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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
2
Estimated receipts today hogs 29000 cattle 7000 pigs and sows mixed weights with prices quoted for heavy to light categories. Western and Chicago cash grains cited with wheat corn oats rye and clover pricing. Official tomorrow's livestock and grain estimates listed for St Louis and Toledo markets.
In Columbus Junction on December 22 three men Clyde J Elmer Walter Kern and Welch faced a preliminary hearing on charges of holding up and robbing eight poker game participants. About 400 dollars were taken though not all was recovered. Welch and Kern posted bonds of 500 each to await grand jury action. Alloway remains jailed in Wapello. The eight victims L B Pratt Wendell Knauss Walter Wagner Ralph Wagner Robe Blake George Williams Arthur McCarthy and Miller were arrested and fined.
Charles Springer 28 son of State Representative Arthur Springer of Wapello drowned Monday afternoon while skating about three quarters of a mile below the lower pumping station on the Goose Neck slough of the Iowa River. He was found in eight feet of water at five thirty after a hole in the ice was spotted by an elderly witness. Springer, born in Columbus Junction, attended Wapello High School and studied in Colorado. He served in Battery C Muscatine and Law overseas. He is survived by his parents, one brother Arthur and two sisters Mrs R D McCullough and Mrs A A Whipple.
President Hunt of the Itowa Farm Bureau told the Appanoose Farm Bureau annual meeting in Centerville that criticism of farmers buying silk shirts and new cars reflects broader public attitudes. He argued others aid in war price gains and noted reserve loan conditions show few loans based on farmer eb tions despite corn prices.
Bauer of West Chester neighborhood held a closing out sale last Thursday before moving to town. The livestock sold at good average prices given current markets. Bauer and family will move to West Chester and have rented the farm on a grain rent basis to Mr. Givens near Keota. Chas Brown oversaw the sale.
Market report notes reduced hog demand and below year earlier supplies across Chicago and Missouri markets. Prices fell to near-week low with late week declines widening, while pork and cattle prices showed mixed results and buyers grew cautious on fat cattle and stockers.
A speaker argues farmers should profit from their produce by using warehouse storage to hold crops and sell as needed. He criticizes speculative price setting and says farmers must act as smart business people, even urging families to push children toward professions like law or banking for better outcomes.
Federal reserve banks rediscounted nearly two billion dollars of farm production and sales paper this year. Governor W P G Harding reported a special congressionally forwarded estimate to the senate agricultural committee. Central district figures show large 1920 increases over 1919 across Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Kansas City.
A Deivelt Free Press note discusses how investors struggle to tell when a promising opportunity tips from sound to too good to be true. It cautions about hype and the need for due diligence to avoid overpaying or overestimating future returns.
Alls Catarrh Medicine claims to cure deafness by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. It explains catarrh as the inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube causing rumbling and hearing loss, with permanent deafness risk if inflammation remains. The advertisement offers a hundred dollars for any case not cured and notes F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio providing circulars.
The Property Owners Federation Inc offers a $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of any incendiary in any Associated owns under section 3 of the Articles of Every Fire Tax Payer. The pledge targets arsonists across locations.
A local market bulletin quotes buying prices for poultry and eggs. Fresh eggs and farm products like cream and ducks are priced per unit or pound with hens, old roosters, turkeys, and old toms listed among the offerings.
Pros and cons shaped the hog trade with buyers prioritizing 160 to 200 lb pigs. Pork gains favor among consumers while receipts loom large. Some claim a season low lies ahead, yet expect a rebound before new lows. Chicago shipping orders rise. extra choice pigs near top prices. Kansas City buyers find pigs portly but fat and stock pigs sell solid.
The record notes Norwich Cathedral in England has a 314 foot high spire. The original spire was struck by lightning in 1468 and the current spire, about 450 years old, stands as the rebuilt feature.
Public sale at Cottonwood farms 40 miles SE of Oakville 20 miles N of Burlington 10 miles E of Mediapolis Iowa. Over 31 Percheron horses and colts plus 64 brood sows 360 head Duroc hogs and farm implements. Terms cash under 25 and credit nine months over 25 with note and security bank reference for distant buyers.
D. W. Sheridan & Son Co auctioneers with Trostle and McDonald and clerk D. Kieg oversee a sale with helpers. Ladies' Aid of Huron provides a luncheon for attendees.
Lesson outlines Jesus feeding the five thousand and healing the sick. It recalls Jesus retreat after John the Baptist's death, the crowd's persistence, and the miracle of provision. Disciples question scarcity, Jesus blesses and distributes, then prays alone while the disciples voyage.
The dew symbolizes the Divine Spirit and His refreshing power. The living Lord proclaims I will be as the dew unto Israel, reviving barren lives like rain in a drought and transforming dead ground into life and beauty.
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