Elks Minstrel Sale Opens in Waterloo and Cedar Falls
Reserved-seat sales for the Elks Minstrel show open at 10 a m with a long line, as Waterloo Theatre capacity tests for Tuesday and Wednesday performances. Cedar Falls gets a Monday preview for the Cedar Falls band benefit, boosting local polish before the main event. The two communities' parade, 60 Cedar Falls band members and 40 Elks in new uniforms, precedes the show with special scenery and costumes. The program promises dazzling effects and a striking gong number, Shades of Night.
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Waterloo Theatre
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Waterloo
Elks
Prices Rise in Pork and Fruit Markets This Week
Market prices show pork easing to 17 1 2 to 20 cents a pound while other meats stay steady. Potatoes at 65 cents a peck with no expected drop, grapes and currants moving differently as currants near premium before Christmas. Eggs and butter steady. Thanksgiving delicacies anticipated next week.
Crook Raises Bill. Banker Pays Four Dollars
Charles W. Knoop cashier of Black Hawk National Bank explains a raised $5 bill incident. A counterfeit trick damaged a package of 100 five dollar notes, sent to the treasury for replacement. Mint officials returned the bill to Knoop with a $4 charge. he says the account will be paid immediately and notes it is his first such experience in 27 years in banking.
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Charles W. Knoop
Black Hawk National Bank
Hidden thefts in a package raise federal prison fear
The speaker notes that a theft concealed within a package of five dollar bills would be easily detected if not hidden. The thief evidently needed the money and took a significant risk, potentially facing federal prison for the crime.
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