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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1918
Page
5
Memorandum warns ad discontinuation must reach this office by 10 a.m. else suspension shifts to next day. Describes 20 acres of dark clay loam with 10 cultivated and 10 clear, a four room house, barn and poultry house, seven miles from Washburn, Wisconsin, in town of 2500 population. Owner listed as J. E. Port Shel Lane.
Vernon Castle, famed dancer with Irene Castle, served in British air service and later Canada, surviving crashes and earning the War Cross. The couple's life included stage stardom in The Midnight Sons and a famous Castle House dancing school in New York.
Arthur McArthur, longtime friend of James Whitcomb Riley, presents a program of selections by the famed poet in Chamber of Commerce rooms tonight at 8. Club members and their ladies are invited after his Rotary Club appearance, praised as a most enjoyable treat.
Notice notes a divorce petition filed in Black Hawk County Iowa with Carr ie M Quick as plaintiff against Orson B Quick and warns of default if defendant does not appear by May 4 1918. Also announces a sheriff's sale of real estate in Waterloo by Waterloo Building & Loan Association to satisfy a special execution. The sale targets Bessie A Faville and I Gertrude Eddy with described lot and adjoining land in Cas eiden Place. The sheriff is B Henderson and attorneys Reed and Wrench are listed.
Additional want ads list farm ownership and property in Yor Renz-Fine 60 acre area near Plainfield and Cedar Falls. Job seekers include a first class hotel cook and a lathe man with assembly experience. The Washwoman's Friend promotes a washer product with cleaning claims. Selling a baby cart and related items with contact address and phone number.
Ten officers and crew perish when the British steamer Miguel de Larrinaga of about 6000 tons sinks at mid ocean on February 6 carrying grain for France. A British warship rescues 27 men who were launched in boats. survivors arrive in New York by rail from a New England port. Captain Williams and others stay at the rail for 40 hours firing rockets before the vessel vanishes. The ship had departed Newport News for a French port under British government service.
Washington D C Feb 5 Senate debate on the administration railroad bill features Senator Cummins Republican denouncing the proposed compensation standard as excessive by 200 million dollars and proposing safeguards for rail security holders while noting 1 800 000 railroad workers and large public funds are involved. He supports Wilsons takeover but urges earlier action and predicts continued discussion tomorrow with Senator Robinson prepared to respond.
New York February 15 a license to marry was issued to Lieut Commander David Worth Bagley of Washington a brother in law of Secretary Daniels and Miss Marie Louise Harrington of Colusa California Bagley commanded the destroyer Jacob Jones when it was torpedoed and sunk in the war zone December 6 1917 with a loss of 64 men
Funeral services for Famas Barr, a former Waterlooan who died in Monrovia California, will be held in Carroll Iowa on Saturday. Mrs Mary E Hammon, widow of Seymour Hammon and early Waterloo resident, died in Lynch Nebraska. she had seven children and was born December 3 1842 in Rowe Massachusetts. Emil H Eppling 1847 192? died at his sister’s Waterloo home after a yearlong illness. he leaves two sisters and two brothers. Infant son of H W Micue and wife died at St Francis Hospital. burial at Fairview.
Market signals show robust demand from commission houses pushing corn prices higher in Chicago trade on Feb 16 as early gains widen. Reports note scarce sellers, price highs for March and May futures, and a late easing due to a policy prohibiting grain car reloading for eastern shipments.
New York February 13 Col Theodore Roosevelt has improved after recent abdominal abscess operations and will leave the hospital for a hotel within two weeks then return to Oyster Bay home about ten days later. Doctors Duel and Martin say dizziness and alarming symptoms have disappeared and Roosevelt can read from books and newspapers at the hospital today.
Fred J. Hacker will not seek re election as park commissioner citing his furnace business requires steady attention and anticipated absence from the city. He served a six year term. The city elects a commissioner every two seats for a six year term. S. McClinton’s term and Lewis Miller’s are noted with different expiration years. No candidate named yet though Tahoring men are expected to put forward a contender. Real estate transfers follow in the county abstract list with transfers in Fairview Cemetery Assn and to Archie M. Baker and Orrin S. Fry to Archie M. Baker among others.
Chicago market reports hog receipts at 32,000 with strong prices up about 10 cents from yesterday and sales across weight categories mainly firm. Cattle and sheep also show steady to higher trends in St Louis and St Joseph markets with notable price ranges and strong demand indicated.
Kansas City livsetock receipts: hogs five thousand higher with bulls 16.10, heavy 15.95 to 16.10, light 15.85 to 16.10, pigs 12.50 to 25.50. Cattle receipts two thousand strong with steers 9.00 to 13.75, cows 10.75, heifers 7.00 to 11.75, calves 7.00 to 13.00. Sheep: revelers 10,099 steady with tembs 15.00 to 16.75, yearlings 13.50 to 14.60, wethers 11.50 to 13.50, ewes 11.25 to 12.75.
Sioux City Iowa February 15 cattle and hog market report shows hogs receipts around 6000 higher with light and mixed prices ranging near 15 to 16 dollars. butchers around 13.99 to 15.99 for selects. cattle receipts about 1200 with steers 9.30 to 13.00. cows and heifers 8.00 to 11.00. calves 8.00 to 12.50. sheep receipts 500 steady.
Omaha Nebraska February 15 hogs receipts 5800 high price 15.75 to 16.00 dollars per hundredweight mixed 16.00 to 16.50 light 15.70 to 16.00 pigs 10.00 to 15.00 bulk 15.80 cattle receipts 2200 steady steers 8.5 to 13.0 cows and heifers 7.0 to 10. calves 9.0 to 13.00 sheep receipts 3200 steady lambs 15.65 to 16.65 fat feeders and muttons priced, various ranges. Toledo Ohio February 15 Cloverseau cash prices old 20.00 new and February 20.20 March 19.30 April 18.90 Alsike prime February 17.40 March 17.0 Timothy prime cash old 3.59 new 4.00 Merron 4.58 April 4.70
Market notes show butter and eggs firm or unchanged across multiple cities. New York reports creamery butter at 64 cents and firsts 49 and seconds 45 to 49 cents. eggs at 48 to 56 cents. poultry prices listed. Chicago butter steady with firsts 43 to 45 cents. potatoes and poultry unchanged. St Louis reports poultry unchanged and turkeys at 27 cents. Kansas City same for butter and poultry. Sugar market noted as steady with refined sugar unchanged.
Washington reports that thousands of crippled freight cars piled up due to railroad neglect this winter, causing car shortages and traffic jams. Eastern hubs including Philadelphia Pittsburgh Harrisburg Altoona Cleveland and Buffalo show heavy bad order cars and reduced freight movement. Officials blame heavy trains faulty engines poor coal and bad weather for overworked crews and long shifts.
London silver prices at 4.240 per ounce with 3 percent money. Cotton futures opened steady in New York with March at 29.50 and other contracts shown. later closed steady with March 30.10 and May 29.64. Metal markets in New York and London show firm quotes for copper tin lead and zinc with spot and futures shown, and London copper at 120 pounds spot and futures.
New York stocks opened higher as rails and shippings led the advance amid strong demand. Oils tobaccos and metals lifted many issues while Liberty bonds fluctuated. By midmorning Union Pacific Reading and United States Steel stood out with gains and a strong close was reported.
Waterloo market listings show prices for grains and feeds such as patent sacks at 2.90 and 2.95, corn old and new varieties, hay, straw, eggs, butter, lard, potatoes, and wholesale and retail price ranges for hides, veal calves, and horses. The sheet lists weighted values and commodity classes typical of a 19th or early 20th century market brief.
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