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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
9
800 acres eight miles south of Chillicothe with 300 acres level and the rest hilly, suitable for a stock farm, no improvements. Offered at a low cash figure by John T. Gill, Cit. 2333, No. 8 E Broad Res. N. 8002, 9 18 3p.
Liberty bonds with bid prices listed for several series. At Union Stock Yards Illinois hogs receipts around 22,000 with market firm for butcher and packer grades. cattle receipts 12,000 with mixed price ranges. sheep receipts 35,000 with market down 25 cents and lambs and yearlings priced in two to three dollar spans.
Pittsburg livestock reports light cattle and sheep receipts with steady to higher trends. veal calves and hogs show strong prices. Cincinnati cattle calves hogs and sheep data indicate slow to steady demand with varied prices. Chicago produce lists butter prices across standard grades and creams.
Cincinnati Produce lists eggs at 49c per dozen for extra firsts and 46c for ordinary firsts, with 41c for seconds. Live poultry prices include fowls over 4½ pounds at 30c, over 3½ pounds at 28c, under 3½ pounds at 22c, roosters at 18c, broilers over 1¼ pounds at 29c, and fryers over 2 pounds at 29c.
The Toledo market shows Corn No 3 yellow at 1.51 dollars per bushel. No 2 oats white old 78 percent 4 cents 74 percent new 72 cents. Barley No 2 1.37. Rye No 2 1.43. Clover and alfalfa seeds quoted with cash and forward prices for Oct Dec Jan and March. Timothy seeds listed for 1917 1918 1919 cash and Sept Oct Dec March futures.
Miss Rachel Michael of Athens visited friends here over Sunday. Mrs. Mary Dowler was called near Union last week by the illness of her daughter, Lucy Lenigar. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burchfield will motor to Union county near McArthur Friday for a day with James McCatheran and to meet Mrs. Henry Lehew of Columbus. They will accompany her home for a several days visit. Mr. and Mrs. Travis Robbinett spent Sunday at Hocking with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moore spent Sunday evening in Athens with Frank Moore. The Burchfields and Rhoda Waymer were Sunday guests of Pearl Burchfield at Poston. Mrs. George Gabriel Jr. and Floyd Barker spent part of Sunday in Nelsonville. Floyd Barker was in Nelsonville Monday on business. Bob Noble and family motored to Athens Monday night. John Gabriel Jr. of Athens reportedly moved to this place near his brother Sam. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hutchins visited her uncle Alfred Broughton of Alliance at Logan. Mr. and Mrs. Will Copperas have left for Mansfield. The worm drive that operates the hoist in a patented dump body for motor trucks also serves as a brake to hold the body elevated until the load is discharged.
COOLVILLE September 12 1899 report on the second annual fair at Union Fair Grounds September 5 6 and 7. Stock entries racing began September 6 with owners Allensworth Meigs Miller Stewart and J M Basom listed. About 3500 attended final day. moral conduct rules ousted the coochee people who set up a tent nearby. Millfield notices Ebenezer Pratt pioneer Dover township dies at 86 or 87 with four daughters named Wyatt Merrifield Panthea and Mrs Chester Woodworth living.
J Hamilton Lewis says President Wilson will soon declare a plan to socialize railroads coal and oil under public agencies serving all society. He argues this differs from socialism by including compensation to owners and expects the policy to feature prominently in the next message.
Anthony Shuler, 73, longtime Carthage farmer, died of heart trouble and old age. Survived by a widow and seven children Mary Lancaster Elizabeth Athens Bura Athens Joseph Lodi John Carthage Matthew Carthage. Funeral at St John church Lodi Saturday at 10 A M with Rev Father Anthony officiating. Interment in churchyard.
Funeral services for Mrs George Gleason formerly of Athens were held today in Circleville. Mrs Gleason, age 43, is survived by one son aged three and a daughter.
James A Breen of Ashtabula is named president of the Ohio Elks Association at the Columbus session. Grand Exalted Ruler Frank L Rain wires $1,000 to the Elks Lodge in Christi Texas for relief of storm stricken residents.
The Board of Deputies State Elections Pitathens will receive sealed bids for ballots for the November 1 election according to plans and a file with the clerk of board 2 com noon Tuesday. Bids must be delivered at the board by Saturday October 3. The board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. By order of Deputy State Supervisors of Elections.
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