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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1921
Page
11
Traders pulled back as profit-taking trimmed support after buyers faded. March wheat at 1.60 4 3. May around 1.51 1 2. losses deepened before a brief rally, then slid again. Corn and oats followed the grain decline amid weaker conditions in other cereals and hog prices.
Across Chicago and regional yards, cattle receipts hover around 7 000 with mixed demand and steady to lower bids. Hogs total 73 000 with slow to 25 cents lower, best weights 9 25 to 9 75, lighter cuts around 9 50. Sheep receipts near 12 000 with steady to slightly weaker tone, lambs up to 9 90. Kansas City and East St. Louis reports show similar softness in hogs and mixed cattle trends, with top veal and calf values noted.
Omaha Nebraska hogs cattle and sheep markets show mixed receipts on February 93 with hogs at receipts 19000 buyers paying 9.10 to 9.90 for mediums and lights. steers at 38.25 top. lambs 7.00 to 8.25 with best ewe 4.25. Sioux City Iowa market follows with cattle and hogs lower and sheep steady.
Livestock market report from St Joseph Missouri shows cattle receipts at 2,000 with steers around 6.50 to 6.75 per unit and cows 3.00 to 7.50, calves near 6.00, and sheep receipts at 4,500 with lambs about 8.00 and ewes near 4.00 to 4.75. Market notes indicate open bids lower by around 15 cents on some items and uneven futures for various lots.
Market notes from New York and Minneapolis show butter steady with creamery prices rising above extras and high scores. Cheese receipts are irregular with state whole milk prices around 26 to 29 cents, while fowls and stalkers in Minneapolis fetch varied cash quotes and prepared meats in modest gains.
Wide swings marked a dull opening as prices drifted with some gains in late trading. American Sugar, Bethlehem Steel and Texas Pacific Railway posted modest advances while Mexican Petroleum and Reading slipped. liberty bonds quotes and commodity futures followed the market's tentative tone.
Chicago AP reports Chicago players indicted for alleged involvement in fixing the 1919 World Series to help Cincinnati. Weaver Felsch Cicotte Willant Jackson McMullin Gandil Risbergaced list with ex-Chicago and other team members named. judge orders extradition as needed and insists all defendants appear March 14.
The Northeastern Iowa Teachers Association will gather in Waterloo on March 24 and 25 for roundtables and general programs addressing professional issues. About 1,500 instructors are expected to attend the meeting, per a notice to H. C. Kelter of the Greater Waterloo association.
Abram Sapire of Detroit seeks to collect a 16 000 dollar note allegedly given by the late L D Coffin Fort Dodge to his wife The note was to protect her interest in Coffin s death The Coffin family contests payment The litigation spans years and involves disputed possession of the note There is additional mention of telephone totals and veterans in a related column item.
The marriage of Miss Frieda B Pieper to Herbert Zickuhr took place January at St Paul Evangelical church. Rev Sender officiated a double ring ceremony attended by Alma Zickuhr and Albert Zickuhr. The bride wore ivory satin and a bandeau veil with carnations, and the couple then celebrated at the bride’s parents home before returning toward Milwaukee. They planned to be at home after March 2 on a farm northeast of Frederika.
Stocks opened mixed with rail issues leading gains. Southern Pacific large blocks at 80, Reading above 3, Northern Pacific up 8 45, New Haven higher, and copper stocks strong as the market closed on a reactionary note.
In Grundy Center Iowa a group of 100 farmers and businessmen met to restore the Farmers Elevator company after a $86,000 loss from falling grain prices. They subscribed $235,000 on Monday with more pledges expected soon to restore financial stability.
Fort Worth reports show the smallest cattle shipments in Texas Cattle Raisers' Association history for the week ending Monday. Range inspectors cite poor market conditions as the cause, with headquarters confirming the figures.
J H Bartels of Waterloo reports 31 Orpington hens laid 45 dozen eggs in January, averaging 17 eggs per hen. Of the flock 29 were pullets from last April. Bartels credits varied feeding including cabbage leaves and a heated coop.
Sophia Burkhardt born March 3 1856 Wes Bend Wisconsin died January 29 at her Ramona Iowa home aged 64 She married Jacob Heiser in 1876 and had 10 children She survived by three brothers and a sister and 20 grandchildren Funeral services were held in Ramona January 30 with interment in East Janesville cemetery near her parents.
