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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1919
Page
2
Estimated today receipts include 33 000 hogs 9 000 cattle and 11 000 sheep with holdovers. Market overall fairly active with hogs 5 10 lower than prior days and top at 20 50 for large lots. Beef steers and feeders steady. calves and canners mixed. lambs strong for handy weights with cull and common sheep softer.
The market report shows May, July and Sept futures for corn and oats with small advances and declines. Cash corn futures rise 1 cent with 129 cars trading and No 2 white corn near 1.60. Oats trade around 0.66 to 0.63 with 71 cars and tone 1 2 off. October clover priced at 17.15.
Companionship develops when father and son share life and fortunes over time. If a boy lacks a companion in his father, it reflects the father’s earlier absence. The bond strengthens as two people who live together age together under the same roof.
A brief exchange overheard or quoted notes Briggina as a steady gambler. The dialogue questions Briggina being a loser, calling him a good loner and remarking that even with bad luck his losses are limited to two or three dollars.
Des Moines county farm bureau plans to organize all wool growers within two months. County Agent Harley Walker says the move, aligned with state efforts, aims to pool wool for marketing with Burlington as a central point for southeastern Iowa. Rationale: past marketing dealt with low prices from limited buyers. pooling would allow direct shipping to eastern markets for better pay.
A three months milk campaign begins this week to promote whole milk and dairy products for children. Posters and demonstrations will show milk’s value, with recipes and twenty five facts sheets. The state department of agriculture and Iowa State College extension, with federal support, coordinate through Miss Florence A. Imlay in Palo Alto county.
Two types of squashes are described summer varieties used young and tender and fall winter types ripened for winter use. Summer squashes suit average gardens best while larger varieties suit field culture. Plant eight to ten seeds per hill with manure or fertilizer worked in, hills four feet apart.
Oklahoma in 1918 averaged 204 650 barrels of oil daily with a commercial value near 500 000 dollars per day, the State Oil and Gas Conservation Commission reports. Tulsa district led production at 66 000 barrels daily. Blackwell-Garber led natural gas at over 27 billion feet. Total wells active reached 23 561.
Quote reflects Wendell Phillips on politics as ethics taught by God through great present interests. It frames politics as a moral discipline guiding public responsibility rather than power struggles.
The quarterly church business session was postponed to Friday evening due to threatening weather. Twenty seven members were present as reports from all departments were shared and plans for the Victory Campaign were discussed. Special sermons, Sunday school upgrades, and missionary services were announced with a luncheon following.
Eli Emry sold his farm to Bosworth Brothers with immediate possession. A public sale is set for Friday April 11. G W Myers is reported as being in the hospital.
Jake Koch and family visited the A. L. Koch home on Sunday. Terry Gowey plans a new house, H. G. Book moved into the old South place near Packwood. Oats sowing mostly finished. A windstorm caused downed telegraph poles and damaged outbuildings. Russell Reed, serving in France with the AEF, has arrived safely back in the U.S.
Frank Mayer returns from Des Moines and expresses relief at home. Mrs J B McCaleb and Robert visit Washington. Ed Mayer and sister attend Mrs Brounshausen’s funeral near Talleyrand. Caleb Lemley and family near Titus visit George Hiel and W E Augustine homes. Will Conard visits Wellston. Homer Porter visits Grace Hill with his mother Effie. Art Conard visits Washington. Mrs Emil Fink stays with brother George Rickard. Mrs Rickard and Emil Fink visit Mrs Jacob Hotle. W E Augustine attends a bank meeting in Wellston.
April 10 Crawfordsville reports Mrs. R. C. McCleary visiting S. A. Dwinell in Columbus Junction. J. A. Hawthorne of Washington was a visitor here. W. A. Carson returned to Washington after visiting his son Wallace Carson. United Presbyterian prepares for communion with services Sunday at 11.
Community members shared gatherings at multiple homes during the weekend including Dawson, Churchill, Deal, Augustine, and Breitenbach households. Several families visited Washington and local homes for Sunday events. The community mourned the death of Mrs. John Brownshausen with a Monday funeral at her home.
Alfred Taylor 32, son of Willis Taylor, Benton township, Benton farmer family, hanged himself in a barn after a young woman rejected his advances. His mother found the body warm and hanging from a rafter as she called him to supper.
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