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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1921
Page
11
Ann Murdock, actress and friend of Alf Hayman, longtime manager for the late Iies Frohman, inherits several million dollars from his estate. Kas esa Coleman lived at Hayman’s home. Miss Murdock’s mother receives $10,000.
Two rooms for light in Mrs. Rev. 1 at 170 W Columbus St. Two furnished rooms for light in Clinton St. Call Mrs M Hic Bell 290. Army reclaimed shoes for sale $2.25 per pair sizes 5 to 15 at U S Army and Navy Store 98 Columbus. Carload of coarse and black salt for stock price from car at Gad a Feed Store Nelsonville io.
The Plains residents and guests visit and travel among Athens on Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hutchins hosted and were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fagan at Rock Riffle. Agnes Sitauffer of Athens stayed with Mrs. Mary Stauffer. Colonel Locke and family from Athens visited Hutchins.
In Pawhuska Oklahoma on June 18 a hearing on the divorce petition of F A Boulanger rich Osage Indian will occur in September term of the district court. Attorneys for the Indian say Jack Dempsey of Los Angeles is a co respondent and likely the pugilist.
Daily market news from Union Stock Yards Illinois reports hog receipts rising with higher quotes. Hogs bring 8.00 to 8.20 for butchers and packers, while light and rough categories range up to 9.00. Cattle receipts near 1000 with slow to steady tone. beeves 4.00 to 6.50, canners 3.76, stockers and feeders about 7.00 to 7.80, cows 3.75 to 6.70, calves 7.60 to 9.60. Wool and lamb receipts steady with lambs 9.00 to 17.60, ewes 3.00 to 5.25. Marland Ridge noted with date 30th.
Cattle receipts 260 cattle market slow and weak with shippers paying 7.50 to 8.50. Calves weak by 60 cents with extra 10.00 to 10.60. Hogs receipts 2500 and market steady to 26 cents lower with good packers and butchers at 8.00. Sheep receipts 2200 steady with extra 3.00 to 4.00. Lambs steady with seconds 50 cents lower and extra 11.60 to 2.00.
Partial OCR shows multiple item quotes with figures like 814 88.23 30 86.66 87.52 444 86.80 91.60 4m 86.88 Victory 3 98.36 4% 98.38. Specific names and full context are unclear. prices and codes fragmentary.
Report from Pittsburg livestock sale shows steady market with hogs and cattle varying. Prices include choicest hogs at about 8.25 to 8.35, heavy hogs around 7.30 to 8.60, veal calves not clearly listed, and sheep and lambs receipts noted with prime mutton near 5.80 to 6.00, yearling lambs about 6.00, and cattle quotes for assorted weights.
Prices slipped on the Chicago board of trade in a brief session as favorable crop reports weighed on grains. July wheat opened at 1.32 and ended lower by four cents. September wheat down 2 percent. July corn held at 65 and ended slightly lower. September corn eased to 65 as well. July oats rose early then fell. September oats opened 41 and closed down 1 percent.
Toledo market report lists closing prices and cash terms for multiple grain items and seeds. Included are figures for No 8 yellow corn, oats, cloverseed, Timothy, Alsike, and butter with monthly futures and current cash prices.
A garbled market listing shows price quotes for butter-creamery items and standards with varied cents. It references firsts seconds ordinaries and cheese-twing values, alongside poultry figures, indicating an early 20th century commodity column.
Egg prices in Cincinnati hold steady with extras at 24 cents per dozen, firsts at 23 cents, and ordinaries at 21 cents per dozen as market listings show.
Athens Pirates manager Paul Kaler plans a Sunday game at Hollister as the host squad remains undefeated this season. Players meet at the armory at 11 46 Sunday morning. other Pirates games are sought.
Cambridge June 18 The case of Mayor Jacob Calvert charged with shooting with intent to kill was given to the jury at 2 02 o’clock Saturday afternoon.
The county treasurer announces tax collection dates at multiple towns. Albany at Citizens Bank on June 21. Amesville at First National Bank on June 24. Coolville at Cool ae National Bank on June ?. Glouster at First National Bank on July 6 to 8. Nelsonville at Peace Bank on July 12 to 14. Books close July 20. James E Woodworth, County Treasurer.
Albany residents and visitors are listed in a string of short notes. Names include Henry Johnston, Mrs. Frank Coe, Miss Clara Coe, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lindley, Arch Johnson, Darrel Ziggafoos, P. V. Coe, Mrs. Frank Goldsberry, Dr. Blaine Goldsberry, Will Coe, Mildred Leighty, Forrest Leighty, Hazel Crow, Edgell McVay, W. A. Ransbottom, Goldie Moore and children, John Stanley, Mrs. Sherman Goodin, Asa Bradbury, Greta Lash, Vernon Irwin, C. K. Geyer, Mrs. J. C. Lewis, Miss Della Tewksbury, Mrs. E. T. Dailey, Dorothy Dailey, Charlie Bower, Elizabeth Dixon, Rebecca Stanley, and Florence Strong. Also mentions Nazarenes revival tent attendance and improving ailments of two patients.
Miss Gwendolyn Zimmerman spent Wednesday in Athens and Miss Fern Gault has stayed with Albany friends for the past week.
Ruasgell Points aged 72, driver for Summit Baking Co., collapsed on a street and died at noon. Doctors attributed death to heat prostration as the day’s high reached 95 degrees.
Sault Ste. Marie Ontario June 18 Damon 8. Godfrey a city diver drowned 26 feet under the surface when his helmet loosened allowing water to seep in and his suit to fill. Tangled lines were found when his body was hauled to the lighter explaining why he could not signal mates.
Public auction set for July 9 1921 at 1 p m on Waterloo township property in Athens county Ohio with extensive parcels including multiple fractional sections and rights of way. The sale includes surface rights and mineral interests under numerous tracts within Ohio Company's Purchase and Carbondale branch railroad areas.
Notice details a land deal in Waterloo Township Athens County Ohio with mineral coal rights and surface use options. It describes tract boundaries, acreage about six acres, and payment terms including cash and promissory installments secured by the property.
Laura H Woodruff has been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of a deceased resident of the county on the eleventh day of June under probate rules of the county court.
In pursuance of an order of the rebate court of realeco the sale will occur at the premises on July 6 1921. The estate located in Lodi county is offered with terms of third payments and mortgage options. Readable details describe property lines and adjacent lands and state the auction will proceed per court order with assigned conditions.
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