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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1920
Page
2
Chicago market report shows generally steady tone with mixed results across cattle sheep and hogs. Estimated receipts today total around 95 000 cattle 18 900 sheep and 35 000 cattle with holdovers 10 370 and varied price ranges for heavy light and mid weight categories and weekly shipment figures listed.
Corn prices show 89 car opening with a 1 to 5 cent rise. Trading notes list 37 cars up by 2 cents, with high, low and closing figures. May futures stand at 35.65 to 36.00.
The case Terveer versus Parker and Sharar in Eldora district court ends with a hung jury after two trials. The latest verdict stood eight to four for the plaintiff, who seeks damages for corn destruction in 1918. Both sides plan to continue the litigation.
The Breeder's Gazette notes a trend as northern farmers prefer horses over mules due to cost efficiency and work output. A Maine tenant found horses easier to handle than mules, while buyers anticipate higher future horse prices due to a colt shortage, encouraging brood mare use this year.
Public notice lists a sale action for a blacksmith shop in Twin Lakes Iowa with dates scheduled for March 26. Officials name L L Twinam and describe the transaction terms and location details in the local notice.
Iowa showed strong presence at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Chicago. The state leads in membership and directors and helped place two officers in the new national machine. James R. Howard of Town selected as president and J W Coverdale of Iowa as secretary. Executive committee members were retained for the year. Six bureaus were outlined including transportation distribution statistics trade relations legislative and cooperative development. The committee later traveled to Washington to press for Congress action to regulate the packing industry.
Mules cost about twice as much as horses of equal size, presenting a chance for farmers to economize by using cheaper teams. Mules are easy to sell and command unusually high prices as buyers from the south show interest.
W S Reister & Sons reports egg markets near bottom with April storage buys around 40 cents on the seaboard and 30 cents locally. Chicago poultry prices rise due to an express strike, fur season ends, butter fat remains high but may ease with spring. current delivered prices listed for eggs, butter fat, hens, chicks, pigeons, guinea fowl, and hides with values per unit.
March 15. The long feud over Sac and Fox leadership ends as Peter Old Bear, known as Pa-Na-See, dies at 55 after Push-E-Tone-Neke-Qua had reigned for decades. The clash divided the tribe since the 1880s, but peace was achieved before Old Bear's death, with government recognition of Push-E-Tone-Neke-Qua and a $500 annuity in place.
Nevada dispatch notes a court entry as William Gattenby, a young man undergoing industrial training at Town State College, appears in district court under government supervision. The story hints at domestic turmoil and a divorce context amid uncertain details.
Gattenby, a World War veteran, testified that his wife Josephine Horn showed savage traits from Indian blood. They wed Jan 10. she allegedly attacked him with a razor then scissors. He filed for divorce Jan 25 and the court granted it. she was not present in court or living with him since late January.
Columbus Junction March 15 Local Masons plan a new top floor lodge home in a 60 by 100 foot brick garage building to be erected by T A and J H Wykert on the lot beside the White Way garage. The three story fireproof structure will house a lodge room dining room kitchen and club room as well as a reading room. The lodge aims to raise $15 000 to cover the project.
Sioux City reports rivers swollen after two days of rain and warm weather with localized flooding in South Dakota and Nebraska. Northwestern railroad service to Winner, South Dakota, halted as several bridges were washed away by swollen streams.
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