Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Creston Daily Advertiser in Creston, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 42 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Creston Daily Advertiser

Location

Creston, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1925

Page

2

Wall Street Stocks Show Mixed Gains in Forenoon Trade

Wall Street opened with sporadic profit taking quickly absorbed as market firmed. Maxwell B led gains rising 7 percent while Hudson and Moon Moors saw heavy buying and Mack Trucks eased on selling pressure. Havana Electric Railway advanced 5 percent as utilities moved ahead under lower float, and food and chain store issues rose on higher dividend expectations. The closing was strong.

New York Mottr Maxwell B Hudson and Moon Moors Mack Trucks Ahea Havana Electric Railway Great Western Sugar Shattuck and Childs

Omaha Livestock Market Report June 3

Hogs receipts 16.00, price ranges mostly steady to strong with top 12.00 for 160 to 250 pound hogs. Cattle receipts 7,800 with choice fed yearlings and steers strong, stockers scarce, butcher cows 6.00 9.25. Sheep receipts 8,000 lambs 50 to 75 cents lower with Californias 14.75 15.00 and natives 14.50 15.00, yearlings down about 25 cents.

Omaha U. S. Dept. of Agric Idahos Chicago

Chicago Grain and Provisions Market Summary

Chicago grain and provisions data show Wheat, Corn, Oats, Rye, Lard, Ribs, and Bellies with July September and December terms. Prices listed include open high low close figures, with notable multi month ranges across Wheat Corn and other products.

Chicago Grain & Provisions Chicago J'ly Sly

Horse and mule market catalog East St. Louis

East St. Louis market offers horses: drafts at 150 to 200 dollars, eastern chunks 75 to 100, southern 45 to 75. Mules range 60 to 190 dollars by height from 13 to 16.2 hands, with prominent prices listed for each class. June 2 sale details reflect bid ranges and stock quality.

East St. Louis

Toledo Seed Market Prices Quoted for Clover and Timothy

Toledo market notes on June 3 show Clover seed cash price 16.75 with futures for Oct 15.00 and Dec 14.60. Timothy seed cash 3.70 and Sept 4.38 posted.

Toledo Clover Timothy

Flour Prices and Patents Noted in Minneapolis Update

Minneapolis dated June 2 notes unchanged flour figures with family patents 99 and Bran 27.50 to 28.50. The brief lists commodity prices and patent references in a concise market snapshot.

Minneapolis

Weather summary of yesterday and today observations

Local observations over 24 hours ending at 7 am show highs and lows with rainfall. May 28 recorded .75 inches of rain and a high reading with a low of unspecified. May 29 had .74 inches of rain and a low near 50. June 1 and June 2 show varying rainfall amounts and temperatures.

Jwws Beeves

Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report

Chicago livestock data shows hog receipts at 16 000 with varied changes across weights and classes. Cattle receipts at 10 000 with demand broadly mixed for fed steers and yearlings. Sheep receipts 15 000 with slow trade and lighter lamb prices. official tomorrow estimates list hogs 22 000 cattle 10 000 sheep 15 000.

Produce and Poultry Market Report Nearby June Trade

New York market notes butter eggs cheese and packing stock with varied prices. St. Louis listings show hens springs and turkeys with price marks for different shipping modes and dressed poultry figures for chicks and other fowl.

Market Report Wheat Butter Creamery Prices Steady

Kansas City market notes show Butter Creamery unchanged at 44 45, packing stable at 20, Eyes steady with firsts 28 selected 34, Poultry unchanged hens 21 roosters 11, broken 33, Potatoes 25 to 50 cents lower with Red River Ohios 1.75 to 2.00.

Kansas City Red River Ohios

Saint Joseph Livestock Market Summary

Saint Joseph livestock report for June 3 shows hog receipts at 6,000 with prices 11.80 to 12.00 top, cattle receipts 2,000 with steady to 25 cents higher, steer and heifer bulk 9.25 to 10.75, top 11.25, cows 5.50 to 10.50, calves 4.50 to 9.50, stockers 4.75 to 7.70, sheep receipts 1,000 with lambs 14.00 to 15.25 and ewes 6.00 to 7.25.

