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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1920
Page
7
An advertisement asks if asthma can be cured and cites evidence from thousands of cases. It directs readers to write Dr. B W Hair Asthma Medicine Company in Newark Ohio for further information, dated February 18, 1938.
Cincinnati market notes firm butter and eggs with various grades listed. Butter extras 67c and 65c. dairy fancy 68c. packing stock up to 80c. Eggs extra firsts 58c per dozen. firsts 50c. ordinary firsts 49c. seconds 48c. Live poultry prices show fowls 8c per lb and roosters 22c. springers over 2 lbs 35c. under 2 lbs 4c.
Cattle receipts 500 with slow market. shippers paid 11.00 to 12.00. Calves firm to strong with extra 20.00 to 20.50. Hogs receipts 6500 with a 25 to 60 cent drop. good packers and butchers 14.50 to 15.00. Sheep 100 with steady market and extra 10.00 to 10.50. lambs steady with extra 20.00.
Butter Creamery 638c standards 6lc firsts 55c 62c seconds 60c 62c. Eggs ordinaries 45c 50c firsts 54c 55c%c. Cheese Twins 26 14 Young American 29c. Live Poultry 37c.
Cattle receipts light and market steady with ranges for choice, prime, common and veal calves. Sheep and lambs show light receipts with prices across prime wethers to lambs, while hogs move slowly with varied weights and prices across heavy, medium, light yorkers and pigs.
Hog receipts reach 14 000 with lower prices. Bulk sold 13 75 to 14 40, butchers 13 60 to 14 40, packing 12 50 to 18 25, light 13 75 to 14 60, pigs 13 00 to 14 00, roughs 12 00 to 12 50. Cattle receipts 4 000 with a slow market. Beeves 9 00 to 16 25, butcher stocks 6 50 to 13 00, canners and cutters 5 00 to 7 75, stockers and feeders 6 75 to 11 60, cows 6 50 to 11 75, calves 15 75 to 17 25.
Harry Wakefield Jr has been appointed and qualified as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Harry Wakefield deceased in Athens county Ohio. Dated February 3 1920. H T Phillips Probate Judge of Said County 2-4-30tw.
Public auction set for February 7 1920 at one o clock PM at the court house door in Athens Ohio. Property includes northwest quarter section 17 township 6 range 1 extra land with 125 acres and additional tracts totaling about 259 acres valued at 10755 dollars with payment terms one third cash one third in one year and one third in two years secured by mortgage. Sheriff John Parker declares sale for Abraham Bingman Florine Bingman and others by order of the Athens County Common Pleas Court.
In favor of depositing money with the Buckeye State Building & Loan Co Rankin Building 22 West Gay Street Columbus Ohio. Safety all money loaned on homes or farms the safest of all mortgage loans. Profit five percent interest on Certificates of Deposit. Convenience Checks for interest mailed each six months. No trouble no delay. All business by mail is desired. Large institution assets now over 19 700 000. There are many advantages in dealing with a large and successful institution.
I W Gilbert is appointed and acts as administrator of the estate of Kien I Gibert late of Athens County Ohio deceased. Dated February 17 1920 H T Phillips 2 18 30tw.
Athens county board of education votes January 17 1920 to transfer land from Lee township to Albany village school districts for all school purposes under Section 4692 General Code. Remonstrances will be heard March 30 1920 at ten in the morning. Alex Root Clerk.
The board of deputy state supervisors of election of Athens county invites sealed bids for printing presidential primary ballots in Athens Ohio. Bids due by 10 a m February 27 1920. The board reserves right to reject any or all bids. Clerk D Fred R Bougher Chief Deputy W A Crayt.
Hazel M. DeLong of Vanier is notified that Ernest D. DeLong seeks a divorce in Athens County Ohio. The case is scheduled for hearing on March 9, 1809, with Foster & Wright Attorneys for the petitioner listed.
Probate court accounts and guardianship actions listed for numerous estates including Mary J. Litt, N. J. Valley, Alexander Aerson, Loretta Wines, Samuel V. Knowlton, Infante Campbell, Mary E. Moore, J. P. Reynolds, Mildred Collins, Allen Mercer, Margaret Iso, and others. Final and first accounts, guardianships, and administrators referenced with filing dates in January through February 1920 and a note citing Probate Judge H. T. Lirvs with the date 2-11-30tw.
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