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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1920
Page
2
Moines June 14. For upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys: occasional showers and thunderstorms with warm weather in the first half of the week, generally fair in the latter half with normal temperatures.
Chicago market notes today show hogs steady to higher with mixed demand and cattle steady to lower. Estimated receipts 37 000 hogs and 15 000 cattle plus 10 000 sheep. top hog prices around 15.55, calves steady, lambs firm to higher with spring lambs leading gains. Yesterday totals show receipts 8091 hogs, 1845 cattle, 5206 sheep, 302 calves.
Grain and provisions prices from Beach Wickham Grain Co with July and Sept figures for corn oats rye barley and fats. Livestock estimates show Tuesday figures for hogs cattle and sheep. Chicago cash corn and oats price ranges listed. The Koran law is cited as imposing death for a woman seeking to escape a harem.
The Journal reports rising interest in the Washington County Sale Pavilion with Shaver and Fry planning a Spotted Poland China sale on July 72 and another sale on July 21 at Farcon. Preliminary pavilion plans are being revised by the architect, with completion hoped soon to serve breeders scheduling early fall events. Fox & Dewey set a June 17 sale on the north side square.
James Meeks Zeck son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Zeck died Saturday at 2:25 after over five weeks of illness including pneumonia. He was born March 11, 1916 and was aged 4 years 3 months 1 day. Surviving are parents two brothers George A. 8 and Ivan Wayne 4 months and two sisters Doris A. 7 and Mary Eunice 22 months, plus grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Meeks of Kansas and Mr. and Mrs. James Zeck. The family mourns as friends and neighbors share sorrow. The piece notes his sweet disposition and the belief he is now in heaven. Fox & Dewey advertise a sale on June 17 at the north side Square, featuring shoes with prices on tags. An aside mentions John Galsworthy's past love of hunting and a few disparate quotes about play and Germans in Mexico.
The Inter state Commerce Commission acts to relieve congestion with railcar storage in Galveston while switchmen return to work. A USDA livestock survey shows cattle and hog numbers down in early four months, with births and deaths shifting, and a Kansas State experiment finds self feeding pork as efficient as hand feeding, reducing tankage needs for 75 pound pigs.
Ed Rayburn president of the First National Bank shot A. O. Morgan member of the Poweshiek county board of supervisors in Montezuma. The dispute stemmed from political differences and Morgan’s renomination bid. Rayburn was held to the grand jury at a September term district court with a $10,000 bond.
A Wash ington sale June 17th at Fox and Dewey on the north side promises surprises for residents. An emergency meeting of the Western Grain Dealers Association in Fort Dodge condemned railroads for noncompliance with ICC orders. They note 50 million bushels of grain awaiting movement in Iowa and 30 million in Nebraska. A relief committee led by L. A. Davis, M. E. DeWolf, and J. Edmonds was appointed to act. Fox and Dewey advertise prices for the June 17 sale at 212 Navajo Club meets with Mrs. W. A. Gibson on Wednesday.
Jimmie Page star of the William Russell comedy drama Slam-Bang Jim heads to Graham for a week of laughs and thrills. The plot blends comedy romance and action with Russell aided by Franecelia Billington and Harvey Clark as a standout supporting cast. Graham shows Monday and Tuesday.
Rex Beachs The Silver Horde melodrama about Alaska fish cannery life comes to the Fox Theatre for a two day engagement beginning Tuesday. The Goldwyn production features a strong, unsung cast and faithful Alaska lifelike storytelling without a single standout star.
OILDAG describes using Acheson Graphite dispersed in high grade neutral oils as the only manufactured graphite in the world. The text urges applying this before overhauling a car service, indicating a premaintenance measure.
A warning against ignoring catarrh warning signs. The text stresses a dangerous downward spread from nasal passages to lungs and warns sprays and inhalers do not cure. It promotes S. S. S. as the remedy that reaches the germs and urges readers to obtain a bottle and seek free medical advice from the Atlanta address.
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