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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1922
Page
3
Local Waterloo newspaper page lists Want Ads for furniture shipping and moving services, lost items, job leads, and real estate. Classifieds note rates, phone numbers, and various offerings from piano tuning to livestock and merchandise with emphasis on names and locations in Waterloo Iowa.
Legal advertisements announce forfeiture under Leavitt & Johnson Trust Company instruments and notice of incorporation for Crowness Company in Waterloo Iowa. The notices cover contract forfeiture if payments fail, trustee actions, and procedures for city council led removal hearings with specified timelines and roles.
A reader across the way remarks that the United States Industrial Alcohol Company could not pay its dividends and guesses that cheap drinks may no longer be affordable for the industrial classes due to rising costs.
The Independence Ice Company prepares for the annual harvest as the season begins earlier than last year with seven inches of ice thick near homes. Various local notes include tax levies for Buchanan County, a drainage tax, and road tax adjustments.
Omaha markets report mixed cattle hog and sheep activity with receipts around 3 000 hogs 2 000 cattle and 1 500 sheep Prices show hogs steady to 10 20 cents higher with heavy weights trading near 6 75 to 6 90 for top margins Cattle steady to strong on steers and vealers while feeds and stockers hold flat Sheep steady to strong with feeding lambs around 3 50 per hundredweight in nearby trade Chicago reports holiday poultry carryover with lighter farm movement but ample supply Prices for poultry decline as large butter shipments from Australia Denmark and locally boosted creamery butter demand push butter prices down while domestic production rises
Clarksville records a population uptick with new births and visiting relatives from nearby towns. Notes include arrivals of Irma and Charles Reitz, visits to E L Rettz, and several family gatherings. Horton reports a thumb injury to F Finch, a Farm Bureau meeting, and holiday observations amid local travel and school activities.
Chicago market news shows hogs up 10 to 15 cents with steady to 15 cent gains on some grades, cattle receipts at 13,000 with steers and fat cows firm to higher, vealers steady, and sheep receipts at 14,000 with lambs and yearlings trading in the 10 to 12 dollar range. Top hog prices reach around 38.20 per head for 140 to 150 pound averages, while beef values edge higher on select lots amid light packer activity.
Receipts: cattle 3,009 with active to strong demand for steers and yearlings, hogs 13,500 up 25 to 56 cents with top at 8.35 for light weights, sows steady around 6.75 to 6.00, sheep 2,500 slow with few lambs sold at 11.00 and best lambs unsold.
Shell Rock area residents and visitors are noted in January activities. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Newman of Algona visit Mrs. Best and Mrs. Strickley. Gaylord and Thelma Glandon of Mason City visit friends. Mrs. Henry Sinkey hospitalized in Waverly after tumor operation. latest reports say she is doing well. The Tennessee Duo perform at the Chicago Lyceum course in the Orpheum, featuring music and readings. KEF lodge hosts New Years carnival dance with refreshments. Local business names and residents frequent Strickler Yard building, Farmers State Bank area, and nearby farms as plans and relocations begin for March.
In La Porte City and nearby Waterloo a new representative is noted in the Waterloo Evening Courier. Christmas receipts at La Porte City post office set a new high mark during the holiday rush, with stamps and parcel post packages surpassing prior years. Homecomings and local social updates follow, including a New Year gathering at Mrs. H. F. Rahn’s home and several visits among residents.
Cedar Falls Jan 2 The entire State board of education is called to meet at Teachers College Thursday for the regular session with nine members and executives of five state institutions expected to attend. Teachers College will resume work Thursday after a two week recess. The Lincoln school kindergarten reopening is postponed to Jan 23 unless changed by officials. Funeral services for Mrs John H Gerholdt were held at Zion Evangelical church with interment in Gerholdt cemetery.
Miss Dorothea Caye visits friend Miss Fa ther Greene in Des Moines while Rey Keehn spends the holiday with family. His broken form is improving and he hopes to be back on the road soon. Mrs Mary Jane McRoberts, seriously ill since Thanksgiving, is convalescing at the home of Mr and Mrs William McRoberts east of Greene.
An appeal to Des Moines Stock Exchange readers invites inquiries about any Iowa stock of interest. The notice mentions a speculative offer at 230 per share and provides contact details for Fleming Brigade Tong Distance and a Des Moines phone listing for prospective investors.
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