City in Brief: Local notices and assorted moves
City marshal in town. license issued to Frederick Lamb and Mary Knoop for marriage. Bank cashier announces vacation. officials attend meetings in Rioux City. Local diphtheria cases rise to twenty. several homes quarantined. Holstein herd added. milk yield noted. Funeral attendance and trips noted. hydrants to be moved for safety. City council considers bids for motor driven vehicle and fire equipment. Mayor and aldermen tour improvements in neighboring towns. Engine collision causes brief delays. streetcar traffic affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Lamb
Mary Knoop
Clutter
Robert Johnson
Puig Hotel
Fort Dodge
Clinton Schultz
Commercial National Bank
St. Louis
Chicago
Rate Increases Held Unreasonable in Dairy Freight
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that proposed increases in freight rates on cream and condensed milk from Ohio and Indiana districts eastward are unreasonable. The decision affects dairy shipments and reflects the commission’s stance on rate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Indiana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bride and Groom Seek Secret Iowa Marriage Amid Objections
A Chicago groom and his Waterloo-based friend tried to bar publication of his Iowa marriage license, citing parental objections. County records clerk refused, noting licenses are public. The couple planned a ceremony in another county, hoping to keep nuptials secret despite parental disapproval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Waterloo
Land
Bentley
Engelle
Chicago
Maytag Car Sets Maytag Page On Incline Test
The Maytag Mason Motor company of Waterloo Iowa drew crowds as its four cylinder Maytag car climbed a newly erected incline. A second car rose to the top with two passengers and later the Maytag car carried ten adults up the fifty percent grade. An observer noted no car costing less than twice as much could match the Maytag four cylinder on the incline. The Maytag car ranges from 650 to 1250 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maytag- Mason Motor Company
Waterloo
Iowa
Maytag- Mason
Maytag
Boy buried after typhoid death in Waterloo area
Frank Wyeene aged thirteen died yesterday of typhoid fever at his parents 725 Columbia street Waterloo home. He was born May 8 1898 in Minnesota and funeral services were held today at Avoca Catholic church after burial there. He attended John Fiske School until two weeks ago. The family has several other children and were known in church and school circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wyeene
Patrick Wyeene
Columbia Street
Avoca
Minn
Minnesota
Waterloo
John Fiske
Majestic Schedules Strong Week of New Acts
The Majestic opens Thursday with La Veen, Cross & Co. presenting Roman Sports and Pastimes, a notable act featuring athletic displays and statues recreations. J. Jolly Jones Jr. recently became manager, with Come Back to Erin and Harry Von Fossen’s blackface humor on the bill, plus Clipper quartet harmony. Mary Brothers & Co. return with Fun in His Skule for the October 20 week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
J. Jolly Jones, Jr
la Veen, Cross & Co
Orpheum
Waterloo
Erin
Harry von Fossen
Clipper
Mary Brothers & Co
Sanitary district ordinance approved for Waterloo Iowa
Official publication describes Ordinance No. 734 establishing a sanitary district in Waterloo Iowa prohibiting outdoor toilets and pig and fowl keeping, outlining duties for property owners to remove toilets by May 1 1912, police enforcement, special assessments for removal costs, and penalties up to fifty dollars. Also details sewer construction bid requirements for alley and Hoover Street area with timing, bonds, and payment through sewer certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
Cty
Sanitary District
Board of Wealth
City of
Cedar River
Walnut Street
East Third Street
Chicago Great Western
Almond, Dane, Iowa
Fourth Streets
Randolph Street
West Second Street
West Sixth Street
Black Hawk County
J. R. Rector
Public sewer proposals for Waterloo Iowa streets
The Waterloo Iowa city clerk invites sealed seated proposals for constructing main sewers on Western avenue Ankeny street St Athans street Cutler street and Hoover street within Waterloo with diameters ranging from 10 to 12 inches. Proposals due November 6 1911 at city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
Towa
City of
R. C. Thompson
City of Waterloo
Lows
City
Minu
O'Cock
Western Avenue
Berth Avenue
Williston Avenue
Ankeny Street
Webster Street
Ilinois Central Railway Company
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Sootlee
Shores Fuel
E. C. DeVoe’s
Orpheum Theatre Bldg
Bridge Street
Buchanan's
A. E. Weld
Los Angeles
Cal
J. N. la Barre
A. Snyder
Rioux City
Royal Arcanum Lodge
P. I. Martin
Dubuque
Mr. Martin
Waterloo Township
Luella Donnelson
Vinton
Long Beach
Nev
D. Franklin
Ford
Navis
Fairbank
George Pett
Cedar Rapids
Forward Movement
Fred Wilson
Arlington, Ta
Geo. B. Brown
Newell Street
Marguerite Nicolls
Franklin Street
Clough
Barclay Township
H. U. Plumb
Helene Balliett
New York
Rector
Imayor
John O. Glanville
Webb Co
Dunham
Fire and Water Committee
Glanville
T. M. Fitzgerald
Alder Imen Fruddee and Simpson
Charles City
Henri Grout
Belle Plaine
Paul Smith
Harvey Law
Grout
Central West
Bellelaine
I. C
Bride's
APIO
Boy
Official
Cyepee
Leavitt, Johnson & Miller’s
Hoover Street
Picter Tooken
Manufacturers
Sycamore Street
Maytag-Mason Motor Co
Waterloo, Iowa
Black Hawk National Bank
A. F. Gates
Waterloo Business College
FL W. Powers
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