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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1920
Page
7
A jumble of rental and sale ads lists furnished and unfurnished rooms on East Carpenter Street and Washington Street with contact phones. Additional items include draft horses for sale near The Plains and a Ellington electric player piano with rolls, plus a Riverside California earthquake notice.
Receipts at Hoge total 10000 with prices up 35 to 35 cents. Cattle receipts 5000 with beeves 17.00 to 18.00 and canners and cutters 4.50 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 12000 with wool lambs 12.00 to 14.40 and ewes 5.75 to 7.25.
Cattle receipts light with steady market. Beef prices: choice 15.00 to 15.75, prime 14.00 to 14.50, veal calves 18.50 to 19.30, common 12.50 to 13.50. Hogs: receipts 50 cars, prices higher with prime heavy 16.00 to 16.25, mediums 17.50 to 17.60, heavy yorkers 17.50 to 17.60, light porkers 16.50 to 17.00. Cincinnati cattle 900 head, steady to weak. calves strong, extras to 17.60. Hogs 3,000 head, market strong, 15.75 to 17.00. Sheep and lambs firm to strong with ewes at 8.00 to 8.50 and lambs 13.50 to 14.00. Chicago Produce reports Butter 65.6 to 66.5 cents, Eggs 45 to 62 cents, Cheese 24 to 26 cents. Liberty Bonds quoted with varied rates across issues.
Toledo Ohio market notes show cash wheat at 2.66 for nearby and 2.62 for the December contract. Corn No 2 yellow priced at 1.49. Oats No 2 white 69 to 70 cents. Rye No 2 at 1.96. Barley No 2 at 1.20. Clover seed cash and futures range from 16.20 to 17.50 with several month and contract prices. Timothy and Alsike seed prices listed across multiple months.
American Association standings show St Paul 97 42 and Milwaukee 70 11 in top positions. National League leaders include Brooklyn 77 57 and Cincinnati 74 55, with Boston 74 59. Yesterday's results highlight Toledo 3 Columbus 2 and Chicago 3 New York 2. Venezuela adopts metric system in courts and public offices.
Summer fur sales heat the city with immediate wear trends. Short coatees and chokers in seal, squirrel, and fitch rise in popularity over suits and wool dresses. Fur accents abound on coats, gowns, shoes, hats, and accessories from marabou flecks to fur appliques, while turbans and fur trim mark the season’s festive style.
Port Washington N Y Sept 10 The executive committee of the national Woman's party met to discuss the future of the organization and to fix time and place for a national convention. A likely plan is to form a censorship body that would endorse or reject old party candidates or run its own tickets if needed. Disbanding or forming a separate party were seen as unlikely.
Mrs. Lydia Hibbard died at 1 15 this morning at White Hall after years of apoplexy. She was 79, widow of Henry Hibbard, mother of Mrs. E Hart and Hadley Hibbard of Mineral. The Hibards moved from Coolville 47 years ago to the White Hall farm. Funeral at the residence Saturday at 1 PM with interment in Hebbardsville cemetery. Queensland forest acreage noted as 40 000 000.
Dr Brage W reports Crane's circulation and heart showing a small improvement yet he remains a very sick man. The physician notes overall condition is fragile and uncertainty about recovery persists.
Mexicans employed by the national railways began returning to work after a strike and agreed to give the government until September 20 to grant wage increases and union recognition. If no action is taken they will strike again.
Ralph Hutchens petitions for divorce against unknown-residence Goldie Hutchens in the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio. Hearing set after October 16. Clerk or attorney W. B. RTELS for plaintiff.
The notice lists trains departing from Athens with times for No. 2 No. 6 No. 83 No. 35 No. 87 and arrivals for No. 30 No. 82 No. 24 No. 12 48 a.m. and local runs. Trains operate daily except Sundays.
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