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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
3
A jumble of sale notices and a legal public notice fragment appears. The text includes ads for furniture pianos cameras and lath machines plus a stockholders meeting notice and a sheriff sale detailing Black Hawk county real estate under a 1916-1918 timeframe. It cites J. E. Dempster and various property owners.
A memorandum from the Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter explains that ads run until forbid require written orders to stop. Advertisers receive a printed blank to fill and return. Notices must reach the office by 10 a.m. to discontinue the next day.
Here and There at Independence notes a student Miss Rogers to represent Independence in a production at Des Moines, plus a Moose lodge officer slate. It also reports the marriage of Prof. Geiser Heconics Benedict and Miss Bessie Toame at Yankton, with the couple planning to housekeeping in the near future.
Cedar Falls closes the year with busy business activity as Abe Wile land sells to Weart Frisby for 6000 dollars. Miss Anna Gordon marries Dr Oscar York of Dike with a Chicago trip to follow and the couple plan to reside in Dike after their wedding trip.
The column lists a joint installation of officers by the W R C and G A L RR at Waudman hall on Tuesday Jan 9 with Sons of Veterans as guests. It notes visiting locals and social events including Chautauqua readings, Rebekah lodge activities, and letters from Minneapolis and Chicago residents. An obituary for Elsie Enreta Grose records birth in Renton county on March 30, 181%, death December 27, 181k, with funeral arrangements and burial details beside family plots.
Miss Guelle Gerrard returning from the Blole institute in Chicago to spend holidays. Accompanied by other students, a photo will be taken Jan. 15 to decide if Consolidated Independent School District of Aplington will vote $50 bonds for a new schoolhouse. Mina Meter and family move to Albert Dreyer residence in Minneapolis area. Miss Johanna Meyer and Nettie Van Toh return from Chicago. Rev. Caldwell and family from Jefferson to reside here. The AME next week will occupy the Presbyterian Imanse beginning Monday as proceedings close at 11 oclock each day, with Saturday evenings exempted.
Mrs Charting Tullock returns from Illinois relatives. Miss Mary Reidy vacationing with Mr and Mrs John Reidy. Mrs Mattie Munsey visiting sons in Chicago. Miss Mary Henderson visiting in Fred Foster and Albert Allen homes. Gaffney cement business expands with Parker and Son planning hardware and windmill focus. Ernest Ownby new barber in Carl Yaw shop. New daughter born to Thomas Powell. John Burns sells hotel business to F B Mavis taking possession Jan 7. Barnstable visitor Busene Berry with Mrs Lather Perkins.
Hazleton area reports visits by many relatives and friends from Chicago Waterloo Dubuque and Marion plus local movements from ice house relocations to hospital plans and charity events. Raymond details a Christmas gathering for Mr John King and a postponed town event due to slippery roads with local injuries and college student visits.
Frederickburg Butter Factory association releases its twentieth annual report noting sales of butter imported amounting to 109550.77 dollars for the year ended December 1. Rev. BL Bellows informs his congregation he has accepted a charge at Reinbeck and will depart next month. Reverend George Self from Sabula will assume local duties. The remains of Elizabeth Buchakier of Atlantic City were brought for burial beside her first husband Henry Voker in West cemetery. three sons W J Akeles Minnesota Floyd Des Moines accompanied the body.
Local items report Clara Kurts of Waterloo visiting Mrs. Joe Ortner, a D. S. Helple sale of a purebred Jersey bull for $500 in Des Moines, and other regional updates. Elmer Hewitt injured in a gasoline can accident. sleet and ice disrupt telegraph service and travel. Meyer's hand hurt from past infection. Fox Township reports corn delivery, a birthday surprise for Miss Mary Schmitz, and local road conditions. Real estate transfers and grain market quotes from Chicago, Winnipeg, Kansas City, and Liverpool accompany area notices and Gilbertville community notes.
Chicago December 29 Markets closed mixed as wheat surged after an initial drop on export demand and Liverpool supply signals. May futures moved to around 1.70 to 1.80 while July traded near 1.58 to 1.68, later slipping. corn edged up then weakened with May near 1.70 and July around 1.69. Oats followed grain swings as trade volume stayed light and hog prices influenced provisions lower.
Chicago livestock market reports today show hogs down 15 cents due to a 14 600 holdover supply, cattle scarce and sheep and lambs 50 higher. Receipts at Union Stock Yards: hogs 47,000 cattle 4,000 sheep 9,604. Tomorrow’s offerings: hogs 23,000 cattle 2,000. Cattle market opened and closed strong with top price about 11.80 for steers, cows and heifers 4.25 to 10.00, calves 8.50 to 10.50. Sheep and lamb market steady with top lambs 12.50, native and western lambs 11.25 to 13.50.
Hogs receipts 6000. bulk sale 3.80 to 10.60. heavy 10.49 to 10.68. packers and butchers 10.00 to 16.45. Cattle receipts 600. prime fed steers 10.25 to 11.50. dressed beef steers 106.25. western steers 15.50 to 16.46. cows 6.25 to 8.50. heifers 6.00 to 10.50. calves 6.00. Sheep receipts 4000. lambs 12.78 to 14.05. wethers 8.75 to 9.75.
South Omaha Neb December 29 cattle receipts 2100 with steers to 7.50 in a range. hog receipts 11800 with hogs opening steady to 10.30. light 9.60 to 10.10. sheep receipts 206 with yearlings 8.50 to 11.50 and lambs 12.10 to 23.25.
Chicago New York Produce Markets report butter receipts and prices across creameries with 3248 tons and 32,905 cases. Potatoes show varied regional whites and price ranges from 1.60 to 1.80 per unit. Sugar futures quoted with raw centrifugal at 3.140 and refined quiet at 6.85 cents per pound.
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