St, Joseph Joseph

Hay Prices Quoted By St. Louis Firm

A St. Louis hay firm lists price ranges for several forage types including No. 2 timothy at 14.00 to 18.00, No. 2 light clover mixed at 14.00 to 16.00, No. 2 heavy glover mixed at 13.00 to 14.00, and choice western alfalfa at 25.00 to 26.00 as of June 3.

St. Louis Timothy Light Clover Heavy Glover Choice Western Alfalfa

Unclear Grain Prices in Kansas City Report

Market notes list hay and forage prices with sources showing June values for alfalfa timothy prairie clover mixed and light varieties. Prices quoted include No 1 timothy 14.00 to 15.00 and alfalfa 17.50 to 19.00 with prairie hay at 10.00 to 12.00.

Kansas City Hay Choice

Cash grain prices listed for wheat and oats in St Louis

St Louis market notes cash grain prices with varieties of wheat including No 2 red No 2 mixed and No 2 white and oat prices for No 2 white and No 3 white and yellow varieties. Prices range around 1.90 to 1.95 for wheat and about 0.49 to 0.50 for oats per bushel.

ST. Louis

Liberty Bonds Close Mixed Across Series

New York reports U S bonds closed with Liberty 3s at 101.3 Flint 4s at 102.10 Second 4s at 101.9 Third 4s at 101.29 Fourth 4s at 102.14 U S Treasury 4s at 102.21 and 4% bonds at 106.24.

New York U. S Liberty Flint Seond Treasury

Coffee Market Nears Steady Trade in Rio and Santos

New York report notes Rio No. 7 at 20 percent and Santos No. 4 at 24 percent. Futures hold firm with July at 18.27 and December at 15.20.

New York

Wheat Prices Jump on Illinois Freeze Damage Report

The Board of Trade in Chicago saw wheat prices rise sharply in late trading as reports of severe Illinois freeze damage influenced futures. July closed at 1.64 and September at 1.60, with renewed crop damage fears lifting offerings. Corn partly recovered on wheat gains, with oats finishing firm.

Chicago Illinois

Chicago grain prices show mixed bids across Wheat and Corn

Market report lists No 2 red wheat at 1.81, corn No 2 mixed 1.13 to 1.14, various grades for oats rye barley and seeds, with barley at 86 91 and clover seed 18.00 to 26.00, last prices for ribs bellies and other items.

Chicago

Omaha Cash Grain Market Report June 3

Wheat prices for No 2 hand at 1.56 and 1.63, No 3 hard smut ty at 1.54. Viora bids No 1 white at 1.07 and No yellow at 1.0814, No 2 mixed at 1.06. Oats quoted No 3 white at 46 and No white at 46 46%.

Omaha

Allison Signs Three-Year Extension as USD Athletic Director

Vermillion June 3. L BR Stub Allison has re signed for three more years as athletic director and coach at the University of South Dakota. He has served three years at USD after moving from the University of Washington where he coached from 1919 to 1921.

Vermillion S. D L. BR Stub Allison University of South Dakota Coyote Allison Ame South Dakota University of Washington

Government verdict sought in Frazier case denied

In Minneapolis on June 3 the motion by U S attorney Lafayette French Jr to instruct the jury to return a government verdict in the Frazier case was denied by Judge J W Molyneaux in federal court.

Associated Press Minneapolis Lafayette French, Jr United States Frazier J. W. Molyneaux

Situation in Canton China Military Movements Regarded Grave

Canton China June 38 Extensive troop movements here officials call the situation extremely grave and say fighting may occur at any time Train service is suspended on all three railroads entering Canton

Associated Press Canton China

State Elks Convention Opens At Burlington

Clear skies this afternoon bode well as the Louisiana Elks convened in Burlington with several hundred attendees. Mayor Thomas J. Smith welcomed delegates and James S. Murtagh of Waterloo replied.

Elks Burlington Associated Press Thomas J. Smith James 5. Murtagh Waterloo

Defeat of Illinois Bill to Repeal Search and Seizure Law

Dry forces in Springfield control the Illinois House as they defeat the O Grady bill to repeal the state search and seizure law by 79 to 65. Debate featured disorder as supporters attempted to disrupt opponents who spoke against the measure.

