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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
14
A brief note lists financial items and approvals from the board of supervisors including figures 1.00 3.00 8.00 2.25 63 374 23, reflecting routine expenditures and allocations discussed in the session.
Chicago reports lower wheat on favorable weather and rising Russian and Canadian offerings. December wheat slips to about 90 cents, corn and oats weaken with grain declines. St Louis and Kansas City stage mixed cattle hog and sheep results with steady to higher bids. Produce prices hold as butter, eggs, cheese, and potatoes stay steady amid thin demand.
Overseer of the poor J. F. Klingaman returns from California to resume duties and relieve Sergeant Howard Garrison who has handled the work during Klingaman’s absence. Garrison remained busy through the cold spell as winter approaches. Councilman and Mrs R M Dewey travel to St Paul to visit their son Clyde Dewey and family for a week.
A Pullman porter discusses voting for Taft and the 1910s political questions with a passenger. He recalls past ballots for Roosevelt and McKinley, links jobs and economic conditions to national policy, and debates initiative or recall ideas, tariff plans, and the value of expert commissions. The talk probes whether voters think for themselves or follow others.
Republican leaders urge stability amid calls for new government theories. They compare political upheaval to steering a storm-tossed ship, arguing a steady course under Taft's administration protects the nation. The message from Hilles Reynolds and Feeley stresses prudence and continuity.
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