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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1913
Page
5
Bellingham April 18 Ja cob Furth chairman of the board of Seattle National Bank was found guilty today by a jury in the supreme court here of aiding and abetting former La Conner bank president Schricker in accepting deposits to keep the bank solvent A motion for a new trial was made.
Sickouts and deaths reduce Dr Jay Andrews squad prompting five new players to be added. Outfielder Rob Schiebli leaves due to his mother's death, shortstop Ogren seeks specialist care in Chicago, and Dutch Theis abandons the club for tonsillitis. Pitcher Fisher faces possible appendicitis. Des Moines and St Joe clubs provide four new players including Zonderman Free Sigland and McCauley. Joe Ortiz joins as a .300 hitter. Waterloo faces Highland Park then Hopkins Bros. games, while a Thursday Simpson game is postponed for pitcher recovery.
Early today a fire destroyed the Albertan plant and the McLeod company's general store. Total loss is about 200 000 dollars. Origin of the ore remains unknown.
Chicago and Kansas City market excerpts show wheat gains on foreign supply concerns and mixed gains in corn and oats. Kansas City and South Omaha cattle and hogs traded higher on opening with varying ranges, while Chicago produce and hog markets opened firm then eased, and livestock receipts were tallied for the day. News includes cattle, hogs, sheep prices and regional supply figures with May futures/quotations noted.
Waterloo forms a thirty member tennis club leasing Conger park land for three clay courts and a club house. Officers named include President Dr J R Alten and Vice President J E Jordan with plans to grow to fifty members and host spring summer tournaments culminating in a city event rivaling state level play. A second brief notes a fire at a Calgary newspaper plant dated April 18.
The April sheep market in Chicago opened and closed strong with Western and native lambs, yearlings, and sheep values posting gains. Market quotes include Western lambs at 6.75 to 8.76, native lambs 6.60 to 8.76, and yearlings around 6.50 to 7.90, while calf and veal prices appear in separate listings.
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