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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1922
Page
9
Allison June 26 Clifford Thorne addressed 2100 attendees at the Butler County Farm Bureau picnic criticizing past farm policy and urging organized leadership. He praised Farm Bureau for bottom up structure and warned against unproven leaders and future market gambling.
Camp Ingachooe is being set up for a three week ahead operation with the ramniissary department and staff leader ready. John H. Piper regional executive inspected Water too and praised the site declaring it the best location in the central west district. Judge John W. Gwynne says staff applicants are rising as over twenty adult leaders join including troop 17 master W H Johnson and C B Harris as committeemen. The plan includes a business men’s section with tents for overnight stays and radio duties under Karl von Lackum along with emphasized woodcraft engineering.
Bert Rogers won the town division title in the Evening Courier county horseshoe tourney held last week with finals decided after Saturday. He defeated Hart Canfield 50-? and El Short 50-4, while facing tough bouts against S. S. Palmer and Canfield in a field of 60 ringers. Glenn Hovey, 14 year old from Bennington, is set to meet Rogers for the grand sweepstakes prize. final contest date to be announced.
Community items from Urbana describe Sunday school attendance and church services, meetings of the Standard Readers Group in Toledo, reunions in Ferguson and Begley families, visits to Cedar Rapids and Davenport areas, marriages including Bessie Warren and Clarence Waddle on June 22, and numerous relatives visiting Urbana residents with travel to Nashua Waterloo and Vin ton.
Des Moines reports the first year of the cigaret revenue law shows $600000 in revenue from stamp sales since July 1. The state treasurer’s office has collected this amount, with $250000 in permit fees received by cities and counties. Dealers’ permits range from $19 to $75 depending on class, with rural stores at $50.
Lincoln Park hosts united Sunday services by Grace M. E. East Park Presbyterian Walnut Street Baptist St. Pauls M. E. Linden M. E. Burton Avenue Baptist Plymouth Congregational Free Methodist and First Presbyterian congregations. A stereopticon will illuminate the services and Rev. E. J. Lockwood pastor of M. E. Bethlehem Church will preach Sunday evening at o clock.
In a final ruling Judge James C. Hume of Polk county district court holds liberty bonds held by banks must be included with the capital stack and taxed. Total bonds held by banks at Valley Junction amount to 155,000 and will be subject to taxation.
Fire at the Mandarin inn in Cedar Rapids Iowa caused about 14 090 in losses to oriental rugs tapestries and tur second hand reports say the blaze started from a short circuit and the building escaped major damage with insurance coverage.
Ora three ars Silas table Waterloo. Jigiting at homes of Mrs Warre Knuep and others in Oranges this week. Samuel Fike returned from Millebury Ind after visiting J H Fike home and attending annual conference of the Church of the Brethren. Winona Lane and Sorrenson on vacation from town to study nursing. Bruce Boxer and baby at Fray Mey’s home. Marriage ceremony of Miss Jacobe and Mr Hutch in Kansas. June 28 is a day meeting with Miss Mare Campbell visiting. Indians Everpona missionaries welcomed. Silent and effective fer sate noted in the Courier.
Cedar Falls reports weather delays wheat harvests affecting George H Twaddle and local reporters. The paper notes Danish Bethlehem church planning its twenty fifth anniversary with invited church leaders, census counts for Cedar Falls youth, a Cedar Falls marriage in Waterloo, Bible Institute prospects, and various societal notices including weddings and exams.
Wheat markets opened weaker as scattered showers and uncertain weather temper expectations. Traders noted slow demand and a larger world supply, with prices pressured by export concerns and muted participation, while corn and other grains showed firmer support in parts of the session.
Mrs Edith Adams reports on itinerant happenings in La Porte City and surrounding areas. Frank Koya and son Gilman, former La Porte residents, traveled from Long Beach to Waterloo to visit Mrs Hoyt's father Claus Seclerter and five sisters. The couple plans several weddings as they resume life on the road. A Kansas City wedding tied Claire Woodard to Sewell Skater Genung, with Genung known in Humboldt and Des Moines circles. Miss Woodard, now Mrs Genung, has a history as a teacher in Dows and Iowa Falls, and graduation from La Porte High School preceded further studies.
Prose fragments describe weddings, relocations, and family movements. Daughters and relatives travel between Muscatine Davenport and Minneapolis. Mrs McBride relocates to Vinton after her father’s death. Miss Mildredark visits friends in the town. Miss Bernalee heads to Minneapoli s for a vacation. families plan downstate and farm visits as part of an active social season.
New York Chicago produce markets report butter and dairy prices with creamery figures, milk and eggs, various regional quotes, New Jersey hennery and Westernery lines, and grain and exchange data. The roundup includes apples to turkeys, poultry lines, and general commodity movements across multiple cities with price ranges and receiving notes.
Receipts 10,500 head with cattle and beef steers mostly steady. Prices show steer values around 1.90 per pound with beef calves down slightly. fat hogs mostly higher with lighter weights around 312 pounds reported. yearlings priced at about $10.00 per head. Piled notes mention shippers and weights, with some costs listed for Saturday operations.
Market items show wool prices steady. sheep feeders and lambs firm. Cattle and veal notes include stockers, feeders, and branded steers with mixed movement. Dairy receipts list milk and cream production. Liberty bonds closing values noted. potatoes and metals prices summarized with copper and silver values.
Market report from Waterloo Iowa lists prices for flour spring wheat pat 2, fresh dairy products butter milk pasteurization notes artesian water and various commodities. Includes livestock quotes for steers cows hogs and sheep along with crop items such as timothy hay and oats and a section on wool hides and green hides.
Market notes show hogs lower at the start while cattle activity remains strong. Prices cited include western yearlings and native ewes with assorted weights and grades. demand for feeders and fat cattle appears steady amid mixed receipts.
New York June 28 Lester J Mabeus St Helena Neb. a mar l in Mile Marie Hahn Paris by cable last November met his bride here today upon her arrival aboard the carrier Saxonia. The couple married and left for Nebraska on their honeymoon. Mabetts met his tribe in Paris in 1919 while serving overseas. He was forced to leave for home before the marriage while the couple held as cable marriage.
The report details cattle and hog markets with mixed quality notes. Cows and young cattle show steady to strong demand, calves and feeders steady to higher. hogs trade around firm to higher price levels with several grades listed. Prices at midweek reflect broad activity across the Kansas City market region.
In a mixed sale buyers showed steady demand for yearlings and cattle at the St. Louis yard. Prices ranged around 5.88 per hundredweight for some lots, with several entries noting quality and weight and others showing moderate demand for hogs and sows.
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