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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1921
Page
7
For sale a Buick six roadster with trade options including a horse or a good cow. Contact H. W. Roberts at 29 Richland Avenue or call phone 4781 for details.
Two miles south of the Athens courthouse on the Albany paved road. Ill health forces sale. seller may consider a house in a good location. Contact James McHenry Athens RR DD.
Property offers 40 acres with a 4 room house, barn and outbuildings, five acres of wheat and plowed land, pasture and summer crop, some fruit, near village with five stores three churches and schools. Includes two work horses two cows 75 hens wagon harness tools and $100 feed. Price 2750 dollars and terms on rental. Also 12 acre property Lottridge Ohio with house garage barn shop orchard and three gardens plus 100 acre farm for rent with bonds.
For sale listing outlines multiple tracts including 156 acre farm with 70 acres bottom land and buildings at 10 000 down with balance over easy terms one mile from a paved road and 154 acres near school on a good road three miles out with a 12 000 price, 66 acres on Pike eight miles from Athens priced at 6000, 17 acres with nine rooms and bath outbuildings and fruit near paved road, 46 acres four miles out with coal nearby 2500, 657 acres coal land with good buildings at 8000, 117 acres with six room house barn silo and fruit at 3500, 80 acres with blue grass pasture at 3000. Hedges Co Realty Agency Room 15 Athens National Bank Building. Phone 2278.
Will Phillips suffered severe facial cuts in a motor accident at mine 256 yesterday afternoon. He was transported to Dr Crawford's office where 14 stitches were required. Charges of running an illegal gambling establishment were filed against C B Hooks by Hugh Gormley and Hooks pleaded not guilty as his case was set for next Monday at 7 PM before Mayor Wallace.
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Parker were held in this city on Monday with out of town attendees including Mr. and Mrs. John J. Quinlan of Carbondale Mrs. Clarence Connor and son Mr and Mrs Allen and Sarah Morris of Akron Mr and Mrs E F Fox and Evan Parker of Columbus Robert Grat and Mrs Elizabeth Fox of New Straitsville Mrs C Robinson Mrs W J Davidson and Mrs Bess Vandyke of Athens.
Mr and Mrs David Robert announce the birth of a daughter born yesterday.
Mrs. Lewis Warehimer hosted a valentine party at her Hollister home for the Sunday school class on Monday evening. Music and conversation followed by luncheon prepared with aid from hostess and Miss Winnie Hilton. Attendees included Gladys White Elma Fierce Elsie Wilson Emma Adams Gladys McGee Norah Hodgson Deona Mitchell Lillian Fisher Winnie Hilton Annette Hodgson Frances Dew Garnet Wallace Leona Vaughn and Miss Potter.
A daughter was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs Emory Markin, expanding the family with a new member.
S D Spero purchased a vacant Madison street lot from C A Beal with closing completed yesterday. Spero plans to build a modern residence on the site.
P M Smith and family planned to move today from a Bishopville area farm to Orient Illinois but postponed the departure after nine year old Dwight developed mumps. Family will depart once he recovers.
James Pico spends the day in Columbus on business. Mrs. Ambrose Gibbs travels to Columbus after learning her daughter Elizabeth may need an operation.
Hog receipts 20000 with mixed prices in small gains and losses across classes. Cattle receipts 6000 with steady to higher market, beeves up to 10.65 and cows 4.00 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 17000, market steady with wool lambs at 5.50 to 8.75 and ewes 2.00 to 4.85.
Cattle receipts light and markets steady with prime and choice prices ranging up to 9.50 and veal calves from 14.50 to 16.00. Sheep and lambs see light receipts with a strong market. wethers 5.25 to 5.50, yearling lambs 8.75 to 9.00. Hogs show 45 doubles and market slips. prime heavies 9.25 to 9.50, mediums 11.25 to 11.40, heavy work hogs listed. The Welsh language note follows.
The listing shows bid ranges for livestock and light workers with pigs at 11.25 to 11.40, roughs 7.00 to 8.00, and stags 5.00 to 5.25, indicating price intervals for sale or auction entries.
Cattle receipts 600 slow and weak with shippers paying 7.00 to 8.50 per. Calves market weak with extras 12.50 to 13.00. Hogs receipts 6000 slow to steady with 25 cents lower and good packers and butchers 10.00 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 250 weak with extras 4.00 to 4.50 and lambs slow with extra 8.75 to 9.00.
Chicago market prices show butter creamery at 45 cents for standards 45c firsts 87c 43 and fractions 25c seconds 35c eggs ordinaries 28c 29c firsts 31 14c 82c cheese twins 23c young American 214c live poultry 31c.
Toledo grain quotes show Wheat cash and March at 1.94, May 1.84. Corn No. 2 yellow 73 1/4 cents. Oats No. 2 white 47 1/4 cents. Rye No. 2 1.60. Barley No. 2 76 cents. Clover seed 1920 Feb/Mar 11.90, Apr 9.75, Oct 10.50. Timothy 1918 2.80, 1919 2.90, 1920 Feb–May 3.00, Sept 3.35. Alsike new 15.50, March 13.50.
Cincinnati Feb 16 eyes steady as market quotes vary for produce. Extra firsts sell at 30c to 31c, firsts 29c to 30c, ordinary 28c to 29c in steady trading.
Geraldis sues Charles Dodd in common pleas seeking 1525 dollars for injuries and property losses after a January 22 crash on the Athens to Canaanville road. He alleges Dodd drove fast on the opposite side intoxicated and failed to horn, demolishing the buggy and injuring Geraldis while the horse fled.
Notice to stockholders of Majestic Coal Co. a meeting at Cooley and Campbell offices in Athens Ohio on March 8 1921. Purpose to consider advising the company on surrendering its corporate authority and franchise. Signed by John Cooley George Hall and Will Hall.
Theodre Hawk laments school funding tied to state controls and college policies. He argues for eliminating district superintendents and higher pay for teachers, criticizing uniform salary rules. He cites illegal emergency certificates and student behavior to stress citizenship responsibility.
Hancock High School debating teams meet Lancaster High in Ellis Hall as part of triangular leagues. Athens High faces Athens no 2 in the same night with finals to follow at Marietta on March 4.
The tin plate department of the Wirton Steel Company, consisting of 26 mills, has resumed full operation, company officials announced.
Chicago February 16 General Leonard Wood travels to St Augustine Florida to confer with President-elect Harding about his reported appointment as Governor General of the Philippines.
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