Associated Press Springfield House of Illinois

Navy Reinforcements Sought Over Rum Row Near Boston

Boston reports a request to Washington for reinforcements to confront the Rum Row off Cape Ann and Boston harbor. Three destroyers and a seaplane were asked, as the line of rum ships has grown to twelve vessels.

Boston Cape Ann Boston Harbor Navy

Dead Letter Office Revenue Tops Thousands Annually

The article notes the Dead Letter Office handles vast misaddressed mail, with annual revenue around $200000 from dead mail matter. It details sums recovered from misdirected letters, stamps, returns, and money orders, plus the 260 million yearly addresses service burden and a June Better Mailing Week campaign to improve addressing accuracy.

United States Uncle Sam Post Office Department United States Treasury Postal Service

Iowa officials meet at annual electric light convention

In Waterloo two hundred Iowa electric light company officials gathered for the Iowa section of the National Electric Light association annual convention. Other items note Irene Skimmer killed by high voltage in Perry and King George’s sixtieth birthday celebrated in Sofia.

Waterloo Iowa National Electric Light Association

Hat Makes Comeback Chance Highlighted in Spartanburg

A brief item notes a last year's hat turning up in fashion as a talking point in Spartanburg. The short blurb suggests style recovers and prompts interest in retro headwear.

Spartanburg

Tornado and Lightning Toll in Iowa and Midwest

Tornadoes and windstorms across Iowa and nearby states caused deaths and extensive damage. Dwellings and barns were wrecked, lines of communication disrupted, and residents from Adair to Emmer sburg reported ruined farms and injured residents amid heavy rain and hail.

Arraign Negress On Charge Of Perjury

Mrs Effie Wilson a Cedar Rapids resident, was arraigned in Clinton county district court on perjury charges linked to a grand jury probe of the double murder of Homer and Mrs Brownfield at their crossroads store on November 3 1922. She pleaded not guilty and trial date awaits court ruling on a demurrer.

Associated Press Clinton Effie Wilson Negress Cedar Rapids Clinton County Homer Brownfield

Mother of Iowa Football Coach Dead

Mrs. George J. Ingwersen mother of Burt Ingwersen head football coach at the University of Iowa died suddenly last evening while watching a baseball game between two industrial league teams. Horace Ingwersen a local merchant and former sheriff participated in the game. Heart failure was given as the cause.

Associated Press Clinton Wee George J. Ingwersen Burt Ingwersen University of Iowa Horace Ingversen

Assailant Kills Centerville Mine Watchman

Centerville Ta June 3 An unidentified assailant, believed to be bent on robbery, killed Bar Axel Deer a 60 year old recluse and mine watchman at Thistle mine No 4. Deer who lived alone was found with a fractured skull and multiple wounds beneath a mattress. He had worked 15 years at the mine and was said to have accumulated about $10000 but authorities have not located his supposed fortune or any relatives.

Associated Press Centerville Bar Axel Deer Cincinnati Deer Thistle Mine No. 4

Rabies Prevalent Across State Warns Health Department

Des Moines reports rabies widespread statewide with high virulence around Wellman in Washington county. The health department averages two Pasteur treatments daily and about one serum request per day since December. Pasteur treatments recently sent to Grinnell Cedar Rapids Solon Jefferson Centerville Homestead Monticello Lamont Riverside Cincinnati Moravia Coridon and Sigourney.

Associated Press Des Moines State Department of Health Washington County Wellman Grinnell Ced@ Rapids Solon Jefferson Centerville Homestead Monticello Lamont Riverside Cincinnati Moravia Corydon Sigourney

Boarder Says Baby Killed Mother With Pistol

Chicago reports that a 16 month old girl caused the mother's death with an automatic pistol given as a plaything. James Cody, a boarder and sole witness, says the infant woke crying during breakfast. The mother retrieved the gun from a bureau, the child allegedly received it, and a shot followed, killing Mrs. Rose.

