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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1919
Page
2
Chicago market reports show today’s receipts estimated at 18 000 for cattle hogs 18 000 sheep 15 000 and holdovers. Prices range with beef steers 11 00 to 16 35 per cwt and veal calves up to 17 00 while hogs lift to around 20 60 for top heavies and lambs trading around 12 75 to 19 99 for various weights. Active market with mixed demand and steady to strong tone across segments.
Furnished by EB W Wagner Co Iowa City Iowa The entry lists corn and oats prices with 61 and 210 car quantities The figures show No 2 corn at 1.72 to 1.73 percent and No 3 oats around 0.67 to 1 percent The date references October and November prices 21.50 and 21.40 are noted for however the line ends abruptly
The National League standings show Chicago defeating Philadelphia 6 to 2 and New York beating Cincinnati 6 to 2. Pittsburgh registered a win while Brooklyn beat St. Louis 6 to 4. The remaining lines are unclear.
County agents report one third of farm bureaus conducted drives with strong results. Polk County members exceed seven hundred, Benton County hopes to top one thousand after March drive. Real estate demand rises as Adams place near Odebolt valued at about two million dollars. tuberculosis elimination program expands with 167 herds under supervision and eight percent tuberculosis detected in tested cattle.
Seven farm sheep demonstrations in Missouri with USDA and State College partners show care pays. One flock produced 108 percent lambs with wool at 66 cents a pound and net profit of 5.74 dollars per animal, while a second flock at 59 percent lambing had wool at 64 cents and net profit of 2.22 dollars. Return on investment was 21.77 percent versus 15.23 percent.
In Kossuth county Mr and Mrs Henry Steinman on a quarter section farm marketed 715 dollars worth of eggs in 1918 and total receipts from eggs and cream exceeded 1500 dollars They expect better results next year based on current prospects and outputs.
The Butter Egg and Poultry market notes demoralized conditions yet prices stay high due to heavy May receipts in Washington County. May 1919 receipts totaled 7856.19 dollars with daily averages above 3000 dollars, marking the largest monthly total in 25 years. Prices paid today include butter and eggs rates per dozen and cattle hides values, with notable payments to local producer R. S. Custer for produce since January 1st, 1919.
Milk cows will be sold at public sale in Wayland on Saturday June 14 at 2 30 PM. Canning Brown listed as the contact at 993.
John F. Schmidt, a farm hand, was killed by a bull on the Albert Bremner farm east of Cherokee. His body was found with multiple gashes and torn clothing. Five thousand three hundred seventy eight dollars in AB bonds and bank CDs were found nearby.
The article describes cocoa transport in the African Gold Coast region with inland produce moved by porters to rail lines. Roads appear lined with cocoa bags carried on the heads of hundreds of carriers, creating a striking visual across the landscape.
Farmers Union calls a convention at Washington on Saturday June 14 at 2 00 p m to discuss important business All members urged to attend State President O E Wilson presiding with Hon Wm Sutherland President and I B Rabenold Secretary Treasurer in attendance
A U S Department of Labor report shows 350 firms maintain training departments, up from about 200 last November, signaling industrial training as a permanent economic asset rather than a wartime measure. Firms report self supporting programs and faster skill development through targeted, in house instruction.
The Chicago district covering Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan and Wisconsin reports total Victory Liberty loan subscriptions of 772 046 550 with 2 267 411 subscribers. Ten percent payments on notes amount to 297 745 000 while cash payments total 117 465 322 06. Iowa alone subscribes 110 925 000 at 100 7 percent. A Chicago loan headquarters note extends thanks to workers in the district, including Woodbury county, for their efforts in the victory campaign.
The communication states that 62 percent of the district allotment was paid in cash or pledged for cash installments over the next six months. Less than 294 million went via certificates and war loan credits held by banks. The five bond loans totaled 3.2885 billion with an excess over quota of 622.7094 million. Iowa subscribed 506.69055 million.
In Atlantic the district centenary campaign received a $40,000 donation from Shelby county farmer Frank Slates and his wife, tied to a Bombay college. The gift funds a college in India upon their deaths under Bishop John W. Robinson. The Slates own a 160 acre Kirkman farm valued highly, with no children. Local Methodist leaders report Waterloo Grace Church leads per capita with $71, pledges totaling $57,000. First Methodist in Waterloo has $47,000 in pledges. one member pledged $10,000 over five years.
Ames June 11 a Iowa State college botanist Dr L H Pammell advises iron sulphate mixed with water to rid lawns of millions of dandelions after recent rains. Use 100 Mis per barrel of water and spray with a sprinkler or pump. A second treatment may be needed for new seedlings.
A gardening note explains that a certain treatment will make bluegrass turn brown briefly, similar to summer drought effects, but it will not kill the lawn. The message emphasizes temporary color loss and reseeding readiness after treatment.
In Keokuk early Sunday, Officer Elmer McPherson was shot twice during a chase of two burglars in an alley near Fourth and Fifth streets. The new officer is reported to recover but will be permanently lame in his left arm.
In Puerto Rico's Ponce city hair tonic, over 4350 bottles sold in one week. The tonic, containing more than sixty percent alcohol, is sold at fifteen per drink. Police halted production after a detective mistook a bottle for pure rum. investigators chase remaining supplies while 75000 bottles shipped to Ponce in recent weeks are largely recovered.
Instructions describe rolling twine on a small wooden handle from a package and hanging it on a hook rather than forming a ball of twine. The guidance emphasizes a compact storage method.
John M. Wilson, a Stuttgart attorney and former eight year prosecuting attorney from Aledo Illinois, killed himself with a pistol in a hardware store after requesting a revolver to inspect. He had recently dissolved a local law partnership and planned to move his family back to Illinois. He left a despondent state and is survived by his wife and four children.
Fairfield June 11 Jefferson county to honor all soldiers sailors nurses and war workers with engraved bronze medals. Men and women to be recognized at the official home coming on July 4th. J B Trent chairman will present the medals and the reverse will list each recipient by name and rank.
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