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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1921
Page
2
Chicago January 29. Estimated receipts hogs 600 and cattle 500. Sheep 1,000. Market mostly 10 to 15 cents higher. Best bids: heavy weights 9.46 to 9.80, medium 9.60 to 10.15, light 9.90 to 10.35. Pigs 9.00 to 10.25. Heavy packing sows 8.60 to 9.25. Official yesterday receipts and shipments listed for hogs cattle sheep calves.
A long list of public and closing out sales for Spotted Poland China and Duroc breeds across Iowa towns including Washington Crawfordsville Ainsworth West Chester and Columbus Junction. Auctions run January 29 through February 23 with multiple farms and road distances noted.
Gas consumers in Oskaloosa will pay $220 per 1 066 feet as a temporary settlement after a preliminary hearing in the Oskaloosa Light and Fuel case against the city. Special master Dean W. G Raymond recommended a rate of $2.25, up from the original $1.90.
A dictaphone hidden in Mayor C. L. Barewald of Davenport’s private office prompted a county attorney led inquiry into a possible conspiracy. City electrician Harry J. Strong admitted he placed the device at the mayor’s request by Alderman Walter Bracher, a socialist alderman who recently left the party.
Advertisement notes a family seeking home work by a respectable woman with antiseptic habits, published in the Boston Transcript.
A Farmer's Union Local 352 meeting is set for Tuesday at the South Prairie Schoolhouse. Director Lou Schmidt will discuss cooperation and marketing of produce. All members are invited to attend.
The week starts with steady grain declines into the 22nd amid news Belgium secured a two million dollar loan in US cash prices to advance markets. Bearish sentiment by the 24th drives prices down about 7 cents. No 2 red winter wheat ranges over March, while beef and dairy markets tilt lower with skimmed demand and mixed hog prices.
The 1919 fall barrow and the thriving 1919 Hampshire breed show higher per head value than other breeds, with six months’ age difference making feed costs questionable. In 1920 Hampshire breeders rose 75 percent in the United States as buyers seek the best purebred stock. EB C Stone of Peoria Illinois invites inquiries. Swift's Poultry Review notes small weekly changes in live poultry values amid rising egg production and steady butter output with price shifts tied to regional production and demand.
Police prevented serious disorder as Leads won the first bout in 17 minutes with a double wristlock. John Pesek defeated Waldek Zbysczko in two straight falls, the first in 26 minutes and the second in four, both by toe hold.
The Volunteer Rescue Army formerly the Slum Army requests clothing, shoes, hats, and related items for charity distribution. Those in need should call 417 Green or visit 429 S Third Ave. Major and Mrs Sneath are officers in charge.
An ancient Greek settlement yields a black ware ink bottle with a scratched letter A. Archaeologists date the artifact to the fifth century BCE, suggesting early literacy or record keeping in the community.
Ed Strangler Lewis, the world heavyweight wrestling champion, was escorted by police through an enraged crowd to his dressing room after applying a headlock on Gustav Sulzo to win the second fall. Sulzo lay unconscious briefly before security intervened as spectators surged around the ring.
A local notice offers a $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of any incendiary in the Associated Towns per section 3 of the Articles of Association. It claims all fire tax payers contribute to fighting criminal fires, stressing the Federation as a service entity not an insurer.
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