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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1926
Page
8
A mixed page of sale notices for livestock nursery stock and farm items includes Boston terrier pups and various plant roots. Listings mention Dunlap strawberry plants, asparagus roots, and other farm offerings with prices and shipping details.
An old advertisement touts Ren Crop Service items and high grade seeds for gardens, hay, and lawns. It mentions free soil testing, Inspected nursery stock, and offerings from a greenhouse and seed house on Water Street, plus ads for corn seed, mules, and transplanted plants.
A jumble of classified sale notices offers items from potatoes and cabbage plants to portable mowers boats and a furnished summer cottage by the river. Various businesses advertise roofing paints shingles and fixtures with contact numbers and addresses in rural New York and nearby towns.
In re tax sale proceeding in Black Hawk County Iowa Huffman and George J Bumbaugh are notified of sale adjourned from November 4, 1992 to January 29, 1923 by the County Treasurer. Parcels include undivided one half interests in multiple Cotton's addition blocks in Waterloo and Waterioo.
John W. Shafer faces a preliminary hearing after arraignment on a federal mail fraud charge. He was released on $2,500 bond from Black Hawk County jail and is set to appear before the December grand jury in Dubuque. Attorney J. G. Murtagh represents him. Shafer was arrested Saturday at Waterloo post office while receiving mail under an assumed name.
Drm OH La Rockwell of the Rockwell School of Life Insurance told Waterloo Association of Life Underwriters at a Saturday dinner that insurance is not indemnity but a transfer of responsibility to the family. He traced growth from personal risks to life insurance and noted the field's expansion. The association holds its annual meeting next Saturday at Black's Tearoom with Prof. S. Huebber of the Wharton School addressing the group at 6:30 p.m.
Democratic county committee chair M H Kelly lists nominees for county offices including Auditor C J Zimmerman Treasurer EF J Ciliax Recorder W B Bird Sheriff E T Haulette Clerk of Court Charles F London Coroner John Robert Returns from Dorhor? Joseph Hofer and family report returning from Ocala Florida via the Dixie highway after six months as a painter. They note southern land is largely unproductive without fertilizer. The piece also reports separate fatal and injury incidents in Portland Oregon and Jersey City with limited details.
Munich's mayor Karl Scharnagl advocates relaxing cafe and cabaret closures and easing propaganda bans to lure American visitors seeking art, beer, and relaxed nightlife. he notes Americans want to shop and drink within reasonable bounds. Separate notes mention President Hindenburg preferring cigarettes and rising Berlin suicide figures amid concerns over personal safety and poverty.
A six week summer program begins July 15 at the University of Merlin with courses in political economy sociology art civilization German language literature and social and political history. Professors include Alois Brandl Shakespeare expert from the University of Berlin. The session ends August 23.
In district court Judge G W Wood continued the hearing in Pearl Filamon vs Edward Hinmon for modification of a December divorce decree. The plaintiff was granted custody of a minor son Russell and support from earnings. Hinmon claims inability to find steady work and asks $3 weekly support. In a cross petition Louis B L Kubik denies cruel treatment by Jin Mae Kubik and seeks a decree on grounds of desertion and cruel treatment. The couple married in Des Moines on April 28 1919. Myra Lee answers and Marie Kubik denies the cruelty claims and asks dismissal.
Waterloo photographer George Mack notes a shift from scenic wonders to everyday subjects as pictures of cars, picnics, and athletes become popular. He cites two studios, Mack’s Photo Shop at 223 Fifth Street and Waterloo Photo Company at 716 1/2 Jefferson Street, led by Paul Burgess, reflecting changing tastes among Iowans after wartime.
The garbled text references an artist photographed sage brush and arroyos, mentions an official William H Nish, a German named Keh Baden, and May AP dispatches about earthquakes in Baden and arrests near Des Moines for banning dog fights. It also notes Parkersburg bank rumors about suspended exchanges.
A rumor claimed a refusal to permit overdrafts on Saturday, but the source characterizes the assertion as unproven. He cautions readers about relying on the speculative report and notes no official confirmation.
Draining the Lake Crabiil area near Clarinda covers about 20 acres and draws many visitors. The former fish habitat will be dried out and the site reopened as a tourist park in 1927.
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