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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1914
Page
4
Classified notice offering rental for Booms with contact option. Unclear text mentions phone number 2068 and name Black. Readability poor. key details fragmentary.
A collage of real estate ads and public notices from Waterloo Iowa include for sale homes with prices from 2700 to 3000, acreage and farm listings in Minnesota and Iowa, loan and mortgage offers, medical ads, and detailed registration notices for the 1914 General election. Property listings mention specific streets and owners like S. A. Wilerson, J. Pommer & Co, and C. R. Tallowell, with offices in Des Moines and Waterloo and local addresses. The document also lists election registration sites and dates, emphasizing voter compliance for the upcoming election.
General markets report from Chicago on Oct 20 notes wheat weakness early, a rally fueled by export demand, and later declines due to first-basis selling. May gains contrasted with December, while favorable corn weather and Argentina prices drew attention. Oats eased from longs, hogs and provisions fell, shipments to Holland hindered. Livestock offerings remained ample, cattle quality was poor, and sheep and lambs rose on shipping demand.
Solth OmaMa live stock totals show today’s receipts with price bids and market conditions for cattle hogs sheep and calves. Chicago updates list hog cattle and sheep markets opening and closing prices with notes on receipts and futures in wheat corn and fats.
The sheet lists futures and spot prices for Wheat Corn and Barley across Dev and Wellington regions, with May and Dec contracts, plus prices for oil meal, feed, dairy products, and assorted livestock. It includes cattle, hogs, hides, poultry, and straw values, reflecting regional market activity and retail to wholesale price ranges.
In Greene on October 4 A Annis Squires of Waterloo is on a racation visiting relatives in Greene. Mrs E J Miller returned from Mason City. Rev and Mrs Scrogies welcomed a daughter on Friday October 3. J B Miller is seriously ill with stomach trouble. Gail Hoeft bought an eighty acre farm near Park Rapids. Clyde Weyand shopped in Twin Cities for fall trade. Elder J F Burton departed for Ankeny then Ottumwa for meetings. Mrs Wm Sylvester recently gave birth to a girl. Funeral services held for I S Holmes in the M E church. Holmes died at his son Irvine’s home in Nevada Iowa on Monday October 12 aged 82 years 10 months 23 days.
Mitchell Oct 19. A boy was born to Mr and Mrs Anton Iedeman on Oct 12. Sunday school convention attendees at Orchard included Rev O M Van Swearingen and Rev L O Thompson among others. Robert Waddell of Everett, Washington circulated with friends last week. Mr and Mrs Eugene Weldin left for Platte, South Carolina due to bad roads. Mrs Wm Amon of Pasadena, California visited her brother E J Stokes then headed to Evansville, Wisconsin. Mrs Carl Miller of Waterloo visited her parents, Mr and Mrs J T Ross. Mrs H India, Mrs A Tesch and Miss Laura Cordes shopped in Waterloo Wednesday. Mrs Wm Suchy and her little son of Milwaukee are visiting her parents. Mr and Mrs Frank Peterman and Mrs Z Muncan left for Rockford, Tennessee after a maternal death. Miss Sophie Ebbesen attended a Christian Science convention in Chicago the prior week. Mrs K W Williams returned to Waterloo after a two week visit with her parents.
Rev Meier a Coe college student preached at the Presbyterian pulpit Sunday. Ralph Rodgen family return from Weyhauser Wisconsin. Civil War veteran Arnold visits old comrade M J Blood and family. Joseph Smith travels to Town City for eye treatment with Rev Basham. Hoffords visit near Nor wax with Bridgford renting Davis farm west of town.
Mrs Jay Van Oredal attended Me Monday morning. Mr Corkery left for a visit and then resigned his teaching post at Rowley school. Miss Fisher of Independence hired by the school board and assumed duties as postmaster, prompting a realignment of staff and responsibilities.
Fredericksburg notes ongoing special meetings at the M K church. Last Saturday P. Moore traded his 22 acre farm for C A Lowry property of 22 acres, with Moore receiving 5000. Lowry paid 160 per acre. Moore had paid 40 per acre nine years ago.
The document outlines a proposed amendment to Iowa's constitution allowing the people to initiate and refer laws. It details petition requirements, districts, thresholds, processing by the secretary of state, court review, printing rules, and timelines, with protections for public peace and appropriations. It notes approval processes by the General Assembly and two successive elections, and ends with official certification by the Secretary of State.
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