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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1923
Page
4
Northwood Iowa records the death of Harry T. Toye, pioneer banker and longtime president, found dead at the wheel of his car in the garage. Heart disease is listed as the cause. The file as yet to indicate extent of the estate.
The obituary notes a prominent Methodist and Mason who died recently. His widow survives, along with unspecified family. The brief mentions his community roles and affiliations without additional biographical detail.
Dwight Lewis, Iowa official and National Association of Facility Commissioners leader, told gas industry representatives that public ownership should be funded by customers. He urged constitutional change to end tax exempt securities, warned against tax exempt bonds financing public works, and criticized utility profits while calling for citizen awareness of the cost of capital in services.
A fragment reflects on radical ideas and their impact on public welfare. It contrasts one side of a story with the sober ordinary citizen who remains in the majority. The speaker notes radical views may become a respectable form of conservatism in time.
Police on patrol late at night investigated noises at 1068 Commercial reported by Maud Davis. Sergt Charles Mohlis and Driver W R Wilson traced the sound to a rat. At 2:30 am they were alerted by Mrs. R E Crowther at 505 Oneida about a dog barking. no dog found.
A will made six days before death on October 9 in Ghickanave County was submitted for probate yesterday. The document names J. L. Frie as the executor and lists four prands as part of the estate.
Theresa Kobieska receives 200 dollars as a memory gift with note no prior bounty. The remaining estate is to be split equally among daughters Meggie Linkenmegger Emma Dutcher and Theresa Kobieska. J J Kobieska is named executor. Nothing else is stated.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a gleamy hair tonic that revives neglected scalps and addresses falling hair, itching scalp, and dandruff. It claims immediate correction, adds strength and color, and leaves hair youthful and glossy without stickiness.
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