Daily Market Reports Chicago Livestock Wheat and Grain Prices
Estimated receipts today total around 45 000 hogs and cattle with mixed demand. Prices show most livestock steady to higher. hogs 9 4 to 9 50 per cwt, cattle mainly 6 25 to 9 60, calves 7 60 to 10 00, feeders 6 25 to 9 00. Grain futures brief close and cash bids cited for corn oats rye and wheat with mixed directions and futures at 1.66 1.58 for wheat and 0.69 0.71 for corn. Official figures show cattle and sheep totals 6 04 and 2 32 respectively.
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Chicago
Stas
Wither Reef
Timothy
Clover
Local Notes From Crawfordsville and Washington Area
Mrs and son Hayden and Mrs attended funeral services for John Gault in Washington. Loren Moorhead returns home from Grinnell for the holiday break. United Presbyterian Sabbath scholars plan a White Gift program Friday at 7 30 pm. Methodist Sabbath school to stage a pageant the same evening. Clarence Young and Cecil Lease of Ft Madison visited relatives here during Baptist Sabbath. Mrs Jno McCleary traveled to Winfield to stay with the Ellis Kongable home several days.
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Wfordsville
Hayden
Washwe
W. Hanna
W. H. McCall
John Gault
Washington
Loren Moorhead
Grinnell
United Presbyterian Church
Methodist
Clarence Young
Cecil Lease
Ft Madison
Babbath
Jno. McCleary
Winfield
Ellis Kongable
Kalona Triumphs Over West Chester In Local Basketball
West Chester and Kalona met in Washington Friday with Kalona winning. Local notes report Christmas programs, road conditions, a house fire sparked by a downed electric wire, and visitors including Dayton family and Mrs. James Walton. W. S. Boyer owns a new tractor and farming figures show high corn yields per acre.
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West Chester
Kalona
Washington
Doreeney
Dayton
Margaret
Helen
James Walton
Deese
Los Angelic
Los Angeles
W. S. Boyer
Wapello County hunter killed in accidental shotgun blast
Ottumwa reports Peter Pol was instantly killed when a shotgun exploded while he was unloading from a wagon during a hunt. Companions found him dead as the blast entered his right side, believed trigger snagged on the wagon end gate.
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Ottumwa
Peter Polis
Police set up street vehicle checks with repair referrals
New York police assign officers to stop passing motor vehicles inspect them and send those needing repairs to a garage while certifying vehicles in good condition.
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New York
Closing Out Sale and Crop Estimates Report
Union details show farm sale notices for Willey Ainsworth and Mast Olds with locations near Washington. The crop report cites Iowa winter wheat 426000 acres sown, rye 57000, plowed land 51 percent for 1921 crops, plus 1920 wage data for Iowa farm labor and daily harvest wages.
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Willey, Ainsworth
L. D. Mast Olds
J. M. Borders
Washington
Des Moines
Iowa
U. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Leon Chamber of Commerce hosts Alex Miller address in Leon
The Leon Chamber of Commerce held a large meeting with a six o’clock dinner at the M E church dining room served by the Civic Club. Alex Miller of Washington Iowa gave an engaging hour long talk mixing humor and thought provoking notes about the 72 000 boys sleeping in France.
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Leon
Leon Chamber of Commerce
M. E. Church
Civic Club
Alex Miller
Washington
Iowa
Decatur County
Divine
France
Mr. Miller
Chamber of Commerce
Maintain brood sows cheaply with controlled gains
The animal husbandry guide from Iowa State College advises brood sows should gain less than a pound per day. Feed minimal grain but provide ample roughage to prevent constipation, using legume hays to balance the diet.
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Animal Husbandry Department
Iowa State College
Iowa Year Book reveals farms own autos at high rate
Des Moines reports Iowa farmers hold 169 551 autos on 208 120 farms nearly one car per farm. The 700 page Iowa Year Book of Agriculture 1920 details tractors silos average farm size 158 acres and extensive crop and livestock statistics across state programs.
