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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1920
Page
6
Classified notice outlines advertising rates for Waterloo Evening Courier Want Ads in bold caps light ads and black caps with min charges and special lines. It specifies one cent per word with 25 cent minimum for each insertion and 50 cent for lodge notices and cards of thanks, reflecting period newspaper pricing language.
The notice lists a Moose masquerade on Thursday with prizes for best and most comical costumes and oldest youngest couples. Ads seek workers, tradespeople, and sales roles, including bookkeepers, barbers, firemen, laborers, and carpenters. Various real estate, rental offers, and sale items follow, along with Lost and Reward notices and employment opportunities across Waterloo and surrounding areas.
New York Judge McIntyre ordered the August grand jury to begin an investigation into election fraud complaints from November 2. The jury sought ballot boxes and tally sheets from the fourth assembly district and will hear claims such as marked ballots found in a sewer and a Republican reader Antonio Dalesandro alleging a bet over Nathan L. Miller’s votes. The official count gave Miller five votes.
The Illinois Central Railway announces a Central Agent named at Independence to fill a vacant post after Norman resigned. Joseph Grit was dragged several feet and bruised when a crank-operated white vehicle began moving. bystanders stopped the car.
This morning the Goodfellow will contest case moved to argument for proponents. Seven children seek to break their father John Goodfellow's will. Expected to go to the jury this afternoon or tomorrow morning. Swisher opened for the contestants at 2 PM.
Chicago market news shows cattle and hogs sharply lower with wide ranges and large receipts. Cattle down 25 to 35 cents with most steer and calf classes lower. hogs mostly 25 to 35 cents weaker, lights near 12.75 to 12.85. sheep and lambs steady to weaker with limited demand. East St. Louis summary reports similar softness across cattle, hogs, and sheep.
Receipts totaled about 2 000 sheep with a rise of 25e. cattle receipts near 3 000 with mixed to higher bids. Bid ranges show light feeders at $12.10 to $12.35, mixed cattle around $11.50 to $12.10, heavy steer and yearling bids near $8.75 to $15.00. grass cattle, heifers and cows varied from $3.90 to $11.75 with stockers $5.00 to $7.00.
Omaha and St Joseph auction data show mixed cattle hogs and sheep results. Hogs steady to 50 cents lower with tops around 12.35, cattle dull and lower with steers 7.00 to 11.50, cows and calves 3.50 to 14.00, sheep lambs at about 11.00 to 11.75 and ewes near 4.00 to 3.28, receipts around 7 000 to 6 000 for cattle and hogs respectively.
Butter steady in New York with 9,744 creamery tubs and various grades quoted. Eggs steady at Chicago with 2,192 cases and firsts at 68 to 70 cents, standards at 71 to 72 cents, poultry unsettled with alive prices listed.
Original notice in the Waterloo municipal court outlines a claim of eighty four dollars plus interest from January 10 1920, with garnishment against Waterloo Auto & Supply Co and B B Hunter. The defendant must appear by January 2 1921 to defend or face judgment and costs. further court actions include attachment and examination of garnishees as stated.
Across Waterloo and nearby towns several notices fill the page. Des Moines delegates attend cattle sales while Miss Lucile Atherton resumes training at Presbyterian Hospital. A sheriff’s deputy escorts a patient to Iowa City psych hospital. Several civic groups discuss reorganization and local oil ventures move forward with plans. The paper also notes enlistments, travels, and a court ruling on a collision dispute with a $271 judgment upheld after arbitration.
Mrs Theodore Menges acts as chairman of the Waterloo American Red Cross until officers are elected for the coming year following the resignation of Ken Bragdon. The board announced the temporary change at a luncheon yesterday. An election dinner at Hotel Russell Lamson next Tuesday will name the new officers after board voting.
Chicago traders saw fresh strength as European demand and scarce cash grain lifted wheat. December and March prices moved higher before settling unsettled with small gains. Corn and oats followed wheat, with early advances fading into modest moves, while weak hogs weighed on provisions.
Grain quotations from Chicago Kansas City and Peoria list wheat prices across grades with No 1 hard at about 1.93 to 1.90 in Chicago and similar ranges in Kansas City and Peoria. Corn shows mixed updates with No 2 and No 3 differing by a few tenths and new crop colors noted. Timothy and clover seeds are mentioned with cash prices around 12 to 20 dollars, while lard and ribs are listed in provisions.
New York stock market opened higher with broader gains across leaders like Reading Mexican Petroleum Irwin Locomotive and United States Rubber. The undercurrents showed confidence with stronger foreign exchange and a firmer money market, though some trims in leather shares and a few small names lagged as trading progressed. A later close was irregular with notable gains for Baldwin Locomotive and other industrials while Reading and Mexican Petroleum posted firm prices. Cotton futures opened steady and later closed with modest moves. a Chicago earthquake was recorded early today on the university seismograph from 2:34 to 3:45 a. m. central.
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