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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1918
Page
3
The Waterloo Evening Courier declares want ads cost one cent per word with a 25 cent minimum and a 26 cent minimum for improved ads. It outlines formats in light and black caps, dash lines, and notes the Want Advertising Department is a central market for buyers and sellers in Waterloo.
Numerous rental notices list modern houses and furnished flats. Addresses include 209 East Ninth 125 Cutler St 1025 Sycamore St and 125 Cutler St with contact numbers Red 2109 Black 2240 and general inquiries to C. B. Houston Elmer hotel additional blocks mention Chautauqua Park and near Far and grocery with various rent terms and requirements.
Several rental notices list furnished rooms in private homes on the west side and near downtown. Descriptions include strict modern upstairs units with or without kitchen use, private baths, and garage space available. Contact details reference Red 1147 Black 2560 and addresses 317 Lafayette and 502 Almond Street near Illinois Central shops.
Cards of Thanks and lodge notices report the Brotherhood of American Yeomen meeting Friday in K af Phaji with a large class to be initiated by State Manager Earl Frink and Grand Master C E Stalloop. Public installation planned and officers for the year to be installed. Also obituary notes for Anders Peter Jensen born Jan 11 1886 Denmark and died Oct 26 1918 Waterloo Iowa with funeral at Champlin Cemetery. family expresses gratitude for support and floral offerings.
Real estate ad notes best of land on a Thief River Falls area. Two acre tract in Prospect lists with a six room two story bungalow, electric lights, furnace heat, lawn, cement walks, barn, garage, and poultry houses. Inquire Red 2516 for full particulars.
Rich el2zy loam on 120 acres level to gently rolling with 70 acres fenced plowable and the rest easy clearing. Includes timber for fuel fine house basement barn good well windmill outbuildings horses 12 cows two two year old cows and Guernsey Lull Ketters wagon harness mower rake cultivator new corn planter and feed. On main road near school and creamery miles from Shell Lake Wisconsin. Asking 133730 with 4509 cash balance long time no trades Mrs S A Fuller 1735 Portland Ave St Paul Minn.
Electorate across states yields mixed results with Democrats victorious in several districts and losses for notable figures. Republicans retain seats in key contests while Socialist gains offset by Berger’s victory. Women voters in New York blur the margin as rank-and-file shifts unfold nationwide.
A batch of late classified ads lists sale items and rentals including a Victor records cabinet phonograph, chifonier bed stove heater and kitchen furniture, White Rock and Ferrigo Strain chickens, a Wimbell piano, auto curtains, a wood block for sale, and rooms or suites for rent. Also appears lost and found notices and a 1919 Ford roadster listing. Phone contacts accompany each item.
Petitioners circulated in city industrial centers at noon today with about 1000 signatures urging the executive council of the Service league to allow donors to direct their contributions to specific war funds such as Catholic War Council or MC A fund. The petitions demand that donors be guaranteed freedom to give to designated funds and that no coercion be used to influence allocations.
Illinois results show Fred E. Sterling leading for state treasurer with about 45,000 votes over Democrat James J. Brady. Francis G. Flair with Chicago and surrounding areas ahead of Lerwin Stmass for superintendent of public instruction by about 27,000. Many longtime Illinois congressmen, including Madden Mann, Sa bath, Cannon, and Fuller, secure reelection as Republicans gain the house and senate. Arizona supporters report Thomas E Campbell leading Fred F Colter for governor amid a close race. Kansas City reports state prohibition sentiment prevailing in Jackson County. A divorce suit in Chicago seeks dissolution of marriage from Gestrine Eddy.
Hordes of Serbs return from Bulgaria with harrowing tales of torture by Bulgarian soldiers. Greek prisoners were burned after being hung by the feet. Serbs and Romanians were mistreated. An official dispatch says thousands of Serbs and about 200,000 civilians deported are returning home in deplorable condition.
Scant offerings trimmed supplies and spurred an upturn as traders, led by shorts, pushed December and January corn futures higher. Trading reflected expectations of rising European demand and steady military optimism, with oats and provisions also advancing on strong demand for fresh meats and lard.
Three American privates lead relief and relief food reaches Thiaucourt as 700 civilians and 600 German soldiers greet the liberating forces. The village, under German control since 1916, sees civilians share meals with advancing troops amid scenes of joy. Food relief had been flowing via the Netherlands and Spain, with limited local provisions afterward.
Market daily notes show Chicago receipts 20 000 hogs with higher bids on better grades and subdued to steady elsewhere. Cattle receipts 15 006 mixed demand with good beef cattle higher for prime and choice but weaker for canners and cutters. veal calves strong. Similar trends reported in St Louis Kansas City and Joseph Missouri with hogs generally steady to higher and cattle uneven. Sheep generally steady to stronger in some markets.
Market notes show higher creamery prices and unchanged egg receipts at 3 676 cases. Potatoes lower with Minnesota Dakota bulk freight at 3 Icks and sack prices around 1 75. Wisconsin and other state deliveries around 1 55 to 1 75 per sack. Butter creamery 69. Poultry unmoved with hens 23c and turkeys 20c.
Market notes show flour and meal prices with cattle quotes and dairy items. New York stock, cotton, and Liberty bond prices are listed alongside grain and vegetable figures, with London money rates and bond values.
Mrs T F E Garton suffers a severe chronic stomach trouble while her daughter Mrs Freeman of Waterloo cares for her and her ill daughter Myrta after influenza relapse. Charley Matthias dies of pneumonia in Readia. several relatives ill with influenza. A gang of Austrians is described in a cement project in the west part of the township. Mrs Henry Neuman convalescent from influenza. Warren Olmstead recovering. A new hog house is being built by Aup Olta.
Harrisburg reports returns show Congressman John W. Lesher apparently re-elected in the 7th district but preliminary tallies indicate a possible contest with Day, the Republican candidate, needing final official results to decide.
Obituaries report Fred Peters dies at 74 after brief illness with survivors including widow and children. Births include a daughter to A G Kuker. weddings include Anna Singlebrecht and tired Westendorf. Alfred Kimball dies after operation. Readlyn births noted. school delayed due to influenza.
Horton district reports school reopening Thursday morning after a three week influenza closure. Royal Neighbors held a meeting Thursday evening with Mrs. Muatlie Lundberge. Rail timetable details follow for Illinois centers and connections to Dubuque Fort Dodge Omaha and Minneapolis St Paul.
County records show figures compiled by the county auditor with names and vote counts for several state and local offices. Murtagh and others lead within the county, with estimates indicating a wide margin over opponents and the head of Wislicker.
Dorothy Elizabeth Coates died today at Emergency Hospital from influenza. She was born in 1901. Survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Oliver Coates and her brothers Edwin and Robert. The burial was at Ridgecrest Cemetery.
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