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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1917

Page

8

Real Estate for Sale Offers and Listings

Various property ads include six room modern homes on Dawson Street with low price, an Oak Street home with down stairs porch, and a quarter section farm in Home Park addition. Also Howard & Bowman real estate in Black Hawk Bank building and Allan Cameron CP Railway land offers from Calgary with homeseeker certificates. Poultry listings include Rhode Island Reds by Mrs. Reamer.

Dawson St Seal Estate Home Park Howard & Bowman Black Uawk Bank Canada

Want Ads Offer To Buy Small Suburban Grocery

Wanted partner for buyout or halt interest in a small suburban grocery. Respond to E 1k care Courier in Irving vicinity. References available. 32 years old with experience. Also includes misc items for sale and office work offers with contact details.

Care Courier Irving Wark Road Dresser Stove Uanido Cedar Fall East Side Heal Estate Baltimore and Fifth St Towa Dakota Ballon & Smart

Germans Rush More Troops To Western Front

German forces increase troop movements on the western front as heavy artillery and brief clashes unfold near the Hrenty and Playe rivers in northern Italy. After three days of fighting on the plateau front, Italian trenches at Col Beretta and Monte Spinucela hold. flooding hampered operations, while Austrian forces secured a villa near Venice before Italian naval action sank it.

Acimvelin Italy Gerlio London Playe German War Office Associated Press Ltation Qountiain Srenta Plave Tivers von Col Beretta Monte Spinucela Venice Boro Cavalino Sauro

Winthrop News Briefs Mention Deaths and Travels

Winthrop residents report sudden deaths prompting travels from Shell Rock and Foxboro as family members return home. Miss Trane Peterson of Winsite Ned visits kin. L F Riley and the Slaters brother are recalled from furlough. Rob Peek has joined the Missouri Signat corps in England. Ed Diggins proceeds to Davenport for U S aviation service exam.

Winthrop Ber Shell Rock Miss Trane Peterson Winsite Ned Johnson Ant Parkersburg Ias Powell Reedsburg Wis Diggins Davenport Aviation Department Luther Perkins Foxhero Mass Slatiers L. F. Riley Boston Ura Peterson James Johnson Parkersburg Rob Peek T. C Station England Miscouri jSignat Corps

Local Notes From New Hartford and Nearby

Hon G L Mead of Shell Rock checked coat condition. Miss Isabel Montgomery of Clinton visited Miss Vera Sprague. Mr and Mrs Sherman and Mrs Wood travel to Long Beach for winter. F C Mark named assessor replacing Ed Cousin who moved. Chris Wolf Jr enlisted in the infantry and left for Jefferson Barracks.

New Wartford G& L. Mead Shell Rock Isabel Montgomery Clinton ILS Vera Sprague David Sherman Warren Sherman Belle Wood Long Beach Cal F.C. Mark Ed Cousin Tian AL C Chris Wolf, Jr Infantry Jefferson Barracks Plainfield

Local Notes From Aplington District and Churches

John Gersema ill with throat cancer. Mrs. Warne Whaler visiting family in Pine Bluff. Chris Christians ill with erysipelas. HW Van Gerpen and Mrs. Van Gerpen at Cedar Falls hospital after a train wreck shock. H M L Younker injured in same accident, home by Saturday. Churches plan Christmas programs, Presbyterians and Reformed hold Christmas Eve services, Baptists Christmas night. Christian Endeavor elects yearly officers: President Guy Stockdale, Vice President Glademan, Secretary Lester, Corresponding Secretary Adie Waudby, Treasurer Myrtle Garber. refreshments served after meeting.

Aplington Der John Gersema Bays Siding H. ML. Younker Christian Endeavor Snciety

Casebeer Named Imperial Shrine Delegate in 1915 Session

At El Kahir temple Mystic Shriners Cedar Rapids Wednesday Jont. C. Ferman was chosen illlustrious potentate. The year closed with 250 new members, a $37 060 balance, $7500 in liberty bonds purchased, and a $500 Red Cross gift. A large class of candidates joined and delegates were chosen for Atlantic City meeting next year Guy K E Nettleton Mason City Homer Butts Dubuque Jack Casebeer Waterloo.

el Kahir Temple Mystic Shriners Cedar Rapids Jont. C. Ferman Temple Red Cross Atlantic City Potentate Ferman Guy KE. Nettleton Mason City Homer Butts Dubuque Jack Casebeer Watertoo

2 Towns Taken by Bolshevik in Hard Battle

Multiple dispatches recount Bolshevik advances and counteraction across Russian fronts. Reports describe prisoner exchanges involving German captives, evacuations near Finland, and the Bold action surrounding Petrograd as Bolsheviks push to control the constituent assembly.

