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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
6
The ZapPorte Daily Bulletin reports on gatherings hosted by Mrs Pauline Ashley and visits by Hazel McCowan and others. Local residents attend dinners birthdays and family visits, with news of births moves travel and a Brandon celebration teased as a major event.
General Markets report from Chicago and Omaha shows mixed grain activity with bullish and bearish signals on wheat, corn, and oats. Live stock receipts at Omaha and Chicago highlight steady cattle, lower hogs, and variable prices across cattle, sheep, and poultry, with notable regional price spreads and allocations.
County humane officer Ida A. Burkitt says violations are numerous and evidence is hard to gather. She handled 2,424 calls last year and urges public assistance and an assistant to manage investigations.
Firemen responded to a false alarm at 9 05 last evening from box 412 corner Maple and Barclay streets. Most firefighters had retired except five when the call came. in less than two minutes the team arrived. The alarm lapsed before the third ring and the wagons drew up for a dramatic showing.
Grain market brief notes ASHE GRAIN CLOSE Chicago wheat prices quoted at NY levels with slight changes. Trading activity mixed with small shifts in bid prices as buyers and sellers assess current supply and demand dynamics.
Samples of market butter arrive for the Waterloo dairy show and cattle congress opening next Monday. Twenty-nine tubs entered by Iowa and Minnesota buttermakers under E. S. Ketel, with 206 entries anticipated. Butter handled by Northey Manufacturing upon arrival, twenty pound packages. Milk samples expected Thursday or Friday, with Waterloo Ice Cream Co supervising. Dr. O. T. Thompson, Iowa milk inspector, and S. A. Sageeen of Des Moines to oversee samples.
Enrollment across east side public schools reaches 2 053 with 1 417 boys and 1 438 girls. Average daily attendance stands at 2 831, split 1 288 boys and 1 332 girls, marking a sizable rise over last year and a total uptick near 400. Buildings listed include Alcott, Hawthorne, Lafayette, Lincoln, McFarlane, McKinley, and Washington with varied totals.
Reports from Dubuque indicate the YMCA led Waterloo in a competitive membership contest. Dubuque totaled 9149 points and 165 members, while Waterloo had 8206 points and 1435 members. General Secretary A W Hartquist noted 145 new members for the Davenport? affiliate, with plans to recruit 150 more in a few weeks. A board meeting was set for this evening to review final reports. A joint YMCA and YWCA social tonight features a trip to Ellis Island, echoing early immigrant experiences on American shores.
Lee Bradley was found guilty of disorderly conduct in police court last night. The charge against Mr. O'Keefe was dismissed. Bradley alleged O'Keefe made faces at him, and it was claimed Bradley struck him while O'Keefe used the whip's butt to defend himself.
The Helmet Lodge Knights of Pythias No 89 in Waterloo ban twentieth century dances at their fair under Col Noble F Martin of Utica. Only plain waltzes allowed, megaphone to announce any offense. Mayor Thompson welcomed visitors as keys to the city were turned over to the Pythians.
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