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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1922

Page

2

Opening Market Report From Chicago Stockyards 1922

Chicago daily market report shows mixed cattle hog and sheep demand with openings steady to strong on higher grade cattle and lighter activity on others. Estimated receipts include hogs 48 000 cattle 16 000 and sheep 3 879 with official yesterday hogs 5 751 cattle 2 095 sheep 1 907 and calves 165. Prices range by weight and class across hogs cattle and lambs with top hogs to 10 70 and cattle to 10 75 for select heavy weights. Wheat and corn futures move lower on Sept and Dec contracts while cash grain trades show No 2 yellow corn around 63% and No 2 hard wheat near 1.06 to 1.10 per bushel.

Chicago

Carlson Sale Is Held Saturday

Attendance at the Ernest Carlson Duroc sale Saturday afternoon was small due to muddy roads and threatening weather. The auctioneer arrived late but demand remained steady with every hog sold at satisfactory prices. Carlson offered fine Durocs and many excellent specimens showed the breed’s quality, signaling improving hog markets after recent hard years.

Ernest Carlson

Record flight between Cedar Rapids and Boone set

W Obenauer and C F Kurtz traveled 117 miles by airplane in 1 hour 25 minutes, averaging 83.29 mph, setting a new Cedar Rapids Boone record. The return leg via Fort Dodge faced a severe cross wind and two storms slowing the plane.

Cedar Rapids Boone W. Obenauer C. F. Kurtz Denecke Fort Dodge

Major John W. Shuman Leaves Sioux City for Beirut

Dr. John W. Shuman, longtime Sioux City physician and wartime veteran, departs with his family for Beirut where he will chair internal medicine at the American University of Beirut. He succeeds the late Dr. Harry Graham and plans a three year term, with prospects of making the region his permanent home if satisfied.

American Legion Post Sioux City Monahan Post John W. Shuman Beirut Assyria American University Orient Shuman Harry Graham Major Shuman Esmond Smith Presbyterian Board Physicians and Surgeons Dave Stewart Wendyll Phillips High School Chicago West Missouri River Iowa

Shoes as missiles in tense store hold up

Arthur Wood, in Munice on July 29, held clerks and customers at bay for five minutes, hurling 100 pairs of shoes from a bargain counter at pursuing officers. He fled, was later arrested, and is alleged to have attempted to pass a forged check.

Munice, Inc Arthur Wood

Hog cholera and necrotic enteritis hit Iowa hogs

Iowa veterinarians warn farmers about mixed infection in hogs causing heavy losses. Dr. K W Stouder stresses distinguishing necrotic enteritis from hog cholera, promotes clean housing, rotation of pig pens, and vaccination as preventive measures while noting no single cure exists.

Ames Iowa Farm Bureau K. W. Stouder Iowa State College Stouder Lowa College Adair Union Plymouth Cherokee Sac Shelby Cerro Gordo Benna Vista Mahaska Hardin Scott Dr. Stouder

Footprint Cited in Wagner Murder Case

A dusty footprint on the bed sheet in the Wagner home near Grand Meadow Minnesota is presented as key evidence against August Detloff son-in-law of the victims. A F Bennett from Lincoln cites the print noting a patch on the sole.

Iowa Sees Normal Conditions Amid Strikes and Crop Strength

Des Moines reports indicate improved business despite coal and rail strikes and European instability. Iowa's economy shows thrift in dairy regions, strong farm prices, good crop prospects, and ample feed. Banks attract deposits as investors seek safe loans and non-interest bonds, while urban farming profits rise with fruit and poultry demand.

Des Moines Europe Iowa State Bank Commissioner's Office

Detloff Held on Murder Charge in Wagner Case

The Wagner family murder investigation ties an ax from the Wagner property to August Detloff of Austin, Minn. Bloodhound results are disputed. Mrs Wagner died a week after Bennetts arrived. Coroner's inquests found first degree murder and urged Detloff be presented to the grand jury.

Detloff Wagner Place Waterloo Grand Meadow Wagner

Shakespeare Show Uses Sword to Win Over Crowd

Audience cheered as the stage version relied on a bold sword kill rather than hangings. The performance impressed with lean staging and strong actors delivering the dramatic moment.

Baob

Mortgage Foreclosure Notice in Washington Iowa Court

District Court of Washington County Iowa hears Ola Babcock Miller mortgage suit against Glen R Chambers Pearl U Chambers and H M Lindenthal & Sons. Plaintiff seeks $3180 plus costs and 8 percent interest with lien priority over junior claims. defendants warned to appear by Sept 4 1922. Attorneys Livingston & Eficher note.

Glen R. Chambers Pearl U. Chambers H. M. Lindenthal & Sons District Court Washington County Iowa Ola Babcock Miller Pearl A. Chambers Pear A. Chambers Denny's North Washington City of Washington City of Livingston & Eficher Attorneys

Weather forecast for Des Moines period July 34 to August 5

Weather outlook from the U S Weather Bureau for the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys calls for generally fair conditions. Temperatures should be near or slightly below normal across the Des Moines area and surrounding valleys.

Des Moines U. S. Weather Bureau Washington D. c Mississippi Missouri

Women Treed by Bull Near Bloomfield

Mrs Theodore Taylor and Mrs F R Sullivan were chased by a bull for over two hours on a Davis county farm. They climbed a tree to escape as the animal rammed the trunk in a bid to toss them down. Help arrived and the bull was driven off.

Bloomfield Theodore Taylor Davis County F. RR. Sullivan New Bloomfield Messenger Sullivan Massachusetts Taylors

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