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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1926
Page
2
iMarkets Livestock reports January hog receipts at 627000 with slow uneven buying and price ranges across weights from 12.75 to 13.50 for various hog classes. Cattle receipts 25000 show better prices on weight steers and steadier heifers and vealers, while sheep receipts 22000 reflect lighter hide prices and mixed lamb sales with overall demand expanding slowly.
Chicago grain notes a weekly decline across wheat corn and oats amid Australian export gains and Argentine surplus. Domestic stocks appear larger but shortages for hogs push provisions higher while visible supply tightens near delivery dates.
In Toledo on January 18 Clover seed bids listed domestic 19.00 with cash January and February 15.75 and March 15.86 October 16.10. Timothy seed cash January 3.80 with March 3.85. In Chicago official live stock estimates for tomorrow set hogs 35 000 cattle 10 000 sheep 12 000.
Worth county Iowa is recognized as practically free from tuberculosis in cattle boosting hog prices. Meats packers will pay a ten cent premium per hundred pounds for hogs raised in Worth county with proper affidavit confirming hogs were bred and fed there. The county has less than one half of one percent of cattle untested as of January two.
Chicago cash grain markets show bid levels for wheat and corn across multiple grades. Wheat No 2 red at 1.88, No 2 hard 1.79, corn mixed grades range from 75 to 73 percent and 65 to 67 percent, with white and yellow varieties quoted in similar bands. Oats No 2 white 42 percent, rye at fractional TM and price ranges, seed and forage items listed with specific per bushel figures.
Des Moines reports a donation of 175 volumes from the Monday Afternoon club of Dubuque, the largest gift to the Iowa Traveling Library. The books honor Mrs Clara Aldrich Cooley, founder and first president of the club, who died recently. Each volume will bear a bookplate inscription.
Alfred Sunde charged with the Logan murder of Marshal John Armstrong had a motion for change of venue denied in Judge J S Dowell's Missouri Valley court. Defense affidavits claimed local prejudice. the state introduced 240 negative affidavits.
A Sandy Hook log recounts a late night session testing a typewriter with a test line, talks of the Frazie ice harvest ending, saws at Laurel Guy's, and Mr. al’s fondness for custard pies. The entry notes grippe illnesses in the community, including Mrs. Ralph Frazie’s grandmother and Vera Hesseltine’s family, with the writer hopeful for better days.
The note reflects a pleasant morning turning to noon with changing weather and a resolve to enjoy the day. It mourns the death of Mrs Goodman, offers sympathy to relatives, and mentions Mrs Taylor Stout visiting her father in Washington as the letter nears its mail time.
Railway time tables list departures and arrivals for multiple lines including Golden State, local passes, freights, and express services. Entries show specific train numbers, times, daily or Sunday schedules, and agent attributions for C B and Q and M A Westhi lines.
Regular meetings are held on the first Friday for Lodges in Washington No. 26 A F and A M with D W Day ton as W M and Arthur Goodin as Secretary. Other bodies meet on various Fridays with Arthur Goodin repeatedly serving as Secretary or Recorder, and Cecil Glasscock and Sara Walker named officers for Damascus Shrine and Bethlehem Commandery.
University of Iowa scholars report hot winds hurt corn yields while small tree plantings along field borders may offset losses. Shimek says initial corn cost could rise but gains from larger, better filled ears will repay the effort. Hoeltje notes Emerson’s fondness for Iowa and catalogs visits to multiple cities including Dubuque Des Moines Iowa City Burlington Davenport and Washington.
The university yearbook for Iowa students will feature a grand heft, resembling ten Fords in weight, as it includes stories of an average student family and three typical towns.
Moscow on January 18 reported the Russian government will reply to the League of Nations invitation by stating it can participate only if the preparatory committee for the disarmament conference meets outside Swiss territory. The reply is to be handed to the league secretariat midweek.
Advert says McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets deliver rapid weight gain and strength. Claims vitamins exceed any food source and offers 60 tablets for 60 cents with a money back guarantee if five pounds are not gained in 30 days. J B Lemmon or local druggist can supply.
Des Moines announces promotions exams for Iowa national guard officers. Major Briggs and First Lieutenants James Johnson and Walter Snodgrass to captain or second lieutenant are among those testing on January 19 and 20. A board led by Brig. Gen. Ross and Lt. Col Rethurst will review candidates before forwarding recommendations to Washington.
The notice lists prices from Washington Produce Markets for butterfat milk tests and various poultry and livestock items. It includes cream per pound, eggs per dozen, hens by weight, leghorn and black varieties, ducks white and colored, large geese, beef hides per pound, and horse hides per item, and notes no market for unhealthy poultry.
A sequence of sale dates across January and February for multiple bidders and locations. Listings include Jan 19 Duroe Jersey Bred Low Sale by Mike Trier Keota Iowa and Jan 27 Mrs Margaret Witting sale near Crawfordsville. Other sales run to Feb 17 including H Askins Wellston Tobin and En Miksch with multiple nearby towns.
The list includes Sergt Donald W Thompson Red Oak for second lieutenant in the 168th Infantry Sergt Arthur O Davidson Clarinda for second lieutenant in the 168th Infantry and Sergt Richard K Chapman Waterloo for second lieutenant in the 133rd Infantry all slated for examination on the 21st.
James A. Emery general counsel for the National Manufacturers Association testified before a senate committee that the proposed railway labor dispute settlement scheme fails to protect the public. He warned the plan could return to 1920 conditions when public interest was unprotected as the Watson Parker bill faces Interstate Commerce Committee review.
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