Land values unchanged by board despite livestock rise
In Black Hawk county the county board left real estate assessments intact, noting values from Waterloo adjacent land at about 1000 per acre to river lands near 10. Livestock assessments rose overall with one year olds up five to fifty percent, most horses up five to twenty percent, stallions up 100 percent in general, while Mt. Vernon and Orange townships cut stallion valuations by forty percent. Cows and heifers also saw notable increases.
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Black Hawk County
Sseexsors
Waterloo
Mt. Vernon
Orange Townships
Moose lodge pursues new home site at Waterloo
Waterloo lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose reports growing interest in a movement to erect a new home. An officer believes a satisfactory site can be bought at a reasonable price as several options are considered. Col. F. M. Smith exhibits Indian relics at Electric Park with proceeds aiding the lodge building fund.
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Waterloo Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Lodge
F. M. Smith
Electric Park
Road to Falls May Be Oiled
Enthusiastic autoists in Waterloo and Cedar Falls plan to oil the road between the Factory and Lawn cities passing William Gallo way. Each willing owner would contribute $10 to oil the road for dust control and smoother rides for daily motorists.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
William Galloway
Galloway
Our Lady of Victory Academy Alumni Banquet Sunday
The annual Our Lady of Victory Academy alumni banquet will be in the auditorium Sunday evening. A musical program and business meeting precede the banquet with officers to be elected. Rev. E Slattery will toastmaster the post banquet program. An automobile driven by A E Rumsey collided with a motorcycle at Seventh and Franklin. Rumsey reported the accident but the rider did not.
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Our Lady of Victory Academy
E. Slattery
A. E. Rumesey
Seventh
Franklin Streets
Rumsey
Blowers Sells Factory Site Near Rail Lines
Ten acres north of Blower's addition were sold for 1000 dollars per acre through Waterloo bankers for factory use. H B Blower of the Blowers estate represented the seller. Proximity to Illinois Central and Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern railways promises easy transport. Unclear what the venture will produce but about fifty percent of workers are expected to gain employment.
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Blower
Waterloo
H. B. Blower
Blowers
Illinois Central Railroad
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Rise of Rural Cattle Raising Stemming From Beef Shortage
Rath Packing Co. salesman F. E. MecStay predicts city folks will move to farms to raise cattle as the beef shortage deepens. He cites shrinking western ranches, dairy herd culling, and population growth as causes, noting producer prices rose from 3.5–4.5 cents to about 6.5 cents per pound in Black Hawk county.
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F. E. MecStay
Rath Packing Co
Waterloo
McStay
Far West
Black Hawk County
Work Begins On Axe New Homes In Waterloo
Excavators work on foundations for six new houses costing about fifteen thousand dollars in Waterloo. Three more residences costing over six thousand dollars are under construction. John Koch, a local contractor, will build five of the new houses with foundations already in progress. a sixth will be built by an out of town builder. Varied plans include two story and one story bungalows and four regular homes.
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Blowers
John Koch
Waterloo
Macmillan Sails North in Search of Arctic Wonders
The expedition led by Commander MacMillan aims to map Crocker Land and explore Greenland’s interior and unknown lands with funding from the American Museum of Natural History and Yale. Personnel include Dr Tl Hunt, Jerome L Allen USN, and other scientists. Personal news notes mention romances born in Iowa and a infant death in nearby Elmwood.
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American Museum of Natural History
American Geographical Aus Ieiety
Yale University
University of Ilinois
Iowa
Allen
Hk‘hlow
Tanguay
Victorian Clark
University of Iowa
Jones to Occupy Annex to Irving Hotel
P G Jones fur dealer on Fourth Street east will lease the unfinished room in the Irving hotel annex on Bridge Street near Commercial. He plans to move by August 1 with Cal Kingsley approving the lease and workers preparing the space today. Temperature readings note a high of 98 and a low of 77 yesterday, with past records of 96 and 71.
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P. G. Jones
Fourth Street
Irving Hotel
Bridge Street
Commercial
Jones
Cal Kingsley
Buchanas Optical Co
Syndicate
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MOOSE
Blowers Sells
AX New Homes
Atlantic
Challies
UPD
Burson
Burtworth Wilton
Burtworth
Burtworth Hall
Panama
Macmillan
Arctic
Harry Peterson
Western Avenue
Elmwood
Diana
Donald B MacMillan
New York
Cracker Land
Arctic Circle
Fitzhugh Green
M.C. Tanquay
W. Elmer Ek
Tripe
Rui
R,beeolk
Herrick Refrigerators
W. A. COVELL @ SON
Commercial Street
Independent Meat Co
Com’l St
Maria Thompson Daviess
Waterloo Evening Courier
Officer Crust
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