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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1918
Page
6
Merry go round operators Scheidt and Bros move from Woodland Park to Ford Park at Tenth and Massachusetts. They open this week every evening at 7:30 p m with latest and best music.
Concrete evidence of U S soldiers saving for relatives comes from Salvation Army huts in France and Chicago. A cable from Paris orders payouts totaling 7012 to relatives in the United States in one day for dependents, Liberty Bonds, and other needs. Deposits from doughboys range 25 to 100 dollars with a sergeant sending 1000 to Anna Illinois and 600 to Kennett Missouri.
United States Certificates of Indebtedness Series IV A dated June 25 1918 payable October 24 1918 at 4 12 percent interest offered by Watkins National Bank in denominations of 500 and up.
Kansas City stockyards report steady trade with good steers selling around 17 to 18 dollars, but common killing steers weak. Hogs gained slightly to a top of 17 dollars, sheep and lambs unchanged, spring lambs high at 1800 receipts. Montana and Oklahoma cattle present mixed values, stockers and feeders varied, overall market steady though not at top prices.
The market closed at strong levels for hogs with heavy hogs at 17.10, medium 17.05, lights 16.95 and bulk 16.80 to 16.05. Stock pigs high at 16.60. Lambs steady since mid last week with native springs near 18.00. ewes 8 to 12. feeding lambs about 5. breeding ewes 12 to 16.50. goats lower at around 8.00. Cattle receipts light. steers 17.25 to 18.00, dressed beef 12.00 to 14.00. stockers and feeders slow. hogs receipts moderate and market pressured lower. corn and wheat prices listed with cash bids and futures in brief.
In a brief exchange Ruth asks if her mother was the next oldest sister in a grandmother's family. Upon confirmation, she notes that this means she must also wear wadeover dresses.
The Fordson tractor demonstration starts today at the Oscar Cox place and tomorrow moves two and a half miles northeast of town to the Heck place for further public viewing.
Real estate transfers listed include E T Arnold and wife to FE T Emery for 7600 dollars in northwest quarter of section 18-21, C Simons and wife to W W Gill for 465 dollars lot 2 Hosford's addition Lawrence Kansas, and John Buck administrator to Joseph Gulford for 1075 dollars at 80 N J Street Lawrence Kansas.
For sale a 14 inch Oliver riding plow a two section harrow and a double shov ed plow. All for sale call n4zt Black.
Classified notice lists rental and job ads from 1411 Mass Ave. Ingram area offering 1600 acres rich to Valley for rent and a carpenter wanted for small buildings and general repair. Call 1599 white after 6:30 p.m. or before 7:30 a.m. for inquiries with phone 2743 Black.
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