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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1908
Page
4
New York reports a clear recovery in Wall Street with currency premium fading and money rates easing. Confidence returns, funds move from interior regions, and demand for commercial paper rises while credit conditions gradually normalize.
Judge Platt rules collateral inheritance tax due, with administrators authorized to withhold portions from estate distributions until appraisal. Will determine final liability after full settlement and court review, as parties dispute who pays and how much.
A large Sunday stock movement overwhelmed Illinois Central with 226 cars of live stock eastbound and six cars from Wyoming. In twelve hours the railroad passed through the city, making it one of the heaviest winter days. Workers were kept busy and the numerous trains provided extra shifts for many employees.
A bustling Monday in the Logal markets shows improved sentiment with buyers more confident and cautious buying. Cattle and hogs open strong while shipping trades are light. grain and dairy goods move steadily with liberal Monday receipts and firm prices across eggs, butter, lard, and flour products.
More than 4,000 Indiana farmers enrolled for Purdue University animal short course opening today. The program expands with lectures on corn growing stock raising fruit growing dairying and household economics. The event aligns with the Indiana Corn Growers Association fruit show and the Indian Industrial Association backing agricultural exhibits. Sperry of Grundy Center visited Waterloo Sunday.
Waterloo takes aggressive steps to halt contagion after two Meloy brothers are found Saturday noon. Health Officer Sumner orders detention hospital confinement as nurses care for them and a quarantine is expanded to seven scarlet fever and diphtheria cases citywide. Doctor Sumner conducts a broad inspection along streets and districts to locate exposed residents, delaying due to telephone contact.
C B Fiske of Des Moines becomes agent for the Great Western Waterloo, succeeding M E Winn who is hospitalized and improving slowly. Fiske, a longtime Great Western employee, will begin duties at once after Winn’s temporary departure from active local affairs. Plans for a weeklong baseball bazaar in Elks start Feb 24 with votes for the city’s most popular young lady costing ten cents each. winner to receive a Gamond ring. Clerks install officers with Wilbur Dunham as president, Pete Lang vice president, H M Anderson secretary, and Mr Johnson treasurer. union now numbers 44 members.
Sheriff Caldwell seeks help from Dodge County Nebr to locate 11 year old Willan Ernest Dyer who disappeared from his home eight miles west of Oakland and was last seen heading to school. Listed details include height about 4 feet 8 inches, weight 125 to 135 pounds, blue eyes and dark hair. Family worried. farm work possible under an assumed name. Advertisement for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea appears at end.
United States Congressman Geo Legare of South Carolina says he has fully recovered from consumption after a year of illness. He details his illness, treatment with Lung Germine from Jackson, Michigan, and states he gained weight, regained strength, and returned to duties, noting no prior public statement.
The International Telephone Association will hold its annual convention at the Coliseum in Chicago on January 21 22 and 29 during the electrical Show. James H Shoemaker president of the Corn Belt Telephone Company was elected as a delegate and chosen to read a paper on The Business End of the Business. Shoemaker a pioneer in the independent field is well known in independent telephone circles.
The annual meeting at Waterloo West Fifth and Water streets reported a satisfactory year and elected directors L A Knittle S L Vale R J Hoxie A A Lohner W F Parrott C G Stearns. Officers reappointed: President K A Knittle Vice President L Vale Secretary R J Hoxie Treasurer H B Hoxie. Also notes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic.
J Edward Thomas and Edith Hahn of Cedar Falls wed in a court ceremony officiated by George Knoche. The groom, a Harris and Cole Bros woodworker, and bride, lifelong Cedar Falls resident, plan to spend the winter in California before deciding on a permanent move. A license was issued to the couple, ages 25 and 18, in Godar Palis.
An advertisement urges avoiding pneumonia by using Foley's Honey and Tar to stop coughs and expel colds, promoting a genuine product in a yellow package from Wangler Bros. and J. K. Jodeér. John Miller of Davenport, Nebraska, travels to attend his father William Miller's funeral, with Ada Saylor and a Carrington, North Dakota connection noted.
Mrs Jeanette Harper, aged 80, died Monday at 2 80 oclock at 816 Independence avenue Waterloo after a ten week illness from dropsy asthma and complications She came to Waterloo six months ago with her daughter Miss Belle Harper from Tarkio Missouri Her maiden name Maxwell birthplace Washington county New York Surviving are daughter Mrs Jas Black Waterloo and Mrs Geo Frasier Wilmot Kansas plus sister Mrs Georgi Maxwell Washington County NY and Mrs Alex Radgalls Kansas City Kansas Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 pm at 818 Independence avenue with burial at Paxton Illinois Rev Frederick Elliott will officiate
Chicago markets show hogs steady to 10 cents lower with ranges from 4.00 to 4.85. Cattle open lower while sheep hold steady amid weather disruptions. Grain notes firm wheat early on strong bids, May mix, local receipts 720 cars. William Barr of the Wt Central is slowly recovering at home after a month of illness.
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