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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1917
Page
5
Mrs Hettie DeArmon celebrated her eighty eighth birthday with many children and grandchildren present. Visitors include Mrs Alice Sutton and daughters from Connell Burts and Mrs Vern Smith of Dubuque. Farmers plan a county fete December 27 with Ames College cars bringing exhibits and lecturers to Dumont for the event.
Notice from Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter describes that ads run till forbid require a written order to discontinue. It explains per telephone error risk, a printed blank is supplied for return, and advertisers may keep a copy for reference.
Market notes show fresher eggs retailing at 47 cents per dozen with comments on price stability this month. Staff observe steady demand and discuss small shifts in fruit and vegetable prices, including strawberries noted for the week.
The county board met to approve numerous claims including W. TL iartman Co. publishing Proceedings and notices for 181.34 and various trustees and clerks expenses. Other items include insurance premiums, hospital costs, supplies for court house, drainage, books, repairs, and labor by numerous individuals and companies. The meeting also records delinquent tax matters and transfers, with extensive enumerations of paid and allowed items.
John P. Lalas wed Gertrude White of Eldora near Resve. Salisbury to oversee Osceola Dickinson contract valued at 480575 dollars. Franklin County Agricultural Society met. 1916 fair report shows outcomes. New officers elected. Frank and Mrs. Bruning welcome a daughter. Langston breaks left ankle after hay accident. Marie Ferrin and Dr. Powers buy a 160 acre farm NE of Hampton with modern lighting. T. C. Murphy buys George Paullus residence. Paullus to move. Casper Meyer buys Fred L. Fults 12 acre suburban tract.
Local columns report Samuel Potter visiting Buckingham Colorado with family notes, a resignation of an assistant cashier at Winthrop State Bank to take effect April 1 with Bryatt Jr. named successor, births, and social visits. The W R C plans a January 24 installation, and multiple civic notices and personal movements are listed, including funeral attendance and local service details.
Chicago traders faced nervous sentiment as rumors swayed the wheat market but no decisive confirmable events altered the day. May wheat opened around 1.80 to 1.91 and July near 1.86, then slipped before partial recovery amid weaker export buying signals and higher insurance and shipping costs. Provisions rose on higher hog quotations while oats and corn followed a similar cautious pattern in late session trading.
Chicago markets show mixed cash grain quotes with No 9 red wheat at 1.93 and No 4 red at 1.70, plus various yellow and white corn bids. May flax at 2.93, May wheat at 1.59, July at 1.82, with regional updates from Minneapolis and Kansas City. Raymond items note O'Con Mall resigning as rural carrier, exams Feb 5 for new carriers, and a community events recap with social, church, and school notes.
Hogs rose on buying orders while cattle were steady to weak and sheep scarce at the Union stock yards. Receipts today: hogs 34,000. cattle 3,000. sheep 8,000. Estimated tomorrow: hogs 20,000. cattle 500. sheep 2,000. Hogs closed mostly 10c higher. cattle opened steady and finished weak. sheep opened strong and closed higher with lambs at about 14.45.
Kansas City market data for hogs cattle and sheep with receipts and opening bids. Hogs receipts 4,000, prices range $9.00 to $14.16 for various categories. Cattle receipts 1,000, brisk bids from $5.25 to $11.60 for steers and heifers. Sheep receipts 2,000, prices noted from $9.06 to $14.10 for lambs and yearlings.
South Omaha Neb January 1 cattle receipts reach 13 000 with steady open for natives and westerns. hogs 22 300 with strong opening for heavy and bulk sales around 10 50 to 10 80. sheep 5 300 with strong market pushing yearlings to 10 25 12 25 and lambs to 13 00 14 05.
Chicago and New York markets show mixed dairy and produce quotes with butter and eggs unsettled. Receipts and prices listed for butter creamery eggs potatoes poultry and other staples across several regions, alongside mercantile paper and light ad copy. Casual notes mention art quotes and local school tidbits.
Market notes from Waterloo itemizing prices for flour butter eggs cheese and dairy products. Includes quotations for beef cattle hogs veal calves hides and horse hides with wholesale and retail stratified by grade and weight. Prices reflect 1900s style market tables and currency values.
The report notes grain market activity in Chicago with mixed futures, including oats and cash wheat. prices show modest declines by midday and several factors influence demand. Real estate notices list transfers in Black Hawk County, including John E. Wescott to Charten TV Stull and P J Berres property interests, with stated valuations and parcel details.
Paris reports the government is weighing advancing standard time by one hour, while a 780 mile oil pipeline from Oklahoma oil fields to Chicago is projected to cost ten million dollars. A Russian bank report notes railroads in the region are mechanically superior to U S lines but lack sufficient elements for implementation.
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