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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1927
Page
2
Receipts for hogs near 35,000 with prices varying by weight from 7.15 to 8.80 per cwt and heavy pigs firm. Cattle receipts around 16,000 with fat steers selling 11.09 to 16.25, vealers steady, bulls higher, and cows down to 5.00–6.50. Sheep and lambs receipts about 19,000 with light demand and prices generally 10.00 to 13.60 for various weights.
Chicago reports tomorrow’s livestock estimates with cattle at 9,000 hogs 50,000 and sheep 11,000.
Chicago December grain prices and cash quotes show Wheat at around 1.39 for hard, Corn at 90 to 88 for yellow grades, and Oats in the mid 50s to 57 as reported. The board also lists variations across Dec Mar and May futures with several percentage changes noted.
Secretary James J. Benda of the Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance association filed payments to policyholders for various losses. Claims include damage to houses, cows, steers, and contents with totals ranging from a few dollars to over four hundred for a mare, plus hay and barn damage across communities such as Wellman Keota Washington Riverside Ainsworth and Kalona.
The record lists multiple seed prices including Barley 86 to 91, Timothy 3.00 to 3.75, Clover 22.00 to 29.25, and Paloan Seed Market cash imports with December and March figures. It shows periodic cash prices for Clover and Timothy with monthly variations and imports.
A tidied rural column recalls a busy December morning in Brelington with late trains, busy stores, and bustling sales. It highlights community figures such as Mrs Roy Allen who shucked 1075 bushels of corn, and engineer Claud Piers. Local farm auctions, livestock losses, and social observations frame a portrait of small town life with humor from exchanges and notices.
New Haven reports W C Hotle visiting his son Homer in Missouri. Merle Statler and family welcomed a baby girl born Tuesday. mother and baby are well with Mrs Addison Baker caring for the family. The community readies a Christmas program at school. Merle Statler moved a line of cars stuck in gumbo between his property and Cuddyhacks. Neva Jean Robertson has recovered from diphtheria and remains quarantined with family. Mrs A R Strum and Mrs Marion Smith visited. Donald LeVerne Smith suffers from whooping cough.
Equipment for a local Vigilante organization was received by the Columbus Junction state bank and the Louisa County National bank and distributed to three armed members to protect against robbery. Other county banks are taking similar precautions and insurers offer lower rates for banks with this protection. Violet Shellabarger was named president of the Four-Helub vu Concord township at the December meeting.
Keota hosts a village Christmas program in the public school gym on Wednesday night December 21 with rooms performing. The program includes the high school orchestra, first and second grades, third grade acts, boys and girls glee clubs, a Nativity pageant, cornet duets, a Hallelujah Chorus, and an one act play Why Chimes Ring. Masons, Chapter 97, and Eastern Star report new officers and a joint installation on January 2 with four new initiates noted.
The notice lists multiple closing out sales including G. W. Wright and son near West Chester on December 20 and 31 for Mrs. John Fredrickson near Crawfordville December 20, Howard Leacox at Wellston December 22, Art Ewing of Keota December 28, C. E. Donaldson six miles south of Washington December 28, Ralph Tracy's Dairy Cow sale at Brighton, J. C. Malichky nine miles north of Washington January 5, and Allen Schaeffer southeast of Wellston January 5.
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