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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1920
Page
10
Hogs receipts total 8 500 with steady to 10 cent drops. top at 15 dollars, average 13 to 14 60. Cattle receipts 500 with heavy beeves steady, yearlings and stockers up to 40 cents, except vealers down 5 to 1. Sheep receipts 260 with woolled lambs down about 1 dollar, clipped lambs 40 to 50 cents lower, sheep about 25 cents lower.
In Chicago on May 1 potatoes held steady with Northern white in sack and bulk quoted at 4190 to 7.10. Butter creamery prices around 46 616c. Hog receipts reported at 40 147 cases and poultry markets showed no change.
Indianapolis April 1 28 Will iam Ray colored 17 was sentenced to be electrocuted August 5 after a jury found him guilty of first degree murder of Martha Huff a 14 year old white girl killed April 19 The verdict marked the first death penalty by electric chair in the state Ray claimed he acted amid passion and denied intent The auditing witnesses described the brutal assault at the river bottom and the body found at Eagle desk the following evening
The National Industrial Conference Board released a report showing living costs for wage earners reached 94.8 percent in April 1914, with charges between November 1919 and March 1920 rising. Feed prices in March were 100 percent higher than prewar levels, rents up 48 percent, and clothing up 177 percent, per 2,000 dealers surveyed.
Christiana April 27. The government has received no word from Rema Amundsen, the Arctic explorer, who had been reported to have landed in northern Siberia.
Chicago weather improved farm work outlook gave slight edge to bears in corn and oats with mixed bids and modest rallies. May contracts pressured by heavy deliveries while lard and ribs dropped. prices for wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and seeds listed with bid ranges across Chicago and Minneapolis markets.
The war graves commission in London on April 27 approved uniform headstones for all war dead. A plain design will record name, regiment and rank, religious symbol, and an inscription of up to 66 words, with Kipling’s Their Name Liveth Forevermore quoted as a model.
April 27 notice from National Adjutant Lenuel Bolles announces plans to decorate graves of American soldiers who fell in World War I in France on Memorial Day. Legion posts contribute 45 each to a general fund. relatives may arrange special decoration by sending letters with draft details to any post, including name rank and organization.
A historic message outlines a national American Legion collections effort for graves decoration. Drafts should be payable to National Treasurer. Contributions for the general fund through May 30 support Paris decoration, with sums forwarded to national headquarters.
In Tipperary area the Ballyander police barracks in County Limerick surrendered to about 100 men this morning after a three hour siege. The attackers seized ammunition and bicycles from the garrison and burned the barracks. Three policemen and one attacker were wounded.
Des Moines Iowa April 27 Des Moines faces the prospect of a week without gas after an explosion destroyed the plant killing four workers and cutting off the entire city supply. Shipments of electrical devices and substitutes are being rushed from nearby cities to meet demand.
The semi annual conference of Methodist Episcopal bishops issued a statement warning that world unrest without Christ will lead to disaster. Methodists are urged to pray during the general conference, which begins in Des Moines on Saturday.
Associated Press reports in Santa Fe that Ralph M. Hutchinson, ex teller of the State National Bank in Albuquerque, was found guilty by a federal court jury of embezzling 1761 dollars. Sentencing pending.
For Sale 40 Years Time 6 Per Cent Interest We are the owners of 300 acres of land near Tutle Idaho under the second segregation of the North Side project which we will sell on the same terms as the State of Idaho sells land. $120 acres of the land is cleared with good house and well on State highway. We will sell all or any part of this land to responsible parties. Call, phone or write Federal Abstracts Investment Co Jerome Idaho M C Stott Manager Phone 225 Main Street Ground floor.
A Kansas City dispatch reports a worldwide call by the Methodist Episcopal Church urging members to pray for guidance and repentance as the church confronts its view of sin and moral challenges. The appeal emphasizes collective prayer and spiritual renewal within congregations across regions.
KE R DOOLEY A M Ywin Falls Idaho advertises analytical chemistry bacteriology and toxicology expertise with focus on board of health work. J B DODD office in I PD Building MO. B WHITE AUTO COMPANY offers used cars and service station opposite P Q and phone 218.
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