Housing Boom Sparks as April Nears with New Homes
Contracts for nearly a dozen houses kick off a city building campaign. B W Schuneman to build a $20,000 Highland addition home, others plan six O C McClinton bungalow houses on Parker street and Logan avenue. Additional bungalows rise at 318 Williston, 1204 Mulberry, and 2022 Fourth, with repairs and remodeling adding to activity.
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Schuneman
B. W. Schuneman
Highland Addition
Currie-Simpson
Sampens
O. CO
McClinton
Mike Blitsch
J. L
McClintoh
Parker Street
Logan Avenue
L. E. Glaza
Williston Avenue
Verne Lichty
Mulberry Street
C. Cole
Fourth Street
Last Nights News in Brief highlights around the world
Summary of brief items: Berlin to form new cabinet after Premier Bauer’s resignation. Sinn Fein leaders arrested in Dublin. America-bound passport holders detained. Ruhr troops allowed by allies, with German troop strength figures cited. Elmwood and Paris dispatches note Bryan campaign, German army size claims, and Denikin’s reactions. New York and London items report arrests, Bolshevik advances, artist Smedley’s death, and prison-captures. A Burlington incident recounts a near-wreck of a westbound freight with a large shipment. An advertisement notes stolen cars, rising theft insurance fears, and a contact line.
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Berlin
Hermann Mueller
Bauer
Dublin
America
Germany
Ruhr
Lokal Anzeiger
Elmwood
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Paris
Feild
Sats
Henry Didou
le Journal
Novorrossisk
Russia
Denekine
Philadelphia
Charles Solomon
New York
Socialist
Kotsia
Bulgaria
Boris
W. T. Smedley
London
Moscow
Krolomskaya
Burlington
Central Iowa Accessory Garage Supply forms corporation
Articles filed for a 300000 venture name Central Iowa Accessory Garage Supply House. 1000 shares at 360 each. Business to start April 1 for 20 years with renewal power. First board: Fred Retz H Halleck H M Retz W Weatherby Leo R Leeper. Center thera is one of the largest creameries in the world.
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County Recorder
Central Iowa
Fred Retz
H. Halleck
H. M. Retz
W. Weatherby
Leo R. Leeper
Center Thera
City in brief notes local happenings and changes
E M Towne goes to Cedar Rapids to be near his sister Mrs Harry Yonkers who is seriously ill. J D W Dacey yardmaster at the local C R I & P yards is on vacation. Percy Hileman fills in. E B Elghmey and son Robert Okurowa visit the W F Elghmey home. J E Sanford returns from Cedar Rapids for a weekend with family. Verna Bluhm and Chris Bantroth suffer smallpox. Bantroth moved to detention hospital. Westminster church youth plan an evening meeting. Rev A C Preston to speak. Miss Netti Kennedy travels to Cedar Rapids to relieve a hotel clerk for about a week. Sunday school picnic in Christ Episcopal Church class under Donna Voorhees today on Sedgwick’s Island. D W B McMurray buys into the Bentley Gros insurance department. A switch engine derailed on C G W yards. wrecker from Oelwein aids. A Walnut street boxcar blocks Walnut street crossing for hours. C W Hardin reports his car stuck in a hole at Third and Wellington. excavation left unguarded. danger signals placed. Altman, dancing instructor, advertises services at 52144 Commercial.
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E. M. Towne
Cedar Rapids
Harry Yonkers
J. D. W. Dacey
Percy Hileman
E. B. Elghmey
Robert
Okurowa
W. F. Elghmey
High Street
J. E. Sanford
Rock Island
Verna Bluhm
Cutler Street
Chris Bantroth
Iatter
Weatminster
Oelwein
Walnut Street
C. W. Hardin
Locust Street
Third
Wellington
Altman
Aplington
Maron
Abey Vougu
Jerry Galvin
Waterloo
Lubberte
C. G. Bos
Frieda Reints
Wyoming
Christena Willms
Waverly
T. E. Poulsac
Iowa Falls
Guy Stockdale
Henrietta de Beck
Minnesota
G. S. Scales
Lafayette
Thomas Barber
Hartwick
Niagara Falls
Chicago
Duluth
The
Presbyterian Church
Dick Woogh
Ameda Tiedens
Grinnell
Daredevil Student Seizes East High Flag Pole Feat
Mead of East High School thrilled the crowd by shin ning a flagpole to plant the junior banner atop the pole. He then borrowed grease from a local garage to return and reaffix the flag, as seniors groaned below. The stunt fuels class rivalry as tradition dictates the top of the pole bears the year's banner.
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Big City
Clinton
O High Pockets
Mead
East High School
Lawn Cyly Commercial Club Elects Secretary
Cedar Falls reports Eugenesend elected secretary of the Lawn Cyly Commercial Club at a noon board meeting. Directors appointed at the session. salary set at 1500 dollars annually. Market notes show gains across several stocks, with General Motors causing a sharp early break. total volume about 750000 shares.
