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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1913
Page
11
The American mining congress begins its sixteenth annual meeting in Philadelphia on October 20. Secretary James J. Callbreath has organized a program to engage mining experts nationwide. The aims include promoting safety legislation, improving operating efficiency, and conserving mineral resources.
In Bremerhaven Germany on October 14 the body of Adolphuis Busch famed St Louis brewer was shipped to New York aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm. Family members traveled with the remains as it departed early morning. This item notes related visits in town by Heiserman of Albia and mentions the Dairy Cattle Congress attended by local residents.
Excerpts note potato shortages and high prices as 1873 harvests fail. Iowa imports from Minnesota and Iowa. A.T. Lane leaves East Side Lumber yard for two months in New York. Dry summer limited fall plowing. recent rains prompt activity. Tabernacle Chapter 62 appoints members to attend Des Moines grand chapter. Freight trains rebound after crash and new coal sheds rise near BCRN depot. Presbyterian Synod of Iowa to meet Cedar Falls. Indian summer praised as warm spell contrasts with snow in New York and Pennsylvania.
Market quotes list wheat 89 cents oats 22.5 cents corn 28 cents potatoes 65 cents beef cattle 1.50 to 2 per cwt steers 3.50 to 5 butter 25 cents per lb eggs 16 cents a dozen. Rev W F Barclay to Mason City pastorate. W W Wyant ill at dinner, ice cream blamed. Jess Sessions named Waterloo superintendent. Ducks moving south, Quinneers active at Chautauqua institute.
The article notes a shift from complacency to rivalry as electric interurban roads expand their freight and express services. Steam railways initially resisted but now acknowledge interurbans create profitable new traffic the long haul and bulk freight sectors cannot handle, boosting both systems as communities grow.
Mrs McElhaney marked her centennial at home in Waverly after moving from Pennsylvania in pioneer days. She leaves eighty nine blood descendants and is highlighted as a remarkable local elder. Rent and real estate notices also appear with listings from Grant, Iowa.
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