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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1925
Page
2
On June 13 1925 E N Dougherty was appointed executor of Ida J Petersons estate by the Clerk of the District Court Antrim County Iowa All persons owed are to pay and those with claims must present to the court for allowance dated June 13 1925 Higbee MecEntry Attorneys Pub Dates June 13 20 27
Mrs C G Selander and Mrs Carl Selander arrived home Friday after attending a party at the Ww A Tieran home in Stanton. Miss Emma Breeang left Friday for Colorado Springs and Denver then Greeley Col to attend summer school. Miss Merca Holmes also left for Colorado Springs to spend time before heading to Greeley Col for several weeks of summer school.
I Miars returns home to Orient after a short visit. Mrs George Brotherton and Viola Streder arrive home after two weeks in Danville. E S Lainson and son Charles Hudson of Boone visit Mr and Mrs E C Lainson of the Sidney hotel. Harry Hackler returns from Iowa City where he attended the State University and graduated. Ethel Walters of Lenox leaves Creston for Los Angeles to spend the summer with her parents. Darlene Benson returns from Nortonville Kansas after visiting Mrs S F Lewis.
The Creston based Preston Daily Advertiser lists publishers Carl Davenport and W A Roseberry and publishes weekday evenings. It is a member of the Associated Press and reserves republication rights for AP dispatches and local news.
Five people were killed last night in the Midwest and Southwest by wind and lightning storms. Earlier, two were killed in Minnesota and two in Iowa. A schoolhouse flue collapse near Breckenridge Texas injured 15 and three children died. An elderly woman and her two sons were injured near Lake Zurich Illinois when their car hit a washed out hole.
Carl Litchfield aged 33 shot and mortally wounded his landlady Mrs E R Elliot and then killed himself at the Elliot home in Fort Dodge. The 13 year old daughter witnessed the opening shot as Mrs Elliot spoke on the telephone. Beth Elliott fled to another room but Litchfield fired again, wounding her and turning the gun on himself. Mrs Elliot died shortly after.
Clinton Iowa June 13 Tex Maynard a Sioux City robber released from Fort Madison last October was named as the third occupant of the car in which two Clinton deputies George Howland and Ferdinand Aelxander were shot Monday afternoon. The officers, patients in a Clinton hospital, had earlier identified photos of Jim Davis and Ed Welch as the other two riders.
Mexico City June 13 Minister of Foreign Affairs Aaron Sanez said the Mexican government will have President Calles answer Secretary of State Kellogg s statement from Washington about relations with the United States rather than using the foreign office.
Des Moines public court grants Joseph H. Vaughan permission to hold religious services on his front porch one day weekly. Vaughan, claiming to be founder of a new cult, was arrested for disturbing the peace after shouting to a single listener in front of his home. The judge noted the religious nature of the act in his ruling.
June 13 report states Mrs John W or then aged 28 and her husband, both destitute with five children, drank poison mixed in coffee in what police term a death by own action pact. The eldest child is 10 and the youngest is one.
The Glen Riddle Farm entry American Flag ridden by Jockey Johnson won the $50,000 Belmont Stakes for three year olds at Belmont Park in New York. Dangerous finished second and Swave third as the time reached 2 16 4 5.
The Misses Laura and Jennie Jamison travel through Ore gon Washington and California and expect return in about three months. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Frazier of Brush Colorado arrived in Creston as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clark on New York Avenue. Bee
The Croston Tennis Club announces the draws for its upcoming singles tournament beginning Monday on club courts. Class A features Russell vs Scurr and Henderson vs Robbins as marquee first round matches, with Class B highlighting Jones vs Brookman. All matches are best two of three sets, with semis and finals best three of five. Weather permitting, play continues each evening next week.
Des Moines June 13. The Grain Marketing company formed in Illinois as a non profit entity seeks no pecuniary gain. It has been refused permission to sell stock in Indiana but faces no apparent barrier in Iowa once the secretary of state issues a permit. Iowa Farm Bureau Federation attorney J G Mitchell has pressed the case and predicts courts will overrule commerce officials in Indiana and Winds to speed financing.
Maud Lee Mudd a Miami Oklahoma heiress and Earl E Gordon arrived in Joplin after a marriage in Council Bluffs Iowa last Monday. They deny coercion or deceit and say the romance lasted three years. Probate attorney William Simms says signatures on the marriage license may be forged and that the guardian’s name was not signed.
Des Moines reports general rainfall across Iowa yesterday and last night with potential crop benefit. The weather bureau noted Albia as the site with the heaviest fall at 0.90 inches.
