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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1918
Page
5
Boston Mrs. Charles E. Fish and Mrs. George H. Welch guests in Ohio. Columbus visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kale and Miss Ione Kurtz. Commencement guests, dances, campus notices, and travel to Fort Oglethorpe Camp Meade Dix cited. Local church society meets and many family visits noted.
Local writer reports a proposed wrestling bout between Olson of Athens and EB Skinner of Glouster with $200 cashier’s checks in dispute. Events shift as Matsuda wrestles elsewhere and the Athens Buchtel card is postponed. Opera House showings proceed with The Rail Raiders and A Bit of Kindling.
The Mt Hermon church held a well attended Children’s Day with songs by three little girls and a patriotic drill by older girls. Families cleaned the church and cemetery, new aisle matting was installed, and August homecoming was noted as the next big event.
The Athens State Hospital Training School for Nurses held its annual commencement in the institution's amusement hall. Five graduates Alta Henrietta Anderson Alice Brown Cora A Thompson Fannie Odessa Pickens and Mary Anna Watts received diplomas as the event featured a program of music and remarks on immigrant education and citizenship.
Cincinnati reports 1000 relatives wait for a 136th Field Artillery troop train to ship overseas while Ohio soldiers leave Camp Sheridan for Camp Gordon and Camp Taylor. A Parkersburg Navy recruiting party opens July 3 4 5 Athens and July 10 11 12 with extensive enlistment details and pay scales for men and women across seaman petty officer and specialized ratings.
Helena Montana J Scott Harrison a government survey member and descendant of William Henry Harrison registered with the sheriff the ceremonial sword his ancestor carried in the War of 1812. Montana is registering all weapons under a February war session act.
Mrs Ida Cavell mother of Edith Cavell the nurse executed in Belgium dies at her Henley on Thames home aged 81 after long illness since daughter's death.
Carpenter reports a wheat day at the South-eastern test farm with many varieties, oats, orchard work, and sheep experiments. Visitors will see heavy and light fertilizer plots, early and late sowing, orchard succession, and a programs lineup by top state speakers. A picnic dinner is planned. come early.
Recent enlistments at the local Recruiting Office include Roy Bateman Nelsonville Coast Artillery Walter B McManaway Longstreth Infantry Wendell KB Casto Ripley W Va Medical Ralph BE Whitlatch Superior Medical Herbert J Long Athens US Guards NA Walter FP Kelley Athens Cavalry.
Miss Olive Oxley of Findlay is the guest of Mrs. C. B. E. Crogsen at her home.
Jorlay's Markets Cincinnati lists egg prices for firm prime firsts 35 cents per dozen, firsts 33 1-2 cents, ordinary firsts 28 cents. Live poultry shows fowls over four pounds 27 cents per pound, under four pounds 27.0 cents, broilers 11-12 pounds 45 to 60 cents, under 11-2 pounds 85 to 40 cents, roosters 18 cents.
Cattle receipts light and market slow with prime cattle at 17.25 to 17.60. Sheep and Lambs range 15.00 to 20.00 for spring lambs. Hogs noted with 15 cars. prime heavy 17.00 to 17.15, mediums to heavy 17.70 to 17.75, pigs 17.75 to 18.00, roughs 14.00 to 15.25, stags 11.00 to 11.50.
Hog receipts 18,000 in Chicago with market steady. Cattle 10,000 and sheep 9,000 reported for the day.
Cincinnati cattle market report shows cattle receipts 1530 with slow market and calves steady, extra 17.00 to 17.25. Hogs receipts 5120 with market strong to higher, good packers and butchers 17. Lambs market strong with extra 20.00. sheep receipts 3155 steady.
Prices listed for hay and straw in Columbus with timothy grades No 1 2 3 and clover mixed along with oats and rye straw. Timothys range from 12 to 19 dollars per unit and straws from 8 to 8.50 dollars.
Chicago grain prices for June show corn at 1.44 for June and 1.46 for July with 1.47 for August. Oats trade at 7 7/8 for June 73 3/4 for July and 69 1/2 for August. Pork futures quoted July 42.75 and March 43.30.
Toledo Ohio closing grain prices list cash corn at 1.60 with oats, rye 1.95, clover 15.00 and timothy 3.60 to 4.27 across months. Misc notes include Alsuke 12.00 Oct 11.25 and other month prices for forage crops.
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