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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1921
Page
2
Estimated receipts: hogs 20 000 cattle 13 000. opening market shows hogs 10 to 15 lower and cattle steady to lower. Beef and veal prices listed with ranges for weight classes. official yesterday receipts 31 573 hogs, 11 476 cattle, 19 062 sheep. grain prices and cash corn oats for Chicago and Peoria included. Official tomorrow livestock and grain estimates to follow.
Ralph Dunbar's White Hussar band brings live jazz and vaudeville to Graham on Tuesday and Wednesday January 18 and 19. The troupe, fresh from top theatres, features white Hussar uniforms, singers, dancers, monologues, and band music. Reservations by telephone telegraph or mail order will be honored in order received.
A long list of farm sales and public auctions is noted for January to February in Washington, Keota, Ainsworth, Crawfordsville, Columbus Junction, and nearby towns. Entries include closing out sales, public sales, and breed stock showcases featuring Poland China and Duroc hogs, with multiple farm owners and locations specified. Major buyers and sellers include Shaver & Fry, Fry & Shaver, M. DelLong, J. K. Helmick & Son, and L. C. Mathers among others.
Western hay prices steady amid light receipts and modest demand gains, while eastern markets weaken from limited demand. Wheat and grain prices rise on export demand and sterling gains, with Chicago and Minneapolis showing notable advances. live cattle and hogs fall modestly as broader meat prices shift.
Public notice states the Washington-Canadian Land Company is dissolved by unanimous stockholder consent in Washington Iowa on December 31 1920 with officers and directors listed and notice published January 7 14 21.
Ainsworth Iowa to hold a special election January 22 1921 at the public school building from 1 PM to 6 PM to decide on issuing bonds of 10000 dollars to complete the new school house. Voters of the Consolidated Independent School District of Ainsworth Washington County are notified to appear. The notice is issued by the Board of Directors under Iowa law.
The entry records the 22nd day of December 1920 with H. W. VanHorn as secretary of directors noting sessions and dates from December 28 to January 7 and January 14.
Jan 29 KB BE reports two property closings. White, 7 miles southwest of Columbus Junction on White Way near the county line, closes Feb 4. Clennie Jones, 4 miles southeast of Washington, closing soon.
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