Heavy buying in steel shares led the session, with General Railway Signal extending gains to nine points and Westinghouse Airbrake rising over five points on expectations of big earnings from automatic train control devices. Oils held firm while profit taking weighed on others. total volume about 600000 shares.
Omaha stock report for June 13 lists hog receipts at 13,500 with mixed grades and steady to lower prices. hogs 200-350 lb mostly 12.05 to 12.26, 140-200 lb 11.60 to 12.00, sows around 11.60 to 12.20. Cattle receipts 125 with steers and yearlings down 15 to 25 cents. cows and heifers mixed, veal top near 8.00. stockers steady. Wyoming yearlings at 7.50. Sheep receipts none. fat lambs and yearlings mixed, native lambs 14.00 to 14.85, feeding lambs 12.00 to 12.75.
Chicago June 13. Prices listed for wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, timothy and clover seeds. Bid figures show No. 1 hard wheat at 1.73, corn mixed grades around 1.13 to 1.16, oats No. 2 white 54 to 55, rye none, timothy seed 6.60 to 8.00, clover seed 20.25 to 28.00, lard 17.22, ribs 18.40 and bellies 21.75.
Hay firms report current prices for timothy clover mixed and alfalfa at depots in St Louis and Kenne City. Prices show variations by grade with ranges from about 10 to 29 dollars per unit.
ST LOUIS cash grain and J Lewis report prices for wheat corn and oats with No 2 red wheat at 2.00 No 2 hard 1.69 1.74 No 2 mixed corn at 1.11% No 2 white 1.12 113 No 2 yellow 1.14% No 3 yellow 11W L103% oats No 2 white 54% 55 No 3 white 55 54 Minneapolis notes four 10 to 20 cents lower for some items family patents 8 95 9.05 bran 2 .00.
Hog receipts totaled about 5 000 with most prices steady to firm across weights. top hogs near 12.60. Cattle receipts 500 show mixed declines for good to choice steers, with fat cows and heifers softer. Sheep receipts 8 000 trend steady to higher on fat lambs and yearlings with feeding lambs easing. Unofficial next-day outlooks project hogs 46 000, cattle 18 000, sheep 16 000.
Chicago notes alive poultry totals with broilers and turkeys. potatoes receipts and stock trends. butter prices mixed with creamery and standards ranges. eggs steady with higher creamery value. Kansas City and St. Louis regions show slight shifts in butter, eggs, poultry and potatoes, with roosters and broilers priced per market.
St Joseph June 135 cattle and hog receipts listed with top prices and weekly totals. Hog receipts around 2,500 with top 12.20 and bulk near 12.90. cattle weekly total about 9.75 to 10.75 for cows and calves. sheep receipts 200 with lambs at 14.00 to 15.00 and ewes 5.00 to 6.00.
Wheat prices shown as 1.84 to 1.86 with no red. Clover seed trades cash at 17.35 and futures 15 to 30, with dates June 15. Alsike at 14.25 in August. Timothy seed quoted cash 3.80 and futures 4.20 for September.
Chicago Board of Trade reports widespread rains push wheat lower early, with Liverpool downturn adding pressure before demand recovers. July wheat around 1.60 to 1.61, September 1.56 to 1.58. Corn opens down then slips further on prospects of a bumper Kansas crop, oats also fall before partial recovery. Provisions ease as grain weakness widens.
Omaha reports grain quotes with wheat ranging from 1.54 to 1.57 for various hard grades. Corn shows No 3 hard at 1.54 and mixed at 1.05 percent. Oats list No 2 white at 50 percent and 51 percent.
New York June 13 The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows an excess reserve of 41 764 380 dollars. This is an increase in reserve of 8 717 670 dollars compared with best week.
New York June 13 U S bonds closed with Liberty at 107.4 and 3446 level, First 4 1 4 9 at 102 24, Second 4 percent 8 at 101 13, Third 4 4s8 at 102 1, Fourth 4 percent 102 30, U S Treasury 4s 103 8, U S Treasury 4 4 4 4 107 12.
Local observation figures show daily high and low temperatures with rain none on some days. June 9 recorded 74 high 47 low with no rain while June 11 had 72 and 68 with rain noted. Continuous warm days and a rainy period on June 13 show variable weather.
Mrs. Ethel Thurston of 324 North Pine Street Lima Ohio writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved severe inflammation pain and backache, prevented an operation, improved her weight and health, and prompted her to tell others about the medicine. She offers to answer letters from women seeking information.
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