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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1922
Page
5
Classified notices for employment and sales include seekers for sales, stenography, janitorial, housework, and general labor. Also includes used cars and real estate listings, rent notices, and miscellaneous wanted ads in Waterloo marketplace.
A jumble of sale notices and services including tool, gear and machine work by Scholtz, selling rings and pins, typewriters, plants, cabbage and tomato seedlings, strawberry plants, furniture pieces, a gas range, and a fumed oak desk. Includes phone numbers and street locations for local buyers.
Texas authorities ordered two detachments of state rangers to Fairfield the county seat of Freestone County to prevent an uprising of African Americans following the death of three burned men near Kirvin. The sheriff named Shadrach Green as the lynching victim and reported threats and shots fired.
The body of Edward Christenson, a wealthy San Francisco lumber and shipping man, was recovered near the capsized yacht Quart after a squall on San Francisco Bay Saturday night. He was the third victim in the incident that claimed two companions, John A. Hanity and Capt. Peter Andes son.
The Pacific Rural Press notes a visiting Federal Reserve Board member warned that adding farmers to the board is political and could disrupt the banking system. The piece argues for adherence to law demanding representation of both vocation and geography, and criticizes political motive behind the agricultural seat proposal. It also warns Interior Department attempts to control national forests threaten permanent, productive use, urging forest service independence to prevent land dissipation under interior policies.
The piece notes a rich bloom along Cedar, Black Hawk, and Cedar Heights with armloads taken Sunday. Rain and sun boost woodplants, bluebells and violets thrive, wild phlox perfumes the woods, while daffodils, jonny jumpups, and wild blossoms cover the landscape in early spring.
About 60 high school boys were hosted by Rotary at Hotel Russell Lamson for the annual boys work program. C W Kline urged support for home church and school as character builders and backed YMCA and Boy Scouts. E R Shoemaker spoke on boy in industry and employer responsibility. John Simpson urged fathers to grow closer to sons. A silver loving cup was awarded to C A Morris for leadership. East High boys glee club performed.
A backlog at the Courier issue caused by machine trouble prompted the Waterloo exchange of Northwestern Bell Telephone to handle about 3,000 extra calls in one hour. Manager A. I T. Welsel said 2,000 calls were for the Courier number and about 1,000 more from nearby residents seeking service. He noted the surge stretched resources during a typically slow hour and blamed the outage on equipment issues.
The government of China has ratified all treaties from the Washington armament conference as notified by the state department. The nine power treaty preserves open doors in China, raises Chinese customs duties, and assigns Shantung to China after Japan returns it.
A fragmented timetable shows Union Depot Oelwein and Des Moines routes to Chicago Kansas City and St Louis. Details include departures and arrivals at Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls Waterloo and Albert Lea with local and limited trains and notes on station stops and exceptions.
Cedar Falls May 8 Lutheran church notices state United Danish Lutheran and Danish Lutheran churches plan representation at their annual meetings in Racine Wisconsin and Chicago Illinois. Delegates Rev A C Kildegaard Martin Holst Christian Michaelsen and Rev N M Andreasen Mada Wolff will attend while the United Lutheran church convenes at Racine Wisconsin early in June with Rev My Andreasen presiding. The nomination invites Cedar Falls to host the 1923 meeting.
La Porte City May 8 The Ladies' Literary circle enjoyed a pleasant open gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs J O Kober with members and guests including Mrs ROB Fields and Mrs R T Paige The second division hosted a two course dinner served Maytime violets brightened the trays Parlor games followed the meal with several out of town guests attending.
United Press reports a pistol shot through a window and into Samuel Groff’s vest pocket. Groff unharmed. Other items include Hendrick Hagenback describing zoo heat and polar bear counts, Gen Wu Pei Fu and Chang fleeing, Henry P Davison’s estate valued at 10 million, and a Dawes budget reduction for 1922. France rebuilds a great radio machine near Melun.
Telegraph briefs report that France urged a clear answer from Russia on powers proposals and warned that Russia’s quibbling could end the economic conference. Brief items from Atlantic City Dayton and Tientsin note Patterson’s death and Gen Chang Tso Lin developments.
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