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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1919
Page
7
F W Webb at 73 W Union advertises Exide battery station with no charge for inspection. Stock includes batteries and parts for all cars. Phone 3871. Valid from September 23 to October 22.
Sunday afternoon a buggy carrying Mr. and Mrs. A W Knappenberger collided with a passing truck near E V Wolfe's residence at Factory. Mrs Knappenberger sustained a broken left arm and severe bruising but is not believed to be seriously injured and was cared for at Wolfe's home before being sent home. The driver blamed the truck driver while the Knappenberger, a Hocking Valley railroad employee, was unhurt. also mention reports of sewer obstructions cleared in Paris by a hollow wooden ball six feet in diameter.
Spokane reports a severe shortage of fire fighters as forests burn across the northwest. Lumbermen and forest service officials push recruitment, noting packs of flames across Idaho and extensive acreage threatened. Firefighting relies on backfiring and wide trails, with danger from shifting winds and falling trees. A push for greater congressional funding to support the forest service follows the summer epidemic of fires.
Eggs in Cincinnati rise for fresh gathered extra firsts 54c per dozen, firsts 62c, ordinary firsts 49c, second 43c. Live poultry prices listed by weight. Toledo markets show No 3 yellow corn at 1.47, oats at 0.75 old 0.74 new, barley 1.38, rye 1.43, and various seed and hay futures with month prices through March.
Cattle receipts 75 head with higher market. Choice 16.00 to 16.60, prime 14.00 to 14.75, common 11.50 to 12.50, real calves 22.00 to 22.50. Sheep and Lamb receipts 15 doubles, market active. Prime wethers 10.00 to 10.50, good 9.00 to 11.00, ewes 7.00 to 8.50, lambs 8.00. Hogs receipts 40 doubles, market steady. Prime heavy 17.25 to 17.50, mediums 17.50 to 17.85, light workers 17.00 to 17.25, pigs 16.50 to 17.00, 14.00 to 15.00, stags 12.00 to 13.00.
Hogs receipts 30 000 with market 25 cents lower bedding bulk 15 75 to 17 60 butchers 16 25 17 60 packing 15 60 16 00 light 16 00 17 50 pigs 15 25 16 25 roughs 15 00 15 25 Cattle receipts 26 000 market 25 cents higher beeves 8 50 18 00 butcher stock 6 50 14 75 canners and cutters 5 75 8 25 stockers and feeders 6 25 12 25 cows 6 50 14 75 calves 20 00 21 25 Sheep receipts 40 000 market 25 cents higher wool lambs 8 50 15 50 ewes 2 00 13 25
Cattle receipts 3700 with weak market. shippers 11.00 and 13.25. Calves steady to 60c lower with extra 20.50 and 21.00. Hog receipts 5300 active market up 25c to 17.25 for good choice packers and butchers. Sheep receipts 1200 steady with good to choice 6.25 to 6.50 and lamb steady at 13.75 to 14.00.
A replica of the log cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born is being built in Richmond Missouri. The 26 by 38 foot structure includes porches and chimneys and matches the famous cabin’s bark texture, though the logs and roof slabs are concrete covered with bark.
The Ohio Experiment Station reports home mixing of dairy cattle feeds lowers costs. Farmers with oats and corn can produce rations at least one dollar per hundred pounds cheaper than buying ground oats in mixed feed. A special circular from Wooster outlines home mixing methods for dairy cattle.
Mrs Fe E Gillilan from Columbus Ohio writes that a recent visit to cemeteries in Alexandria New York and Athens Ohio revealed neglected graves and overgrown tombs while National Cemetery Alexandria was well kept. She urges equal attention to rural cemeteries in both East and West and praises Washington and Athens.
Winnie Coe sued Charles A. Howard of Ames township for 20 dollars claiming balance for house services including care of Mrs. Howard and the baby during confinement. The jury verdict favored Coe, with costs of 15.15 dollars. The jury was out only minutes and the decision was unanimous.
The Elks lost 13 to 2 at Moxahala on Sunday with lapses in the third inning allowing a big run. Beverage made a notable catch in the eighth as the Elks faced a late surge and this could be the final game of the season.
Millfield prepared for a local clash with Middleport but rain prevented the game. Only New Lexington lined up, yielding a 13 to 0 Millfield victory that failed to excite spectators. The series continues Sunday with Jacksonville, winless in three games this year, having beaten Glouster twice and Buchtel once. In Lorain Ohio the National Tube Company plant runs at full capacity as steel workers consider an independent strike.
Stewart farmers and their wives from Rome and Carthage townships plan a Tuesday evening meeting in the Odd Fellows Hall to organize a subordinate grange. The State Master’s deputy will address the crowd about Grange activities. Also advertised are various grocery and household items at discount prices.
A farm sale offers one 12 year old horse 1300 lb one 7 year old horse 1200 lb one 6 year old Jersey cow one Jersey heifer 17 months bred one Jersey cow 4 years old a two horse Surrey Surrey harness and double work harness a farm wagon John Deere mower Deering rake disc harrow breaking plow side hill shovel plow double shovel plow five shovel cultivator cutting box 150 shocks of corn 3 tons alfalfa hay baled 4 tons timothy baled 30 pure bred R C C R J Red chickens and many other articles. Sale begins 12 30 PM. Terms announced sale day.
An ad claims Lubricant Carbon Remover clears carbon from spark plug areas to cure loss of power, knocking and overheating. It instructs pouring two to four tablespoonfuls into spark pins holes, with a prepaid $1 price and a promise of better mileage. Universal Supply Co. of St. Paul Minnesota seeks agents.
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