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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1914
Page
3
Cedar Falls society ferries through a busy week with a Commercial club supper, club meetings at the English department, Valentine events, visiting guests from Jesup and Traer, and a high school musical program. Local residents plan dinners, lectures, and card parties while business transfers and travels shift to new projects and nearby cities. The K of P lodge marks a golden jubilee with a knightly class and banquet.
Game Warden Houston of Waterloo was in the city yesterday pursuing reports that several pheasants were shot north of town. A stiff fine is expected to deter others. The piece notes that more than 600 birds escaped from Wm Benton’s yards last summer and would multiply if not disturbed by pet hunters.
Chicago market today shows bear pressure in wheat from Liverpool weakness and Argentina shipment hints, with a late uptick from crop damage reports. Corn and oats eased, provisions weak, hogs and cattle mixed amid steady to lower quotes. live stock receipts cited at 26,000 cattle and 80,000 sheep. Local prices for butter, cheese, and produce noted with regional quotes.
La Porte City residents report visits and departures including Willis Dawson and family from Montrose IA staying with Hadley, Joe Clark visiting Mary C Clark, F W Kline visiting Waterloo, and Austin Hubbard planning to relocate to Texas. Florence Strubel resigns as night operator at Farmers’ telephone. Marie Schubert hired as replacement. E E Bradfield dies in Big Lake Minnesota. burial arrangements uncertain. Mrs W L Kline visits Waterloo.
J N Barr of Independence Iowa writes to the Courier recalling a family collection of early school items. He mentions an arithmetic printed in 1807 the Western Calenlator used in Tuscarawas County Ohio, a United States Spelling Book from 1849, an English reader of the period, and Lardiner’s Outlines of the History of the World printed in 1836.
Market notices show Corn and Wheat futures for July and May on Kansas City Minneapolis Winnipeg exchanges. An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as safe for babies and effective for grownups, with pharmacist endorsement from W. W. Nessmith of Statesboro GA, urging substitution avoidance and noting $4.50 soft coal comparison.
Report on the ongoing revival led by Rev. A J Northrup and Rev. B A Baker with music by Paul Davis. Northrup spoke on the Pre eminence of Religion while Baker performed two songs. A Home Service is planned tonight with Will F Spry preaching on Home Religion. A large turnout of parents and children is hoped for as cottage prayer meetings continue with strong attendance including a notable session led by Mrs. Martin Burke in the church parlors. Tomorrow morning cottage meetings resume at planned locations.
A community notice provides several resident names with street addresses including Mrs Armagent at 104 Locust Mrs Sparks at 928 South Mrs Compton at 1517 Forest Mrs Webb at 1220 Washington Mrs Phinney at 309 Baltimore and Miss French at 114 Wellington.
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