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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1920
Page
9
Ad listing offers a lock box address in Gloucester for a cash register and a detail adder. Also mentions Beautiful Columbian Wyandotte hatching eggs at beside an inquiry by J R Sprague on Orris Avenue. The readable fragments suggest a multi item classified notice with contact hints.
Butter prices held steady with various grades quoted including 69c for extras and 64c for graded stock. Eggs stayed steady with fresh gathered extra firsts at 47c and other classes ranging down to 44c. Live poultry prices showed fowls over 4% lbs at 32c per pound and lighter weights at 38c, springers over 2 lbs at 40c, under 2 lbs at 50c, and roosters at 22c.
Hog receipts reach 30 000 with prices mostly 10 to 156 cents lower. Bulk sales around 14.50 to 15.60, packing and butcher figures vary. Beeves and calves listed with mixed gains and losses. lambs and ewes cited with slight increases. Trade totals show light and rough stock moving at lower quotes.
Willie Jackson outpoints Johnny Dundee in a one round belt match at Jersey City as reported by four morning papers. Also a lengthy public notice announces a sheriff sale in Athens County Ohio with two land tracts totaling about 260 acres plus detailed legal descriptions and conditions.
In the statewide referendum recount, wets increased their lead by 16 votes by noon, raising the wet majority to 223. Eight Toledo precincts were counted this morning.
Lewis B. Long of Norfolk Virginia is notified that Elisa Anna Long filed case No. 11319 in the Court of Common Pleas Athens County for divorce and custody of minor children. Hearing set on and after the 22nd day of the month. Weila, Attorneys for Elisa Anna Long.
Adanijah N Ward has been appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Carl Wesley Ward, late of Athens County Ohio, deceased. Dated February 28 1920. H P Coe Judge of said County.
Property description detailing a sale by administrator with land boundaries marked by stones and remeasured distances in chains. Location Athens County with references to county roads and drains, final conveyance to Predick G Wyatt. appraisal listed at 31500. Sale date and terms show cash in hand on day of sale.
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