Associated Press Chicago James Cody Jelia Rose Cody

Expedition To Believe Amundsen Starts Friday

Oslo Norway June 3 Lt Latzon Holm named control officer for the Norwegian government flying expedition Relief party to depart Friday or Saturday Akron Ohio June 3 James W Elsworth 75 Hudson father of Lincoln Ellsworth the lost polar aviator died last night at Villa Palmyra near Florence Italy Announcement reached relatives via A A Augustus Ellsworth business agent who received word today

Associated Press Oslo Norway Latzon Holm Akron James W.,elsworth Hudson Lincoln Ellsworth Villa Palmyra Florence Italy A.A. Augustus Ellsworth

Needle Removed After 27 Years In Hip

Sioux City Iowa June 3 A Win side Neb special to the Journal reports Dr J G Neeley a pioneer physician in the community had a piece of a surgeon needle about one and a half inches long removed from his hip after carrying it for 27 years Following an operation twenty seven years ago the needle was broken off and the surgeon knew of it but could not locate it until now.

Adair Harris Farm Harrises Casey Handy” Elgin Elgin Harris Creston Mutual Telephone Company Spaulding Advertiser Associated Press Wire Des Moines Red Oak George Atkinson Osceola Creston Iowa Southern Utilities Company Associated Press Sioux City Winside Neb J. G. Neeley

Condition of Secretary Weeks Not So Favorable

Boston June 3 reports show Weeks condition not favorable early today after gallstone surgery last week. Physicians issued a bulletin at 2 40 p m noting slight improvement in the last two hours.

Associated Press Boston Weeks

Milwaukee Reorganization Plan To Be Carried Out

New York June 3 The complete plan for the reorganization of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad in receivership since March 18 was made public by Kuhn Loeb and Co and the National City company as reorgan ization managers. It provides for an exchange of more than 464 million dollars in securities and includes a 28 dollar per share assessment on preferred stock and 32 dollars on common stock. The plan has been approved by protective committees and could end the receivership within three months after appointment. A security deposit call will precede application to the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval of the new securities.

Associated Press New York Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Kuhn, Loeb & Co National City Company Milwaukee Interstate Commerce Commission

Prizes Total $375 In State Fair Horse Shoe Tourney

Des Moines Iowa horse shoe pitchers may compete for $375 in cash prizes at the state fair meet August 31 through September 2. Open to all state competitors, with medals and trophies for top finishers. First prize $75 gold medal, second $50 silver medal, then steadily decreasing awards to sixteenth place.

Associated Press Des Moines Iowa A. R. Corey National Horseshoe Pitchers Association

Boat with $110 000 Rum Cargo Is Captured

The Canadian steam trawler Blairmore L. from Halifax N S with liquor cargo valued at 110000 was captured yesterday trying to ram the dry navy blockade at the easterly entrance to Long Island sound. Skipper Capt. Charles Mood of Halifax and eight crew members were arrested.

Associated Press New London

Autoist Killed As Booze Sect Had No Liquor

Police Capt. Jesse Wyatt held without bail after a coroner's inquest into the death of Stephen S. Holt a Smithfield North Carolina lawyer. Holt was killed when Wyatt fired as Holt's car allegedly refused to stop. No liquor was found in the car.

Associated Press Inleigh Noig Jesse Wyatt Stephen S. Holt Smithfield N.C Wyatt

Releaseof Alleged Mary Pickford Kidnapers Dismissed

Los Angeles June 3. Habeas corpus proceedings to release three men held in the alleged plot to kidnap film star Mary Pickford were dismissed in superior court today.

Associated Preas Los Angeles Mary Bickford

Also Mentioned on This Page

Wall Street Omaha Livestock Cash Market Report Freight Express Wit. Toree-Mo Liberty Bonds Board of Trade Omaha Cash Grain New York City New Perry Irene Skimner Perth West Australia DePinedo Rome Australia Japan Carnarvon London King Geoge Sofia Ivan Christoff Boris Miami Fla University of Miami Willam J. Bryan James M. Cox Ohio Ruth Bryan William J. Bryan Dubuque, Ja University of Nellie John Merl Riss Fort Dodge Emmersburg Here John Hickey Iowa City Downer Rhinlander Wis Boarder Amundsen Mystic Shrine Los Angeles Coliseum Theoliseum Imperial Council Mary Pickford
Search Courier

Search the Creston Daily Advertiser Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Creston Daily Advertiser?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication