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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1916
Page
4
Classified want ads for jobs and housing mix include upholsterer training, barber college, housework, farm labor, nursing school openings, and rental housing. Entries list contact phones and addresses across Davenport Des Moines Chicago and nearby areas, with multiple workers needed and salary or board included.
Bank and real estate notices mix with a probate filing in Black Hawk County Iowa. Included are a notice of will for Emily C Bruner and a Leavitt Johnson National Bank annual meeting in Watertown Iowa with director elections planned.
Waterloo Evening Courier Daily Reporter explains the policy for discontinuing ads labeled till forbid. Advertisers must submit a written order to stop such runs, to prevent telephone instruction errors. A printed blank is given to advertisers to fill and return, with copies kept for reference. Discontinuation must reach the office by 10 a.m. to take effect next day.
A lively benefit performance for the U T boys drew a large audience at the Gedney opera house in Independence. Waterloo visitors attended, supporting the event and the forthcoming U C T grand council in Waterloo next summer.
In Cedar Falls wide notes cover college faculty members traveling to Chicago for holidays, family reunions, arrivals from Grand Rapids and Los Angeles, faculty and student holiday recess at State Teachers College, concerts by Prof. Walles, and public notices. Also reported: deaths, civic group elections, lodge events, school closings, and soldiers returning home for Christmas.
Saturday December 30 marks the fiftieth wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Shep Philpot of 1321 Washington Street. They will host open house from 2:40 to 10 pm with a noon family dinner. They were married in Cedar Falls in 1866 and have long contributed to the city. Friends will offer congratulations. The Cedar Falls Woman's Club met for a Home and Educational department gathering with a picnic supper and a talk by Prof. Leslie I. Reed on “The Father's Place in the Home.”
Mrs Ashley Farnham and daughter Norma returned from the south visit. The Study club met at Mr and Mrs Charles Moore for the semi annual musicale with violin piano and vocal selections. Glenn Sharp auctioneer for Mr Strain sold a farm north of town to Win Ewald. The Cart Sweet family will occupy the W Bowers house west of the river before spring then farm on Nick Puhi's east farm. Mrs Carrie Wilson returned to Alexandria Minnesota after visiting her mother Mrs Tesp Angell. Grace Rex is teaching at Mrs Mary Campbells school since her sister Miss Divnnie Harr died. A masquerade party at Yeoman hall drew both adults and children with refreshments. Mrs S W McNinch left for California with Mr and Mrs Earl Tabor, to stay through winter. Miss Herrice Inman is caring for Mrs Hetta Ritter Moobberry. The Rosenkrans girl left for Onto due to her mother Miss Minnie Horr's death after 40 years in teaching.
Horton December 13 report outlines successful special meetings with nineteen new members joining the church. Clara Croy and students plan a Christmas tree and program at Belt schoolhouse Thursday evening. Horton school teachers present a Friday Christmas program. Cemetery society met with Mr. Beck, thirty lunches served. January meeting with Mrs. Frank Liddle. Christmas ties event with program on Saturday evening. Biwin Swinton of Wisconsin visited relatives. Mrs. A. C Carpenter traveled to Ohio due to a brother’s serious illness.
London reports a restrained Christmas tone amid wartime food shortages. Markets show mixed signals as wheat prices swing on Lloyd George speech, with traders cautious on peace prospects. Cash grain and futures fluctuate. provisions modulate with hog receipts, while UK hotel dining tightens and families plan simpler celebrations.
Market list from Waterloo shows wholesale and retail prices for dairy products like creamery butter and storage eggs, plus potatoes, poultry, cattle, hogs, and hides. Prices vary by grade and weight with figures such as butter at multiple Orange Creamery lines and hogs premium ranges from 8.80 to 9.45 per 100 pounds depending on cut and weight.
Chicago December livestock market shows hogs steady to mixed with late demand for choice cuts lifting values. Cattle demand slow but steady. sheep weak after opening steady. Receipts: hogs 53,000. cattle 8,000. sheep 18,000. Tomorrow's receipts projected hogs 65,000. cattle 20,000. sheep 16,000. Top hog price near 10.26, cattle top 21.65, lamb top around 13.00.
Kansas City livestock receipts and price ranges for today show hogs steady with bulk around 9.75 per cwt and heavy pigs near 10. The cattle section reports carts receipts 15 000 with fed calves around 11.75 and western steers near 10.50, cows about 8.50, stockers 6.00, bulls 5.75. Sheep receipts 2 000 open steady with lambs about 12.15 and yearlings near 11.25.
Cattle receipts 8,800. Market opened steady. Native steers 7.50 to 13.50. Cows and heifers 8.00 to 8.25. Western steers 6.50 to 9.26. Texas steers 4.00 to 7.25. Stockers and feeders 6.00 to 8.25. Hog receipts 83.0. Market opened steady. Heavy 5.10 to 9.36. Mixed 9.36 to 5.75. Light 3.40 to 4.80. Pigs 7.75 to 9.18. Bulk sales 5.55 to 9.85. Sheep receipts 12,600. Market steady. Lambs 8.50 to 10.70. Wethers 8.25 to 9.00. Hogs and lamb mix.
Chicago New York Produce Markets report shows butter unchanged to slightly higher at 39 34 cents with receipts 1399. eggs receipts 1864 cases unchanged to slightly higher at 40 40 per dozen. Potatoes mostly unchanged with varied regional whites priced 34 55 to 31 50, 34 55, and 31 50 per cwt. Poultry alive higher fowls and springs. turkeys 256. rye 1.40. barley 5 cents to 1.20. timothy 8 50. clover 312.00. pork 29.50. lard 16.50. albs 13.75.
Dunkerton notes W Rudolf and Hl J Kieckner attend the Overland desilers convention at Poleto Ohio this week. Ted and Vick Carrell return home after two months near La Porte City working on two farms with FQ Canfield. J W Cane hosted visitors in Waterloo Monday. Rev Mr Moore of Waverly Baptist church closes two week evangelistic meeting. Word from Mr and Mrs B F Shimp of Chicago says Mrs Shimp is improving and undergoing treatment. Dr Ira Mages is attending specialist.
Community notes from St Ansgar report visits and showers for Ruth Moe while Linda Moe returns home for vacation. Also city ad notices and a New York raw sugar and hides market listing detail prices and commodity quotes for Christmas season trade.
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