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Ae Yorn
Paren Eae
Cedar Falls
Eugenesend
Stutz
Chandler
Studebaker
Pierce Arrow
Stromberg
Atlantic Gulf
Mexican Petroleum
Texas’ Co
Baldwin
American
American Car
Republic Tron
American Woolen
General Motors
Enemies of Aserica advertised at First Baptist church
Fragmentary ad text lists Safety, Sanday Meares 25 and a supper at First Baptist Church on March 27 from 6 to 7. Also mentions a manse ion fine and job ad for laborers at Gasoline Engine Co factory. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Sanday
Meares
Aserica
Ade Manseion Fine
First’ Baptist
Penuany
Price Co
Aplington Notes and Local Advertisements
Local brief from Aplington reports social visits deaths and hospital trips. Mrs C G Bos remains ill, Frieda Reints heads Wyoming visit, Christena Willms returns from hospital, and school prepares for a week’s vacation. A new cooperative creamery forms as several residents travel for business and church services are announced for next week.
Prices and market notes from New York and Chicago
Produce prices and market receipts for butter eggs cheese and poultry reported from New York and Chicago on March 27, noting price ranges and changes. Local notices from Gilbertville Iowa mention hospital staff, visits, a property sale, and a new Crystal Block firm starting business.
Grain and Market Report from Chicago Minneapolis and Peoria
Chicago market notes show mixed grain prices with No. 4 mixed at around 1.61 and No. 2 white near 1.624, wheat No. 3 northern at 2.60, rye about 2.%, oats around 93 94, and various seed prices. Minneapolis reports No. 2 northern wheat at 2.80 to 2.90, corn No. 3 yellow 1.55 to 1.56, oats 89 95, and flour steady. Peoria totals include several wheat, corn, and oats bids with No. 4 white 1.60, No. 3 yellow 1.64, oats bids around 1.53 to 1.60, and cash wheat firm to higher with No. 1 hard 2.58 to 3.68.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Peoria
Itac
Sioux City Livestock Receipts and Prices Report
Sioux City livestock market shows receipts of 1000 cattle and 2000 sheep with steady trend. Cattle categories include steer and heifer classes with prices from 9.50 to 14.50 for fed cattle and fat cows 8.00 to 7.50, veal calves up to 15.00, feeders 8.50 to 10.50, stockers 7.00 to 10.00. Sheep receipts total 2000 with prices steady at current levels.
80 Hens Lay 500 Eggs a Day in Waterloo Market News
Waterloo March 27 1920 report notes Sebastian E Krebs of Feauerton Butler County Pa averages 50 eggs daily from 80 hens. Ad highlights Pratt Poultry Regulator mixed with ration to boost laying, with prices for poultry feed and related goods like Potatoes Creamery butter lard and hides listed for wholesale and retail buyers.
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Waterloo
Sebastian E. Krebs
Feauerton
Butler County
Krebs
Pratts Poultry Regulator
Tt, PLC
Wangler Bros. Co
Weekly Grain and Provision Review in Chicago market
Chicago March 27 The corn market rose driven by scarcity anxiety and reports of winter wheat damage in the southwest. Oats gained while provisions fell as traders weighed rail control rumors and potential limits on trading. Farmers reluctant to sell and ongoing seeding delays supported oats and corn, with receipts expected to continue rising.
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Chicago
Gonsip
Many bids on consolidation school project
Architect M B Cleveland returned from Bayard Iowa where contracts for a consolidated school were let. Nine firms bid the general contract and six bid heating and plumbing. The low accepted bids were 160000 for the general contract and 27200 for heating and plumbing, slightly above the original estimate.
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M. B. Cleveland
Bayard
Letuin
Cleveland seeks options on state teachers college graduates
Cedar Falls March 27 Applications of all members of the senior class of Iowa State Teachers' College for positions in public schools of Cleveland Ohio are solicited by the Cleveland superintendent in a telegram. The city faces a serious instructor shortage and requests first consideration for the college's graduates. It is not promised that all will be elected, but most are said to be able to obtain positions.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
State Teachers’ College
Cleveland
Cedar Valley House Nearing Demolition
The Cedar Valley house on Commercial Street near Second Street is being razed under the state housing law. Salvageable lumber is being recovered as decayed sections are exposed by the teardown. Owned by Wenz Friedl, no immediate improvements are planned.
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Cedar Valley House
Commercial Street
Second Street
Wenz Friedl
Sheriff Henderson Denies Candidacy for Chief of Police
David B. Henderson stated he is not a candidate for chief of police or any office other than re-election as sheriff of Black Hawk County. The rumor arose after reports linked Frisbie’s mayoral bid to his potential police chief. A Waterloo Theatre event on March 25 features H. S. Moss with the Busmies of America.
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Frisbie
Imayor
Black Hawk County
David B. Henderson
Henderson
Moss
Waterloo Theatre
America
Adfree
H. E. Moss
Recruiting to End April at Local Station
Sergt L H Imig attached to the local army recruiting station will leave Monday for Bloomington to receive an honorable discharge later this month. He has been here since last May and announced that intensive recruiting would cease on April 1. He will be relieved by Sergt Leik, who arrived from Camp Dodge today. Marriage licenses listed Horton A Dwelle and Jessie B Farnum among others. REGISTER TONIGHT if you have not registered your last chances. pounds are in session one 9 oral 3 o'clock tonight. Bing 3765 for information CATIZENS TICKET advertisement.
