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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1928
Page
2
Receipts total around 10 000 hogs and 10 000 cattle with buyers active. Hogs top at 12.80 for choice 10 to 220 lb, cattle varied as calves 3 000 and steers in fair demand, vealers steady, slaughter classes with mixed gains and declines across weights. Sheep receipts 12 000 with lambs and feeder lambs displaying modest shifts and prices cited across categories.
Market snapshot shows Wheat Corn and Oats with bid ask ranges for Sept Dec and Mar contracts. Prices listed as percentages with figures for open high low and cross values across wheat and oats.
Prices listed for Chicago markets show mixed readings across staples. Wheat and corn feature percent ranges for various grades and mixes, oats and rye with smaller figures, barley, timothy and clover presented in wide brackets reflecting recent trading.
Market prices list seed varieties with cash and term figures for Clover Oct Dec and cash rights for Timothy Dec. Alsike shows old cash and new cash values with October readings. figures include 1700 1800 1775 1425 210 260 1025 1660 1675.
Chicago estimates for tomorrow include cattle 6000, hogs 18000, sheep 16000 with holdover hogs at 4000. The figures come from the afternoon report, indicating strong hog and cattle interest in the upcoming market.
Relatives of the Augustines and Mikschs attended cattle purchases from Chas. McKinstry and Cal Cooper. Brinning and Mayer families traded property and prepared lumber for farm use. Elmer Kolosick bought stock in St Paul Minnesota. A number of local residents, including the Miksch family, visited Cone and M. B. Jones home.
Ambitious men toil with great labor and anxiety seeking the summit, yet never reach it, as Burton notes. The restless drive mirrors AD AG dogs in a wheel or squirrels chasing a cage, illustrating endless striving without arrival.
The 1856 campaign marked the first national push for the new Republican party led by Fremont against Buchanan. Slavery expansion fears fueled mass rallies, with Northerners alarmed by secession threats while Southern voices warning of a Black Republican menace. Fremont won 1,341,264 votes to Buchanan’s 1,888,169, signaling growing strength and political tension.
Young Benjamin Franklin at nineteen visits a London printing office. The foreman doubts his skill but Franklin sets type from John’s gospel in moments. The rapid accurate work earns him a printer’s position on the spot.
Columbus Junction reports funeral services for Mrs Charles Brown who died Sunday from heart trouble will be held Tuesday at Fredonia Methodist church. Other items note reunions at Columbus chautauqua park and district Sunday school convention.
Rev Evans of Oskaloosa spoke at Walnut Sunday school and Dr Williams a China medical missionary gave an afternoon address. Mr Caldwell talked on the world Sunday school convention trip. Mrs Christias Rolfing and family visited Mrs Ralph Shorpenning. Walnut ladies met Mrs George Garrett. James Baird delivered a full blooded bull to Sherm Knox. John Griffith reshingled his horse barn. Will Bearler delivered sheep to the farmers union.
Mrs. B EF Miller reports neighbors and relatives attending the Wayland homecoming, including Mr. and Mrs. John Huston Jr and families, Mels Petersons, John Abraham family, and others. A birthday party for Mavguerite, moves to new rooms, health notes, and trips to Minneapolis and Washington are also mentioned along with misc. family news.
August 15 notes mention Mrs. A R Miller visiting, Charley Warren’s illness and Crawfordsville link, D R Monroe touring Missouri cattle country with a new Chevrolet coupe and niece driver, visits Kirksville and a society lady praising Washington’s Legion drummer boys, Monroe noting scarce cattle and plentiful feeding, and a possible former local Mrs. Jim George.
A lively chautauqua crowd starts strong and may surge further tonight. Farmer sales feature a California driver, $3,624 sale total in 90 minutes, cattle pricing to $101 for two year olds, calves at $38, course corn $1.35 per bushel, hogs and shoats around $22.50, with Rev Stryker returning from Chicago soon and owning acreage near town.
The text sketches a rural scene with mentions of Robt. Ferguson and Mrs Ferguson, Ott Habacks reading the Journal, a child with a pumpkin sized object, a fat dog, Schachner Co stores, Mr. Schachner’s quick responses, and Floyd Banks as chief cook and bottle washer at a Mid Continental oil station with neat accommodations and goods for travelers.
Mr and Mrs Chris Miller and Mrs Huntsburg were dinner guests Saturday at the G R De Yarman home. Mrs C J Shepherd returned Saturday from Memorial hospital where she had been a patient for about a month. Mrs Robert Tullis and sons of Fort Madison are visiting at the Shepherd home. Mr and Mrs Brekke and son Robert of Chicago visited last week at Vernor Nordstroms. Miss Williams of Oelwein was a house guest at the Mike Miller home last week. Mr and Mrs Hugh Wright of Davenport spent last week at the Long home. J W Miller was a Mt Pleasant business caller Monday.
Community diary notes visitors and visits around Washington Iowa with Rev Sherman and family Vries of Moberly Missouri, Mr and Mrs Sam McKee of Gary Indiana, trips to Iowa City, Prairie Flower church activities and August meeting details with fourteen members and two guests present.
Glenn Cuddeback displays a remarkable corn stalk near Washington six miles west where the plant reaches 6 feet to the first ear and 9 feet to the second ear. Observers at Dougherty Bros. store confirm the unusual height. Glenn notes it isn’t the smallest he has seen.
The hostess committee for the day included Mrs. P. M. Phillips Mrs. Cy Bush and Mrs. Howard Keating though the latter missed the event. Refreshments featured ice cream de la tremes cakes mints and lemonade. At the July meeting ten members attended with devotional led by Mrs. P. M. Phillips. The serving committee Mrs. W. A. Phillips Mrs. Arthur Wiley and Mrs. Charles Bear offered apricot ice cake and iced tea. Two entertain ing committee members were present but weather canceled part of the program. The color theme yellow and white was carried in serving.
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