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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1921
Page
7
July 2 market report notes the Stock Exchange closed today and not reopening until after July 4. Prices shown include Lambs at 10.50, Butchers at 9.50, and Sheep at 11.00 with strong market demand and extra 3.00 to 4.00 noted.
Chicago July 2 United Press Major railroad leaders met to decide on action after a 12 percent wage cut ordered by the Railway Labor Board. Rank and file oppose the cut but leaders expect to prevent a strike with the conference likely to run into next week.
French ambassador Jules Jusserand names Carpentier as the likely winner in Jersey City today. He declines to attend the bout citing diplomatic discretion and insists there is no national honor at stake.
Quarterly payments for the blind and monthly benefits for dependent mothers in Athens county will be mailed today. The distribution covers many needy residents awaiting relief.
Farmers seek guidance on lime benefits from Ohio Experiment Station specialists. Eastern Ohio soils over sandstone and shale show clear lime needs while western Ohio soils derived from limestone rock show less acute but sometimes profitable lime use.
Etta Schoonover has filed for divorce alimony and custody against John Schoonover in case No. 12208. The hearing is set for on or after August 1. Attorney for plaintiff is Wood and Bartels.
Union Stock Yards reports hog receipts around 4000 with prices up 110 cents. Hog markets show bulk at 8.75 and 9.35 with various cuts and pig products listed. Beef prices range from 6.00 to 8.85 for beeves and butcher stock 4.25 to 8.00. Calves near 7.50, lambs around 10.60 and ewes at 1.60. Market remains steady for certain categories.
Cattle receipts 160 with market steady for steers around 7.00 and 750 calves with prices near 8.50 to 9.00. Live inventory shows 1500 total receipts and a strong market with gains across lots for good choosing packers.
Grain and produce data from Cleveland on July 2 shows butter prices per dozen and various poultry rates. Firsts and seconds are listed with fees, while live fowls, roosters, broilers and ducks have posted prices in cents per unit, reflecting market rates of the day.
The Chicago price listing reports butter creamery and cheese categories with several firsts and seconds, including standard and ordinary grades. Live poultry figures appear alongside percentages for Americas and related items, indicating mixed market activity without a single dominant trend.
Washington reports the Harding administration will seek a treaty of amity and commerce with Germany as the next step in foreign policy. Senate foreign relations leaders say the agreement will not be a peace treaty but will settle outstanding questions and secure full satisfaction of American claims.
Tax notices for Glouster and Nelsonville collections run July 6 to 14 with books closed July 20. Bring last tax receipt to aid the treasurer James E. Woodworth. Also notice of appointment Vasilia Welch named administratrix of Michael Welch estate in Athens County, Ohio dated June 25, 1921.
Persa Patesides seeks a divorce from Patestos on grounds of adultery and wilful absence in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio. Cause No. 12243 set for hearing after August 6 1921. Foster and Wells are attorneys for the plaintiff.
Public auction set for July 9 1921 at 1 PM in Chauncey Dover Township Athens County Ohio to sell one Merry-Go-Round with equipment and attachments. Sale funds cover storage charges and related expenses from storage contract dated April 9 1921 with W J Wilson owner of property. Cash in hand required at sale.
The Brand law takes effect exempting farmers marketing and purchasing organizations from Valentine antitrust restrictions and puts them under the state public utilities commission to curb excess profits. It marks a key milestone after years of farmer push for reform. Other agricultural measures move toward implementation with a July 25 tuberculin act and multiple August dates covering weights, forestry, nurseries, dairy fat content, and land title powers for game and reforestation.
Jersey City reports July 2 crowds awaiting a boxing event. Builders test the bell system while officers and workers observe. Tex Rickard, unseen by fans, predicts a 1.5 million house as national colors, bands, and seating arrangements fill the arena.
Francia Hentrick, 12, son of Lawrence Hentrick, was electrocuted last night in the basement of his Sidney home. He stood barefoot on a wet floor and touched a disconnected light socket, causing a fatal shock.
Miss Roee Ahern, 19, a Minot nurse, drowned in the Mouse River. Attempts to revive her included hand heart massage, a pulmotor, and an operation by Dr. L J Devine aimed at restarting the heart, but all efforts failed.
Washington reports expected 8,433,000 bales of cotton this year, about 5,000,000 bales less than last year and around 8,000,000 below the 1914 record. Acreage drops 28.4 percent from last year as the department of agriculture issues the forecast.
The Village of Jacksonville Ohio invites sealed bids by noon Saturday July 1921 for grading draining curbing and paving Palmer street from Fourth to Eighth streets. Bids must include full names and a $560 bond or certified check. If bids are rejected checks returned. if accepted contract executed. By order of village council. William Hilt Clerk.
Mrs Mary A Mayberry is appointed city auditor of Conneaut Ohio becoming the first woman in the county to hold such a public office.
Athens police report a record number of out of town visitors for the circus last Friday. The day was quiet with no unusual disorder and officers conducted a booze raid that destroyed Fourth of July explosives. A band of visitors gathered as raid results were posted on the sheriff's porch and photographed.
Dover July 2 Senator Josiah Wolcott Democrat accepts appointment as chancellor of Delaware. Governor Denny likely will name Gen. T Coleman Dupont to complete Wolcott's term.
Miss Ida Green, 40, once an attorney from New York City, died while battling a forest fire that threatened her property near Newhall in the mountains northwest of Los Angeles. Her body was found on burned grass in the plot.
In Columbus Kansas on July 2 Alexander Howatt and August president and vice president of the Kansas miners union were found guilty by a jury of violating criminal provisions of the Kansas trial court law by calling a strike.
Pearl Juniper a miner and 4 Rankine both of Glouster received licenses with Rev. L. Strecker officiating. Donald Johnson Clerk and EY Gilbert both of Nelsonville completed the process for the marriages.
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