Corn Values Ease on Chicago Board

Markets show eased corn futures as normal weather expectations boost arrivals. Receipts stay meager limiting declines while trading remains active. January and May futures moved but closed steady lower. oats sag under selling pressure. provisions fall as hog supplies weigh on prices across western packing centers.

Chicago

Changed Mind About Navy Enlistment After Heart Fears

Roy Flungerford from Osage enlisted at a local navy recruiting station and was sent to Des Moines with volunteers. He withdrew before reporting due to heart concerns, returned to Waterloo to refund transport, then had to go back to Des Moines to finalize withdrawal. Nervousness affected his heart per a local doctor. He may withdraw at Des Moines with no difficulty.

Roy Flungerford Osagse Des Moines Waterloo

Chicago and Midwest Grain and Market Quotes

Chicago reports cash corn and oats prices across multiple grades and regions. Market quotes show No 2 yellow corn around 1.50 to 1.82 per unit, No 2 white oats near 1.56 to 1.64, with rye and flax also listed and varied across St Louis Kansas City and Minneapolis reports.

Chicago Timothy Clover Louis Grain St. Louis Kansas City Minneapolis Grain Minneapolis Minn

Lodge Elections Highlight Veteran Group Posts Officers

Robert Anderson Post Grand Army of the Republic elected new officers at Memorial hall with C G Crabtree named commander and Charles Campbell senior vice commander. Pythian Sisters, M W A and Tabernacle Masonic chapter also chose leaders for the term, including Margaret Lichty and William Kober.

Robert Anderson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hal C. G. Crabtree Charles Campbell Carami Smcer Henry Woore John Averill Dan Hafia D. Becker W. D. Reed Charles Higgins James Barrett Henry Wocre Margaret Lichty Winifred Abbs Emma Otis Clara Wilson Mathilda Hartong Ruby Elam Mattie Ognars Carrie Wittick Salla Frank Anna Higgins Grace Michael Abbs Florence Brainerd Marjorie Cheney M.W. A. Camp East Waterloo William Kober J. J. Smith F. J. Gibbs A. Wheler D. Bregman A. J. Ellis D. C. Banfield A. A. Duba J. Petersen Tabernacle W. Panui Ewing Clarence B. Redmond H. RB. Burr R. £. DeGon G. C. Welker C. D. Becker Masonic Building Association

Hogs Fall 35-40 Cents in Chicago and Midwest Livestock Prices

Chicago hog values slip 35 to 40 cents as large arrivals and excess supply press prices. Cattle and sheep reports show mixed demand with ample receipts. Kansas City and St Louis markets list lower to steady trading for hogs, cattle, and lambs amid variable weights and buyers.

Omaha Livestock Market Prices Report

Omaha Neb December 14 hogs receipts lower with heavy buyers at 16.46 to 16.65 for heavies. cattle receipts 2,200 slow with steers 9.00 to 14.60. cows and heifers 6.50 to 9.50. calves 6.60 to 12.75. sheep receipts 3,500 steady with yearlings 11.10 to 13.25. rams lambs 15.75 to 16.50.

Chicago Lake Wetheré Kansas City Livestock Kansas City St. Lous Ato Rec Ugs Omaha Neb

Prices from St Louis to New York Cotton Sugar Markets

Poultry prices rise in St Louis Chicago and Kansas City with live birds and dressed varieties. Butter and eggs mostly unchanged. New York markets show butter and eggs firm with receipts and varying grades. Toledo seed prices for clover, timothy, and other grains listed. Sugar steady with refinery notes and raw sugar prices.

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Local Market Prices for Dairy and Hides

Market list shows creamery butter orange label with prices and wholesale retail notes. Includes potatoes green hides veal calves and horse hides with assorted weights and prices across fresh meats and hides categories.

Illinois Central Rail Timetables East Bounds

Railway timetables show trains from Dubuque to Chicago, Minneapolis, and St Paul with numerous local and express services. The schedule lists departures from Dubuque, Waterloo, and Waverly, plus connections to Cedar Rapids and Kansas City, with times across morning and afternoon runs and daily patterns.

Stocks and Bonds Open With No Clear Trend in New York

Stock market opened without a clear direction as small advances and declines balanced. United States Steel rose briefly then slipped. Bethlehem Steel gained while others fell. Liberty bonds eased. utilities hit new lows before rebounding. overall activity remained mixed with bonds weakening abroad.

New York United States Steel Crucible Lackawanna Steels Allied Bethlehem Steel Liberty Bonds Brooklin Transit Consolidated Gas United States Ralis

Waterloo Markets Prices and Items Listed

Water market notes from Waterloo listing cattle hogs and veal prices for December. Cows bulls and hogs priced with ranges from 4.00 to 7.50, premium hogs at 16.50, and hay and straw values shown. Fresh eggs and other commodities appear in the scattered column entries.

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