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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1918
Page
4
J D Caldivele serves as chiefs registrar and police chief for the city of Waterloo, overseeing city administration and law enforcement duties. Local authorities emphasize Caldivele's leadership in public safety and municipal governance.
A misc section lists land for sale in Price County Wisconsin from 160 to 640 acres with prices 15 to 25 dollars per acre and buyers from Waterloo. ads include salesmen wanted for auto specialty. 160 acre farm on shares with furnished help sought. Beal Estate listings show 7 room and other houses for sale near South Street and Duryea Street. rental ads for a four room apartment and boarding house. a pocketbook theft notice. furniture and furnace listings. fuel bans lifted by Missouri State Fuel Administrator Crossin on February 6.
A string of small town items notes a birth to Mit find Strw Fred tiuck Jr and Walter Buechels illness, Harvey at his fee house, Henry Howorden visiting from Kenangton, Louis Hewarden moving to Minnesota, Otterville and Cedar Parts greetings, Christine Gisse visiting, Edith Cumberland recovering, burial for Mrs. Dantz, snow storm impact, Miss Winters from Independence, and the Med Crogs auxiliary meeting details plus funeral Cort Frank Curtis.
Local notes report the death of Carl Varrin of Brady and burial arrangements in Floyd. A Ted Cross dinner raised 47.60 at the Greason home. Mrs Gilbert was ill, school directors canceled Saturday classes, and C Smith stays home with grippe while Bart Marse drives the bus. Lectures by Dr. Sanhindra of Calcutta are planned. Pauline Glaserson travels to St Toul for millinery styles. Wit Ingraham arrives from Stipek for a visit with his daughter Beulah and friends.
Residents report visits to Waterloo relatives with Mrs. Fletcher and the O Neals. Ladies Auxiliary to meet at Mrs. Stevenson’s home on Thursday. Mrs. Berd Scheer improves, while Miss Ethel McGlaughlin suffers a fall. Roy DeMill, ill but improving after severe weather, receives daily care. Harry Visars and Feron Holman ship carloads of early produce to Chicago.
Richard P. Walker died at his Anoka home. Born in Cleveland in 1848, he moved through Wisconsin and farmed near Tripoli before settling in Douglass township. He married Mary Ann Diffee and had three children, Myrtle North, Gertie Clouse, and Guy Walker. Local items note a Red Cross sewing group, shipments from Tripoli, a family arrival in England, Elmer Ohrt’s prank by his sister, a merchants project’s compliant hours, and a birthday party for Ste Marguerietta Ambrose with a sleigh ride and treats.
Branson and Fev join many in a tolerant week as George W Thompson enlists in Cedar Rapids. The Ward household hosts Mrs. E. C. Ward and family plans to move to Minnesota next month. Mrs. James Hines helps serve. Miss Jeanette Jaeger visits after a cast removal. Everett Weart of the State Bank goes to Independence for army medicals. The Red Cross prepares a community dinner amid a coat shortage and early closing hours.
Barclay Center February 6 report shows the board of trustees meeting at the home of Hersey and notes directors from several school districts busy canvassing residents for War Savings Stamps. John Toustaint rents a Jesup-area farm for the coming year. Leonard Brown works for Jint Gibson.
Fredericksbuser items report Lucien Mayden injuring himself in a fall in a cellar. Warren ODay and sister Mrs James Rourke survived a runaway sleigh after a freight train spooked a south crossing. A Red Cross surgical dressings group, led by Mrs Stewart, prepared to meet weekly at Red Cross rooms. Mothers club hosted farewell for Mrs KE W Banks. A Pripoil free Men dance at the opera house raised 126.75 for Red Cross. Frank Lamb led ticket sales with 50 sold.
