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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1922

Page

2

Daily Market Reports First Report Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Chicago March 27 estimate shows hogs 50 000 holdover 48 000 to 50 000. Cattle receipts 22 000 and sheep 19 000. Market: hogs active mostly 10 lower. Cattle weak to 25 lower with beef at 9 76 per cwt. calves and feeders varied. Lambs and ewes listed with prices. official yesterday totals shown.

Chicago Cago Joan Poland China Farrow Concord Janesville Gang

Closing Sale Invites Purchases Near Washington

A closing sale is announced for March 29 by W. L. Jackson located 1% mile south of Washington. The event invites customers to attend and purchase available stock.

W. L. Jackson Washington

Four Sons Confer Degree On Father In Masonic Lodge

In Plover Iowa on March 27 four Miller brothers conferred the Mason degree upon their father C. W. Miller in Mysterial No. 583. Elwood and Orin served as Master and Senior Warden, Roland as Junior Warden, and Luther as senior deacon, with visitors from several nearby towns attending. The event marks a rare occasion of sons bestowing the degree on a father within the lodge.

Havelock Iowa Plover C. W. Miller Elwood Orin Roland of Royal Luther Havelock Laurens

Plan camps for reserve soldiers

Des Moines March 27. Congress funding will shape summer programs for about 160000 national guard members 30000 reserve officers 10000 ROTC students 27000 civilians under nine corps areas led from Fort Snelling Minnesota. Iowa guards may train in state. other camps focus on fundamentals small unit tactics no maneuvers.

Des Moines Congress War Department National Guard Reserve Officers Training Corps Towa Third Army Minnesota North Dakota Fort Snelling Towa National Guard Regular Army

Unusual Will Filed in Fairfield Lands Emphasize Servant Share

John Reno estate shocks with a will naming Fairfield attorney Clyde Sparks to settle assets. He owned 1 100 acres in Wapello County as a leading pioneer farmer. The will leaves 400 acres to wife Kate for life, grants servant Winnie Gillis a quarter-section for life, and allows joint occupancy of the family home with life use. Grandchildren receive education funded by the estate, and remainder lands are divided equally among daughters and daughter-in-law.

Fairfield John Reno Clyde Sparks Winnie Gillis Reno Agengy Rene

Notice of Proof of Will in District Court 1922 Iowa

Notice that an instrument purporting to be the last will of Eli Deen deceased was filed opened and read in Washington County Iowa March Term 1922. The hearing of proof is fixed for April 3 1922 at 106 a m by order of Judge Charles A Dewey. Clerk I D Glasgow District Court.

Eighty-Eighth Division United States Army Harry O. Willard Eighty-Eighth Iowa Sanford Leland Willitts Castana Egbert D. Brown Waal Cheer Glen Roth Hill Brighton Charles William Baker Muscatine George Clark Barrett Mason City Bernard Steinmetz Beaman Anamosa Clair Eugene Cheney Greene Orion Issac Bingaman Indianola Benjamin Harrison Jack Fort Dodge Earl Kenneth Campbell Strawberry Point Arthur Edward Johnson West Union Marshall J. Barlow Gilmore City Arthur Evan Hughes Willisea Charles Edward Lewis Lawler Matthew James Foley Manson Clark William George Fairfield Manley James Hungerford Town City 818Th Des Moines Lauritg G. Llaugen Northwood State of Washington County Eli Deen Chas. A. Dewey Sixth Judicial District I. D. Glasgow

Quip About Bertie’s Brain Adage Recalled

The Boston Transcript quotes a joking exchange about Bertie’s wit with a remark that he was raised on a vacuum bottle. The light line reflects a humorous take on intelligence and upraising.

Bertie Boston Transcript

Arrest Uncovers Boss of Beggars In New York City

In New York on March 27 authorities exposed an organized begging operation run for profit. A jailed director reported $300 weekly profits, with a manager handling a crew of beggars and two bank accounts showing deposits. Local beggars included a blind man aided by a slick, well-dressed organizer with several workers.

New York City New York Alexander H. Geismer Geismer Central Savings Bank Central Mercantile Bank Manhattan John Staphan East Twenty-second Street Folweil Staphan John Slachter

Produce Prices Noted in Daily List

Daily price listing shows varied charges for produce with figures such as 18 cents 92 cents 12 cents and 25 cents noted alongside different weights or items. The fragment suggests a market or grocery board recording pricing details for today.

Week's Weather Forecast for Des Moines Regions

March 27 forecast for Upper Mississippi and Lower Mississippi Valleys: generally fair and cool until midweek with local rains likely then fair and cooler.

Des Moines Mississippi Missouri

Fall-sown crops show improvement this week

Washington March 27 The condition of winter wheat and other fall sown grains continued to improve during the week ending Tuesday according to the weather bureau.

Washington BD. C The Weather Bureau

Weather Review Notes Dry Patches and Wet Delays Hit Farms

The bureau reports continued dryness in some southwest localities and sleet and glaze storms in the western lake region. Rains during the wake retarded farm work and oats seeding in the central stalls due to wet soil.

Saya Tony Itey Weenty Debi Bureau

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