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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1919
Page
7
Residents in Athens react to a shift from exclusive natural gas use to coal stoves and furnaces warmed by hot blasts. Mr. Householder boasts heating his home with a coal stove. Some gas users complain of unreliable gas supply and predict next spring and summer will bring new coal equipment and fire places.
The steel and coal strike effects will reach farmers who need wire nails and fencing. Local hardware stores currently stock some supplies but cannot obtain additional quantities from larger wholesalers.
A leading merchant said two carloads of nails and fencing ordered from a major manufacturer were returned with a note that strikes prevented filling the order and no date given for fulfillment. State Examiner Ed Moriarty of the water works department is reviewing local records and will stay about a week.
Sanford France of Amesville crashed into a fence near Courtney hill injuring only the car’s windshield and fender. A horse toppled on West Union street near the post office last night, needing several men to right itself, though the animal was unhurt.
The piece notes Rev. M. B. Cooley’s home as a birds haven with feeding rituals drawing wild birds from miles around. Farmers report many quail sightings and winter feeding at sheltered springs and rocky ledges, with covies found daily on several farms.
Eggs show steady wholesale values with fresh firsts at 70 cents per dozen, firsts 68, extra firsts 57, and seconds 52. Live poultry prices vary by weight and type, including fowls 26 cents per pound over 5 pounds, roosters 16, broilers 11 4 percent pounds at 26, turkeys hens over 8 pounds 40 cents, calls 30, and crooked breasted 20.
Cattle receipts dull and weak with shipper prices at 10.50 and 15.50. Calves steady with 18.06 to 18.50. Hogs receipts 7500 market steady to strong. pigs rise about 1 with good packers and butchers at 14.00. Sheep receipts 600 market strong with good to choice 7.00 to 8.00 and lambs higher at 17.50 to 18.00.
Butter Creamery 67c standards 63 4c firsts 69 65c seconds 57 58c Eggs ordinaries 65c 71c firsts 76c Cheese twins 30c 30c young American 31c Live Poultry 18c 25c
Hogs receipts 20000 with slow market and mixed gains 25c higher. butchers 14.00 to 14.30, packing 12.50 to 13.75, light 13.50 to 14.00, pigs 12.75 to 13.75, roughs 12.50 to 13.25. Cattle receipts 11000 market steady to strong beeves 7.50 to 20.00, butcher stock 6.00 to 14.25, canners and cutters 4.75 to 7.50, stockers and feeders 5.75 to 12.00, cows 6.00 to 14.25, calves 16.50 to 17.00. Sheep receipts 20000 market slow 25c lower wool lambs 11.60 to 17.25, ewes 4.50 to 10.00.
Liberty bonds quotations listed for New York trading on December 17 show Liberty 31 ½ s at 99.48, Second 4 s at 91.50, First 4 ¼ 4 s at 93.80, Second 4 ¼ s at 91.60, Third 4 ¼ s at 93.62, Fourth 4 ½ s at 91.60, Victory 4 s at 98.82, and Victory 33 s at 98.88.
Cattle receipts light with a steady market. Prime cattle $15.00-$15.75, choice up to $15.75, veal calves $19.00-$19.50, common $12.00-$13.50. Sheep and lambs show higher prices with prime wethers $10.50-$11.00 and other grades climbing. Hog trade up with prime heavy $14.40-$14.75 and other hogs $14.60-$14.75, roughs and stags $9.00-$12.50.
Toledo Ohio December notes show corn No 3 yellow at 1.57 dollars, oats No 2 white 87.4 to 88.5 cents, barley No 2 1.60, rye No 2 1.72, clover seed cash and December at 30.65, January 30.60, February 30.65, March 30.40, Alsike December 31.05 and March 30.90, Timothy cash 1917 1918 5.50, cash 1919 and December 5.70, March April May 5.85.
Athens County Commissioners set January 19 1920 for a hearing on a petition by freehold residents of Dover Township seeking abandonment of a public road from the Westhem residence to the Coe farm and construction of a new road along Woodberry Run to meet Berndale Road near the Coe Inn. The filing cites public convenience and lists petitioners A Yson Banaudson and others. The document notes the review date and that the final engine will be read at the hearing.
The state health department lifted restrictions on ripe olive sales in Columbus. Poison linked to Canton and Detroit deaths was found in a single factory lot, which has been removed from the market.
Marcellus Rutledge has been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Martha L. Rutledge of Athens county Ohio deceased. Dated November 24 19 H. T. Phillips Probate Judge of Said County. 11-26-30tw.
The county board orders a public road closure beginning at the east foot of the property and extending west about 300 yards, with the new road fork to be intersected. A hearing is set for January 8, 1919.
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