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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1922
Page
5
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Classifieds and notices from a 1920s newspaper fragment include rewards for lost items, rental listings for houses and rooms, employment wants ads for salesmen and domestic workers, real estate notices, and business dissolution and incorporation amendments. Prominent entities include local addresses, rental spots on Wellington and West Fourth, and firms like Cole Bros Electric.
A January meeting of the Steel Bank of Sarte elected new directors for the year. W L Brigen was asked to resign as president after years on the board. A unanimous vote praised Mr Hinden for his faithful service. New directors elected include D G Boomer, Heo A Rickles, Be T Llennings, T W Taylor and O f Wild. Officers chosen: President UW Lovies, BL] La Jlonnings, Second fhrickles. A dividend of 10 percent plus $1.00 surplus was declared. The article also notes community events, picnics and visits from nearby towns and mentions ongoing recruitment for eligibles to join a local organization.
Three raids conducted yesterday by Sheriff H. T. Wagner and two deputies with detective Ralph Waris yielded no liquor. One intoxicated man was arrested near the ball park. Sheriff Wagner discussed anonymous tips and stressed the need for informants to reveal themselves, noting that information from anonymous letters or calls has rarely produced results. Federal officer R. Adams praised crowd order, citing patrols at Electric Park and other spots during a holiday, while warning about illegal distillers and inflated profits from illicit liquor.
Mr and Mrs George Bird of 710 Sixth Street West returned from a fishing trip on the Wapsie River near Independence. Others included Charles George of Waterloo and Mr and Mrs H W Bird of Stanley. MH OW was the champion angler with a 30 inch catfish weighing 14 pounds.
The East Waterloo independent district counts 4 573 school children ages 5 to 21, down 49 from 1921. Girls total 2 205 and 2 776 boys, with girls leading by 35. Younger 7 to 16 year olds rise to 3 239 from 3 209. 1 051 boys and 1 488 girls. Among 7 to 21, 95 colored boys and 123 girls total 218. 32 defective or feeble minded children listed. accuracy may be low due to reluctance to provide details.
The annual summer convention of the Town Conservation association will be held in Charles City July 13 to 14. The program opens July 12 with presiding officer Ruster Erickson. Mayor Grole gives the welcome. James H. Lees of Des Moines replies, with talks by J. G. Legel and Miss Pamela Flu ent on city beautification. Speakers include Dr. Emil Shimek, G. B. MacDonald, Dr. James H. Lees, Dr. Thomas H. MacBride, and others. Trips to Little Brown Church, the Big Boulder, and geology sites are planned, with a dinner by the City Improvement association and community singing.
Local records show a request for five hundred dollars directed to the Charles City Library. The document references a late resident and mentions conditions related to a will and various bequests.
Monticello July 5 Preach jars in this elate section can not only preach, but sing. The Upper Iowa conference of the Methodist church has a quartet composed wholly of ministers. Members are Rev Park Bak ar Greene Rev Albert E. Coe State Center Rev Charles E. Luce Waterloo and Rev William H Mitchell Monticello. The quartet has been giving concerts in various towns and has distinct success. Their act is clever and snappy and as good as a professional group. Each member is a salmist and Rev Mr Cue is a Teacher. If any one of the four leaves the ministry he can join a first class musical organization. Their work as musicians does not detract from their ability to deliver sermons.
Gedar Falls Iowa July 5 Mrs Ann Taylor 84 native of England who came to America at age 12 died at 6 am today at the home of her daughter Mrs J W Bancroft 222 Second street Services will be at the home at 2 am tomorrow and interment will be in Elmwood cemetery Waterloo She had lived in Black Hawk county nearly 79 years and spent the last 30 years in Cedar Falls Survivors include a sister Mrs Maria Taylor 87 years old She was a member of the Baptist church in Waterloo and Cedar Falls.
Chautauqua board of directors will meet at Hotel Russell Lamson Camorrow for luncheon and business session. At this meeting definite action for the chautauqua this summer will be decided upon. Season tickets will be released soon, the price to be two dollars exempt from war tax. Net profits from sales will go to the YWCA.
Judge Wood begins a 10 day vacation after the manaor bus litigation trial. He will canoe with a Mason City friend, though departure is delayed by the friend’s business. After the trip he will stay several days at a Boy Scout camp. An appeal by The Maisner company challenges Waterloo board of review on a $2200 to $5000 personal property assessment increase.
Adams Paper Company of Iowa reports cheaper wireworks and strong demand for fireworks, with 169000 sparklers and 8000 packs of Chinese crackers sold. Popular items include automatic toy pistols, but safety concerns led to legal action against a gilded single shot pistol. Accidents have declined due to safer fireworks varieties.
Judge George C. Scott in the northern district of Iowa orders uniform official form No 3 for petitions by partnerships to adjudication as bankrupts. The ruling aligns with Special Master Jorden’s findings and affirms actions in the Crisman case. Also noted is readiness for school renovations in Waterloo east as boards repaint interiors and redecorate desks in Lincoln Hawthorne Alcott and Manual Training schools.
Cedar Falls July 1 the annual conference of young people of Presbyterian churches in Iowa will open Thursday at Riverview Park. Delegates and faculty are arriving. Rev and Mrs M K W Heich are in charge and the women's association is running the cafeteria. vesper services are daily at 7 a.m. The Cedar Falls concert band plans two city concerts this week with soloists Schmidt Brown Hughes Miller Poneloy and a program including Delibes La Serenata and Aida selections. A newly completed barn on the L J Pfieffer farm near Cedar Falls features capacity for 27 cattle eight horses and 90 tons hay with stone foundations and extensive repairs across the farm.
Funeral services for W. T. Bring were held at his West Main Street home with Rev. E. B. Clements and T. E. Sherman officiating. Burial followed in West View Cemetery. Relatives and business leaders in La Porte City paid respects as doors closed for the day. attendees included sons Frank W. Kline Arthur Kline Harry Kline Paul Kline and sons-in-law H. E. Warldroff and E. Esher, alongside out-of-town visitors from Clarksville and Friends.
A Sunday blaze at the H F L Meier residence was contained by a bucket brigade led by George Jahnke Ralph Smith and Nick Kern. The summer kitchen adjoining the house burned briefly but the fire was extinguished before spreading. Local community activities and visits fill the week from Littleton to Orchard with weddings hospital stays and travel updates.
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