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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1923
Page
2
Market summary from Chicago shows cattle hogs and sheep receipts and prices. Hogs steady to down from Thursday with top around 8.00 for fat hogs. Cattle stronger on select beef and yearlings, vealers higher. Western lambs and feeding lambs higher, forward trade slight. Grain futures mixed with wheat corn oats and cash prices noted.
September 25 sale by W. R. Gamon, six miles southeast. Poland China hog sale. October 13 sale by Ernest Carlson, Durco Jersey hog sale.
Ainsworth Iowa residents report Rev. Austin Lord and family visiting his parents J. M. Lord. Miss Marie Schmidt from Columbus City stayed with Nancy Pearson and Joseph Utterback. The church hosts Rev Rex at Cedar Falls Bible Institute with United Presbyterian and Dr Kyle from St. Louis Seminary occupying pulpit. Brick for new church arrives. local fairs and memorial events noted. Various residents ill or improving, calls for depot work, W R Co meeting, social club, and visitors from Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Chicago.
A fragment from the London Daily Express quotes the Dargee as saying there is more to say after a quarrel with a careless yachtsman, but he refrains, claiming to be a perfect gentleman and avoiding class warfare.
Wellman Iowa items report August 1923 visits and weddings. Eardley Bell Jr and Esther Shaw wed. Sigourney beat Wellman 2 1. various trips to Des Moines Williams burg and Denver. community news on funerals, births, health, school staff changes, and local improvements.
S E Wallin traveled to North Carolina to visit relatives. Myral McCreedy and family visited Iowa City. Mrs Fay Cherwinker and baby Mary stayed with grandmother Mrs Walter Hays in Washington. Mabel Wallace spent a week with sister Mrs B W Cole. C W society girls enjoyed a July breakfast in the woods and a picnic in Iowa City with Mrs M D McCreedy. Ice cream social attendance was lighter due to weather. Burr Taylor family planned Cedar Rapids visit. Local folks attended the Columbus Junction fair. Threshing neared completion and six carloads of stock were shipped in the past week.
A rural column notes widespread concern over others' problems while many face local troubles. Residents discuss Los Angeles scandals, legal cases, and personal hardships. The piece observes people neglect their own finances and homes while fixating on external events and rumors.
Crawfordsville Aug 10. Mr and Mrs C M Strain and daughter Oma left by car yesterday to visit relatives in Jacksonville Illinois. Marshall Huston Forrest and William Davidson and Mr and Mrs F J Maxwell were among locals at the Junction fair yesterday. Dr Minear of Mt Pleasant met with the Methodist Church official board last evening. Lightning rods work on the new school building is progressing rapidly. Crawfordsville Ind Aug N H McCall and sister Miss Mary visited Somonauk Illinois yesterday to stay with their nephew James McCleary. Mr and Mrs Geo Caldwell and daughter Mary Katharine of St Clairsville Ohio called here yesterday afternoon on Mrs Agnes McCleary. They live within two miles of Mrs McCleary's old home at St Clairsville. They have been at Waterloo and went from here T4
Large community gathering marked by flags at half mast and a torn full program of hymns prayers and talks. Rev Kilgus Rev Hanna and Rev Hayes led the service with a life sketch of Harding by Hayes and speeches praising him as president and man. Family and local residents noted visits and travel plans amid farm season wind-downs and upcoming chautauqua outings.
Threshing winds down for the season. Joseph Engel visits with his parents Mr and Mrs Wes Engel. Mr and Mrs Charles McKinstry spend time at Keosauqua and Fairfield. Edna Plowihan, McKinstry’s niece, returns to Keosauqua after weeks with Mrs Porter's circle. Martha Jo and You visited Mrs Porter and Edna. Services held at the Me oranian Church with Rev Ben der as new minister.
Stringtown on August 10 1923 reports eight stock loads shipped from Noole seven by Bigham Jarrard and others The day saw three cattle by Bigham Jarrard and two hogs each by Jake Wenger Dan Widmey Sam Nebel Oscar Tolander also sold one fat cattle car from Wayne Mr and Mrs Silas Korf visited Washington The 212 acre Saltzman farm sold to Mr Kempf of Kalona area
Dr D M Griswold of the University of Iowa urges safeguards for the president’s health citing repeated collapses of world leaders from overwork. He compares the daily burden to protection by secret service and notes Britain’s Bonar Law and France’s Deschanel as examples.
Dr Griswold argues duties inherited by each president are funded by the public’s urge to greet and press for favors. He cites President Harding’s 60 speeches in 39 days, noting the strain of constant appearances. He urges the public to spare leaders with heavy schedules and value steady work and temperate habits.
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