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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1922
Page
3
Waterloo Courier page text shows dense classified ads with phrases about wanted workers, sales, real estate, repairs, cars, and household items. The fragment lists numerous positions and notices, including sales solicitations, cash rewards, rentals, and farm or city jobs across Waterloo and surrounding areas, with contact details and prices scattered throughout.
Mr and Mrs Henry Koepke and daughter Dorothy of Glendale Cal visit Fred J Koepke at 243 Maple St on their way home after a Europe tour. Henry Koepke recalls farming in Tripoli Bremer County 1871 1880 later acquiring four sections in eastern Oregon near Pendleton now worth about 200 an acre. He cultivates wheat and has shared holdings among five children. Dorothy to Los Angeles for school. parents plan Pendleton stop en route home. Koepke recalls wheat selling for 15 cents in 1884 and up to 2 a bushel in wartime.
Charles H Brisbin aged 94 suffered a stroke at his Waterloo daughter's home after dinner yesterday. He had previously moved from Havvelock in Quebec where he ran a lumber business and served as mayor and council member. His daughters brought him to Waterloo for care and they remain with him as he recovers.
Police court docket shows 103 cases in September, higher than September of the prior year and above August figures. Traffic violations lead, with 42 arrests. intoxication 28. gambling nine. disorderly conduct 79. other infractions four. About a dozen felony and prohibition investigations noted. The article includes a London public office exchange line about a door being closed.
Clarks at the Waterloo post office resist a proposed plan to rename or renumber city streets. Clerks warn of confusion from duplications and odd twists in naming. Council and postmaster discuss a unified system, while current names like Wellington, Prospect, and Campbell Avenue create near duplicates and map mismatches.
Several persons were injured while walking on Rainbow Drive Saturday when struck by automobiles. John D. Johnson remained in Presbyterian hospital but expected to leave soon. A driver left the scene after the collision at 7 p.m. Johnson and his wife were with him. others, including H. H. Reitz and family, were also struck nearby. All injuries described as slight. Debner attributed accident to a car striking his bumper.
Two Butler County brothers were indicted by a grand jury for chicken stealing. They pleaded not guilty and were bound over to the next term of court. Tax day drew crowds at the county treasurer’s office as residents paid taxes. In Parkersburg Arthur Deyo faced a breaking and entering conviction and received a 10 year penitentiary sentence. he has a wife and several children. Folkers dies in Hot Springs word confirms the passing of Miss Lala Folkers after treatment. burial plans are being arranged. The only jury case of the day involved the crime report context.
Local notes report visits and social events in Shell Rock and Greene. Mrs. Hooper’s sister visitas, church ladies’ aid elections, family visits to Waterloo and Cedar Falls, football score 1 2 to 0 for Greater Dale Van Eman’s team, and residents traveling to Chicago and Des Moines for courses and family reasons.
Cedar Falls Oct 2 William Lang J W Bock H Faust all of Cedar Falls and 5 1 Haas Hubbard ministers William Nubn Cedar Falls and Paul Olsen Story City lay delegates will leave Wednesday to represent Iowa Evangelical association at a national conference in Detroit Michigan, to decide on union with United Evangelical church. The basis for merger was outlined at a Columbus Ohio bishops meeting in 1918 and is expected to be approved at national assemblies. The body of Peter Hansen, found at Island Park, was interred in Greenwood cemetery after uncertain positive ID. Hansen, about 65, had a roving habit and last was seen Sept 10. He had been visiting Magnussen on Main Street before disappearing two weeks earlier. He was once employed at a local planing mill and reportedly sought to sell several watches. Further notices recount local anniversaries and civic notices.
The Besidka and ever-ready Sabbath school classes hosted a moonlight picnic at the Vernon Avers home in Spring Creek township. A large crowd enjoyed a bonfire, roasted sausages, marshmallows, and a luncheon after the frolic, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. John Bolie.
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