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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1922
Page
3
Cattle receipts 10 000 marked higher for steers and lower for other cattle. Bulk prices 8 25 to 9 15 with hogs 29 000 receipts and prices 16 85 bulk. Sheep receipts 10 000 lambs up 2. Chicago Produce notes Butter creamery prices with Firsts 34 to 35 cents. Eggs 20 899 cases with various grades. Poultry alive prices higher including broilers and roosters.
CATTLE Receipts 2600 market steady for best cattle. cows and heifers around 8.50 to 9.15. HOGS Receipts 8500 opening slow about steady with mixed prices 10.00 to 10.50. SHEEP Receipts 2000 lambs 50 to 75 higher. yearlings 8.00 to 9.50.
Market closes with July and September bids for Wheat Corn Oats Lard Ribs. Wheat at 112 and 1.12 percent. Corn 62 and 654 percent. Oats 25 and 374. Lard 11.50 and 11.77. Ribs 12.27 and 12.22. Des Moines brokerage Lamson Bros. & Co. provides the figures.
Market notes show prices for oats at 36 cents per bushel and heavy hens at 46 cents. Other items include spring boilers at 27 cents and horse hides around 1.00, with various entries mixed in the page’s commodity roster.
Des Moines Iowa June 20 Wool growers across Iowa are urged to stand by the Iowa wool pool and continue cooperative shipping as prices rise and market conditions improve. The Iowa Fleec Wool Grower association reports a prior two year downturn but notes buyers returning and carload pools forming. premium bids at the state fair wool exhibit total 896 dollars with strong interest in exports.
False eyelashes exemplify a collaboration between science and nature. They use real hair in varying lengths attached to a silk adhesive strip designed to cling to the eyelid, though performance may vary.
The Fiji islands show an unusual lack of native fauna with most species arriving later or evolving under isolation. Experts note that limited land mammals and many birds arrived via dispersal, while reef systems host diverse marine life surrounding the islands.
An old remedy claims daily use of a lithia citric salt mix cleanses kidneys and relieves backache. It advises drinking copious water and a morning tablespoonful of rad Salts in water for several days to stimulate kidney activity and neutralize urinary acids.
Walter Osborn outlines upcoming Farm Bureau meetings to vote on the ship subsidy and related bills. Township exhibits for the county fair are organized with Garden Grove and others preparing displays. W. B. Daly of Jones County will speak at Garden Grove Chautauqua. For the first time Decatur County grows certified seed fields, including Iowa Oats, with Prof. Churchill to inspect on June 22 and evaluate beans on Frank Trotter’s farm for hay seed and pasture value.
Data shows 5,000,000,000 gallons of gasoline produced last year and 186,000 people employed in motor vehicle manufacturing. US car and truck numbers rose 13 percent from 1920, with three-fourths of 1920 output produced again in 1921.
Ralph Petty, 23, attempted to take his life Monday with a rifle at the Beery home southeast of Prescott. He had been a farm hand, bought the rifle before leaving town for Kansas, and his parents near Grant were notified as authorities searched for the bullet and assessed his condition.
Miss Grace Sowash entertained twenty five friends on a Monday evening at her brother J. D. Sowash’s North Birch street home. The gathering featured games and social diversions with refreshments served by Mrs. Sowash.
Bert Horton of this city sustained toe injuries when a heavy box slipped while unloading freight at Blockow Missouri on freight train No 94. He was brought home by the South Branch Passenger train this afternoon and is not seriously hurt, though he will be off work for several days.
The Stock Yards Specials defeated the Fidelity Googoos 6 to 5 at the Franklin diamond. Batteries were Young and Harne for the Specials and McCoy and Waltersdorf for the Googoos. It marks the seventh straight win for the Stock Yards team.
Funeral services for Mrs Alfred Hughes were held at the family home northwest of Creston at 3:00 this afternoon. The funeral party will transport the remains to Illinois for interment.
Alfred Floegel a German born artist in New York was awarded the Prix de Rome by the American Academy in Rome for his mural Music. He had recently worked for meals by painting restaurant walls and faced possible eviction before neighbors secured a stay. The prize provides 1000 dollars yearly for three years plus residence and travel opportunities.
The entry defines reprisals as retaliatory acts short of war used to redress grievances in international law. It traces the term to French re prendre and Latin reprehendere and notes usage about prohibiting foreign ships from bringing intoxicants, risking reprisals against American shipping.
Mrs Scott will host the Afternoon Club at a 1 o'clock luncheon at her home on West Montgomery Street on Wednesday. After lunch the group will play bridge. The Womens Relief Corps meets at Potter Post hall Wednesday afternoon to sew and quilt for Childs Welfare Work. good attendance is requested.
The Loyal Workers of the Christian church will meet in the church parlor on Wednesday afternoon. All members are urged to be in attendance.
Delegates report on convention at the Nf. bE. Davey residence this evening. Cars will be at the church for attendees and observers to travel to the event.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of the Congregational church will meet at Mrs. C. H. Bacon's home at 202 Sumney Avenue on Thursday afternoon June 22 at 2:20. Mrs. Welch assists the hostess and Mrs. Harris leads the program. All welcome.
Members plan a regular picnic at McKinley Park this evening. Attendees are asked to bring bread and butter sandwiches pickles and one additional dish. Each person should also bring a spoon a sauce dish and a cup.
The G I A Ladies will meet in regular session at the Odd Fellow's hall on North Pine Street Wednesday afternoon at 2 30. It is urgent that all ladies be present.
Members of the Sorosis Society of Salem Lutheran Church plan a picnic at the Country Club this evening. Those wishing to attend should meet at the post office at 6 o clock.
The Stitchery Club gathered Friday afternoon at Mrs Arthur KX Williams home on Northeast Chestnut Street for a pleasant social time and a two course luncheon. This was to be the last meeting of the club until Pall.
Members of the Loyal Sons and Philathea Classes of the Christian church will motor to Cromwell on Wednesday evening for a basket supper in the park. The groups will then present their play A Hoodooed Coon in Cromwell hall.
A series of short notes records weekend and weekday visits across the area. James Conard of Thayer spent Sunday with his mother Mrs Mih erva Conard. Elmer Donahue of Maxwell visited Dr W J Thomas's home. Elbert Hiskey of Cedar Falls came for a relatives and friends gathering. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs J E Resse of Des Moines last Friday. Mrs Resse is formerly Marie Durfur of this place. Eleanor and Carolyn Rhyne went to Winterset to see grandparents Fate. J F Berry fished near Newton last week. Mrs Floyd Goodridge and son Robert visited Creston Wednesday. Alvin Bailey of Des Moines stayed with his parents C M C Bailey. Margaret Jane Reinig of Faribault Minn arrived to spend summer with her parents F A Reinig. Ruth Morgan of Murray visited relatives in Lorimer. Mrs E T Dufur left Friday for a few days in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Will Edwards and
Local residents and visitors fill Lorimor and nearby towns with weekend visits and short trips. Families from Des Moines, Winterset, Creston, Newton, Mason City, and Cedar Falls travel to see relatives and attend shopping and events. Notables include Laura Davis and the Edwards home visit, along with undertakers convention attendance in Burlington and a Des Moines trip by E A Edwards.
Lorene Kagka eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Kagka of seven miles southeast of Fairfield was disemboweled when a ladder slipped while she climbed into a cherry tree and she fell on a harrow. She remains in serious condition at Jefferson county hospital. Additionally the article notes Amsterdam has more than 300 bridges.
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