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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1915
Page
3
Readable guide notes a likely property opportunity at a corner near Grant Avenue with a prime location. Mentions a tout and a listed address 1406 Black, implying sale or investment potential and a promotional approach.
A flood of old ads offers farms and houses for sale in Minnesota and Iowa. Properties include Cedar Falls estates, two nine room houses on First Street, weeded cedar tracts, and large farms with good soil, near towns, rail lines, and stations. Prices range from a few thousand dollars to over three thousand, with terms and trade options noted.
Notice in Hack Hawk county Iowa district court May term 1915 announces filing and hearing July 5 1915 for Rosina Nauman will. Pred Pettit clerk. also notice of appointment of executors Frank Weber Louis J Weber for Mary Weber estate with payment and claims process. Edwards Longley Ransier Smith. Pettit clerk.
In Chicago July trading heavy rains and higher cables spurred a brisk bid for July wheat amid concerns of winter crop delays. Corn joined the advance, while oats showed bullish signals on delayed shipments to the seaboard. Livestock saw mixed results as rain slowed cattle and sheep trade. hogs opened strong but closed with limited gains amid weak provisions. The Wheat market held gains with notable activity in futures while Liverpool and European buying hints supported prices.
Fifty years ago on July 6 1865 reports recount severe rainstorms and floods in Iowa with many bridges between the Iowa and Mississippi rivers carried away. The piece notes a Fourth of July celebration drawing five thousand people and mentions corporate stock purchases, a transportation contract, and Republican ticket names for governor lieutenant governor and other offices.
Fortieth year reflections note a rainy Fourth of July with no speeches races or fireworks. Salmon C. Wright, a Montezuma native who settled here in 1856, died July 3 at age about seventy. Other items include a new law office in Woodruff block, 3,124 gopher stamps tallied by the county, Interior bank redesigns, Barnum’s circus coming Aug 14, crop damage from heavy rains, and H W Brown and wife returning from their eastward honeymoon.
J D Euston left last Wednesday night for New York where he will sail to Scotland to visit his old home. A company has formed to remodel the Brown opera house. directors include C W Mullan D D Miller George B Rowell B L Johnson J E Hof J B Sedgwick and J D Easton. Monday night was unusually cold for the season with many wearing overcoats.
Milestone items note a dawn fire destroying Hiram Bueghly’s Orange township home. Co. W Taft reports a letter from Ames announcing Evangelist L. G. Brown’s death. An 7 a.m. Tuesday incident hints at fireworks starting the date origin. Emmons Johnson family sail from Liverpool to New York. Miss Alice stays in Paris.
A garbled sale or trade ad lists various items including a horse and saddle, farm stock, and a second hand auto. It mentions Oakwood Parish in Whalles City and provides addresses and contact hints. The text also includes unrelated medical ad content offering cures for rectal diseases with an address in Des Moines.
Mason City notes Prescott Ariz and other towns claim top status for wealth by bank deposits. Prescott cites 3.22 million in deposits for a 6,000 population, while Devorah shows about 3.87 million across four banks, averaging 684 per capita and 33 percent higher than Prescott.
The Barclay board met at Center with President May presiding. Treasurer Campbell reported year receipts 4,666.54 and balance 3,559.70, with contingent fund 1,230.40. Old officers were re-elected. new board members include John Hersch and others. Tax levy set for Teacher's fund 4,500 and contingent 500. eight month term divided as two fall, four winter, two spring. Various local notes follow including farm reports, road work, a new auto, hay crops, and a lightning damage claim totaling 320.
Mrs. Martha Stoutenberg of Osage Iowa praises Dr. Myers a German specialist in Waterloo for offering free initial consultation and remarkable cures. Testimonies describe long illness relief after short treatments. office located at 121 Sycamore Street Waterloo with hours listed. patient gratitude emphasizes honesty and effectiveness of the doctor and staff.
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