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L. H. Imig
Bloomington
Sergt. Imig
Sergt. Leik
Camp Dodge
Bing
Bank Clearings Reported for Week Ending March 27 1920
Black Hawk County Abstract Corporate reports Waterloo bank clearings for the week ending March 27 1920 as tallied by the Waterloo Clearing House Association. Daily totals show Monday 56238004 Tuesday 35000208 Wednesday 679502 Thursday 328451587 Friday 27217068 Saturday 359727805 accumulating to 224515444 for the week. Corresponding week 1919 totals 161425480 and 239923588. Instruments filed 1920 116. Mortgages and chattel mortgage figures listed with weekly changes and prior week counts.
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Black Hawk County Abstract
Waterloo Bank Clearings
Waterloo Clearing House Association
Wert Stondays Revesse
Wesel
Sharp Break in Prices of Corn in Chicago
Chicago March 27 corn prices showed a sharp break after a morning of light demand and varied early quotes. May and July futures opened lower, rose briefly, then fell on increased selling and news that half of eastern grain cars would be allocated to the United States Grain Corporation for wheat loading. The close mirrored yesterday, with May and July lower, amid firmer provisions and growing optimism for hogs and grain.
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Chicago
United States Grain Corporation
Hogs and cattle prices ease over Friday's figures
Chicago March 27 Hog receipts around 12 806 unchanged quality slight gains of 10 to 16 cents in most hog categories with heavy packing sows and roughs showing mixed levels. Cattle receipts about 2 000 with light and medium weight steers generally 20 to 60 cents lower while heavy weights hold or dip slightly. veal calves and feeders steady to modestly higher. Sheep and lamb receipts 9 000 with lambs 1 to 25 cents higher and sheep up a bit.
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Sen
New York
Creameres
Chicago
Louis St. Louis
Cnight
Omaha Livestock Market Report Summary
Omaha market notes show hog receipts about 10,500 with prices ranging to 15.26 and up to 18.75 for heavy weights, light hogs around 14.25 to 15.26, and sow prices near 12.25 to 12.75. Cattle receipts similar to prior week with steers and yearlings steady, cows and heifers 15 to 25 cents higher, feeders steady. sheep entries none, first consignment spring lambs 36 head at about 50 pounds averaging 23.00, lambs 5 higher, ewes 25.50 higher.
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Market Report
Kansas City livestock receipts total about 1,000 with cattle and sheep noted. Cattle for the week show steers 25 to 50 cents lower, canners 20 to 60 cents higher, calves steady to 60 cents higher, feeders weak to 20 cents lower. fat lambs up about 31 dollars per head, stock sheep and breeding ewes higher by 25 to 50 cents. cows and bulls mixed. Pigs range around 13.00 to 15.50 with some variability.
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Kanas City
Massgiens
East St. Louis Livestock Report Rates Trade
East St Louis market notes cattle receipts 250 for week with steers yearlings and heifers steady to 7.5 lower cows and canners steady to 2.5 higher veal 1.50 to 1.75 lower. Hogs receipts unspecified with varied prices for bulk heavy medium and light categories. Sheep receipts 400 for week with lambs 25 cents higher and sheep steady.
Hogs and cattle prices steady in St Joseph market
Receipts this day at St Joseph totaled about 2000 hogs with top quotations around 15.40 and bulk near 13.50 to 15.25. Cattle receipts reached 600 with steer prices near 2.50 to 2.50, cows and heifers about 5.00 to 11.50, and calves around 6.00 to 14.50. Sheep receipts were nominal with tame lambs and ewes noted. Coffee futures in New York posted steady trade with May at 14.47 1/2 cents per pound.
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ST. Joseph
New York
John N Sweitzer for Bailiff of Municipal Court
John N Sweitzer seeks re election as bailiff of the municipal court, citing prior service as police court judge and later bailiff since the court’s establishment. He argues his record shows dignity and efficiency and urges Waterloo voters to return him to the full term. His opponent is his own deputy appointed as assistant about a year ago. Vote for John Sweitzer Monday.
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Sweitzer
Waterloo
John Sweitzer
Money and Bechanga Exchange Rates Report
New York on March 27 reports mercantile sterling demand at 3.45 dollars, cables 3.96. Francs at 24.27 demand, cables 14.25. Lire 19.82 demand, cables 19.89. Guilders 37 percent demand, cables 37.00. General bond market steady. sterling quotes later at 3.93 to 3.94. London silver at 117d per ounce. New York silver at 1.26 dollars per dollar, Mexican dollars 6 60/100 cents.
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New York
Sterling
YORK
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Relief From Prostration
After flu and related exhaustion, the advert promises Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood and boosts strength. It claims quick improvements in appetite digestion and nerve vigor, with a cheerful health return. Included are Hood's Pills as a gentle laxative and cathartic.
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Hood
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