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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1923
Page
2
Chicago market notes for January 18 1923 show estimated receipts hogs 36000 cattle 11000 sheep 19000 with holdovers and price ranges across weights. Beef steers and cows listed with varying quality from common to prime, plus veal calves and stockers. Iowa Burlington oats and corn prices appear in the report with livestock estimates for tomorrow.
A dense notice lists multiple farm sales and closings from January to February in Iowa towns such as Washington Ainsworth Chautauqua Ground Letts Wellston Crawfordsville and HasKins. Entries include horse cattle hog and real estate sales with dates and locations and several buyers and sellers. The items indicate a broad schedule of closing out and public sales by numerous parties across local communities.
Market notes show choice light lambs up to 15.00 while other lamb classes vary. Early top at 15.00. yearling wethers and ewes steady to firm, feeder lambs at 12.75 to 14.85. Receipts total 20744 hogs cattle sheep calves with shipments listed for each category.
An instrument purporting to be the last will of Elizabeth A White, deceased, dated August 4 1916, was filed January 29 1923 in Washington Iowa. A hearing at 9 o clock a m is fixed to prove the will before the District Court or clerk. Interested parties must appear and show cause why the will should not be probated. Judge Chas A Dewey issued the order. J D Glasgow Clerk.
Tokyo December reports from the Tokio Chamber of Commerce show an overall wage rise in October across 50 labor classes. Eight saw pay cuts, 10 increased, while 32 remained steady. the general average gain was half a sen. Weavers glass makers brick layers shoe makers tailors saw declines while canning cement making spinning and blacksmithing wages rose.
Henry J. Allen, ex governor of Kansas, denounced the Ku Klux Klan as a blend of old A P A prejudice with hatred toward Negroes and Jews, wrapped in the American flag and sold for ten dollars. He called Klan interest a temporary fever that would pass.
J D Tornowske manager of Neuseur Lumber Company died when his sedan collided with a stationary ice wagon on a country road. Two companions escaped with bruises. Independence Iowa reports the fatal accident occurred early this morning with a single vehicle collision.
Slightly more than 1500 farmers attended the fourth annual Iowa Farm Bureau Federation meeting in Des Moines on January 11 and 12. Speakers stressed cost of production work, cooperative marketing, and adequate agricultural credit while warning against monopolies and urging use of service departments. Officers Hunt, Brookhart, Hutchings, Bradfute, Cunningham, and Sykes led sessions and multiple creditable resolutions were adopted.
A Moscow telegram reports Loukoff a hangman tied to the political secret police for two years who is said to have hanged 2,000 persons, killed himself by hanging in his room in Moscow.
Readable items list prices for animals and hides including roosters ducks geese pigeons beef hides horse hides and a price point of 3.90 dollars for a listed item. Trade terms appear as a fragmentary market excerpt with several gaps in the figures.
William Farnum fans will find action and color in Without Compromise at the Fox theater. Farnum plays a sheriff in a rough logging town who rules without shooting, with the story keeping interest to the end as he dominates the screen. The film continues at the Fox through Friday.
In Athens the Lost and Found Bureau of Near East Relief reports 12000 inquiries about missing Greek refugees in the last month. Over 2000 have been traced via semi weekly bulletins from Athens Salonika Mitylene and Chios. Two American girls Myrtle Nolan and Louise Maclachlan head the bureau in rooms once used by Dowager Queen Olga.
Jan 17 notes show Kether Orris spent Tuesday with Mrs Delbert Maxwell. Jay Orris cuts timber for Herman Twinam. Mr and Mrs A R Smith visited Richards home after church. Donald and Merle Smith visited Ottumwa relatives over the weekend. Doris Maxwell visited Mt Union with aunt Mrs Mary McConnehley. Edna Witting spent the day with Mrs Grace Twinai. Varl Maxwell went to Ottumwa on business. Wittrig family visits Iowa City and Washington for games and shopping.
Ode Ferguson visits his brother in Muscatine Saturday. The Boyd Twinam home hosted an oyster supper for Braden club honorary members and ladies Friday evening. Men wore aprons in the kitchen while women enjoyed rock and a social good time. Mr and Mrs Latimer Davis and children were guests.
Washington January 18 President Harding, who had been suffering a severe grippe attack, was described by White House officials as much improved. He canceled engagements and stayed in his room as recovery continued.
A three month Italian trial saw the jury answer 12 000 questions and consult 3800 documents in a high profile case. The lengthy deliberations highlight the complexity of the proceedings and the depth of evidentiary review.
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