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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1920
Page
8
Grain: hot wave boosts corn and oats with corn futures climbing. Oats lead gains with strong buying. futures for July and September rise amid tight oats crop and hot conditions. Cash grain quotes show mixed prices across wheat corn oats soy and livestock terms.
Chicago market notes show egg prices steady with various lots and prices listed. Real estate transfers include George R. Parrott to John OConnell and multiple transfers involving Twin Falls, Twin Falls subdivision, McCollem addition, and other parcels with names such as Mary L. Lilly, Clarence D. Pick, John Morgan, E. W. Tucker, Henry Werner trustees, Mellie Tanner, and Dewey Shores.
Census data from Washington and Oklahoma City show large population changes. Walla Walla declines by 19.49 percent to 15,603, while Oklahoma City rises to 91,268, up 42.1 percent. Delaware state totals reach 228,008, up 40.2 percent with Newcastle County including Wilmington at 145,239, up 20.3 percent.
Helsingfors reports via Dagblad that all two thousand war prisoners aboard a Bolshevist steamer sunk recently in the Neva River were saved. The dispatch notes the incident occurred near Stockholm on June 28. The survivors were rescued unharmed and evacuated to safety.
An old remedy praised for restoring gray hair to its natural color using sage and sulphur. It touts grandmotherly methods, but modern shops offer a bottled preparation with added ingredients for reliable, natural-looking results.
Chicago and Omaha market notes show cattle receipts around 26 000 and 4 500 with beef steers steady to 25c lower in Chicago and steady to 25c lower in Omaha. Hogs in Chicago up to 25c higher with top near 16.30 and bulk around 14 to 15.25. sheep and lambs mixed with best native lambs around 17.00 and Idaho and California lambs around 16.00 to 14.00.
New York on June 28 lists final Liberty bond prices with reductions across series. Notable figures include 31-23 at 91.80, first 49 at 85.70, second 4s at 85, first 44 percent at 85.90, second 4% at 85.14, third 44s at 88.70, fourth 4s at 85.34, and Victory bonds with 3 3-48 at 95.58 and Victory 4 SAR at 105.60.
A Muncie couple marking their second anniversary faced an unexpected test when the wife’s sister sent twins to their home. The wife and husband balanced plans with interrupted celebrations as they agreed to care for the children. The husband arranged shows and meals while the wife cared for the twins, enduring a day of family duties far from their original plans.
A leading authority urged finding a new outlet for pitch accumulated at gas works and quarries during the war. He suggested pitch could fuel producers by radiant heat to maintain a liquid state and be fed into boilers, offering potentially higher efficiency than direct burning, addressing shortages in combustibles.
Classified ads offer 160 acres near Jerome Idaho at 256.08 per acre including crop stock and implements, must be sold to close a state. Also a vacuum cleaner service ad. In federal bankruptcy court T W Hamp seeks discharge with notices to creditors to appear by July 28 1920 before Judge Chapman, July 23 publication.
A terse note reflects fear and unease about a preacher’s influence and outside pressure. The fragment hints at anxiety over intervention and control within a religious community.
In Twin Falls district court Isabella McFall sues unknown owners of Lot 11 Block 57 Twin Falls original townsite to quiet title. Unknown owners must answer within 20 days if served in district, 40 days elsewhere. Also probate notice for William Z Smith estate scheduling will proving July 3 1920 at Twin Falls Courthouse with attorneys Moyle Hess Rothwell Chapman listed.
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