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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1920
Page
8
A chaotic listing of local services and professionals including E R Dooley bacteriology and toxicology expert, J H Dopp Architects, B White auto company, piano tuning by G Huli, Homer Mille attorney, Blower Foto Shop photographers, First National Bank and Bank & Trust, Robinson Rentals and Bank & Trust, auto livery by L F Roberts, and an office over Shoshong Granary.
Chicago trading marks a decisive price drop as corn and oats lead losses with July and September contracts drifting lower. Report cites large selling by commission houses, thin demand amid East labor unrest, and general downturns in grain and provisions despite hog price gains. Minneapolis quotes No 1 northern wheat at 2.80 to 2.90, corn around 1.12 to 1.14, oats 1.08 to 1.10.
New York on June 23 reports final Liberty bond prices across denominations. First 31-28 at 92.90, first 4s at 86.44, Victory 3 4-48 at 95.69, Victory 4 3-45 at 95.66, with other issues including 48 at 85.30 and 4s at 85.80.
A telegram from Nicholas Stanay Butler president of Columbia University replies to Proctor about a published interview claiming Butler said gamblers and stock market players back Wood in the Republican nominating fight. Butler says his Chicago convention remarks were unbecoming and unwarranted and he apologizes to all who felt hurt.
Chicago market reports cattle hog and sheep activity with price moves and top figures. Omaha markets show hog receipts strong and cattle steady to higher with best heavy steers around 16.40 and lambs in the mid teens.
Chicago on June 22 reports butter markets unchanged as receipts reach 29 798 cases. Firsts show 38 1 2 to 89 1 2 cents with storage packed varieties and extras. Poultry alive and fowls rise to 31 cents. Potatoes firm with 68 cars received. Southern Triumphs sacked 7 to 7.25 per cwt and Hast corn cobblers 12.75 to 13.26 per barrel.
Mexico City June 2 train service between Mexico City and Vera Cruz resumes today after a three week hiatus due to bubonic plague in Vera Cruz. All barracks in the capital are to be sold at auction and soldiers quartered in suburban cantonments to secure healthier living conditions and improve discipline per official plans reported by Excelsior.
Burris AL Jenkins of the Kansas City Post issued a statement asserting William Gibbs McAdoo will be placed in nomination before the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, regardless of McAdoo’s assent. The note comes as McAdoo’s candidacy looms in the party’s nominating process.
Washington June 22 government purchases 1,700,000 ounces of silver at one dollar per ounce for delivery in Philadelphia and San Francisco. The total this month reaches 200,000 ounces under the Pittman Act, announced by the director of the mint.
The village Bottom sits atop an extinct volcano on the island of Saba in the Caribbean. The island is an isolated, forbidding peak rising 3,000 feet from the sea with sheer cliffs and no harbor. Access is by a steep stair or arduous ascent, and goods must be carried up from the coast. The inhabitants are sailors who travel the seas and always return home.
The article notes dramatic savings growth in Chile from 1910 to 1918. It cites a rise from about 4 million dollars in deposits across roughly 200,000 savers in 1910 to 110 million Chilean pesos in 1917 and 50 million more in 1918. It highlights a national push to encourage saving via stamps and other incentives, and mentions that lotteries are not permitted in Chile, reflecting a preference for slow but steady accumulation.
A spinster around forty refuses to rent her house to a man with seven children after his tale of well behaved offspring. He predicts she will someday regret not taking a large family. Also mentions an extraordinary concrete checkerboard built in 1891 at St Leonard's Sussex, noted for its size and value.
June 22 report places General Juan Barrgan former chief of staff to Carranza as escaped from custody after assassination and crossing the Rio Grande into the United States at Laredo. Also notices in Idaho probate court schedule time to prove a foreign will for William H. Smith and address creditor claims in the estate of Rispah McKinstry. lawyers listed.
Isabella McFall sues unknown owners of Lot 11, Block 57 Twin Falls townsite Idaho in district court for quiet title. Defendants must appear within twenty days if served in district or forty days if served elsewhere. failure leads to default judgment. Filed May 24, 1920. Clerk: B C Bowen deputies and attorneys listed in notice. Publication dates May 28, June 4, June 18, June 26, July 2.
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