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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
4
Mixed 1946-era want ads include gas stoves for sale or rent, furnished light housekeeping rooms, and farm acreage listings in Chickasaw County Iowa and Greene, Ja. C. W. Loesbe listed in Elord Co. Also ads for Eclipse gas stove and other household items with contact numbers Red 1946, 3474, and White 265s.
William Holland announces Cedar Rapids IA horse and mule sale with over 1000 head expected. Advert reads of modern sanitary stables, direct-to-door loading, and top prices for mules, promising buyers from many states and strong consignor turnout.
Frederick residents report boys leaving for Camp Dodge including Charles Wesp Felix Mori Elmer Rasche Otto Shultz Alfred Babcock and Earnest Fianan Frank Fastland returns to Henning Minnesota due to his father Elbert Eastland illness Also Burdett Eastland was here Forster Will Elliott and daughter Gertrude are ill with pneumonia and measles Gertrude remains gravely ill with pneumonia and measles.
Two rooms with kitchenette for housekeeping near 122 High St offered by Black F206. One room cottage on Reed St for sale or trade. A three room modern suite for rent with strict housekeeping close in, phone Black 123. For sale National Cash Register and Graphophone bargain. Wanted a driving horse for a few weeks in return for care. Address A-T1 Cara Courter.
Dysart boys defeated La Porte City 4 to 22 on Tuesday night in La Porte City. Local girls won the opener 18 to 6 as a large crowd cheered.
Two local youths Harley Peverill and Ed Kelly enlisted in naval and engineering corps respectively. Families plan moves to nearby farms as wartime activity continues. A patriotic program at the Methodist church drew a large crowd with Miss McGinnis and Rev. Felter speaking, the Epworth League flag shown, and a ladies pie supper raising 14.45. Numerous social events, school term close plans, and community notices follow, including illness updates and church activities through March.
About 50 youths gathered at Charles Lewis home for a farewell party for Clifford Penney and Roy Fairbrother headed to Camp Dodge. Harvie Waters returned from a month with C. T. Waters in Stipek. Mrs. Earl Nice aided Oscar and Pete Knudson during a Monday auction sale. Mrs. Dell Underwood and Mrs. Emma Steffens are mentioned in illness care. Mrs. Will Gilbert is critically ill after a stroke. Red Cross volunteers sold pies and coffee at Knudson sale, raising 23 dollars. Leota Hall visited Wesley for a farewell to her brother serving overseas. he retired Monday night.
Unfavorable weather boosts corn market as snow and rain persist. May and March prices edge higher before closing steady near yesterday. Prospects of limited car supply and weak hog prices drag provisions. Receipts and shipments face transport delays, impacting overall market sentiment.
Chicago, Feb 28 and Peoria Feb 28 report corn prices across grades from No 2 yellow at 1.90 to No 6 yellow at 1.26 with oats and barley values also listed. Peoria shows No 6 white corn at 1.65 and No 3 mixed at 1.65 with oats rising and miscellaneous grain quotes. St Louis Kansas City and Minneapolis market notes provide further regional price ranges for corn oats and flax.
Parkersburg reports a local supper for drafted boys at K hall attended by G A R veterans and wives as well as talks by local men. A W R C gift kits to each soldier. News notes include Hope Church wedding Paul Schaefer in Waterloo, his departure for Camp Dodge, and Grace Elam selling her millinery store. Relocations include the S Slight and Kothe families moving to Minnesota and California respectively with kin in Waterloo and Sinclair awaiting his return.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hoser cut their Texas winters and came home due to Mrs. Hoser’s brother in law T. L. Smith’s critical illness. Mrs. W. Cunningham visited from Charles City before relocating to Applerton Minnesota. Raymond Danelman remains very ill after weeks of illness. Mrs. Fred Chapman also mentioned in the note.
Chicago reports a sharp drop of 50 cents from Wednesday as large hog offerings and overnight unsold meat push prices down. Cattle and sheep see slow demand but select lots find buyers. Omaha and Kansas City also show softer hogs with varied cattle and sheep pricing across receipts.
Hogs receipts 17,500 weak with various classes selling from 12.75 to 16.85, bulk around 16.75. Cattle receipts 8,400 steady with steers 9.00 to 13.50, heifers 7.00 to 13.50, cows 6.00 to 11.60, calves 6.00 to 14.00. Sheep receipts 1,200 strong with lambs 14.00 to 16.76, ewes 10.60 to 12.00, wethers 11.50 to 13.26.
St Joseph and Sioux City livestock markets show mixed hog and cattle receipts with steady to lower prices. New York cotton futures and London silver market updates included. Nearby, residents bid farewell to Ulleom family as they move to Charles City. several local housing and personnel changes noted, with Frank Maine seeking treatment in Excelsior Springs and W Pierce buying cattle for public sale.
The Readlyn area reports the Missouri Lutheran church Ladies Aid donated 10 to the Red Cross, a Readlyn Red Cross supper raised 100 for Camp Dodge workers, and a birthday celebration honored Mrs Maurer. John Olrogge bought land west of Readlyn from Wm Ottrogge, while Mrs Hagenow and the Tiedt family marked birthdays with gatherings. The Readlyn orchestra provided music at events. a smallpox quarantine affected Martha Schutte.
New York butter and eggs price movements show creamery butter at 48 to 49 cents a pound with extras around 42 to 44 cents and firsts 47 to 44 cents. cheese steady with state specials at about 24 to 26 cents. Poultry and potatoes mixed. Chicago reports butter dropping to about 46 cents and eggs varied. Kansas City and St Louis note little change. stocks show mixed early trading with United States Steel steady and Mexican Petroleum among leaders.
Market listings for Waterloo and surrounding area show prices for cattle hogs dairy items and hides with multiple grades and weights. Premium hogs calves veal and bull prices appear alongside wholesale potato and butter quotes and assorted farm products.
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