Market Reports and Local Roadside Notes from Washington
Chicago hogs and cattle receipts show uneven demand with lighter weights steady and most prices down from last week. Grain futures move with May wheat at 1.76, corn around .83 and oats near .44. Local anecdotes mention John McKinstry, Oral Clapper, and George Breitenbach traveling by train, plus road conditions impacting business and a call for better roads over money or religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Oral Clapper
Washington
George Breitenbach
Charlie Thomas
West Chester discusses roads and paving for better traffic
Local notes describe muddy, rough roads in West Chester and the impact on mail trucks and travel. Residents advocate for a No. 2 paving plan to finance road improvements, detailing costs per acre, yearly payments, and potential land value gains. The piece mentions a WSUI talk on good roads and a town square paving idea with sand and gravel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
S. D. Carris
A. T. Augustine
Lee Craig
Delta
Michal Augustine
Johnson County
WSUI
Iowa
Towa
Ed Robertson
Washington
Commodity price updates from Chicago futures market
Wheat prices for No 3 red range 1.82 to 1.85. Corn mixed grades from 65 to 74 cents. Oats No 2 white 41 to 42 cents, rye No 1 at 1.02 cents, barley 65 to 77. Timothy seed 6.50 to 7.65. Clover seed 28 to 32. Lard 14.79, ribs 16.62, bellies 16.87.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
F. O. B. Conesville
J. D. Porter
Conesville
Livestock Estimates for Chicago Market Week Ahead
Unofficial Monday receipts show Hogs 65 000 Cattle 22 000 Sheep 23 000. Hog totals for next week projected at 205 000.
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Chicago
Toledo Seed Market Prices This February
Clover seed domestic and Alsike and Timothy seed quoted with cash prices and March bids. Clover cash 20.00 February 15.70 March 15.75 October 16.00. Alsike cash 16.00 March 16.75. Timothy cash and February 2.57 1-2, March 3.60 bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toedo
Clover
Alsike
Timothy
Hedge trouble and talk of roads and rural mail routes
The writer recalls an incident near Brighton where a rider’s hat tangled in hedge limbs nearly crippled him. He mocks a local Bible quote about Absalom and laments lack of roads before rural mail routes and consolidated schools while noting a lumber wagon haul and a Florida cat remark. Lee Craig traveled to Washington and A. N. Dayton of 76 visited.
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Brighton
Abslom
Missouri
Florida
Jiggs
Lee Craig
Washington
A. N. Dayton
Doans Pills End Kidney Ailments, Mary Dougal Says
A Washington woman Mary Dougal of 615 W. Second St. testifies Doan’s Pills relieved backache and kidney trouble. The ad claims Doan’s Pills restore energy and ease dull back pain caused by irregular kidneys and advises purchase at 60 cents from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Second St
Doan
Mary Dougal
Foster
Remarkable Buff Orpington Flock and Chicago cattle sale
Riverside reports a test on Peter Schneider farm of 263 Buff Orpington chickens all reactor free in a Siemen hatchery trial. C. W. Walsh shipped 22 head of yearling Angus cattle to Chicago, averaging 1100 pounds and $11.25 per hundredweight, topping the market for the day. William Leroy Veggey is welcomed as a son born January 29. George Dautremont departed Riverside for a visit with his brother in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Siemen Hatchery
Peter Schneider
Town
Schneider
Walsh
Chicago
William Veggey
William Leroy
George Dautremont
Richard
Hahn Anniversary Evening With Dominoes and Prizes
Mr and Mrs Henry Hahn celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary Monday evening with progressive dominoes. E W Ford won high honors and Miss Wilma Miller received the consolation prize. Mrs Hahn served refreshments aided by Miss Irene Winters and Miss Wilma Miller. Mrs W E Nicola traveled to Cedar Rapids to escort her daughter Mrs G H Norging home to Center Point, where she is recovering after an appendicitis operation. Miss Mary Sanders came to West Point to spend weeks with her mother Mrs G Sanders. It pays to Advertine always.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hahn
E. W. Ford
Wilma Miller
Hahn
Irene Winters
W. E. Nicola
Cedar Rapids
G. H. Norging
Center Point
Mary Sanders
West Point
G. Sanders
Closing Out and Public Sales Near Washington and Vicinity
A sequence of closing out sales and public auctions listed with dates from Feb 9 to Feb 23 near Washington Keota Columbus City and surrounding areas. Names include Clarence Phillips Ira Rathmel F A Faris O H Palmer Aura Jones Sherd Wilson Ed Miksch Jarrard Bigham Frank Melinsky along with locations like Prairie Flower church City Feed Yard and old Bigham homestead.
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Clarence Phillips
Prairie Flower Church
Ira Rathmel
Washington
Aura Jones
Columbus City
Jarrard and
Bigham
Crawfordsville
Noble
Frank Melinsky
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chicago Livestock
John McKinstry
Mr. McKinstry
Columbus
Washington County
Frank Beatty
Qatar
Elel i
Chicago Cash Grain
Toledo
Evening Journal
American Pearl Button Co
Mc Donald
Eod
Inquire of Journal
Silas Rosas
Brown's
Alide
Saskatchewan
Canada
KE. G. Mason
Howard Skinner
West Cheater
Sitfeod
Journal Office
W. L. Gate
Silas Ross
Twig
nNighland
Majestic Range
John Jackson
Frank Miller
Eli Jackson
Edward F. Havel
Ainsworth
BE. W. Hummer
West Chester Mutual
ROAN
Hereford
Lloyd Hayes
W. M. Darbyshire, Ostt
Phone Willard
YSIG
C. A. Ruebsam
Rieodt
Trey Police
Karl Fr. Libe
Satfeed
Inquire Journal Office
East Third Street
Hall
All Druggin
F. J. Cheney & CO
Ohio
Israel Davis
Davis
Keota
Poland
Farrow
China
Schuttler
Bobsted
Emerson
Rock Island
Dayton
C. O. and
C. I. Davis
Chas. Brown
C. A. Lacey
J. R. Watkins Company
Winona
Minn
Reubsam
H. L. Dunning & CO
Union Stock Yards
H. Herbold
W. W. Wilson & Co
Mutual
R. L. Gibson
Marion Ave
W. W. Matthess
Wellman
Washington Produce Markets
LD Hin
Whittaker and Ayers
City Feed Yard
Clarence Grosscup
S. E
Israel Davis Estate
C. O
C. J. Davis
F. A. Faris
Frank Sherbeck
O. H. Palmer
Sherd Wilson
Lee Chambers
Haskins
C. L. Tobin
Ed Miksch
Wellston
D. F. Macon Auctioneer
W.s.reister & Sons
Eggs & Poultry
Reisters Creamery
Iowa Live Stock Commission Company
John A. Babcock
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