City Auditor Decides Not Liable Over Warrants Issuance
Dearborn Construction Co. awarded sewer contract after council consulted city officials. The city auditor is deemed not liable for controversy over warrant issuance. Legal opinion supports city right to issue warrants on anticipated revenue for 1914 after January 1. Bids listed for sewer work and delays blamed on city progress. Extension granted to Barber Asphalt for uncompleted contracts.
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Marer
K. C. Thompson
J. 1
Kenyon
Russell de Evening
Sty
Dearborn Construction Co
Dearborn Company
Dearborn
Ve, Bute TA Black Hawk Construction Co
Dada
M. Shergie & Son
Barber Asphalt Co
Water, Sewer and Gas Committee
City Electricians
Local Social Notes and Visitors in LaPorte City
Mrs. Thos. Hitt returns from Sioux City visit. Ella Lehman from Cedar Rapids visits brother Fred Lehman. Catherine Gingrich hosts Bachelor Maids meeting. Residents attend Tik Tok Man of Oz in Waterloo. Grandma Ashley injures hip on icy porch. Mrs. Roy Longaker recovering from appendicitis at St. Luke's Cedar Rapids. Farmers switchboard installed with minimal disruption. Cora French visits Waterloo and Ames. Mabel and Exie McQuilkin return from Des Moines and visit friends in Ames. Mrs. Noah Hager and daughter Myrta of Long Beach, Cal., stay with W. E. Hager. Mrs. Frank Shimer of Jesup visits Roy E. Ashby.
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la Porte City
Thos. Hitt
Nelle Anderson
Sioux City
Ella Lehman
Cedar Rapids
Fred Lehman
Catherine Gingrich
R. B. Wagner
Hazel McCowan
Zelia Moon
Harry McQuilkin
Geo. Firestone
Waterloo Theatre
Grandma Ashley
Roy Longaker
St. Luke’s Hospital
Farmers
Cora French
Waterloo
Sehul
Mabel McGill
Exie McQuilkin
Des Moines
State Teachers’ Association
Ames
Noah Hager
Noah Hager and Daught Miss Myrta
Long Head
Cal
W. E. Hager
Frank Shimer
Jesup
Roy E. Ashby
Protests Over Street Paving Assessments Prompt City Action
Citizens on Fourth Street East and Rich Street protested the levying of pavement assessments as excessive. Authorities ordered immediate cleaning of the lights on Fifil Street Bridge amid concerns over system safety.
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Fifil Street
Fourth Street East
Rich Street
Meeting on New Bank Plan in West Waterloo
A gathering in West Waterloo last evening discussed establishing a new financial institution with a large capitalization. Many men of means attended and talked over the project, though concrete progress on organization remains unclear.
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West Waterloo
Local citizens hear talk of a Waterloo bank plan
The meeting drew many residents from city locales to discuss a former bank project at Fifth and Syea. Bankers warned that the currency bill’s flaws could force national banks toward state control, suggesting future meetings may yield a rational Waterloo bank plan.
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Aneer
Fifth
Syea
Tye Ture
Bank
Waterloo
Foley Kidney Pills Claim Superior Cure for Kidney Ailments
The advertisement proclaims Foley Kidney Pills as the best combination of curative medicines for kidney end shadder ailments and urinary irregularities. It asserts superiority over other remedies and appeals to readers seeking safety and reliable relief.
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Poller
New Plan For City Industrial Clubs Proposed
A plan to amalgamate four city commercial clubs into one main body with two subsidiaries was discussed by the Board of Trade. No action taken. proposal aims to locate factories and reduce rivalry between east and west Sides. Fred Fenton Company of St Joseph will open Waterloo branch and district agency, bringing about a dozen families. AEROPLANE progress reported at Elk Run with two hangars and office building completed. Foley's Honey and Tar advertised for coughs in children.
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Board of ‘Trade and Commercial Clubs
J. E. Park
Fourth Street East
Waterloo
Fred Fenton Company
St Joseph, Mvo
Board of Trade
Cowin-Pickett
Young
Aeroplane Company
Elk Run
Suffering Ends for Aged Woman in Waterloo
Mrs. Christina Rucker of 109 Randolph Street Waterloo died at 4:20 PM yesterday from a complication of diseases. Born March 4, 1853 in Jacksonville, Illinois, maiden Angelow, she married Jerry Rucker in Lexington Illinois in 1874. Survived by husband and daughter Mrs. Florence McGrade. Funeral 8 AM tomorrow at home. Rev M G Munn officiating. burial at Shell Rock cemetery.
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Christina Rucker
Randolph Street
Rucker
Jacksonville
Angelow
Garriage
Jerry Rucker
Lexington
Ill
Iowa
Shell Rock
Waterloo
Florence McGrade
M. G. Munn
United Preshott
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City Auditor
LaPorte Daily Bulletin
Card OF Trade Meeting
Flore
Foley
AI Danlare
Birmingham
Ata
Willis
Tsewmenty
Moen
Fischer’s
Selz Royal Blue Shoe Store
East Fourth Street
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