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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1920
Page
5
City council adjourns month meeting with gas rate hike likely to be decided in conference. If approved gas users pay higher rates after Sept 10 and 25. no charge for gas used before resolution. Also petitions seek sewer extension for a Hillside school, slated to open in September.
A Black Hawk County Holstein Breeders committee selected 12 outstanding cows for the county show herd to travel to the Iowa State Fair Hawkeye Fair and expositions at Fort Dodge Cedar Falls. The herd, assembled at the dairy show grounds, will be shown first at Fort Dodge after two weeks of fitting to advertise local Holsteins and aid breeders with sales lists and bloodlines. F Miller serves as president and P Eves as acting secretary.
Eight Waterloo scouts chosen for Fayette exposition represent the city. They will drill tonight in the executive office, plan and practice for demonstrations, with another meeting Wednesday and departure Thursday morning. Barb Roadman notes strong turnout from northeastern Iowa troops. Scouts named include Joseph McGlade Gerald Jones George Bunn Lester Davis Edward Northey Lamoine Pollock Stanley Gruehn Robert Mayer Guy Arthur Royal Core.
An elderly man living at 829 Fifth Street West escaped serious injuries after being struck by a car driven by George Hazen near his home yesterday afternoon. The city ambulance arrived but the man was carried home before aid could be provided. He sustained bruises and cuts. A rider reported a collision with a horse and buggy while returning from Cedar Falls on Rainbow Drive with no injuries. Damages occurred to a buggy and motorcycle and to vehicles at Fifth and Commercial streets in separate incidents.
Four United States army airplanes en route from Mineola North Dakota to Nome Alaska entered Canadian dominion at Saskatoon as their first scheduled stop at 10 o clock this morning. The route described runs through northwestern Canada. The report mentions motion picture stars with the Gish sisters and others as guests or referenced in relation to the event.
George Ho Twadvile is listed as the Cedar Falls resident news representative for the Waterloo Evening Courier and Duly Reporter. Office address is West Fourth Street with telephone number 12 and office hours 9 10 a.m. and 2 4 p.m.
The Cedar Falls School Board will contract with A. G. Lawrence for three lots at seventy and Tremont streets this week. Lawrence will receive 2000 dollars on Aug. 1 and a note for 8000 dollars in one year at 6 percent. The item appears in a recently arrived agreement. Other notes mention local business openings and social announcements.
A Cedar Heights reader praises preserving woodland and safety along roadsides. The letter urges residents and the Woman’s Cabinet Council to protect trees, limit deadwood, and keep streets pleasant and safe for pedestrians and drivers, stressing communal care for future generations.
In St Louis on July 26 Associated Press reports Rev Father Francis Kenly of Albany New York is named national chaplain of the American Legion. The brief item identifies his appointment and current status as a leading clergy member in the organization.
The empress in The Hague was told of the death of her youngest son Prince Joachim who reportedly died by his own hand. The report notes the prince recently returned from overseas service with the Twenty-seventh division where a chaplain was with the unit. The empress reacted with unexpected firmness.
Amended articles for Waterloo Construction Machinery Corp reflect increased capital stock from 300 000 to 400 000 dollars. The record notes stock to be divided into 4 000 shares. officers HH Lichty president and L A Klicbenstein secretary. Names and birth dates listed for multiple shareholders and family members across addresses in Iowa and Wisconsin.
Castoria replaces older remedies like Castor Oil Paregoric and opium based syrups once common for infants and children. After years of study a vegetable formula accused of soothing pain and easing colic was introduced. For over 30 years it has gained physician praise and become a household staple.
Cedar Falls reports a 15 year old daughter of William Hesse lost two fingers this morning after she crusted them in a wringer.
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