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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1911

Page

7

Markets and Weather Roundup From Sept 11

Large world wheat shipments press prices lower in Chicago. Berlin and Liverpool shadows weigh on futures as December dips. Hog and cattle futures show mixed moves with hogs opening steady then weakening. St Louis and Kansas City livestock receipts rise. butter eggs cheese steady in Chicago produce. Weather outlooks Iowa, Tama, and South Dakota vary from unsettled to fair.

Chicago Danube Berlin Liverpool Waterloo Wellington Crystal Kansas Turkey Pioneer Aristos

Sheep Market Sees Early Decline In Chicago Open

The sheep market opened ten cents lower in Chicago with Native and Western lots listed. Prices noted include $2.25 for 400 head natives, $2.60 to $4.00 for Westerns, and a range of $3.75 to $5.15 for native and Western lambs and yearlings.

Kansas City Aesse Omaha Neb Chicago Texas

De Voe Opens Jewelry Store At Bridge Street

Mr E G De Voe experienced watchmaker and engraver plans a jewelry store at 181 Bridge street within the Orpheum theater building, likely Sept 23. He and Mrs De Voe have made many friends during two years in the city and his recent employment was with A A Asquith & Bro. Card of thanks follows for assistance during illness and death of Mrs Fred Jacob.

E. G. de Voe Bridge Street Orpheum Theater de Voe A. Asquith & Bro Fred Jacob

Fire Rips Garrison District Destruction Sweeps 26 Buildings

A Sunday morning fire in Garrison Iowa destroyed 26 buildings, 19 of them business houses, with a total loss around 100000 and insured about 25000. The fire started at B N Donley’s restaurant and was fanned by a southeast wind. Heavily raining after midnight saved the residence district. Farmers Savings bank spared. Population 438 at last census.

Cedar Rapids Garrison B. N. Donley Coster & Meeks O. Wenner Baun & Mentzer S. L. Tulick People's Savings Bank Dr. Carl Resaurant Donley Farmers’ Savings Bank

19 Pound Musk Melon On Market

The public market was busy this morning with wagons bringing live chickens, butter, eggs, milk, honey, and other produce. A 19 pound musk melon displayed by E. Brown drew attention as the largest, though not for sale, intended as a gift. Prices varied for melons, watermelons, onions, butter, eggs, and other staples with a push for a permanent market arrangement.

LaPorte City Creamery John Greene C. E. Brown Curtis Ford Cedar Falls Brown Iowa

City in Brief Sampler Highlights Local Travels and Ties

A roundup of short notices: A. E. Gibson trips to Quincy Illinois for business, E. C. Bloth visits Ottawa and other Canadian points, and Miss Linda Whitney heads to Cedar Rapids for Coe College. Numerous residents travel, teach, or visit relatives while market and county affairs fill the rest of the page.

Buchanan Optical Service A. E. Gibson Quincy E. C. Bloth Ottawa Canada Linda Whitney Cedar Rapids Coe College Mise Helene Odrian Six Weks New York

Conflicting Claims in Wisconsin Child Murder Case

Madison detectives deepen a baffling Lake Monona death of 7 year old Annie Lemberger while her funeral plans proceed. The father George Lemberger faces new questions after investigators dispute his alibi and a possible motive tied to a degenerate offender.

Madison Wis Annis Lembereger Lake Monona Cewg Wisconsin Brown Thi Lemberger Annie Lemberger George Lemberger Annie Father

Merlen to Retire as President of NYNH&H Railroad

New Haven Conn September 11 official announcements state C S Merlen of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad will retire from the presidency of that company with the exact date to be fixed.

Wise New Haven Conn C. S. Merlen The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

Sudden Death of Waterloo Printer After Vacation

Orvis E. Strong a Waterloo printer of eight to nine years died suddenly of heart failure Sunday at 6 45 AM at 420 Fourth Street East where he had roomed seven months. He returned Saturday from a five week vacation with his son L J Strong and other relatives in Council Bluffs. Born July 11 1852 he was fifty nine. He worked for Matt Parrott Sons and W B Howell in Waterloo and attended Grace MW church and Walnut Street Baptist. Burial planned for Fremont Nebraska or Muscatine.

Orvis E. Strong Waterloo A. A. Kelly Fourth Street East Mr. Strong L. J. Strong Council Bluffs Kelly Muscatine Nebraska Fremont Neb Mary Clark West Liberty California Strong Matt Parrott & Sons W. B. Howell Printing Company Grace MW. EL Walnut Street Baptist Muscatina

More Politicians Plea From Champ Clark Address

Speaker Champ Clark urged more politics and more politicians in Missouri and nationwide. He recounted early struggles starting as a schoolteacher in Louisiana and borrowing $10 from Judge H. H. Priest, arguing that every citizen should study issues and serve the state, even if it means running for office as a duty to country.

Louisiana Champ Clark Missourio l Missouri H. H. Priest St. Louis Moberly America

Harvard Princeton to Highlight Big Eastern Football Season

The opening week features Carlisle, Lafayette, Virginia and other teams with Cornell Dartmouth starting a week later. Harvard Yale Princeton Pennsylvania Brown Syracuse and others appear soon as coaches launch fall schedules. A Harvard Princeton clash four weeks before Harvard’s season end marks one of the year’s top eastern games.

New York Carlisle Lafayette Virginia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Yale Princeton Pennsylvania Brown Pennsylvania State Syracuse Amherst Wesleyan Leigh

Banks Protected Against Fraud

An arrest of LeRoy Utterback for stealing 1600 from Black Hawk National Bank shows banks’ fraud safeguards. Pinkerton agents traced the theft quickly, with many banks allied to the American Bankers Association and Pinkerton, ensuring pursuit until the culprit is jailed.

LeRoy Utterback Black Hawk National Bank Pinkerton National Protective Agency American Bankers’ Association

Company awarded about 700000 in takings case

Grand Rapids Mich September 11 United States Judge Denison awarded the Chandler Dunbar company of Sault Ste Marie approximately 700000 for property taken by the government for ship dock construction. The firm argued the property was worth more than the awarded sum.

Grand Rapids, Mich United States Denison Chandler-Dunbar Company Sault Ste Marie

Three Arrested In Baffling Wennerstrom Murder Case

Chicago, Sent. 11. Three men were arrested at Gary by detectives on the Wennerstrom murder case. The suspects, well dressed and claiming to seek an automobile, gave the names Edward Marland of Pittsburgh, William Logeran of New York, and M. Jeffrey.

Chicago Gary Frederick Wennerstrom Am Automobile Edward Marland Pittsburgh William Logeran New York M. Jeffrey

Broken back six years home to die

Pittsburg Kansas dispatch reports Bim Andrew Roachts, after six years with a broken back and no hope, began his final journey home to southern Italy to die. He was hurt in a mine accident and given weeks to live.

Pittsburg Kan Bim Andrew Roachts Italy

Chapman Released From Davenport Task to Tote Q Can Association

Cleveland report states that a local land American league chad chad released today to the Tote Q can Association tears. The fragmentary dispatch mentions Chapman and Davenport Task but lacks clear details or full names and roles.

Cleveland, O Land American League Ghortatop Cnapramm Davenport

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