George Averheft attended the Ames short course and won a prize last year. Mrs. Breeley visited Dubuque for a week. Trustees named Elmer Tribte road superintendent for Porner township this year. A Dewar schoolhouse Pridey eve debate Feb 15 will ask Was farming more profitable 20 years ago than today. Participants include J. H. Trigdon Ea Schmitt Walter Smith F. A. Schneider F. J. Meier and F. J. Schmitt. Afterward a program and box social with proceeds for school fixtures. Dewar district pledged over 2500 in war savings stamps, six or seven yellow tickets turned in.
Clarksville brief items report travel, property sale, family news, illnesses, and social events. C. L. Schellenger sold his machine shed to John Lowe and plans to visit relatives. William Bates suffered his third stroke at his daughter’s home in Raywood Texas. Nora Bass learns of her brother Henry Bass’s death in Forrest Lake Minnesota. Obituary notes Mrs Clara Root Slimmer, born 1555 Herkimer County, died in Chicago. services at the Clarksville mausoleum. Bert McDonald and Mabel Anderson announced marriage at Marion on Nov 39 1927. at home after the war. Community updates include editor J. M. Ramsey’s illness, school superintendent Bert McDonald’s former post, and charity efforts by the Ladies and clubs, with clothing shipments to France and local social gatherings. A pig sale: Thomas J. Stanton paid 10,000 for a ten-month-old pig bred in Martinsville Indiana. Stanton formerly managed Gov. Lowden’s farm.
In Chicago on February 6 demand spurred corn futures with gains of around 14 3 8 cents at the open and modestly higher closes despite weather dampening sentiment. Oats advanced on limited supply while provisions softened as hog arrivals were forecast to rise. Cash quotations across Kansas City St Louis Peoria and New York reflect varied grain prices with corn and oats showing mixed movements and cotton futures opening steady.
London Feb 6 in the house of commons James [an isacPherson parliamentary secretary to the war office informed a questioner that information had been received that Germany had placed officers as prisoners of war in localities especially subject to air raids He announced also that similar action was contemplated in this country
Ground glass was found in two cans of baked beans from a 160 case southern Indiana shipment. The entire lot was held for investigation and notification sent to state and federal authorities.
Paris February 6 The Petit Parisien prints German official documents alleged to prove a premeditated German war plan. A famed French scientist procured the papers from a Russian revolutionary newspaper. A June 4 1914 circular from the German general headquarters orders factory owners to open mobilization envelopes in their possession.
Chicago market reports shift in hog values due to improved rail conditions with receipts around 24 000. Cattle and sheep hold steady or rise slightly as buyers price in transport reliability. Kansas City and St Louis show mixed yet stable to rising figures for hogs cattle and sheep across multiple categories and weights.
Hogs receipts 12.50 to top 16.85 with overall around 16.40. Cattle receipts 4,500, lower with steers about 38.00 and cows and heifers around 9.00 to 13.50. Sheep receipts 3,000 steady with lambs at 13.00 to 17.20 and ewes 6.00 to 12.50.
New York reports steady gutter receipts and higher creamery extras with mixed cheese and eggs. Chicago prices show butter and eggs unsettled, potatoes steady, poultry firm. metals quotes list steady lead and mixed copper tin with London futures and spot values.
At the opening of today’s market minor issues led the session with gains limited to small amounts. Western Pacific rose on a dividend declaration for the current year while common and preferred shares firmed on reports of possible liquidation. General steel, copper, oil, motors and shipping issues showed uneven activity as brokers watched broader trends. Liberty 31s mentioned.
Prices receded in the first hour with steels and related equipment losing 1 to 3 points amid varied war sectors. Later, shipping inquiries led by Atlantic Gulf and Padre Ball produced gains of 3 to 4 points, while California Petroleum and several sugar products posted notable advances. Liberty 4s traded around 395.14 to 93.06, with 4s at 96.25 and 95.90 95.80 before an irregular close.
Waterloo February market page lists weights and prices for grain including oats oil meal and corn, mixed livestock values for cattle hogs and sheep, and varied dairy products and produce. It records prices such as hogs 16.00 to 16.50 per 100 pounds, and potatoes and butter values among others.
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