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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
4
Classifieds show numerous Wanted and For Sale notices from Waterloo and surrounding areas. Items include furniture, appliances, farm stock, eggs, tools, bicycles, autos, and household goods. Multiple small ads request sale or disposal, rentals, and services with contact details and addresses.
Classified listing touts Black Hawk County Waterloo farms with soil quality and terms, Anorotherka Iowa 24% miles from town dairy farm potential, Howard County black soil homestead with $42.30 per acre, Emmett County Luckland site at $185 per acre, Minnesota several counties offering 90 to 110 dollars per acre with easy terms, rail access, and farm improvements. Includes lumber firm contact in Grand Rapids Wisconsin and price notes for large farm or stock merchandise up to 10000.
The notice lists appointments and filings of executors and administrators in Black Hawk County Iowa detailing estates of Alfred Pett Herbert N Lindsey and others. It includes dates March 1913 1915 and 1916 with requirements for debt settlement claims and filings in the District Court, plus bids for school district projects and a tax sale notice referencing Waterlog Loan Trust Co. and John F. Busey with a described property in town and townships.
General markets report from Hawk county Iowa and Chicago grain and livestock notes. Wheat slumps on peace talks while corn steadies. hogs, cattle, and sheep markets show mixed movement at Chicago Union Stock Yards with receipts around 16 000 hogs, 3 000 cattle, and 4 000 sheep. Kansas City hogs and cattle prices listed. butter eggs and potatoes cited. Liverpool and Winnipeg futures noted.
Waterloo Iowa market brief lists current prices for grains and livestock across commodities. Includes Wheat at 1.46 per cwt, Rye at 2.10, Corn 16 cents per unit, Oats and Barley values, eggs 19 cents, creamery butter quotes, potatoes, poultry prices for hens and springs, cattle and hogs price ranges, hides and pelts pricing for various grades, with premiums listed for premium hogs and veal.
Easter services and music marked Bristow gatherings as United Brethren held a morning program with Sunday school and choir, and a haunting concert by the Christian choir and Sunday school in the evening to raise funds for a piano. Mrs Morford and family returned to Charles City after a week with relatives.
Miss Birdella Buchholz returns to the burned homestead after learning a brother’s letter from Albion. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Ashworth on April 1. The Century association social at the opera house drew a big crowd with a strong program and over 20 dollars raised. McGeachy brothers bought the old school building for 950 dollars, H. Newbury purchased the coal house for 40 dollars. Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Petersen visit Bristow, staying with John Wieland’s family. Mr. Stewart and family move into Ida Kocher’s former property, while Mrs. Peck visits from South Dakota. John Moots dies in Lamberton on April 2. funeral held at United Brethren church. William Parks and John Williams remain very ill.
Members of St Margaret's guild of St Mark's Episcopal Church have received many donations after appeals to send items by parcel post valued at least 25 cents. The goods will be sold Saturday at the store room corner Fourth and Jefferson streets, previously E J Covell Hardware. Aprons of all descriptions will also be sold. The sale opens in the morning and continues all day.
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