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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1921
Page
2
Summary of Chicago market activity for August 22 including cattle hogs and sheep receipts and prices. Estimates show hogs mostly lower with varied weight categories and lambs down 25 to 50 cents while cattle and calves show mixed ranges and buyers slow. Official yesterday figures list hogs cattle and sheep receipts and shipments.
Aug 28 sale of household goods for H. 8. Beatty. Sept 17 Poland China Sale for W. R. Gamon.
August forepart reports average winter wheat yield in Iowa of 18 bushels an acre, 88 percent of the five year average. Other crops show lower or similar yields with oats, spring wheat, and barley varying from averages. fruit crops minimal due to April freezes. pastures and meadows in good condition. the note cites widespread rubber and tree cultivation in fifty seven countries.
William Hamilton, a Centerville taxi driver, was shot four miles east of town. Police link the killing to a bootlegger and gambling gang feared for secrets Hamilton knew. Three bootlegger passengers were questioned. two suspects were released after alibi checks.
Ledru C. Willits of Iowa has registered and trademarked the farm name Hawkeye, granting him interstate shipping rights and exclusive use. The move marks the first patent office trademark request for a farm name and could inspire other farmers to brand their properties and products.
August 22 report from West Union states one hundred fifty men with ten teams and four army trucks freed John Smith and Henry Larson from a sixteen foot sand pit near a school house. They were trapped for three hours after a cesspool excavation cave in from heavy rain. Smith could not stand or speak. Larson appeared in better condition and both survived without lasting injury.
The 1921 Oskaloosa Chautauqua reports a roughly $4,400 expense and about $3,600 receipts for nine days. Despite the shortfall, a $1,000 surplus covers all bills, avoiding stockholder assessments. Audiences praised attractions and orderly crowds highlighted the event’s smooth conduct.
Nearly 15000 people will camp on the fair grounds for the next two weeks. A new fence provides privacy and pluses for the tract. Five thousand feet of water main new sanitation. Parking space for cars outside the tract. The farm bureau camp enlarged to serve members and county agents. A camp headquarters with telephone and information booth.
Des Moines reports Iowa offers more than 142 800 in state fair premiums across many classes. Top allocations include Horses 29010 Cattle 40975 Swine 7600 Sheep 5103 Goats 475 Poultry 2419 Agriculture 13593 Horticultural 3799 Floriculture 1979 Textile China 1635 Boys and Girls department judging contests 1200 Market calf and pure bred heifer clubs 2875 Pig club 2060. Other groups show premiums from 500 to 1000.
Warren H. Wagoner finds the Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge company is not a common carrier when its bridge runs under a contract with the Bash railroad. The ruling challenges jurisdiction of the interstate commerce commission over toll divisions and alleges traffic diversion to a southern Hannibal bridge. Local officials view the decision as favoring the railroad if ICC approves.
A Birmingham Age-Herald snippet recalls a court remark where a judge sentences a speed offender to thirty days in the workhouse. The exchange features a witty retort about using a car versus a slow bus, highlighting local humor in legal satire.
Iowa City reports Prof. Bird T. Baldwin says rural Iowa children are larger and huskier than city children. The Iowa Child Welfare Research Station findings cover height, weight, chest expansion and strength across ages, with noted differences between boys and girls and urban versus rural populations.
Twelve electric trains operating from Portland and northern Oregon points were struck from the roster by the Southern Pacific company yesterday and all passenger trains on two branch lines were discontinued. J. H. Dyer, the general manager, cites competitive automobile travel as the cause.
Buenos Aires Aug 22 reports a rapid rise in commerce with Germany as twelve vessels cleared the port this month for hides cereals and meats. Most new ships leaving Germany head to Buenos Aires to load food products.
Aug 22 Roger Catchpool aged 10 nearly suffocated when a cave he was digging in a river barn collapsed burying him under earth. He was pulled free by nearby children and men, his face black from the ordeal.
Major Percy E. Van Nostrand of Iowa City will represent Iowa on board the dirigible ZR2 during its England to America flight. He will serve as a special observer, not part of the regular crew, following his University of Iowa 1912 graduation. The ZR2, built in Britain for the U S government, will be housed at Lakehurst New Jersey.
President Harding named Dean Taylor for postmaster of Fairfield. The nomination goes to the Senate for confirmation. Six residents sat the civil service exam, with Taylor, Downard, and Dole as the top three eligible candidates.
Owen Thompson 56 a retired farmer from Badger died at Mercy hospital after being cut by a tractor plow Wednesday. He fell from the tractor while turning a corner and the plow cut into his side. Survived by his widow and nine children.
A dialogue from the Boston Transcript where a husband praises queens in the deck as recalling his wife, while the wife questions the interest in poker.
Des Moines forecast for the week shows generally fair conditions across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with a chance of showers on Tuesday or Wednesday. Temperatures near or slightly below normal.
Des Moines, Aug 22 Iowa state laws will keep home brewing illegal even if Congress legalizes it. Attorney General Ben J. Gibson said there is no maximum alcohol limit and jurors decide if a concoction is intoxicating. County attorneys have made home brewers lives difficult and fines since January total in the hundreds of thousands for school funds.
Mrs. Dibbs complains of repeated beatings by her husband after she raises her hand. A companion questions why she would seek police help and what police could do, framing the dispute around a bridge game.
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