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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1922
Page
15
Questions and comments are invited by the Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be addressed to the Editor Yam Department and Reporter with the phone number 3330.
Stockholders and patrons of the Waterloo Cooperative Dairy gathered at Cedar River park for a picnic. About 200 attended as Clyde Bechtelheimer reported on the company’s financials since January 6, including butterfat, cream, and milk handling, with total sales near 150 thousand dollars and operating costs per pound of butterfat about 2.5 cents.
West and Cavanagh opened for Orange while Smith and Thornberry started for Bennington. A thermos jug donated by a local hardware firm served as the prize.
Chicago August 25 Associated Press reports that the International Grain Show awards sixteen dollars in prizes across twenty seven grain classes while avoiding any seed variety names. Purdue’s Fitch notes emphasis on strain over variety, urging pure seed focus to improve crop quality and yield.
Parmer Illinois Aug 25 local committee chair Burt Moon announces a large tent carnival Thursday night with 7:30 9:30 and 10:45 shows to raise funds for a community hall. Local talent performs ukulele tricks chalk talk colored minstrels and a strongman act amid usual carnival attractions with refreshments on the grounds.
Des Moines Aug 25 Strong heat spurred growth in Iowa crops as the weather and crop bulletin reports soil moisture generally sufficient to mature corn. Earliest corn past silage stage and some ready for silo. Shock threshing nearing completion. yields variable but expected to be average. Third alfalfa cutting and second clover cutting progressing. rain aided plowing. Reports indicate increased acreage to be seeded in sale wheat.
The Episcopalian church in Mount Vernon township hosts a Sunday school picnic on Wednesday, Aug. 40, under walnut trees in Fred Bart Ung's woods one half mile north of the church. Humphrey Leslie, county attorney, and William Grup lead sports events and promise a good time with a prize event.
Benson Creamery plans a modern creamery at Genson Cedar Falls in August with an estimated cost around 8000 dollars. Contracts will be awarded once plans are complete and bidders submit. Hansen of Butler county signed a lease for a 260 acre farm in Mont Vernon township effective to March 1922 at 28 dollars per acre.
Dubuque county Guernsey breeders gathered at J Allen Wallis farm for their second annual meeting and picnic drawing about 1100 attendees. Officers reappointed include Atlenr Wallis as president Leo Pancratz as secretary treasurer and Anton Osterhouse as vice president. Speakers from Iowa State Dairy Association county agent N G Malin and local breeders highlighted progress and a cup to the best heifer donated by Wallis’s bank. Plans to host state meeting and send calf club exhibit to Waterloo discussed alongside baseball and horseshoe events.
Manchester passes ordinance requiring all milk sold in the city to come from tuberculin tested cows or be pasteurized. Mayor Blair and City Attorney Tierney drafted the measure to align with health department standards. The council also rejected curb and gutter bids due to high prices and noted paving progress and upcoming store openings and events around the Delaware county fair.
Manchester August 23 The Manchester public schools reopen Monday morning September 4 under new Superintendent W Range arriving from Treen Vin tench. Principal C Ho Carter leads manual training and agriculture, Dr Dele Davis guides science, Mae Graham maths, Eannie Foyhe Vawter English, Ruth Then and Ruth Jones in language, Elizabeth Braumeariner drawing and physical training, Aletha OM Whitcomb drafting and painting, Marietta Shascos music, Corai Leal and Cella WB Woeanta grammar, Mae BIXd Er Vet Tonna fourth and second grade, Gruyin first grade, Ove Mitdermartont Find Waster in primary duties, dairy receipts noted by Waterien Co operative.
Washington reports China plans a self financed extension of the Tekig-Suiyuan line toward Paotawehen, about 100 miles west of Kalgan, adding roughly 400 miles total. The project prioritizes military and political aims to boost Mongolian and Chinese development, with current funds tight and construction to use primitive methods.
Pa loses track of his umbrella as Ma warns about its cost and they chase it through neighbors. Abe Finley and Mrs Smith complicate the search while Pa hides the item in a barrel. He departs toward town with umbrella hidden, wrestling guilt and a comic sense of prudence.
Carcassonne, a fortress city mid between the Pyrenees and the Black Mountains, rises above the Aude valley with double walls and a historic past. It housed Visigoths, counts of Toulouse, and Saint Louis, later occupied by Germans in war. The city today hosts Comedie Francaise performances in a grassy amphitheater near the old cathedral St Nazaire, and attracts visitors seeking medieval romance. Nearby, a barn on the Caspar Lindner farm west of Jesup burned after a lightning strike, with insurance covering part of the loss. Judge O B Courtright returned from a vacation in Minnesota and presided over a police court session noting a disturbance over children and several women in court.
Market notes show fluctuating grain and commodity prices across New York and Chicago. Wheat, corn, oats, rye, and soybeans display varied quotes, with mixed futures and spot rates, while livestock and dairy items appear in scattered quotations from major exchange centers and regional hubs.
Market notes show early losses for wheat with September futures under pressure. Traders cited tepid demand, unsettled weather, and pressure from competing grains as prices drifted lower through the session. Several key contracts reversed initial gains, with volumes light and weekly indicators mixed as traders awaited clearer guidance from supply data and weather developments.
Market notes show hog futures easing while hogs at top reach about 10 to 15 cents higher. prices quoted around $8.50 to $10.85 in various listings. Exchange activity mentions cattle beads, dairy items, and mixed commodity movements amid fluctuating demand.
New York August 25 weak developments and possible congressional action weighed on the market. Prices fluctuated with gains in United States Steel and Lima Locomotive, while Union Pacific and other major issues showed mixed to firm demand. Raw sugar closed near 4.80 cents for Cuba delivery.
Across Kansas City and surrounding markets, cattle and hogs showed varied tone with receipts near 7,900 at Omaha and several entries noting steady to higher bids. Cattle at Sioux City and Peoria reflect steady to firm demand. hogs steady to higher with top quotes around 13 to 16 dollars per hundredweight. Foreign exchange and wool prices also listed, alongside detailed regional livestock and grain figures and wholesale quotations for multiple markets.
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