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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
8
A collage of classified ads and notices lists homes for sale and rent in town with details on rooms, furnishings, terms, and locations. Also included are listings for auto windshields, phonographs, and various goods with contact numbers. An Idaho bankruptcy notice and a scientific note on a large white rat named White Elephant conclude the page.
Cattle and hogs mixed with gains in hogs offset by softness in beef cattle. Hogs mostly 15 to 25 cents lower with top around 8.65 and bulk 8.40 to 8.60. porkers and feeders steady to higher in parts. Cattle slow to 25 cents lower with beef steers around 7.50 to 9.00, cows 4.50 to 5.50. lambs 50 cents lower with tops near 11.25 and feeders strong. Sellers reported varied bulk weights and packer activity across markets in Omaha and regional centers.
Potatoes stronger with 16 cars received. northern white sacks $1.30 to $1.46 per cwt, bulk $1.40 to $1.50. Butter unsettled, creamery at 33 5/8. Eggs steady with 902 cases received. Poultry and fowl prices moved lower. turkeys unchanged. Minneapolis notes higher prices 10 to 20 cents. family patent oats quoted at $8.90 to $9.55 per barrel in 98-pound cotton sacks. bran 26 to 28.
A fragmented Liberty Bonds notice shows prices and stakes for various issues as well as a High School concert listing. Names and details are partially readable including a date near December and a performance time, with figures like 86.12 and 87,903 appearing among the garbled OCR.
Ida Pocatelo and A Jeffries Hazel Gill, both of Jerome, appeared at the county clerk's Office on Tuesday asking for a license to wed. They were taken into custody by the sheriff's office following advice from Jerome. Reported as eloping, the pair were said to be 17 years old and their status or fate remains unclear.
Chicago grain markets slumped as government data showed larger than expected crops. Wheat led losses with December around 1.65 1.2 and March near 1.58 9-4. corn and oats also fell, while provisions dropped. Traders noted liberal rural offerings in the Southwest and export shipments via the Gulf of Mexico failed to lift sentiment. Cash grain prices across wheat, corn, and oats reflected weaker trade, with mixed No. 2 values in Chicago and Minneapolis reports showing declines from recent highs.
Notice to creditors of Edward E Stewart bankrupt in Bankruptcy No 1262 calls first meeting for December 28 1920 at 2 oclock p.m. at the referee office in Twin Falls Idaho. The district court in the southern division of Idaho oversees the matter.
In District Court of Idaho the first meeting of creditors for Joseph T. Kriyanek bankrupt is set for December 28 1920 at 10 o clock a m at the referee office in Twin Falls Idaho Dated December 15 1920 Twin Falls Idaho Dec 18th and 24th. Highest cash price paid for poultry Independent Market Twin Falls Tu Th Sat.
Manhattan Kansas. The biggest white rat in the world is part of the Kansas State Agricultural College collection. The animal’s size is noted as remarkable in ongoing science work and displays. Researchers study growth and genetics using the rodent as a model.
Local directory listings show professionals and services from analytical chemistry to law firms in Twin Falls Idaho. Notices include land patent actions concerning Homestead and Desert Entries, court writs, and public publication dates, with names like Henry Bewall Macaw AdelIs R Hoffman Richard Williams Richard Williams and others referenced for property claims and legal proceedings.
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