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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1913
Page
4
Attorneys in the case State vs P H Landy receive thirty days to file objections to jury instructions after Judge C W Mullan waives immediate noting of exceptions. The move ends prior delays as counsel can review lengthy instructions before noting exceptions. Bar members greet the extension with praise.
Secretary Lane designated 1,740,000 acres of dry lands in western states for entry under the enlarged homestead act. Montana totals exceed 1,500,000 acres in one order while North Dakota receives 60,900 acres, Arizona 35,000, New Mexico about 4,500, and Idaho just under 1,000 acres.
D C Smith of Lorraine, a school teacher, went missing in Omaha during his wedding trip two weeks ago after visiting his wife's father. His wife notified his parents who traveled from Lorraine to help search. authorities suspect temporary mental strain as a possible cause.
Local notes report business visitors to Waterloo and Fort Dodge including C B Everett and F W Taylor. Miss Winnifred Bush departs for Omaha. John Schwab returns to Seattle. Union machinists elect officers. Darrow lecture planned. A Moore assault case delayed. Pat Brown and Wendell Wilson injured in local accidents. California trip impressions and San Diego store counts noted. Army strength and enlistment statistics released. Christmas sale figures listed.
Jim Moore of the Illinois Central wrecking crew buys nineteen hens to combat high egg prices. He started with nineteen layers and added four more, betting on home production to replace purchased eggs. He claims the plan works as a corner on the egg market and mocks ongoing women led boycotts.
Urbana December 10 jurors to try Gust Penman for the murder of Harold Shaw were completed yesterday. The defense signals possible based on drug theory self defense or insanity with witness Hattie Gara summoned and doctors Norbury and Moran ready for the defense. Penman remained unmoved by capital punishment during juror questions.
Allen Schiska, 20, a ticket agent for the W. C. F. & N. at Glasgow, was taken into custody after noon on a charge of larceny. He is held at the city jail awaiting a hearing. The money, $125 belonging to Nick Similax, section foreman, has been missing since December 6 and is alleged to have been returned by the accused.
Chicago wheat rises on strong demand from leading houses and cautious selling. Corn weakens as rural offerings rise and December options slide. Oats and oats futures steady while oats rally under commission buying. Provisions drop as hog prices fall and cattle and lambs weigh on the market. Kansas City hogs rise as receipts hit 18,000 with a steady to lower start.
South Omaha Livestock reports today’s cattle receipts at 4,500 with mixed prices for native steers cows and heifers and western and Texas steers. Hogs reach 12,700 with a lower open while sheep receipts total 11,000 and market opens steady. Chicago buyers list higher butter and cheese impacts with grain and produce quotes across markets.
Grain prices listed for wheat corn oats and futures across Chicago markets with No. 2 red wheat ranges 964 973 and December and May Duluth and St Louis futures noted. Figures show bid and ask levels for old and new crop contracts and include multiple grades and futures months.
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