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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1915
Page
8
Chicago market notes a war high for wheat with May at 1.46, driven by Liverpool demand and thin domestic offerings. Corn rises with feed and cold weather aiding futures. oats, hogs, cattle, and sheep seen varying gains and delays in Argentina crop movement.
Fragmented OCR text shows grain market notes with prices for wheat and corn. Items include various No values and prices such as 1.4, 1.44, 140G, and 1.44. The legible parts reference Chicago, wheat, corn, and grade numbers but lack coherent context or complete data.
Notes of growing prosperity cite Burling ton road hiring eighty thousand engineers, Southern Pacific restoring over eight thousand workers, United States Steel employing more than twelve thousand previously idle, Western Wheel Scrapper adding four hundred six, Rock Island area farm equipment plants adding four thousand two hundred, Sedalia shops adding five hundred fifty, North Carolina cotton mill extensions over five hundred thousand, life insurers reviewing farm loans, Greek government purchasing over ten million dollars of American goods since October, and Quincy stove factories back to capacity.
Jan 22 in Rowley Mr and Mrs Perle Kemp welcome a baby girl born Jan 20 at their home. John Keane returns to his Minot North Dakota home after visiting. Local horses suffer muscle disease. Mrs Oliver Grover and granddaughter Leora visit Mrs Sprague’s family from Hazleton. Carrie Crozier, 20 months, ill with pneumonia. Mrs Emma Van Orsdol and daughter Ivatel near Cedar Falls. plan move March 1. Eva Rentz called to Shertard by mother’s illness. Charles Heiland’s base overheated furnace scare. saved by citizens. Grover announces marriage while away. ceremony in Chicago. Groom’s home in south part of town. Uncle Ho, poet and lecturer from Dubuque, gives talk.
Mason City Iowa January 25 Manford McNider son of Charles H McNider president of the First National bank joins the Red Cross and will become a member of the American motor ambulance service with the Branch army He has his passport and expects to leave He is Harvard trained and holds a bank post in his father’s institution He studies military science and aims for further training in the ambulance work
Dubuque January 2. United States v 65 barrels of vinegar ends with judge ordering destruction after improper labeling leads government seizure. Local firm ownership cited. defendants failed to appear.
The passage notes programs under the Brotherhood and mentions FF. Grana visiting from Steele City Nebraska with plans to travel to Ciba and later stay for the Danse of the wipler. Mr Crane, in Steele City, is in the lumber business and engaged in local affairs.
Independence notes include Father Donahue arriving for St. John’s Church and to officiate at Sunday Mass. A. G. Rigby elected secretary of the Buchanan County Fairs Association. The Orr building on Chatham Street remodeling by Quality Construction Co with a new glass front. Vandal Bros sells agricultural business to H. J. Ryan of Manchester who will take possession immediately. Rev. F. B. Taylor in Des Moines as district legislature representative. R. W. Stewart and son Earl selling restaurant, planning to move to Parnell to operate a farm. W. H. Rockefeller, assistant secretary of Iowa Sunday School Association, visited and spoke at a union meeting in the Baptist church. Industrial school opens for annual work, led by the Ladies Relief Society. hours 1:40 to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
A social event Wednesday at the D. & Heiple residence featured a three course banquet by the Silver Leaf Glee club followed by entertainment. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Heiple, Dorothy Lawrence, Thea Heiple, Mr. and Mrs. Chis. Hees, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Emmert, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Ede, Miss Margaret Helple, Fern Emmert, Mona Hass, Sulla Behmidt and Detta Munger.
A fire in Arlington consumed the garage owned by A. L. Benson, destroying two cars and a motorcycle. Ira Smith, a respected resident and G A T member, died after a long illness. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Methodist church, conducted by the local Masonic order. Real estate transfers listed include Phoebe Stevenson to Drusilla Kurth in Waterloo area for 3050 dollars and other property dealings in Waterloo.
A $3,000 damage suit failed Saturday afternoon when Judge Boles directed a verdict for the defendant. It was not established that Lamson owned a large spotted dog that attacked C. Cummings. The plaintiff’s attorney said he would appeal. Defense attorneys were Williams & Clark. Turn to the want page.
A hungry Billy Pig escapes a fox’s trap, flees to a farmhouse, and secretly eats bread milk and dog bread from the yard while squirrels jeer at him. He preserves by staying hidden and ends by fleeing toward safety as the tale closes with a future story teaser.
A county auditor's office received 150 in twenty and ten dollar bills mailed in a yellow unregistered envelope accompanied by an unsigned note stating This money belongs to the county The note offered no clue to the sender The sum will be recorded and held until explanation is provided
Mrs J N Melton of Jackson Mississippi writes her testimony about Vinol as a health tonic for worn-out mothers and housekeepers. She describes a busy household of five with sewing cooking and cleaning, saying Vinol restored health energy and strength. The ad promotes Wangler Bros Druggists C J Miller in Waterloo Iowa and other drug stores as sellers.
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