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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
4
Waterloo seeks sealed bids for exclusive city garbage collection and disposal for five years beginning May 1. Bids must include $500 certified check and $10,000 bond. The city may reject all bids and reserves rights to finalize contract after scrutiny.
In Geneseo farm news JL Speer purchased 49 acres of the Benson estate to the east at 126 per acre. Mrs John Burns broke a wrist while carrying water. John Davis, visitor here, returned to Detroit last Tuesday. Mrs BH Newell ill this week. Lucile Ward, No 3 teacher, froze face and fingers last Friday night on the way home from school.
Advertisers wishing to stop ads run till forbidden must submit written orders. A blank form is provided to fill and return. a copy may be kept for reference. The office must receive discontinuation memos by 10 a m to affect the following day.
The Fuel Administration's drastic coal conservation order shocks industry as 4,000 plants close nationwide and 106,000 workers are cut, with Chicago and New York groups debating effects. Officials expect about 3 million New York wage earners affected by shutdowns, while Philadelphia and East St. Louis factories brace for disruption and call for cooperation.
Senators from New York to Massachusetts condemn a government coal order as a lightning bolt harming production and thousands of jobs. Calder cites shipyard suspensions and Weeks warns of $2,000,000 in lost output while Kellogg and Pomerene blame transportation and mismanagement.
L F Kennedy won 54039.60 on foreclose against Albert Meyer and others. Six registrants sought legal advisory board help. Divorce decrees awarded to Edwin Krahenbuehl v Amanda Krahenbuehl, Katherine Schreiber v Peter Schreiber, Ruth Ward v G La Verne Ward. A deed shows transfer of zero acres in Lester township at 275 per acre. Deed attests conveyance of lots 5 and 7, block 3, Home Park second addition from Elsie Howard to N W Frisbie. Louis Burk to escort Smoke Fitkins to Knoxville state hospital.
Orchard Jan reports from the Ladies Aid event at Mrs. George Jill’s home where receipts topped 37 dollars. Sam Matcher, hurt last Thursday night, is described as greatly improved. A birth is announced as Bryant’s eight pound girl on Jan 10. Lecture course rescheduled from Feb 12 to Feb 9 due to Dr S Bose’s state university obligations. Walton Worseldine travels to Chicago with cattle. storm delays sale. Weather remains cold with little snow for sleighing. possum and rabbits found amid snow. Protests by manufacturers over new requirements imply potential losses.
Chicago and nationwide grain and livestock markets report firm hog demand and higher hogs, with corn and oats advancing amid cautious selling. Cattle and sheep prices stay steady as feeding stock and dairy sectors show mixed signals, while futures quotes edge up on January activity and near-term uncertainty about elevator operations.
In Omaha on January 17 receipts reached 17 600 hogs 6800 cattle and 10600 sheep with hogs steady to higher at 15 75 to 16 10 for light weights and 15 85 to 16 10 for mixed lots cattle ranged 9 60 to 12 50 calves 9 75 to 13 25 and sheep steady with lambs 16 35 to 17 25 and ewes 12 24 to 30 75.
Ranses Uity reports hogs receipts at 10 000 and steady prices with heavy at 16 25 and light at 16 10. cattle receipts 7 000 steady with cows at 6 50 to 10 50 and calves around 6 50 to 11 75. sheep receipts 2 000 strong with lambs 26 00 and yearlings 22 50 to 14 85, wethers 11 50 to 13 00, ewes 10 60 to 12 25.
Hogs traded steady to higher at St Louis Market with loads, lights, and heavy classes quoted around 16.20 to 18.55 for various grades. Cattle receipts at 4,400 showed steadier tone with steers around 13.50 and calves from 5.75 to 15.50, while sheep and lambs moved in the 10.50 to 12.75 range and 11.50 to 12.75 for wethers.
Hogs receipts steady with top at 16.20 and bulk around 16.00. Cattle receipts 2,800, prices heavy with cows and heifers 9.50 to 12.50, calves 6.00 to 14.00. Sheep receipts 4,000 steady with lambs 12.00 to 16.15 and ewes 6.00 to 12.25.
Chicago reports mixed prices with butter steady to firm and eggs higher on fresh gathered extras. Potatoes rise with receipts at 19 cars. Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan grain sacks at 2.15 2.20 and bulk at 2.19 2.15. New York steady butter and cheese, poultry firm for live stock, various regional quotes included.
Waterloo weekly clearings for January 17 1915 show totals and year over year comparisons with mortgage and chattel mortgage figures for the period. In Mooreville January 17 reports assessors meetings, cattle shipments, a telephone operator, rural mail issues, a quilting club and charitable block work for the Orphans Home.
Mercantile paper, sugar and money rates in New York with 5 and 6 percent call money details. Cotton futures and spot prices show January and March activity and closings. Metal quotes from New York and London cover lead, spelter, copper, tin, and zinc with spot and futures prices and exchange rates.
Water market notes from Waterloo dated January 17 list prices and terms for various grains and livestock. Entries include patent flour brands, corn, oats, and multiple cattle categories with fluctuating quotations and premiums for hogs and veal.
A fragmented price list covers premium hogs 175 to 200 pounds and 160 to 175 pounds, assorted dairy products, potatoes by 100 pounds and wholesale versus retail margins, plus hides and animal products with varied unit prices. Contains numerous broken entries for dairy butter, creamery butter, hay, straw, poultry, ducks, geese, turkeys, and hides with scattered figures.
Oriental timetable snippet lists trains from Dubuque to Fort Dodge Omaha Chicago and other points. It includes express, fast mail, local, and limited services with departure and arrival windows, noting connections via Albert Lea Minneapolis Des Moines Waterloo and Cedar Rapids among others. Strong entities include Union Depot stations in multiple cities and service names like Chicago Ltd and Twin City.
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