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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1927
Page
7
Minutes show approvals for gas station consent, tax suspensions and refunds, road petitions, and contracts. Includes county treasurer semi annual report, equalization of assessments, and budget schedule for 1928 with expenditures and expected income.
The Black Hawk county board of supervisors met on June 13 1937 to file and consider the local budget estimate. A hearing date was fixed for July 5 1927 at 10 00 am at the Court House in Waterloo with publication of the notice in local newspapers.
Readers are invited to send general nature questions to the Nature Notes Dept. Answers appear in this column. The 1927 Houghton Mree? Co. notes provide guidance on common subjects.
The article explains how young birds obtain water in the nest and whether mullein has medicinal value, noting which plant parts are used. It also addresses revival steps for a six foot rubber plant after leaf drop and queries about bluebird aggression and oyster reproduction by egg laying in cool waters.
The passage notes year round oyster spawning and questions snakes usefulness. It cites mice control as a benefit, mentions India and hot countries keeping harmless snakes as rat catchers, and compares to keeping cats for hygiene.
The original Delicious tree on Jesse Hiatt’s farm near Peru, Indiana, yields its 55th crop this year. The tree is fenced and access is restricted to the current owner. The tree’s history traces to M. J. Wragg who propagated the Hawkeye variety, and Stark Brothers helped popularize Delicious stock nationwide.
John H Meyers longtime Waterloo rider recalls early motorized bicycles and the rough start of motorcycling in the city. He describes a 12 to 14 year old era, a bicycle with a motor, lack of brakes, and a sand filled Independence avenue that nearly wrecked his first ride as he tried to stop and turn back.
A survivor recalls a dangerous moment where one person stopped, another jumped, braced their feet like a tug of war, and held on until the danger ended. The account emphasizes grit and abrupt halt of the peril.
Harold Ditter, 16, drowned while swimming with six companions yesterday. His body was recovered today from a waterfilled sandpit near Louisville, south of Omaha, Nebraska.
Mr and Mrs James McKillip hosted a private seventh anniversary gathering at 822 Hammond Avenue last evening with guests including George F McGuire George Burke M E Isley Earl E Hook J H Penly and Leroy Woodruff Refreshments were served by Mrs Woodruff and Miss Earline Hook and card play favored Mrs Woodruff Mr Hook Mrs Isley and Mr Woodruff
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