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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1920
Page
7
Cattle receipts 500 in Cincinnati with steady market. Steers around 11.50, calves 20.60 to 22.00. Hogs receipts 400 with 9.00 to 9.50 for good to choice. Lambs 19.00 to 19.50. Chicago butter 67% to 60 cents, eggs mixed, cheese and live poultry listed.
Hogs receipts reach 57 000 with steady to 15 cent declines. Prices show bulk at 15.50 to 15.75 and butchers 14.85 to 16.85, with packing 14.25 to 15.15. Light hogs around 14.85 and 13.75 to 14.75 for roughs. Cattle receipts total 21 000 with steady to 15 cent drop. beeves 9.00 to 17.50, butcher stock 6.75 to 13.75, cows 6.675 to 17.50, calf and other categories mixed with various prices noted.
Cattle receipts light with a steady market. mixed prices across grades from 10.50 to 23.00 for calves and 12.00 to 14.50 for prime and common stock. Sheep and lambs steady with wethers around 12 to 13.50. yearling lambs noted. Liberty Bonds prices shown for New York trading, with varied bid values. Also Toledo produce prices listed for corn, oats, barley, and seeds. An administrator appointment in Ath ens county and a note on Mexico oil lands development.
River reports from Pittsburgh show Point Bridge at 6.6 feet and several locations including Herrs Island 64 feet Davis Island 8.2 feet Beaver Dam 12.9 Parkersburg 17 and Point Pleasant 31 feet, all falling as of January 27.
The disabled American transport Powhatan, buffeted by heavy seas since Jan. 18, was forty miles off Halifax at 11 a.m. and traveling about five miles per hour. It was expected to reach the harbor by evening, with the wrecking steamship Relief in tow assisted by the Lady Laurier and coast guard cutter Ossippee and Acushnet guiding the tow.
Linscott buys seventy acres from Moses Ball heirs along Linscott Run, joining the family farm. Fleming sells 200 acres to Wm Clester of Sugar Creek. Co D Henry attends state farm bureau delegates meeting in Columbus. Tommy and Mrs Jones visit Grimes family at Sharpsburg with Floyd Grimes and Niswanda. Rev McNall plans revival meetings in Defiance. Ira Bennett leaves Parkersong to resume his Tangerial business at the old stand. Churches report ice hindering Sunday services and flu illness cases rise. Mrs Gibson travels to Basil after wire reports her daughter and husband ill with lu.
Albany NY Jan 27 Hamby the Hastings Brooklyn Savings Bank teller killer faces execution Thursday night at 11 o clock at Sing Sing. The death chair has passed preliminary tests and final seating will occur Thursday afternoon. Hamby confessed to the bank robbery and other crimes after his arrest on the Pacific coast.
A letter to Probate Judge Krichbaum from Ambrose Habig of Wheeling asks about the William Bennett Hoffman jazz marriage in Canton last week. The missive says a Hoffman married there and the wife remains in Wheeling.
Henry L. Farrell reports that young Bob Fitzsimmons, in his second pro bout, struggles to resemble his famed father. He defeats Eddie West by technical knockout after West quits late in the seventh, while Fitz displays a novice’s punch and strategy. West endures swollen eyes and a battered face as Fitz fails to finish.
Artos Fanning of Kansas City outpointed Otto Wallace of Milwaukee in a light bout last night in Tulsa. Fanning won five rounds while Wallace had three and two were even. Otto rallied late but Fanning held the lead to win.
In Buffalo on January 26 Herman Smith of Buffalo defeated Willie Devore of Akron in ten rounds. Frankie Schoell and Eddie Fussimmons fought to a draw in six rounds. Barney Porter stopped Young Lindsay in Tulsa in two rounds. In Boston McTigue and Milbay staged a no contest. Frankie Fleming defeated Jimmie Socco in Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh reports say Anna May Wood married Tom Bodkin theatrical manager with theories Theda Bara was the bride. Father Thomas Ryan at St. Bridget’s denied the claim saying Anna Wood is not Theda Bara. Bodkin, a boxing figure, and his family declined to discuss the marriage.
Berlin dispatch reports Court Chaplain Vogel praised the former kaiser as the most important man in history beside Luther in a Westarp speech. Haley stopped Zanesville foe in Cincinnati event as Patsey Haley was knocked out in the second round by Billy Freeman in Cincinnati.
Sherwood Magee, last year with the Cincinnati Reds, will play first base for the Columbus Association team next season. The deal closed when Joe Tinker, president of the Senators, confirmed Magee had signed after Bill Clymer’s Philadelphia conference.
It was a draw in a ten round bout as Bob Martin inter allied army heavyweight champion battled Sergeant Ray Smith A B F middleweight here last night. Smith knocked Martin down in the first round and Martin felled Smith in the third. Both fighters showed moments of grogginess but could not be declared the winner.
Bryan Downey of Columbus won a referee's decision over Steve Lattre of Haselton Pennsylvania after a twelve round bout in Dayton. Lattre fought hard in the early rounds but Downey controlled the later exchanges to secure the victory.
Notice invites bids at Athens National until 10 o'clock on January 3 1920 for lease of the Athens Fair Grounds for one year with conditions. Bids must include a cash deposit of 300 dollars and are subject to rejection by the fair directors. The sale is overseen by the secretary and Jones will serve as reserve. Date references 1 23 24 27.
A cryptic OCR fragment reports a bond sale notice referencing a local figure and date. The garbled text mentions Stock and death related context, with references to a community or institutional issue and a public sale action.
The document outlines an emergency ordinance designating board member positions for Wass and four land areas, with terms and vacancies filled as described. It names the mayor and clerk and sets sections on health appointments and duties, effective after a minimum period.
Thomas Auflick files in the court of common pleas of Athens for divorce from Della Auflick alleging willful absence. Hearing set after unspecified date. Foster and Wells represent plaintiff. Includes vehicle value note of 611,000 in state records.
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