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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1922
Page
2
Estimated receipts today total 46 000 with 3 961 holdovers. Cattle receipts 16 000 and sheep 23 000. Hog and livestock prices shown for various weight classes with top at 11.00 and bulk sales 8.45 to 10.95. bids mixed with some gains on best grades. Estimated tomorrow hogs 23 000 cattle 12 000 sheep 15 000.
Sheep market notes show lambs 25c lower with wool and meat classes listed. Prices range from 4.00 to 12.55 for lambs and yearlings with ewes and breeding stock priced accordingly. Receipts total 4328 sheep and 1647 cattle and 2691 hogs with 164 ship
The Cornell Widow notes Henry is a celebrated yet peculiar artist. He claims his greatest work was painted on an empty stomach, a detail cited to illustrate his unconventional approach.
Mary Gregg of Marshall County led a state college and farm bureau program to improve farm family health. From 13 reports covering 56 people, 13 farm women shared knowledge with 20 mothers, promoting vegetables fruits milk and whole wheat.
Mahaska county Farm Bureau backs Gov N E Kendall in reopening Iowa mines. They endorse his stance on coal field unrest and pledge help by fair means, while the group asks the county board to deploy ample deputy sheriffs to protect mine owners and operators during fuel production for essential industries.
County Agent C. W. Davis reports a surge in tuberculosis control interest in Greene County and surrounding areas. About 445 cattle have been tested on farms via group plans plus numerous town tests. Jefferson alone accounts for roughly 100 tests with 200 cattle currently on waiting lists as veterinarians offer group testing at 50 cents per head for 50 cattle or more.
W G Warner secretary of the Iowa Fleece Wool Growers Association now at the Chicago warehouse reports rising wool prices and a steady market for weeks. He urges rapid shipment so wool can be graded and sold to mills soon with all Iowa wool reaching the warehouse by July 15.
Des Moines July 24 No further troop requests were received after Governor Kendall refused to send soldiers to Oelwein and no threats or violence were reported anywhere rail and mine strikes operate. Four Fayette county officials said no guards were needed at Oelwein and other cities remained peaceful. The railroad commission postponed four rate hearings due to lack of proper representation by railroads affecting grain, coal, agricultural limestone, and joint rate reparations with several lines.
Staunton Virginia July 22 As the former President Wilson was born here the crowd valued an autographed portrait of his successor born in Ohio more highly The president's picture sold for 46 dollars while Wilson's brought 26 dollars.
Robbers cut telegraph and telephone lines before entering the Bank of Dana in Dana Illinois on Wednesday night. The crime was discovered at opening Thursday morning. They stole $20 in silver and $2,600 in bonds while most of the cash remained in time-locked safes. traces of the criminals are being pursued.
Creston Iowa July 22 Miller Brothers gardeners report they grew about forty acres of cabbage and expect over forty car loads ready for harvest. Railroads will provide cars but refuse responsibility for shipments hindering the crop's marketable export to larger cities.
An Egyptian based native interpreter who overran his leave writes to his chief with a comic tone. His note laments detention and the mysterious removal of his wife, ending with the plea My God, I am annoyed. The New York Evening Mail reports the anecdote as a light international vignette.
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms across the week. Temperatures near normal, with today's outlook showing modest rainfall potential in the region.
San Francisco July 24 Candidates for the August California primary closed filings last night Upton Sinclair of Pasadena author joined the field on the socialist ticket along with Hiram W Johnson and Charles C Moore. Other races include Julius Kahn in the fourth and fifth districts John Nolan listed for both parties in the fifth. Governor William D Stephens seeks re election with opponents Friend Richardson Mattison Jones and Alexander Horrs the socialist.
Morena Neva a 9 Mexican alleged leader of a mob that stoned a Great Western passenger train at Oelwein Iowa was jailed in Sioux City as the first violator of federal injunctions in the northern Iowa district. He led about 200 persons in the dash on the train as bricks and missiles were hurled at the coaches entering the station.
The Monmouth Review notes dime novels once stocked by libraries for inspection only. They praise their action and clear storytelling, contrast with later film melodrama, and question if moving pictures offer real improvement.
District Court notice to defendants and unknown claimants that plaintiffs J. P. Dayton Samuel Nebel Shem Swartzendruber and United Presbyterian Church seek to quiet title to multiple parcels in Washington County Iowa describing outlets in Chester and surrounding tracts. The petition asserts fee simple ownership and challenges adverse claims and orders publication. Defendants are warned to appear before noon on September 4 1922 at the Washington Iowa court. failure to do so will result in default and a decree.
Sidney D Abbott of Cedar Rapids Iowa claims Tanlac cured his digestive appetite and nervous restlessness. He says he felt weak and bloated before trying Tanlac and that the remedy brought immediate relief and lasting health. Abbott says Tanlac beats anything he has ever seen.
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