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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1920
Page
2
Estimated receipts show hogs 6000 cattle 2500 sheep 9000 with overall market uneven and higher. Beef steers and veal calves rise while fat stock move unevenly. lambs and feeder lambs show gains with steady to higher tone across categories. Official yesterday totals show no receipts or shipments.
Local note urges keeping April 15 open for the Jubilee Concert hosted by the young people of the A M E church. An advertisement block promotes Texaco Go Gas and Texaco products at Go Gas Service Station, with contact for Lydia Hellam chiropractor and various sale offers.
Waterloo resident Mrs. Carl W. Gruener 35 died after her sleeve ignited while washing clothes near a lighted gas stove. The wind fanned flames as she fled outdoors and her clothing burned. Her husband, Mr. Gruener, was severely burned but could not save her.
In Merrimack County New Hampshire a boys and girls club member Tom Jenkins faced debt after his prized cow died while dry. Club members rallied, raising funds through field day popcorn sales and small contributions to cover the loss and buy a replacement cow that now earns enough money to repay the debt.
Mason City plans a new 250 room hotel costing over 1 million dollars with eight stories, fireproof reinforced concrete, on Third and North Federal streets. The Miller Hotel company of Des Moines will lease for 30 years, plans drawn by Proudfoot Bird & Dawson, and operation expected within a year.
The United States exported 3.333 billion pounds of meat and meat products in 1919, a figure rivaling prewar French consumption and ranking high against the United Kingdom, former Russia, Italy, and Germany. Exports rose from 1.95 billion pounds in 1917 and 2.216 billion in 1918 to a record in 1919 per the Bureau of Crop Estimates.
John F. Whalen, a prosperous retired farmer, was killed while crossing near the high school by an Essex car driven at high speed by Phillip J. Enright, a young farmer from south of Tama. Enright was jailed and bound over to the grand jury on manslaughter charges with $10,000 bond. Whalen leaves a wife and two married daughters.
Ames April 2 Twenty thousand requests for seed of the new annual white sweet clover from farmers in every state have been received by the farm crops department of Iowa State College. H D Hughes head of the department says some seed remains and will be sent to anyone who provides a stamped self addressed envelope. The clover shows slow initial growth followed by rapid growth after two months and tests are under way to prove the value of seeding with a nurse crop. Six acres have been sown exclusively for seed production to boost next season supplies.
Des Moines announces April 12 as the date for Earl Caddock and Wladek Zbyszko to settle an old dispute. Fans pressed for a rematch after a controversial 2 year earlier meet in which Caddock won a referee decision amid renewed calls Zbyszko deserved a draw.
The American Museum of Natural History in New York warned of the bald eagle's threatened extinction citing reports that more than half to three quarters of the species have been sacrificed. Alaska hunters pay bounties and have expanded into nearby British territories, killing 5,600 eagles in months. The museum argues the eagle preys on large rodents that damage crops and denies claims of widespread predation on game. It urges federal law to protect the migratory bird.
Cedar Falls resident Rolla Raymond 24 killed in a crash near Waterloo spurring a crackdown on blinding headlights. Sheriff Henderson vows strict enforcement of headlamp limits and beam direction. Ottumwa city sues Burnaughs over 1918 excavation damages. Pension of notable figures and tribal leadership shifts noted. Iowa State Fair plans $132 492 in cash premiums across cattle horses and agriculture with speed events and a spelling bee. Interests span from Indian affairs to local inheritances and a Malvern to Auburn register mystery.
The report notes a referee chosen for the national inter college championship between Chicago University and the University of Pennsylvania. It mentions Mr. Birch as in demand during football season for major matches. Also highlighted is Hon Adam Bede of Pine City Minnesota a former congressman and popular Chautauqua humorist who once resided in Fremont County Iowa and studied at Tabor College.
Des Moines reports on April 2 that the Farm Bureau finances appeared sound with a favorable treasurer's report. The item notes total receipts and expenditures, indicating overall liquidity and prudent management. No further details are provided in the fragment.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation announced year receipts totaling 397706.91 dollars in the treasurer J B Craven Kellogg report to the executive committee on March 23. It holds 46296 in liberty bonds with par 50000 and 61171 cash on hand, plus 80000 in time deposits at 4 percent. Expenditures for the year ran 331151 dollars.
The horn book, created in 1450 and popular through the 18th century, served as a basic elementary text. A wooden slab covered with parchment displayed capital and small letters, metals, and simple syllables and words, then sealed with a transparent horn sheet for protection.
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