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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1913
Page
5
The Ticklemouse and Davy and Dorry find a scary false face hanging by Davy’s bed in the nursery. They recall Three Little Pigs and dream of reworking the tale to rescue the unhappy characters as they sail to a forest clearing by aeroplane.
A Mouse and Piglets outwit the wolf at Piggy Two using a masked ruse. The Ticklemouse reveals a trick with a shiny false-face disguise that scares the wolf away, leaving Piggy Number Two safe and the wolf in retreat.
Des Moines report presents Guy A. Feely ex speaker from Black Hawk recounting a signing omission in the Cosson red light bill of the Thirty third general assembly. He says he signed bills in session only when presented and blames no one while noting the omission became public after the session and two later sessions did not seek to repass.
Local items include social visits by Ada Miller and Miss Mabel Merrit, plans for Helmet Lodge No. 89 K of P convention, and memorial day events led by former Congressman C. Pickett in Greene. Adds reports on hospital progress, staff changes, cafe and grocery relocations, market efforts, and producer attendance on market days.
The law allows the county attorney or any citizen to initiate action when a nuisance exists. If convicted, the property may be forfeited to cover costs. An owner can reopen the property by posting a bond ensuring it will not be used for disorderly purposes.
An old advertisement asserts health as the key to male success, linking regular bowels to well being and urging Chamberlain's Tablets to improve appetite and digestion. It promotes the product as a universal remedy sold by all dealers.
Justice officials pursue reindictment of Frank Hayne William Brown Eugene Scales and Col Robert Thompson over a 1909 cotton corner plan with James A Patten. Patten pleaded guilty to a contract count in February and was fined $4000. Subpoenas issued for grand jury appearance as flaws in the indictment are cited.
A motorcycle driven by John Boutelle and a Shanks taxi collided at Fourth and Sycamore streets this morning. Both drivers escaped injury. One horse was slightly injured. the rig and motorcycle suffered minor damage. A Bybank Transfer team ran away at noon, causing little damage and colliding with a tree on Lafayette street.
Edwina C. Foster, longtime city assessor, describes an unprecedented surge in Waterloo real estate and construction. Homes rise rapidly from vacant lots to roofed frames in days, records being shattered since 1911 and 1912. He predicts continued growth and a population goal of 50,000.
County records show an average 50 percent assessment of sale prices in Waterloo spring property listings. A list of about one hundred properties, with sale prices and indicated assessments, suggests small homes near full value while larger tracts are often under assessed. When assessed value exceeded sale price, improvements occurred after transfer and before the spring assessment.
Wim Holland to hold a public sale Thursday May 29 at 2 30 PM auctioning a newly completed six room residence at 904 Nevada Street at the east end of Franklin Street with a 460 by 100 foot lot. $300 down payment and monthly payments offered.
Despite rain and bad weather, construction progressed with many houses closed before the downpour now inspected for plumbing. Inspectors logged residences on Burton avenue Anson street First and Lafayette Riehl street Lincoln street Elin’s street Broadway Adams street Seash park Fowler and other locations as multiple builders completed enclosed holdings and move toward finish.
An item notes 6500 residences filled in Waterloo and 500 homes planned, as Bill Distributor M. Close and officials from the C. G. W. travel through to Oelwein for a meeting. The officials discuss rapid local expansion and current conditions observed in Waterloo.
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