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Engineering Extension Department
Iowa State College
Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
State Fair
Dairy Commission
Corn Belt, Meat Producers
Farm Bureau Federation
Weather and Crop Report
Farm Federation Meeting in Des Moines January
Des Moines hosts what officials call the largest farm meeting of the season in January. The gathering will bring together town agriculturists and farm leaders to discuss trends, challenges, and cooperative efforts in the agriculture sector.
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Des Moines
Check Artist Caught Young Man Wanted in Two Cities
Elmer F Montgomery 22 of Waterloo is sought on state charges of passing bogus checks in Waterloo and Dubuque. Authorities say information led to a Dubuque arrest after Chief H H Young tipped the Dubuque chief, who confirmed two checks were floated here at Julien hotel for 75 and 80 dollars before Montgomery was taken into custody.
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Waterloo
Dubuque
Elmer F Montgomery
H. H. Young
E. J.wenner
Montgomery
Young
Chief Young
Julien Hotel
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Set for Annual Convention
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation plans its annual convention with strong speakers and time devoted to proposed legislation for the upcoming session. Speakers include J R Howard president of the American Farm Bureau Federation Gray Silver from Washington W G Eckhardt of Illinois and L A Andrews Ottumwa president of the Iowa State Bankers Association Gov N E Kendall and Mrs C H Sewell of Ottumwa. The federation is noted for its national and state farm bureau leadership and its stance on grain prices and farm relief is expected to draw broad interest.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
J. R. Howard
American Farm Bureau Federation
Gray Silver
Legislative Department
Washington
W. G. Eckhardt
Illinois
Soldier Too Much Married Soldier Faces Bigamy Charge
Des Moines police arrest William Jones for allegedly having two wives. He is accused of marrying Clara Bide in Des Moines while still married to a French wife in Paris. Jones pleaded not guilty, released on $1000 bond, with trial set for December 15.
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France
Des Moines
William Jones
Twelfth Street
Jones
Clara Bide
Highland Park
Paris
Euclid Avenue
Peter Eide
Miss Bide
Camp Grant
Red Cross
W. G. Bonner
Slaughtered Pedigreed Bull at Packing Plant Sparked Outcry
Mason City report notes a valuable pedigreed bull killed at a local packing plant by mistake. The incident prompted reactions from vegetarians and others as details emerged about the mishap and its consequences for buyers and farmers in the area.
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Mason City
Mixup Over Pedigreed Bull Shipment Ends In Loss
A high grade bull valued at 750 dollars was shipped to Mason City via the M. and St. L railroad without a bill of lading. The Jacob K Decker and Sons meat packing plant expected a bull and received it. The animal was skinned and sold before proper instructions arrived. Deckers incur 75 dollars loss. railroad bears 675 dollars of the difference.
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Jacob K. Decker & Sons Meat Packing
Mason City
Deckers
Illini Alumni to War on Gamblers
Illinois clubs across the country with University of Illinois alumni urged to cooperate with George Huff in his fight against gambling on inter-collegiate sports.
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Illini
Champaign
Til
Illinois
Aluni
University of Illinois
George Huff
Alumni association circular urges clubs on gambling ban
The secretary treasurer's office of the Illinois Alumni Association sent a circular to clubs urging a campaign against gambling this year. The effort reportedly cut betting at the Illinois versus Ohio State football championship to a minimum. In Mexico, prominent oil men estimate Tampico oil field production has fallen about 50 percent due to saltwater encroachment.
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Illinois Alumni Association
Illinois
Ohio State
Tampico
Mexico
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Crawfordsville
Wapello County
Journal’s Farm Department
Leon, Iowa
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Mutual
Onah Buyere of
W. S. Reister
Colensy
Washington, Lowe
Creamm
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Annie
Farm Federation Meeting
London
Chicago Telephone Directory
South Side Square
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Olds
L. D. Mast
Doc Goldsmith
Wenger Bros
Fk. L. Morgan
Merry
Minnesota Pig & Cattie Co
South ST. Paul
Minnesota
Blatkamith Shop
Jack Herr
Ainsworth
Ralph A. Beauchamp
John Striegel Jr
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Property Owners Federation, Inc
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