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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1914
Page
13
Illinois Central schedules show eastbound and westbound departures from Dubuque, Chicago, and surrounding hubs with express and local options. Separate notes cover Twin Cities and Albert Lea connections, freight and passenger departures, plus continuing La Porte to Waterloo service. Market summaries cover corn, oats, hogs, cattle, and sheep values from Kansas City, Omaha, and Chicago exchanges with price ranges and receipts.
The grain section shows Wheat prices for multiple grades and futures across Duluth St Louis Kansas City Minneapolis and Winnipeg with July and May futures. Corn prices for several grades and futures alongside oats and barley. Packed with livestock values for hay, straw and various cattle hogs hides veal and calf prices across markets.
A Tripoli page reports the death of Mrs. Henry Frese sr and a church funeral at the Lutheran church with interment in Strang Creek cemetery. It notes visitors, barn dance at John Schmidt’s, various local visits, injuries at farms, and smallpox cases now out of quarantine. Local ads list tire distributors, services, and businesses in Waterloo and surrounding areas.
Unfavorable northwest weather, snow, and freezing temps slowed wheat seeding and fed selling at the Chicago Board of Trade. Higher cables added pressure on prices while traders anticipated further delays in planting and a cautious market demeanor.
A partial OCR of a period ledger lists prices and figures for months May through September with various numbers and codes. The fragmentary lines include quoted values such as 19.85 19.90 19.75 and references to months and units, but no complete context or clear item descriptions. The legible data resembles commodity quotes or internal accounting entries from a mid 20th century page.
Emil Sedlacek and family travel from Thief River Falls to San Francisco stopping to visit his brother Louis Sedlacek. Mrs. Kate Williams shipments to Pierre. Mrs. Williams and son depart Mitchell to visit daughter before moving to Pierre. Philip Rue returns from California to visit Kilme family in Rudd. Peter Mathiesen returns from California. August Parent visits St. Ansgar before heading to McKenzie for Northern Pacific work. Mrs. M A Piper visits Waltham. Martin Gaga moves back from Austin. Mrs. Aldrich visits Crone in Woodhen Iowa. Mrs. Gillette returns from Jamestown to see H W Gillette. Rev. L O Thompson travels to Nashua for conference. his address planned on value of play life. Boy Scouts clean up Sophia Tibbitts’s fire-damaged premises.
Greene on Tuesday saw Dell Sumner of Waterloo, a Republican candidate for congress, interviewing local voters. Lea Rodgers spent the past week with his parents near Independence. Mrs. C. H. Williams returned from a two week visit in Des Moines. Gua Noltterleke bought the Z. A. Trask property on Seeoul Street and plans a cement block building. Miss Vern Shook will teach in Clarksville public schools next year. O. Perrin, G. A. Carnes, Frs Stoker and Robi. Walker attended.
Bankers' annual meeting at Rockford is noted. Dates include April 23 birth of a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Newt Kessler. Obituaries report H. Bing's death in Chicago and Mrs. Leah Lamb's funeral in Plainfield. Many local arrivals, visits, and family events are listed along with a potato quarantine notice from Washington urging Aug 1 enforcement.
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