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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1920
Page
2
Chicago January 2 market roundup reports estimated receipts hogs 34,000. cattle 5,000. sheep 11,000. Prices range with hogs up to 14.65 top and beef steers strong. heavy weights near 18.75 to 19.25 for prime and good quality. Officials note yesterday receipts 40,109 and shipments 3,489 for cattle and sheep combined.
The entry shows a regional market page from Iowa City listing cash markets and grain prices. It notes corn at 275 cars with a slight decline, oats at 180 cars with a small rise, and No 4 W. C. prices around 1.37 to 1.39. Clover futures are listed for March at 1.45.
Ja Tingley Jan 2 Loot from the Tingley State Bank was found near Larimer after a burglary the night of December 23. Entry via rear door, high power torch used to blast the vault, about eighty safety deposits rifled with bonds and legal papers stolen. Autos flashed by as burglars fled. Morning search at a nearby school uncovered more bonds and the Ford 1919 touring car abandoned with the loot. Authorities traced items to the Tingley officers and recovered not over 20 600 in bonds.
The text argues humans thrive when they cooperate on an each for all and all for each basis. It emphasizes working together as the path to success and happiness, while suggesting discord arises from disjointed, selfish actions.
In Journal's Farm Department a long list of public and closing out sales across Washington, Kalona, Ainsworth, Wellman, Wellman and surrounding towns from January to March. Executors and sellers include J M Brockway Co, Thos Thompson, J D Patterson, Bert Booth, E L Stover, J H Krause, C T Olson, Henry Stichter Estate, Harry Hesseltine, Mrs Blecha & Son, Art Long, John Wagner, Roy Wagner, J E Wright, J G Love, Joe McGraw, Chris Horning, Mike Trier, Ernest Carlson, Howard Ayers, Gee Wiegman, Wallace Savage, W H Snyder, Shalla & Cannon, J K Helmick, F M Forner, Otto Hanlon, Wm Todd, R L Livingston, J M Stewart, Clyde Birney, E J Paul, Davis & Roberts, J A Koehler, D J Peterson, J H Genkinger, Glenn G Hayes, W H Hunt & son, A Debord, Charles Hodges, Wm Burton, Chas Hoxworth, R A Warner, Chas Scranton, R H Fetters, Jake Ramsey, Jackson and Rathmel, John May, Lewis Duke, Matt Essley, Washington County Duroc, I K Beal.
J E Wright of north of the city plans to relocate to Washington around the 20th of the month. His closing out sale, set for January 14, will feature an exceptional hog offering. Wright, a longtime prominent hog producer, recently sold a load of 75 market hogs weighing 233 pounds each after sixty days on full feed. He reports a successful cross between Hampshire sows and a Spotted Poland China boar yielding strong market pigs.
Mr. Wright buys the Welsh farm of 108 acres near Washington city limits and converts it into a hog and sheep operation. He will keep Hampship sons and Spotted Poland stock from the Shaver and Frey herd, continuing the cross breeding system at the new site.
The Hereford bull from Iowa State College sold for 83 100 at the Hereford sale during the International show in Chicago. The bull was purchased four years ago from Cyrus Tow of Norway Iowa and was sired by Standard out of Lady BR, a Disturber line.
Fifteen tractors of eleven makes are secured by the agricultural extension department for tractor short courses at Iowa State College. The programs run in the first three months of the year, with six courses available and classes limited to thirty students each. Classes begin January 12 and 26, February 16, and March 1 and 5, with no admission after start dates.
The McGregor Cow Testing Association led in October with ten herds averaging 44.7 pounds of butterfat per cow. A purebred Jersey from Kinsley Bros. set a 77.9 pound individual record. Seventy-nine percent of cows tested surpassed 40 pounds, with 31 over 50 pounds.
Announcements for Sabbath January 4 1920 feature 10:00 a m Sabbath school with graded classes, 11:00 a m Every Member at Church Day, and 6:45 p m Y P C U devotional. Sermon at 7:30 p m on The Church Awakened to Her New Opportunity. Week of Prayer plans include a special prayer service in each congregational group.
The regular Sunday service at St Pauls Evangelical Valley will be dropped on January 4 due to the absence of the pastor. Sunday school will proceed at the usual time. Carl W. Klein is the pastor.
Tingley early January report says burglars opened only boxes of wealthy customers during the bank break in. Detectives pursue details as officers guard the scene.
Investigators seek clues on how the robbers chose vault boxes based on patrons’ ratings. Explosives breached the vault with a $100,000 estimated loss and tools left behind along with nitroglycerine, while detectives weigh whether locals knew patrons’ finances.
A Russian village built largely of wood or straw is repeatedly consumed by fire. Statistics claim one fifth of peasant cottages burn annually, equating to a house burning down roughly every five years. The finding is presented as reliable despite seeming unlikely.
A reflective note contrasts time scarcity with wealth, stating that those who rush for moments of leisure earn little. It implies diligence and restraint shape fortune, framing time as a scarce resource and a measure of prosperity.
Reynolds and Gibson Produce Co lists turkeys young at 30c a pound and old tom turkeys at 28c per pound. Cream butter fat test per pound 3, eggs 50c. Poultry delivered at an additional charge.
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