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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1920
Page
11
Thirteen banks gathered at the West Club to discuss a plan from the State Bankers association to curb forgeries. A referendum will decide constitutional change, with Sheriff as plan manager and rewards of 1000 dollars offered for forgers. The push follows recent bad-check incidents near Waterloo.
Cedar Falls prepared for a council session likely to appoint four voting precinct boards with two members from each, aiming for at least one woman per ward who can commit five days annually for the next four years. The heavy workload includes compiling precinct registries and double-bookkeeping, with future years easing as only changes in residence require registration.
Mary L. Frost files for divorce from Jacob B. Frost alleging cruel treatment. She seeks custody of three daughters, temporary alimony of 500, attorney fees 200, permanent alimony 6000, an attachment to enforce alimony, and an injunction restraining molestation at their East Waterloo township home farm. She says he neglected farm work and failed to harvest sweetcorn in season.
Prospects for a record vegetable entry at the annual Cattle Congress show in Waterloo are excellent due to favorable growing conditions. Six vegetable prize collections will be judged, with six varieties per collection and 50 cent return per potato. Rotary club adds sixty four prizes. Entries are free and must be inside the hippodrome by 10 a m Monday September 27. Judges BE Stiles and G W Wood preside. The Waterloo bar calendar outlines district court caseloads with chancery leading, many minor primiminal matters, and jurors summoned for the term’s second Monday.
Taxpayers of Black Hawk County must pay all remaining taxes before October 1 to avoid penalties. The second half of 1940 taxes is being collected at the county treasurer's office in the courthouse. Counters have been crowded recently, with a large rush expected next week.
Waterloo shoppers view fall and winter wear as Burch Bros and Falan-Fleming unveil models in store windows and on stages. Windows at Falan-Fleming, Woman's Apparel, and Mendelson's display coats gowns hats and accessories amid autumn decor. District judges will hear 813 cases next term and a Courier sale act launches Monday.
Father G G Rice, oldest Congregational church minister in Council Bluffs, celebrated his 161st birthday today and delivered a sermon on his hundredth birthday. He established the Congregational Church in Council Bluffs and spoke to attendees about health and community concerns.
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