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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1920
Page
6
Sioux City July 24 Hogs on the farm of Ben and Joe Eiminer north of the city recovered from a beautiful bun dumped whiskey mash in the hog pens by the Kiminers as federal prohibition officers approached. Ben and Joe Eiminer face federal charges of manufacturing whiskey and were released on $500 bonds each.
American Confederate currency in large quantities has been found in Berlin and other parts of Germany. Unwary buyers exchange it for marks at current rates with one merchant reportedly taking 28 000 marks for a bundle. The American Chamber of Commerce warns Germans and others to have such money inspected by banks before acceptance.
A Boston Transcript line laments that the larger a bubble reputation grows the surer its burst, warning of fragile fame and swift reversal as public perception collapses under scrutiny. The quote underscores the volatility of widespread praise and the difficulty of sustaining it over time.
Washington July 24 Railroads asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 20 percent rise in passenger fares and a 50 percent boost in Pullman charges to offset a 626 million dollar labor board award plus 26 million in overtime costs. Freight rates would rise 8-10 percent regionally with milk tariffs linked to other increases. If granted the full requests, East freight would jump about 40 percent, the West about 32 percent, with the South likely near 40 percent.
H O Werner, secretary of the Nebraska Potato Improvement Association and extension horticulturist for the University of Nebraska, predicts that irrigated district near Kearney will yield potatoes valued at about one million dollars this year. The first commercial potatoes in that state area were grown in Buffalo county in 1914.
Madison Wisconsin July 24 Senator Robert M La Follette repudiated the Republican Party in a signed article in the La Follette magazine issued here today. He was three times elected Governor of Wisconsin and twice to the U S Senate.
Washington Iowa items report Mrs Mack Lehr returning home from Cone after attending her niece Mrs George Jarrards funeral. Various residents visit relatives in Centerville Mitchell Davenport Fairfax and Fairfield while others plan trips to Davenport Burlington and Hollywood. Also listed are sales pitches for Bevins Motor Co Mason's Samson Tractors and McNamara's Victrola sales and local notes on taxis pianos and farm equipment deliveries.
Miss Mabel Morton of The Democrat and Misses Libbie Catherine and Huldah Hoskins depart for a prolonged car tour toward Ohio and Niagara Falls New York. Miss Gladys Clark serves as secretary at the Clay Products Co office in Farmers and Merchants Bank Building. Miss Violet Bramer visits Clinton with Mr and Mrs Jean Hjortsberg. W H Baker of Wolfe Chemical Co Centralia Mo visits O G Sappington. Mr and Mrs Charles Cunningham and daughter Helen return from Lake Okoboji. Mildred Stewart returns to Chicago after vacation with her parents and Aunt Eva Denny accompanies her.
A Washington Elevator Company advertises gold medal flour as a genuine product from last year's wheat at 3.85 per sack, inviting customers to take advantage of the low price as a chance to swat the rival Hi- Cost. The notice lists $512.
Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson sails for Chicago in U S Marshal Bassett’s custody. His wealth is listed as 463 dollars with a pair of bright red dice he asked officers to leave in his possession for luck.
A compact Maxim noting that turning logs to keep a dull fire alive mirrors how changing studies can dull the mind. The line reflects on intellectual effort and stagnation, urging steady focus rather than constant shifts to seek brighter mental flame.
Bolte Tractor works from Davenport relocates to the old Zimmerman steel building in Lone Tree. First machinery car arrived this week and will be installed soon. J G Bolte inventor and president visits Lone Tree with C B Wilson and E T Graslaub to finalize finances and launch operations to increase future tractor production.
Council Bluffs on July 24 reports a search of junk houses for two pedlars and old clothes men after Mrs. A. Schultz of Omaha sold a magazine collection. Her son Frank found a $100 bill tucked in one magazine, triggering a busy response.
Kingsley July 24. J A Shade of Shadeland stock farm has bought a fine buffalo cow from a Pierre area ranch. The animal is taken to Shade farm for crossing experiments with Hereford cattle. The seller owns one of the largest buffalo herds in the United States.
The body of John Knute Jr arrived from New York, with a guard, for burial in Glidden. Funeral from his parents home drew the Merle Hay post and Camp Dodge squad. He joined July 26, 1918, reached France Oct 4, died influenza month’s end at Brest military hospital. His brother Herman was killed in Argonne on the same day John arrived.
The Volunteer Slum Army seeks clothing furniture and aid to care for city needy. Their work includes jail hospital street house to house visiting mission and church tasks. Major and Mrs Sneath lead at 101% N Marion Ave phone 417 Green kl 9 28.
Mount Pleasant native Miss Margaret Torrence a graduate of Iowa Wesleyan college is teaching in a Manila high school. She left June 1 with her mother after wartime government work in Washington. Torrence belongs to the Pi Beta Phi sorority.
Eldora July 24. The Chicago and Northwestern Railway mortgaged 547 million dollars to Farmers Loan and Trust Company and Edward S. Marston as trustees. The recording appeared in twelve pages, printed in 6 point type, with a $35 fee. The mortgage is to be paid in installments, with amounts so large they stagger ordinary people.
Attendance records were set during the Yankee White Sox series ending yesterday. Over four days 129000 fans attended, averaging more than 32000 per day. Saturday 26000, Sunday 23000, Monday 25000, and yesterday 22000 in the stands. The figure marks a pennant season record and nears the best four days in a world series.
Eleanor Greer aged 38 is dead and Birdie Bradford aged 18 is in custody after a pistol duel at a Detroit rooming house sparked by a quarrel over a man. Police say the confrontation occurred early today.
The Ottumwa Board of Education purchased a tract of over three acres in East Ottumwa to develop an athletic field for public schools. Cost for the land was $5,000 with grading and facilities planned for football this fall, a quarter mile cinder track, and spring baseball. The committee of J B Hinsey J R McCarroll and P C Ferguson will oversee improvements, aiming for a top state field with future amphitheatre and fencing.
The Boston Transcript notes a dinner in New York defined a piker as a man who lives within his income. The remark frames frugality as a defining trait of prudent spending and self discipline in personal finance.
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