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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1929
Page
2
Hog receipts reach 28 006 with direct hogs 2 500 and prices 25 cents below Monday's average. Top hogs paid up to 12 15 per 100 pounds for 170 to 200 pounds. Cattle and calves total 8 000 with steady to weak overall trade. steers and heifers show mixed price ranges across weight classes. Sheep listings show 12 000 on offer with slow market and slight declines 25 to 50 cents, top at 14 50 for fat sheep.
Five reasons for culling a poultry flock outlined includes improving eye efficiency production average flock, reducing feed costs, creating more room and sanitary quarters for quality layers, and establishing foundation stock for breeding. A dedicated expert has been procured to provide this free service to the community.
Market data for Wheat Corn and Oats show July, September and December futures with various price levels and percent changes. Figures include highs lows closes and percentage shifts, with mixed activity across grains and months.
Timothy old 260 Alsike Oct 1175 Clover domestic old 1690, imp old 1275.
Grain prices and percentages shown for multiple varieties. Wheat ranges from 2 hard 139 141 to 3 hard 13912 and 4 188 with SG hard 133. yellow and L30% values noted. Corn includes yellow and white types with percent changes from 195% to 106%, oats show white values from 501445 to 4814 and 46, barley 64 to 70, timothy 890 to 460, clover 1550 to 2400.
Alice Dempsey of Omaha and Kathryn Dempsey of Sioux City arrived last evening to visit for the remainder of the summer at the home of their parents Mr and Mrs T J Dempsey.
Eastern Franklin correspondent reports Clayton Skinner and Paul DeLong painting on the Coffey farm as favorable weather improves oats and hay cutting. A reunion near Clio Iowa draws several Meeks and related families, with visits from Chicago and Riverside.
Dr. John McBride of Olwein Iowa, visited relatives last week including Mrs C R Stearns Mrs J W Parrow Mr and Mrs Amon Fullerton and Mrs Augie Schmidt and son William. They traveled from Iowa City to Columbus Junction for the funeral of an uncle Mr and Mrs William Ross and.
Regular meetings schedule for Damascus Shrine No 10 Washington Lodge No 26 and Cyrus Chapter No 3 RA M with names of officers, meeting days, and locations including Masonic Temple rooms and secretary credits. Visiting members welcome and monthly cadence specified.
Railroad time table lists east and westbound trains with numbers, destinations, and scheduled departures and arrivals. It names agents Goodlander McKay and W C Bell and notes daily operation with exceptions for Sundays and certain freight or mixed trains.
A July report notes a mixed train of ten cars including mail coach baggage and coal cars leaving the Rock Island branch under Conductor Dayton and salesman Ed Anwyll from Columbus Junction. It mentions local farming activity and residents near Haskins and Washington with brief anecdotes about oats hay corn and a minor finger injury.
Mr. Sam Letftler, 78, Uncle Sam mail carrier, seeks another year for the Journal war book. Frey, the postmaster, says Journals reach Haskins in good shape. Johnny Rath chases young rabbits while a mosquito hums, family aside. On I. F. Lambert’s farm corn is in silk, Julius Wulfe’s corn is flowering, and 16 Shorthorn cows are milked daily. Wulfe jokes about taking a year to avoid bother. From the Dav is Bros. farms, exceptional crops and hay stacks. At J. W. Mayer home, Wes has three strong sons to help, Mil dred and Virginia, soon three months old. They finish cutting 85 acres of oats and about 150 acres of corn today. Ice cream after the hot harvest day. Delbert Badham and Donaldson assist. Meyer’s sod ground shows ears forming. last year’s corn sold for a dollar per bushel. Jim Stewart Jr. rests after hospital stay at Aunt Mrs. Charles Schmoeller’s on Clara Barton street. plans to return near Crawfordsville but rest is needed.
Mrs. Sarah Marr and daughter Mary of Long Beach California visited Ainsworth on the Golden State limited. They reported a good trip and found Jess Marr in fairly good health in Iowa City Monday afternoon.
Sunday visits mark a busy period with relatives and friends stopping by homes of Marsh Trotter Spessard and Powell families. The United Presbyterian congregation chose Rev Beatty as pastor, updating church leadership after Rev McCrory’s resignation. Evan Rabenold’s family plans a Ohio trip while Jess Marr’s condition remains steady in Iowa City hospital.
Representatives of the Negroes’ Prentiss Mississippi school toured Town on Saturday calling on members of the Presbyterian Sunday school W M B class who have donated to the school. Funeral services for P C Ross will be held Monday at the Methodist church with Rev Knight officiating. Miss Alice Pierce left for Shelby Michigan to attend the American Youth Foundation camp Camp Miniwanca for two weeks.
Mrs C L Romine of Packwood visits Arthur Romine home as do Mr and Mrs Harry Huber and family at Henry Henderson home. Mrs Stanleigh Henderson and son James stop by Bart Gregory home with Mrs Carl Mayer and Mary Martha. Elmer Crawford of Keota visits Tuesday evening.
In Columbus Junction on July 23, Miss Gertrude Owen daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Owen and FH Solberg son of H Solberg of Brookings South Dakota wed at 4 pm Saturday at the bride’s parents home south Hills. Rev W E Ruston of the Presbyterian church officiated in the presence of relatives and a few close friends Mrs Oswald Bohns of Davenport attended.
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