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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1921
Page
6
The Waterloo Courier lists numerous classified notices and want ads offering sales jobs, housework, personal services, and miscellaneous needs. Entries mention furniture storage, shipments, lost items, and opportunities for salesmen, cooks, maids, and general labor with varying pay terms and contact details.
Classifieds list multiple requests and offerings including carpentry painting plastering and furnace work by named workers with contact Red 6413 and Black 49. Rent notices cover various 2 to 6 room houses and apartments with modern amenities in Waterloo. Real estate and sale ads include modern bungalows and six-room homes with garages, plus autos and used goods for sale or trade.
Independence Iowa election officials set a December 19 vote on granting a franchise to Northeastern Iowa Power Company. The council also filled a treasurer vacancy naming G C Texel. Community notes include wedding anniversaries at Orr and Snow households, American Legion activities, and local incidents from the week.
Black Hawk County sheriff announces sale of Lot 3 in Clock 1 Riverside addition Waterloo Iowa on November 26 1921 at 10:00 am at the courthouse to satisfy two execution writs against Ralph Law et al for creditors Liffring Security National Bank and American Trust Savings Bank.
Charles F. Rodies died at his home on West Main Street in Manchester after living in the county for about five decades. Born in Germany July 6 1852 he served in the Franco Prussian war and later farmed in the northern part of the county. Survived by five children and two sisters the funeral is set for Friday at 10 a.m. in Strawberry Point with burial there.
Mrs Anna Wetherville visited Mrs Charles Howe. The Arty eighth anniversary of Mr and Mrs Albert Hogmer was celebrated at the home of HH Pattee. Rabbit hunters report good bags. Henry Webster burned when gasoline spilled from a car exploded. Joe Garton helped extinguish. Henry Outhwaite showed slight improvement. Helen Dillenbeck wired for electricity. Mrs J Townsend visited her son Eldin at Clarksville and left her grandson to care for his mother. Some farmers report swine herd issues. Local youths reportedly delaying Navy duty. Disarmament conference results discussed.
Fragmentary notice mentions a person and place with partial details. The readable text hints at a social or personal item but lacks full context and specifics for a fuller summary.
Mrs Will Mooney hosted a four course dinner on Saturday night. Sunday evening the Congregational society, led by Mrs FA Holloway, will present a church program assisted by Frank Sturdevant on violin ER and dodges on flute, A P Wheelock on clarinet, and Mrs Willa Vaubon on piano. The Baptist choir plans a concert at Janesville ME church Sunday evening.
G F Hunt jewelry stock moved to Hurwitz and Kahn Chicago while D P Creeley restaurant transfers to Mr and Mrs Bartzell Anderson Janesville. New Hampton residents Alma Millis and Edward Ren wed at St Pauls Lutheran parsonage and will reside there. Red Cross membership drive gains momentum locally. A Greene County community notes a theft at the gas office.
Armistice day was celebrated at the Aplington school with a new flag raised by the American Legion. Attorney Gregory of Parkersburg spoke, music by the band, and a basketball game between the American Legion and Seven Hills, won by the Legion. Local residents, including Mrs. Fred Heerte and families, visited relatives in town.
Sixty or more guests gathered Wednesday evening at the Mackie farm home seven miles south of La Porte City to honor newlyweds Mr and Mrs Herman Herbst. The event featured games music and refreshments with many gifts presented to the couple. Nellie Mackie before marriage, Mrs Herbst, attended the reception.
Dunkerton notices report Sultan Trumbauer attending a niece’s funeral in Cedar Rapids and birth of a granddaughter to Mrs. Brown. Local events include a DF. PD club gathering at Mrs. Magee’s, Des Moines visitors moving to Oelwein, and Girl Reserves program at the Baptist church. Community members travel between Oelwein Des Moines Waterloo and Florida plans noted.
Mr and Mrs Austin Ailen visited Waterloo Tuesday morning. Miss Lulu Smith who worked in Waterloo spent Sunday at her parents home. Miss Lois Fressle, teacher in Billington Township, visited her parents. Dan Trumbauer helps his son B A Trumbauer this week. Mr Buehner operated a bob sled Monday.
Misa Adel Piepho and Sigmund Bartels wed at home of Piepho parents and will farm southeast of Sumner. Miss Anna Gfeller and Gus Gersonda marry at Lutheran church with about 350 guests. they will live in Sumner. Elmer Glass seriously ill after horse fall and injury. Wm. Buhr Sr dies after paralytic stroke. funeral Tuesday. Rev Will Lang visits Cedar Falls. Robertson-Busch restaurant opens in former Wonder Mfg building. UT. B. women host waffle supper and bazaar at opera house. Legion party gains good proceeds from Friday masquerade ball.
Bristow Iowa records report John Dalman dying at 71 from heart trouble and asthma with funeral pending as relatives travel from Chicago. Florence Coddington Smith dies at a Hampton hospital aged about 25, survived by husband Elmer Smith and two children, with services planned in Bristow Christian church and Oak Hill Cemetery. Other local visits include Mrs Edward McGeachy traveling to Hampton and Richard Bolte visiting Bristow, as well as Dohlman’s recent residence south of Bristow and nearby family arrivals.
A letter from Towa City urges Iowa to adopt gravel roads citing Minnesota and Wisconsin as examples. The writer says vast wet beds statewide allow graveling many miles, promising year round use with low costs and potential winter employment for contractors and farmers.
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