City to motorize fire dept with fifth Dart truck
City engineers push renaming and numbering of many streets to fix duplications. A Dart Motor Truck Co. contract for 2824 dollars completes motorization at station No. 2 and shifts equipment to other duties. Summer uniforms to be bought from fire equipment fund as part of modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtell
Dart Motor Truck Company
No. 2 Station
Roby
Maple Avenue
Cedar River Park
Riehl Street
Schultz Street
Auvern
Grand Avenue
Independence Avenue
Mears Street
Utica
Wiliams Street
G. R. Parker
Union Congregational Church
C. A. Comstock
Cedar Rapids
Eighteenth Street
Petition Seeks Assistant Electrician Over Solar Contract
A petition signed by 39 residents led by C. H. Storm demands appointing an assistant jockey electrician to handle delays in building work. The document argues the current electrician is too busy to complete contracted tasks.
The Eagle's Nest At The Plaza And More At The Grand
The Eagle's Nest from the Lubin-V-L-8-E lineup screens at the Plaza today with a repeat tomorrow, following Graustark as the second Lubin-Vitagraph-SeSesay release. At the Grand, The High Hand doubles as Essanay’s two reel feature with Ruth Stonehouse, plus The Outlaw's Bride and The Lady of Shalott in the program. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound advertises relief for coughs and croup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plaza
Plaza
Lubin Players
Ruth Stonehouse
Sioux City Plumbers Strike For 85 A Day
About forty union plumbers in Sioux City walked out after a May 11 meeting at the labor temple demanding a 60 cent raise to $5 a day. Master plumber J F Wilson agreed to the terms, while the union cites higher living costs and a shorter working year as the basis for the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
La~bor Temple
J. F. Wilson
Dryfoos
Youth Kills Himself For Mother Of Four
Davenport May 11 Frank Hoff 25 kissed his mother goodbye then left a note on the levee wall beside the Mississippi river with his hat and coat. The body has not been recovered. Hoffman's mother of four children, Mrs Garver, says she spurned the youth's affections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Frank Hoffsat
Goodby Friay
Mississippi River
Hoffman
Garver
Water supply land condemned for dam near powerhouse
Land along Black Hawk creek near the transit company's powerhouse is condemned for a dam and reservoir to cool turbines and supply water for urban and interurban cars. Appraisers set 39 acres at 3500 dollars, about 90 dollars per acre, with owner Sarah W. Whitney, now in California. The land is flood prone and partly overflowed, but officials say construction will not damage nearby properties. The company seeks additional reservoir land after previously offered options were withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherif
W. G. F & N. Railway
Sarah W. Whitney
California
Black Hawk Creek
Thorely
G. E H. Brebner
P. J. Martin
M. J. Pommer
Ralph Storm
A. RK. Stillwagon
B. J. Rodamar
Salvation Army Brigadier to Address Waterloo Meeting
Brigadier R. Dubbin of Des Moines, head of Salvation Army operations in Iowa and Nebraska, will speak at 8 p.m. at the Salvation Army hall on Fifth Street to discuss plans for a new Waterloo army citadel planned for construction this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Dubbin
Des Moines
Salvation Army
Iowa
Nebraska
Waterloo
Fifth Street
City
Dubbin
Plainfield Social Notes From Early May
Plainfield residents announce hospital and home visits including H C Ladaxe from Wa verly and Eva Warmland returning to Fort Dodge. Cora Irleman hosted by Lewule Kreiger, Ida Langerdorfer plus Matilde Krieger visited Clarksville, S Hunter to Marshalltown and Des Moines, E A Stanley in Janesville. Community program at M B church supported I G A R s. Minneapolis trial for M W Scott and Esther Steele vs railways drew locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Langerdorfer
Clarksville
Matilde Krieger
S. Hunter
Marshalltown
Des Moines
E. A. Stanley
Janesville
Will
Minneapolis
M. W. Scott
Esther Steele
Railroad Company
Shady Grove Community Notes and Local Visits
Farmers plant corn this week as community news recounts visits by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schutte to Cedar Rapids for a health consult, and return home after his hospital exam. Donavan and Kenney families share Sunday visits, new touring car purchased, and Andrew Mount’s stroke recovery. Police search for a bank theft suspect follows a break in at Knapp Monument works with a boy’s bank emptied and money stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Grove
Fred Schutte
Cedar Rapids
Janes Lamb
Andrew Mount
Missingham
J. A. Clark
Waterloo
Dell Douglas
O. M. Kenney
Ladies' Union of the Baptist Church
Knapp Monument Works
Real Estate Transfers in Black Hawk County Area
A fragment lists multiple property dealings including Ashley to Myrtle Good in East Waterloo for 600 dollars and other transfers such as John Ashe and A A Lyn to Tent Frost for land in 87 12 totaling 11 600 dollars and John G Miller to W B Crutcher for portions of section 18 87 12 valued at 12 000 dollars. It notes no reported child’s bank thefts despite a stray line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Ashley
Myrtle Good
la Porte
B. Henderson
Saura
IM. Whitcomb
East Waterloo
John EF. Ashe
A. A. Lyn
Frost
John FF
Ashe
A. A. Lynn
Crutcher
Sid
John G. Miller
Galloway Investment Co to Chrix Jonasen Note of Thanks
Galloway Investment Co expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for their kindness during illness and death of his wife and mother.
Wanterloo Courier Purchases Courtesy Floral Items
The Wanterloo community names Mr. Trueblood and family in relation to the Courier and its payments. Satisfactors results from Want Ade are cited as the natural consequence of the arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Trueblood and
Wanterloo
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Tain
Kirk’s
Selis
Foley
Chile
Plainfield
Beecham
Fisk Service
Fisk
Fisk Tires
Chicopee
Eaat Fifth Street
Mark
Uy Fisk
Hieve
Palm Beach
Paris
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