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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1914
Page
4
Chicago reports mixed grain and livestock activity with wheat aided by weather and export talks, yet gains fade from early highs. Rain and drought concerns temper corn and oats, while cattle and hog futures show subdued demand and abundant sheep and lamb supplies at the market.
A brief classified style note lists opportunities to buy or exchange items. It mentions a phone contact and a street address for inquiries at 4th Street and 1127 3B with a 1926 reference.
The Dumont market reports list prices for wheat corn and oats with multiple grades and destinations. Local residents Joe Keel Bert Hartson Fred Pfaltzgraff Jno Wendt Geo Soper Lena Shreve and others are noted with follow up moves and health updates. The high school declamatory contest is reported with winners Harold Thompson Elva Becker and Hazel Polk.
A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. G Hubbard in Mitchell. Mrs Amanda Schulte stays in Watertown for winter. families head to California for winter. Dr. L O Smernoff leaves after mine doctor contract. L Weston returns from Chicago. Pomona Mo visitor Mabel Woodiwiss called home. Rev L Q Thompson and others attend Older Boys conference at Cedar Falls. Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls to perform Depot Lunch Counter. Chico Normal School donates trees for rural school grounds and will send a man to lay out gardens.
Local item lists Black Hawk Auto Top Co products at 400 West Fifth Street with contact 416, noting fire damage to a house valued at 4000 with 1000 insurance. Community notes include hospital visits, winter travel, and a wheat-fair profit of about 283. Mayor bans air rifles after injuries. Railroad timetable snippets follow for several routes and interurbans between Dubuque, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Cedar Falls.
W W Dove remains homebound with la grippe. neighbors and friends gathered at Mr and Mrs Petersen to celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Banner lodge 472 A M F and A M calls a Dec 11 meeting for third degree work with a 7 o clock dinner. Beaver lodge 472 F and AM election results announced. B L Converse of Kanawha visiting. A son born to Mr and Mrs Frank Harmon last week. Officers elected for the year at Beaver lodge include W W Dove W M O F Chase S W R G Reisinger A W Ed Fitch treasurer C R Harmon secretary.
Mr. and Mrs. Miike Burns are the parents of a girl born Tuesday in Hudson. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Visitors include Mrs. S. B. Raber and baby from Savannah Missouri and Mrs. Holland and children of Frederick Maryland. Brethren ladies held their regular monthly meeting. Bert Petrie and Mrs. Jessie Ainsworth of Sioux Falls attended Byron Sargent funeral and then returned home. Mrs. Will Strayer of Canada, visiting Independence, returned Saturday for a longer visit with Hudson friends.
Arlington reports list Geo Kent visiting Monticello friends and Miss Lawrence opening the week with Oelwein relatives. Mrs Harriett Wood visits Lima. Dre and Mrs Bront travel to Quincy Ill for Mrs Browns father’s illness. Farmers institute set for Dec 16 17 18. Arlington high plays Strawberry Point in season opener. Dr Glenn R Beavers and Miss Ida E Struckum wed at home of the bride’s mother with Rev H H Barton officiating.
Dec 6 updates note C M Greene selling his law practice to J Mitch ell of Des Moines. Ida Gould left for Minneapolis after visiting sister. Elmer Moss and family visited Waterloo. A Crosby ill with pneumonia. Bert Mead returns from Canada. Delegation from Shell Rock and nearby towns attended an Odd Fellows rally with a 6 pm supper and program. Mrs H G Gulick of Long Beach Calif to Austin of this place wed. Hi McCue and Cal McQracken visit Corners. Royal Neighbors hosted Powersville and Marble Rock lodges with 1 pm supper. B Weston back from Minneapolis. Darrell Kingery and Will Lovell visit Gladbrook.
Dor man moved from his farm to a house bought last spring. Oater Jensen returns from Osage after busking corn. Florence Holland of Shell Rock visits relatives. Cortright and Boyd families visit E. K. Cortright home. Royal Neighbors elect officers for the year. Willie Long and Valentine Getsier study in Waverly. Neighbors honor Mr and Mrs Charles Dorman on their 33rd anniversary with 30 in attendance. A masquerade dance with music from Waverly is planned at Zimmerman's ball Friday night.
Mrs Ford Pier of Woonsocket is visiting in Rockford at M Pier's home. Mrs A N Stewart of Waterloo has joined her husband here and will go to housekeeping. Dick Fullerton had an appendectomy in Rochester. A wrestling match between Carrott and Tagesen is set for December 10. James Reed lost his house and some contents north of town.
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