca Simpson
Mt. Vernon
Wilson Estate Divides Among Five Sons With Bequest to Granddaughter
Five sons of the late Mrs. Sarah Wilson receive nearly the entire estate under her will filed for probate by George J. Thompson. Granddaughter Ethel Wilson Beneke gets 2 1/2 percent, not over 500. One-sixth of the balance is held in trust for son John with income to him and remainder to the others after his death. the rest is divided among George Frank Elmer Wilmer and Willis Wilson, with George and Willis named executors and trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Wilson
Cedar Walls
George J. W. Thompson
Ethel Wilson Beneke
John Wilson
George
Frank
Elmer
Wilmer
Willis Wilson
Willis
Mrs Susan E Green Dies in Shell Rock
Susan E Green aged about 80 years died at her Shell Rock home Thursday after a period of illness from grip and pneumonia with age complications. She lived near Norton's corners with her husband Col Green who died 15 years ago. She moved to Shell Rock eight years ago and left a daughter and four sons, plus two grand children and three great grandchildren among her survivors.
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Shell Rock
Susan E. Green
Norton's Corners
Col. Green
Io Shell Rock
Shise
Smanda
George
Delbert
Wirieo
Bamesville
Minn
Iva Nieman
Robert Green
Jail Jammed Prisoner Sent Home to Sleep
In Black Hawk county jail congestion forced a man to be sent home one night to sleep and a woman prisoner to stay at his residence for several days. The jail, built 22 years ago, housed 34 inmates as conditions caused by overcrowding and poor sanitary setup. Deodorizers and disinfectants are used to curb germs in the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
P. Wagner
Hundred Men Will Pack Nashua Ice Into Icehouse Here
Crystal Ste and uel Co starts 100 men Monday to harvest 17 000 tons of Cedar River ice in the Alinoig Central icehouse Nashua Iowa to Waterloo. Young Coat Co has about 4 000 tons stored in Westfield addition. Temporary halt to await more ice. County board crews work west of the county farm to ready a haul route for Cedar Falls harvesters and plan to store 150 tons in the farm icehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Ste & Uel Co
Alinoig Central
Cedar River
Nashua
Ila
Waterloo
Young Coat Company
Westfield
Cedar Falls
Sues Woman Whose Car Killed Farmer
Louis Harms, administrator of Emme Harms estate, sues Mrs. A. G. Ascher wife of Dr. A. G. Ascher of the University of Iowa Medical School for 15000 in district court. Harms died from internal injuries after being struck by Ascher’s Buick sedan on a hill street sidewalk last November. The February term of court is expected for trial.
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Town City
Janu
A. G. Ascher
University of Iowa Medical Stat
Emme Harms
Ackley
Louis Harms
Harms
Fire caused by overheated stove threatens home at 334 Irving Street
Fire department faced a frozen hydrant delaying quelling a blaze caused by an overheated upstairs stove. Damage estimated at 246 dollars as four small roof and side-wall sections burned where a stove pipe extended. An advertisement from Herman C. Miller urges insurance with contact 2464.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bruck
Irving Street
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Townley
George H. Twaddle
Cedar Falle
West Fourth Street
J. D. Winding
Westergard
Hirst
Felix
Epworth
Evanston
Church Service School
First Presbyterian Church
Ira S. Condit
Cummins
FE. L. Ritter
E. &. Crane
J.B. Lake
George Denovan
Alison Aitchison
Marie Tiesin
C. W W. Bailey
Robert Fuller
Walnut
Greenwood Mausoleum
Knights Templar
Carpenter
Slarion
Luther
Oscar Adolph Tingelstad
Luther College
DecoTab
State Teachers College
Regisrar
Fingelstad
Grundy Center
John Howard Orth
Maynard
Teachers College
Ruth Barkdall
Vinton
Manly
Grunty Center
Orth
H.W. van Dee
Gorn
Harold Berry
West Eighteenth Street
Sarmon
Charles D. Cowgill
T. A. Seerley
Liwrnee
Kan
Frank Lewi
Black, Hawk and
Sartori Hospital
M. BR
Herbert Anton
W. CP. U
Deanie Kline
WCFU
Lonnie King
Sided
Ainy
L. J. Tutt
Weir
Somerset
J. QO. Haber
Nice
Nober
Selock
Helen Halter
van Horn
Kober
Miss Toller
James Curdie
Springfield
Trine Bowers
Iabon
Ire
Carene Vandersal
Since Teachers College
Vanderentt
Rey Mes
George Kitser
Little Son
Mt. Ahura
Fairview
A. Weatherman
Buchanen
Bucheng
YMCA
Phore
Charles Gilchrist
Walker
Sits
Mary Gilchrist
Washington
Buttes
Coyote
Carola
Flor Lolinger
the Virgin
Ian
Earth
Barett
Croesus
Rodin
Sareh
Kootenail
Kootenai Pool
Amy Mire
Hases Oo
Mouet
Seu
Peabarr
Fiagye
Verner
Teha
Morgan
Liquor Law Grist
Shell Rock, TA
Herman C. Miller
Watkins
Northwestern Bell
Telephone Company
Bell System
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