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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1921
Page
5
Waterloo Courier page filled with classified ads and personal notices. The long list includes Wanted positions for drivers shop workers salesmen and trades, plus real estate listings and miscellaneous items for sale. It also contains a divorce petition notice against Walter A Daniels with court details and a deadline for defense.
Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors meets in Waterloo. Actions include dividing the county into 18 registration districts for vital statistics, appointing a three member board of apportionment for a road district tax, approving bonds and official duties, setting licenses and fees, and proceeding with equalization of property values across townships. Numerous motions address road work, bridges, county auditor duties, refunds, and tax collection actions. The minutes detail adjournments and follow up sessions across June 20 and June 28 1921.
Olive Riker 11-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Oliver Riker Grant avenue Cedar Falls is critically ill from a complication of diseases at the family home. She has been afflicted since February and has gradually weakened. Becker Funeral plans announced for Monday. John H Becker 60 died at his residence twelve miles west of Cedar Falls at noon yesterday and will be buried at Parkersburg. Services Monday at the house led by Rev Reeverts. Evangelical clergymen attend Hauser funeral with Rev G L Bergeman in charge at Zion church assisted by Revs L W Bock H J Faust and W Lang. A ministers quartet including H J Faust J H Engle F Haas and George Canelli attended from surrounding towns. Trainers depart Cedar Valley track area as 25 trainers move to other meets. assorted notes: Henry Dahl and family returned from two weeks at Clear Lake. A H Bangert and family visiting Grove friends. Leo Wilkie and family guests at Edward Hieber residence. Otto Rabe and family at Joseph A Mille home in Emmetsburg visiting. Miss Mary Cunningham visiting in UIgeore, N D at a brother’s home. Mrs Bamey Smith Des Moines visiting son in Des Moines.
Notes of People and Events recount a long list of local happenings including a principal recovering from a serious illness, a substantial fundraising total of about 1.25 million dollars, and gratitude for western ministers plus reports of trips, speeches, and community updates from La Porte City Iowa and surrounding areas.
Council notes moved transfers of 200 dollars from county treasurer W J Burbank to Ed Madigan county treasurer and bank notification. Meeting minutes record attendance and compensation claims. surrounding notices detail a Coulter Savings Bank robbery and eyewitness aftermath with bloodhound efforts and a crowded town scene. Charles City Building and Loan Association reports solid finances with 209 members and 33000 in mortgage assets, earning 2 1 2 percent. officers listed.
Box Scout News reports a summer program of hikes swimming demonstrations and outings scheduled by scoutmasters. The plan includes the largest summer camp Aug 6 to 26 near Brandon with ten adults and ten merit badge Scouts supervising. Other activities include a weekend Elk Run camp trip and an overnight Lincoln Park hike next Wednesday.
The W. C. A. board of directors will hold a luncheon at the H. OL. siteheld residence, 207 Loan Avenue, Monday at noon, followed by the regular business session. Also mentions a silent but effective salesman and a For Sale Act in the Courier.
Delco light dealers from Howard Mitchell Floyd Chickasaw Bremer Butler Gran ny Benton and Black Hawk counties met at the Hotel Russell Lamson to discuss a sales campaign for the coming season. They were hosted by Moulton Evans Cedar Rapids distributors. Evans said conditions are improving and farmers are in a better buying mood than earlier, with a hopeful outlook for the business.
Ideal golfing weather greeted Rudy Knepper of Sioux City, the present state golf champion, as he faced Robert McKee of Des Moines, the former state and Trans Mississippi champion, in the Iowa golf championship final at the Sioux City Country Club with a large gallery watching.
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