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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1921
Page
9
One Chester White brood sow with eight pigs offered for sale by Wm Saub ers of Athens R. D. 4. Home phone on 34.
New stock of lumber lime cement plaster and related building supplies arriving daily. Large panels wall board plaster board and decorative shingles in green and red available with prompt mill work delivery to Millfield Chauncey Circle Hill Deanville Buchtel Orbiston Murray City Burr Oak Corning and nearby areas at lower prices.
H. C. C. stands for High Class Coal and Home Coal Company. Miners and producers of the celebrated Sedalia Coal offer fresh, direct-from-mine delivery by truck to your storage bin. Special May price available. Room 35, Athens National Bank Building. Phone 2462.
Cattle receipts light and market steady with prime prices around 8.50 to 8.75 and veal calves 11.00 to 11.50. Sheep and lambs receipts light and market steady with prime wethers 6.75 to 7.00. Hogs receipts 25 doubles and market lower with prime heavies 8.50 to 8.75 and mediums 9.25 to 9.36.
Cattle receipts 900 slow market with shippers paying 8.25 to 9.00. Calves steady with 10.00 to 10.50. Hogs receipts 9000 down 20 to 25 cents. good packers and butchers 8.65. Sheep 1200 steady with 5.50 to 6.00. Lambs steady with 18.00 to 13.50 for good to choice.
Cincinnati report lists Eges firm price 21 cents for extra grade produce 20 cents for firsts and 19 cents for ordinary with Cincinnati market notes and no further context.
Hogs receipts 23000 at Union Stock Yards Ill with markets 10 to 20 cents higher. Bulk hogs 8.25 to 8.70, butchers 8.00 to 8.60, packers 7.25 to 7.90, lights 8.40 to 8.75, pigs 7.25 to 8.25, roughs 7.00 to 7.25. Cattle receipts 7000 with markets 15 cents lower. heifers 8.65 to 9.25, butcher stock 5.60 to 7.65, stockers 5.50 to 7.85, cows 5.00 to 7.25, calves 8.00 to 10.00. Sheep receipts 1300 with markets higher. wool lambs 9.26 to 11.40, ewes 2.25 to 7.20.
A fragment shows price quotes for dairy and poultry items including Butter creamery at 30¢, standards 2914, firsts 25¢ and 29¢, seconds 20¢ and 24c, Eyes ordinaries 18¢ and 19¢, firsts 22¢, Cheese twins 18¢ and 19c, Young American 21¢ and 22¢, and Live Poultry at 30¢.
Toledo market roundup lists Wheat future and cash values at 1.59 for May and 1.27 for July, Corn No. 3 yellow at 65 to 66 cents, Oats No. 2 white 41 to 42 cents, Rye No. 2 at 1.42, Barley No. 2 at 70 cents, Clover seed futures with 1920 13.50 and three-months around 9.50 to 9.60, Timothy seed quotes across 2.90 to 3.85, Alsike at 15.00, Butter 37 to 39 cents, Eggs 27 cents, and Hay at 1.26 per ton.
Joseph Batterson and Lulu Batterson are involved in a divorce action in the common pleas court of Athens County Ohio. Lulu seeks restoration to her maiden name. Hearing set for on or after June 13 1921. Oster and Wells attorneys for the plaintiff.
An Italian aviator now leads a newly opened flying school in Costa Rica. The initiative signals expanding aviation training in Central America with international expertise. It aims to attract local and regional students seeking pilot qualifications and related aviation skills.
In Columbus a Common Pleas judge ruled a traveling salesman is not pursuing duties when playing cards. Catharine Saminsky seeks $50,000 in a suit against the Industrial Commission over her husband William H Saminsky's death on January 4 1919 caused by Joseph R Kessler in a quarrel stemming from a card game.
Joseph H. Christian files divorce from Crystal Christian alleging separation caused by Crystal returning to her mother's Nelsonville home to associate with William Sharp who shanties nearby. He claims Crystal visits the Sharp shack daily, boards there, washes, and tends Sharp, causing humiliation and loss of sleep.
Washington May 6 United Press reports William Jennings Bryan, thrice Democratic candidate, has joined the law firm Douglas Obear and Douglas in Washington. He will specialize in international law as part of the new partnership. Woodrow Wilson and Bainbridge Colby, Wilsons secretary of state, also formed a law partnership in the capital.
Harriet Elizabeth Griffin has been appointed and qualified as administratrix of the estate of Frank A Griffin late of Athens county Ohio deceased. Dated May 8. M Johnson Probate Judge.
A recruitment pitch urges men to secure farm land with payments as low as 16 to 30 dollars. It promises twenty years of successful settlement as proof and invites readers to request an illustrated booklet by mailing a coupon.
John Arnot Rathbone and Alex have been qualified as administrators with the will annexed of the estate of aunt Berney Kat. The court, Probate Judge, issued the appointment on the 22nd day of April, 1980.
The Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor met in Cincinnati for its last quarterly session before the federation’s Denver convention in June and was considering its annual sport.
A probate notice sets May 1 1931 as the deadline for answer in Case No 12 in the Ohio Court of Common Pleas. Edward Stanley and Cable as executors pursue construction of the will of Mary land and sale of her Athens County estate. The answer must be filed by the stated date.
Athens County Road Commissioner notes a group of petitioners requesting a modified township road route north of the Glouster-Corning road. The plan aims to adjust along the Paint line westward, using the old Des Antie barn area as part of the revised path. A viewing and final hearing are set for June 26, 192 ATHENS COUNTY.
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