Ayrshire fame rests on two outputs, Burns the poet and a strong dairy cattle breed. The dairy school at Kilmarnock shows herd butterfat averaging 372.4 pounds, with pasture feeding and grain per gallon milk. Cheese production dominates, with research on flavor from global organisms, and a unique concrete silo in use. Butter price cited at 20 cents per pound and Tasmanian visitors note favorable dairy outlook.
Iowa State College reports a tuberculosis free and accredited herd of 11 head at Ames in charge of A C McCandlish. The herd is among the first in the country to be officially accredited under government and state inspection. To qualify, tests must show no reaction for two years or semiannual tests under state supervision. State veterinarians urge stricter testing before purchasing untested animals to speed statewide accreditation.
United States Department of Agriculture figures show a shift toward purebred females and sires. From Oct 1 1918 to Mar 31 1920 purebred females reached 48.3 percent in herds led by purebred sires, 2.5 percent were scrub, with other stock grades. By Oct 1 1919 to Dec 31 1920 purebred females rose to 45.9 percent and scrubs to 2.1 percent.
The bulletin outlines mixing lean pork with fat and spices, wet vs dry grinding, and stuffing notes for bulk or casing sausage. It details two recipes: 55 pounds pork and 25 pounds fat with salt sage nutmeg and pepper, and a smoked country sausage blend of pork beef salt pepper marjoram mace. It also advises on cooling, water use, and storage.
Iowa State College experts report lime corrective treatment improves alfalfa yields with acidic soils. A Benton county farmer spent 20 dollars per acre and gained four and a half tons per acre versus untreated 1.5 tons. Buena Vista county results show over 100 percent alfalfa increase and corn up 10 bushels, with phosphorus raising corn to 67 bushels. Lime keeps soil in good condition for about three years, argued by W H Stevenson.
Guidance for lamb care emphasizes strong vigorous births require little attention while weak lambs need prompt first aid. Warmth methods include hot cloths or brief hot water and drying, followed by immediate nursing. Use lambing pens, monitor udders, and place ewes in special pens after lambing. Remedies cover constipation castor oil, indigestion castor oil, scours with baking soda magnesia ginger and linseed oil, eye care with silver nitrate or argyrol.
Fragmented text shows notices about bulletins, fever quarantine, and funerals. Names such as Charhel Peet, Miss Seine Johnson, Walter Wet, and Mrs Ts Anderson appear with burial details and church crowding. Other items mention marriages in Carlos City and local home purchases, with scattered references to families and visitors.
Bristow shows a busy social week with visits from residents and relatives, a January wedding of Tillie Kielman and Raymond Blakstad at Ear therville, and plans for local gatherings. Other items include guests from Austin and Grinnell, a birthday surprise for a local man, and church society events with fundraising and mite box results.
A Dubuque minister helps lead revival meetings at the Bustier church in Oelwein. He spoke at events in nearby towns and joined various community notices, including a father son banquet in Hockford and a district meeting in Fayette. Local school and church activities are noted alongside smallpox quarantine updates and new births in the area.
Mrs. Henrietta Koons marked her ninetieth birthday at home with twenty five relatives and friends in Grundy Center Ta Feb 93. Several family members were called to Washington due to serious illness of their son Bert in the army. George Eggbrand died near Wellsburg leaving a widow and 10 children. Marriage licenses issued include several pairs in Wellsburg Grundy Center and Ackis. Mrs Peterka Land granted divorce from Roy Land for desertion. Maud Lynn donated a pipe organ to the Baptist church in memory of her husband Dr W R Lynn.
Sterling Praston transacted business in Tripoli. Adela Garland returned after a Waterloo visit. Adolph Kluss bought the Jake Berg residence. Henry C. Lahman's funeral brought Herbert Claus from Waterloo. Adust F. Kulert bought the Wm. Schultz home. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Warner and Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Schultz visited with dinner hosts. Edwin Fink and Erwin Kronnec returned from home. Wm. Wolff traveled to Kansas for illness in the family. H. F. Westenderf visited Fred in Waverly after surgery. Wm. Schultz purchased Mrs Harmening's residence in town.
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