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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1921
Page
7
The city council extended the Jefferson street streetcar franchise with the W. C. F. XN. Railway Co. for 30 days to December 28, allowing officials to explain why forfeiture should not occur. Rev. W. A. Peterson and residents attended. no public comment was allowed.
In Centerville on November 29 Harvey Hicks was found guilty of murder in the death of Crip Hamilton, a grand jury witness killed August 20 in the woods near the town. Henry, a suspect in booze cases, was arrested in Davenport as he prepared to marry in September.
Des Moines reports Attorney General Gibson filed a motion in the southern Iowa district federal court to dissolve the restraining order against the executive council to prevent tax levies on the Chicago Great Western railroad. The suit seeks to review valuation decisions and cautions irreparable harm from the order while noting the Great Western’s valuation was not changed.
The state executive council noted a lower valuation for 1920 and 1921 than in any year since 1911, as Attorney General Gibson announced yesterday.
Charles G. Patten, 89, renowned Iowa nursery expert, died Monday afternoon in Charles City. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at his home, with Rev. A. B. Curran and Rev. Beatty officiating. Patten, longtime orchard and seed authority, helped advance scientific plant breeding in the upper Mississippi valley and across the United States. Surviving are two daughters Mrs. E. M. Sherman and Mrs. Henry Boom, and two sons H. G. Ernest and W. W. Patten. his wife had predeceased him.
Baritone Cecil Fanning, with H B Turpin at the piano, performed a varied recital at East High Auditorium before a several hundred audience. The program opened with Schubert and Loewe pieces, included a challenging second section, romantic selections, a fourth section of folksongs, and closed with encores featuring Rasbach and Brown.
Mr. Fanning reads his own poem The Bend in the Road about an Irish locale where sounds echo back. He delivers pieces including Need a Lot of Lovin and A Cup of Tea with themes of affection and daily life.
Des Moines reports the state pharmacist commission issued a printed list defining domestic remedies and which medicines may be sold by non registered sellers. The measure cites section 2588 of the 1913 code and lists items such as castor oil, glycerine, sal soda, and certain pesticidal or fungicidal products as allowed when properly labeled, with restrictions on alcohol and dangerous substances.
Fragmentary OCR mentions terms for September and mileage dues, noting light calendar activity from a number jury trials viewpoint. The text lacks clear people, places, or events to confirm further details.
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