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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1920
Page
7
Classified items include a bungalow for cash at 5 000, two lots on the interurban line near Parkersburg and Whitliams town, plus multiple fundraisers and sales by church groups with dates in December. Notes include debt disclaimer for a spouse and various bake sale and lunch events.
The Elgin Store Moler on the square advertises watches, jewelry, clocks, and silverware at low prices with repair services available. The notice references the corner of the square and a time hint 12 4 7p.
Cattle receipts light with a steady market. Best cattle 12.00 to 12.50, prime 10.50 to 11.50, common 10.00 to 11.00, veal calves 15.00 to 15.50. Sheep and lambs receipts fair with steady market. prime wethers 6.00 to 6.25, good 5.00 to 5.50, yearling lambs 12.50 to 13.50. Hogs receipts 15 doubles steady. prime heavy 10.00 to 10.25, mediums 10.65 to 10.75, heavy workers 10.65 to 10.75, pigs 10.25 to 10.50, roughs 8.00 to 9.00, stags 6.00 to 7.00.
Butter creamery and butter prices range from 34 to 49 cents with various grades including standards firsts and seconds. Cheese, twins and fowls are quoted at 16 to 19 cents and 64 to 65 cents for Eyes ordinaries.
Hogs receipts 8000 with market 15 to 25 cents higher. Bulk prices $9.60 to $9.75. butchers $9.60 to $9.80. packing $9.50 to $9.65. light $9.60 to $9.85. pigs $8.70 to $9.75. roughs $9.25 to $9.59. Cattle receipts 1000, market steady. beeves up to $13.50, stockers and feeders $4.50 to $9.50. cows $4.50 to $6.25. calves $9.50 to $10.50. Sheep receipts 2000, market steady. wool lambs $7.75 to $10.00. ewes $2.00 to $6.00.
Cattle receipts 150 with strong market. shippers paid 9.00 to 11.50. Calves receipts steady to 1 lower. extras 12.50 to 13.50. Hogs receipts 6000 strong by 0.25. good packers and butchers paying around 10.25. Sheep receipts 100 steady. extras 4.50 to 5.00. Lambs market weak to lower. extras 10.50 to 11.00.
Market report shows steady egg prices in Cincinnati with extra firsts at 80 cents, firsts at 78 cents, and ordinaries at 76 cents.
Grain close report from Toledo Ohio lists prices for wheat cash December and March at 1.96 dollars per bushel. Corn No 2 yellow old 86 and new 80 3 4 cents. Oats No 2 white 53 3 4 cents. Rye No 2 cash 1.58. Barley No 2 cash 2 cents. Cloverseed cash 1919 11.85, 1920 December 11.95, January 12.00, February 12.15, March 12.10. Timothy cash 1918 3.35, 1919 3.45, December 3.57 1 4, January 3.60, February 3.62 0, March 3.65. Alsike cash new 15.68, cash 16.00, March 15.85, December 16.25. Butter 55 1 2 cents, Eggs 90 cents, Hay 1.60.
MARION December 11. William J Bryan secretary of state in the Wilson era will confer on the international situation with President elect Harding here next Friday. Bryan has a speaking engagement in Marion and inquiries show he would see Harding during his visit.
The Athens county schools gain support as parent teacher associations form in New Marshfield and Canaanville. New Marshfield starts with thirty members and serves sandwiches and coffee as officers are elected: President Mrs. Pulaski Hewitt and others. Canaanville follows with twenty two members and a program by local high school girls. officers include President W. D. Baker and secretary Lucy Sutton.
Grover Glass died in a Columbus hospital after a week there seeking relief from a long illness. His remains were brought to Athens and placed at the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs William Glass, West Washington Street. Services will be held Monday at an hour not yet known. He leaves a widow and a daughter Frances and several brothers and sisters.
Funeral party bearing the remains of Mrs Jennie Dean widow of Royal Dean Civil war veteran arrives in Athens from Oberna Kan. Services set for Tuesday December 14 at 10 A M at the Orange church with Emerson Stout Carthage township as closest living relative.
Relatives report Horace Carter of Omega Oklahoma a Civil War veteran who marched with Sherman to the sea. He was in the seventies and a brother of Miss W Elisabeth Carter of Athena and the late Mrs. W B Foster. Survived by his widow and one married daughter.
Ardmore Oklahoma December 11 Smith Hamon is believed to be in the Texas oil fields or in Mexico in connection with the death of Jake L Hamon Oklahoma politician County Attorney Russell Brown says Brown dismisses reports of a planned surrender and warns of a possible false trail by forces resisting apprehension
Columbus detective reports merchant Ratner escaped injury when a highwayman fired at him during a daylight holdup at Ratner's store. The bullet pierced his clothing but did not cause harm. The incident happened Saturday in Columbus.
Notice states seated bids to trustees of Dover township Ohio at their office until December 31 1920 at 12 noon for furnishing medical relief to indigent poor of the township for the year beginning January 1 1921 Each bid must be accompanied by a statement that the bidder will furnish the medical relief and that the trustees reserve the right to reject any or all bids Names and titles obscured in the source.
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