Boulevard Light Bids Sought By City Council
City council last night ordered bids for boulevard light extension on several streets with installation set for March 24. Abutting property owners will pay for installation under special assessment while the city maintains the lights. Additional electric street lamps were ordered at multiple intersections and along key streets. the new 100 watt lamps replace gas. The citywide residential district ordinance passed second reading. final consideration to come at the next regular meeting before the election and fiscal year end. A compromise averted large assessments on Kimball avenue, and a petition for reduction of 1921 assessments was referred to the final committee.
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Park Avenue
Lafayette
Walnut
Mulberry
Jefferson
Washington
Kingsley
Michigan
First
Cedar
Mullan Avenue
Bridge
Hugatian
Kimball Avenue
Arthur A. Zimmerman
Fenior
Westfeld
Finalca
Police Stop Fight at Sordid Home Sparks Child Aid
Police halted a disturbance at 1526 Black Hawk in a domestic dispute involving Floyd Hemenway husband and L B Capwell boarder. The home’s six children are under welfare scrutiny as Judge John W Gwynne withheld verdict in the public quiet case after testimonies of alleged abuse and tensions.
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John W. Gwynne
Black Hawk
L. McDermott
Social Welfare League
Floyd Hemen- Way
L. B. Capwell
Surprise Wedding at Methodist Church in Waverly
Ruth Giddings and J W Smith surprised friends by marrying Sunday morning after church services. Rev J D Clinton officiated at the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs Smith teaches at Washington school and will finish the term. Mr Smith is a city mail carrier. They will reside on Bremer Avenue West.
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Waverly Jn
Ruth Giddings
J. W. Smith
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. D. Clinton
Delaware Court Opens in Delaware County Iowa
Delaware county district court opened its March term with Judge George W Wood presiding. Jurors drawn for Brand I include J B Porter foreman J H Griffith Bernard Klosterman and others. Also notes Cedar Falls reports William Callaghan, a prominent local farmer, was stricken by paralysis affecting his left arm and side of his face.
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Delaware Court
Manchester
Delaware County District Court
George W. Wood
J. B. Porter
J. H. Griffith
Bernard Klosterman
Henry Shapker
Henry Gillespie
Harry Conner
Carl Hartman
Cedar Falls
William Callaghan
Red-Bearded Tramp Sheds Clothing in Warmer Climate Tale
A red bearded transient wearing ragged clothing meets city engineer ELM N. Vast along the C. G. W. Vindnet and shows a severed florin with a safety pin. He claims recent travel from Canada and the Dakotas, shedding layers as the temperature warms, and asks about railroad job prospects before vanishing toward the Co. W. track.
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Elm N. Vast
Nat Florin
Wastman
Canad
Dakotas
Jim
de Maeveeary
Weasunman
CO. W
Four Days Left for Filing Income Tax
Only four more days remain before the close of the income tax period. Failure to file within the period renders the taxpayer liable to a 1,600 dollar fine plus 25 percent of the tax. Local taxpayers are believed to come in under the wire as returns have averaged 150 per day, per Dr. Williams, deputy collector.
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Or. Wiltians
Drive for Masonic Building Fund Gets Flying Start Today
A damaged OCR item reports the start of a fundraising drive for a Masonic Building Fund. It notes 23 lodge members arriving to field the opening, with James Vromwell of Marion as principal speaker and a campaign banquet planned at headquarters at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
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Masonic
Liege
Uru
Stenim & Thiegtt
James Vromwell
Marion
Jetind
Olds
Ulehl, Ie
Children Cry For Castoria
A vintage ad extols Castoria as the trusted remedy for infants and children. It asserts Castoria has long been used for over ten years and features the familiar slogan Mother! Castoria. The ad claims it contains no narcotics and presents it as a soothing alternative to castor oil and other tonics.
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Mletcher
Provan
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Tatas Pia
Chicago
Essy
C. G. W. Speamore Street
St. Paul
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Waterloo, Iowa
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