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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1913
Page
5
Weather shows showers while markets list futures for July September with price quotes. Figures include 11.95 11.90 11.87 for July and 11.92 11.90 11.87 for September and October readings around 11.70 to 11.67. Prices appear as concise, fluctuating values for the commodity.
Special to the Banner. Atlanta forecast till 7 p m Wednesday calls for fair conditions in Atlanta and Georgia. Only a few showers were reported in the past 24 hours at scattered locations. An eczema ointment advertisement notes rapid relief and healing claims with price 50 cents and a money back guarantee.
A moderate disturbance over Minnesota and another over southern Arizona are noted with high pressure otherwise. Night temperatures were cooler in the east with Atlanta at 66 and Asheville 52 while Rapid City led warm readings at 98 and Sheridan 94 in the northwest. Conditions favor fair weather tonight and Wednesday with another cool night at Atlanta. Co. F. von Herrmann, Section Director.
El Paso Valley profile of Zach Cobb's 140 acre hog ranch near Ysleta and Belen. The operation combines Poland China and Duroc Jersey hogs with structured housing, irrigation fed alfalfa paddocks, bath and dipping vats, and a wide layout of breeding and farrowing facilities aimed at profitable pork production.
The Cobb ranch markets purebred hogs with registered lineage. An Old Med mler's Chief boar and a 700 pound Duroc Jersey rule the herd as prize animals. Cobb expects 15 pigs per year from 50 sows and projects $12,000 gross with $8,250 net after feed costs. Alfalfa feeds hogs, boosting health and profits.
In every home a Bucklen's Arnica Salve should be on hand for burns cuts wounds and scalds. J H Polanco of Dellville Texas reports his little girl's cut foot healed by the salve. The ad calls it the world's best salve at 25 cents and recommends W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
The regular July term of the Jefferson city court in Jefferson Georgia opened under Judge George A. Johns with Solicitor Pemberton Cooley and Clerk Ed L. Williamson. The calendar emphasizes civil cases this week as farmers finish harvest and criminal docket postponed. an adjourned term will later address criminal matters. Attending lawyers include Hewlett A. Hall Thos J Shackelford W M Quarterman and C L J Smith.
A dog owned by Richard Fanthorpe, a barrister, was found guilty of worrying a lamb in Greenwich. Three Hollo way farm workers identified the dog as the culprit. The magistrate ordered the defendant to pay 25s for the lamb’s value and 238 costs.
A Yonkers Statesman cartoon features two travelers debating heart rates. The First Traveling Man notes a human heart around 70 beats per minute while an elephant’s runs about 30. The Second Traveling Man quips the elephant’s trunk removes worry.
In Commerce Georgia on July 8 the Commerce Presbyterian Church session met to call a Congregational meeting after Sunday preaching to elect a pastor for the church and decide any other business. Members favor Rev Jesse N McCord who has served as supply for two months and may be elected as permanent pastor.
J D Price the new commissioner of agriculture is besieged by job applicants and requests from supporters. Since taking office a week ago he has informed would be appointees that no positions are available. His predecessor J J Conner of Cartersville left a patronage tangle with no jobs to distribute beyond office staff.
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